Here at Kingsridge Baptist Church we hold true to Biblical truth and practice. This means that we believe:
God to be our Father to all who are redeemed through Jesus Christ alone. God is Trinity, comprising of God the Father, Christ the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
(Genesis 1:26/Matthew 28:19)
Jesus Christ to be our Saviour and to be co-eternal with God. Jesus was without sin as he lived among mankind here on earth. He was crucified as the sacrifice for man’s sin and was raised three days late by God to display his authority and power over sin and death. After being resurrected he ascended to heaven and will at a future time return to take up his position as Lord and King of all things.
(Acts 1:9-11/1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
God the Holy Spirit lives in all who believe in Christ as Saviour. This happens at the moment of our salvation, and He serves as the enabler for the Christian to minister for God. The Holy Spirit enables the believer to understand the Word of God, and He comforts us as we go through difficulties. On a daily basis, the Holy Spirit is our guide.
(John 15:26-16:15/Galatians 5:22-23)
We believe the Bible to be God’s Word. Here God speaks to us, and reveals to us who He is in character, nature, and declares His will for His world and His people. The Bible is comprised of sixty-six books and is set in two testaments, being Old and New. These writings were authored by a variety of persons as directed by the Holy Spirit. We believe all of the Bible to be under the inspiration of God.
(2 Timothy 3:16/2 Peter1:20-21)
We believe in two sacraments. They are Baptism and Holy Communion. Literally, these are two practices that the Church is called to observe regularly. The Bible directs us to practice the baptism of a believer by immersion in water. This is a picture of our committing to Christ as he gave his life to redeem us from our state of sin. We are called to regularly observe our remembrance of Christ who gave himself for us on the cross, and who is the only One who can bring us to God. We remember him in the partaking together of bread and wine/juice representing his body broken for us and his blood, shed for our redemption. It is our view that only those who are saved by Christ can partake in these two observances.
(Matthew 26:26-29/1 Corinthians 11:25-26)
We believe the Church to be comprised of those redeemed by Christ. As Christians we are called to be part of God’s family in a local church. Each Church is part of Gods’ great international Church throughout the world, where believers come together to worship, listen to the Bible being taught, to pray together, and to serve as a witness to the community around them.
(Acts 2:42-47/Ephesians 2:19-22)
We believe that every believer has been gifted by God the Holy Spirit by which they can serve the body of believers among whom they worship. We want to help every believer discover and to use their gift(s) for God’s great glory.
(1 Corinthians 12)
We believe in a literal future eternal state for all of humankind. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will return for His Bride, Church, at any moment. After which He will set up his kingdom where sin, death, sickness, and Satan will have no authority. He will create a New Heaven and a New Earth, and we His redeemed will be with Him forever.
(Revelation 1:1-5)
