a.

The sole authority for our beliefs is The Holy Bible.

2 Tim. 3:16, 17

2 Peter 1:20, 21

The 66 books of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are the written Word of God written by devout men who wrote as the Holy Spirit divinely inspired them and, as such are not negotiable.

Ps. 119:105 1

Thess. 2:13 

John 17:17

Prov. 30:5, 6 

c.

Everything we need to know in order to live a life pleasing to God and to achieve salvation is contained in The Bible.

d.

Whilst the prophecies and warnings contained within the pages of the Bible are not cryptic but clear and well-defined, discernment and wisdom are required for full understanding.

Rev. 14:18

e.

The Bible requires NO additional information other than subsequent history to bear out the authenticity of its prophecies.

Isa. 8:20

Rev. 22:18, 19 

f.

However, it is the bounden duty of Christian students of the Scriptures to enlighten those less knowledgeable of the messages contained within the Bible’s pages.

Matt. 28:19:20

Heb. 4:13.

g.

Likewise, it is the bounden duty of all recipients of Christian teaching to verify that teaching personally and privately in their Bibles.

Acts 17:11

a.

There is only one Creative Deity comprising God the Father and His anointed Son.

Ex. 20:3

Deut. 6:4

Eph. 3:15

b.

Neither the Father nor the Son are created beings having co-existed throughout eternity.

Rev. 1:8

Rev. 21:6

Rev. 22:13

c.

The Father and the Son are always united in total agreement.

John 6:38

d.

The Father, as such, was not revealed to mankind until the Son spoke about Him and referred to Him as “God” and “My Father” or “The Father.”

John 5:37

John 6:46

John 14:9

e.

Whilst no man has ever seen The Father, He is and always has been omnipresent amongst all humanity in the form of His unseen Holy Spirit.

John 1:18

John 6:46

1 Tim. 6:16

f.

The Son is known and referred to by numerous “titles” throughout both Testaments of the Bible and named as “Jehovah,” “Yahweh” or “God” in the Old Testament and, in the New Testament since he was manifested in human flesh as Jesus Christ.

Matt. 16:13-20

Col. 1:17, 18

g.

In the Old Testament, all communication between The Deity and humanity was conducted by the Son.

1 Cor. 10:1-4

1 Tim. 6:16

1 Tim. 1:17

John 14:28

1 Cor. 15:27

John 14:9, 10

Heb. 1:3

Rev. 14:7

Rev. 4:11

a.

Whilst The Father conceived all things, He committed the actual creative work to His Son.

Gen. 1; 2

Heb. 11:3.

b.

Thus, everything was created through the work of Jesus Christ.

1 Cor. 8:5, 6

c.

Therefore the character of The Deity was originally revealed throughout all creation.

Ps. 19:1-6

Ps. 33:6, 9;

Ps. 104

d.

The first man was made in the image of The Deity as the crowning work of Creation, given dominion over the world, and charged with responsibility to care for it.

Gen. 1:28, 29

e.

When none of the other creatures that the Lord had made was found to be a suitable companion for the man, the Lord put the man into a deep sleep and separated the male and female parts of him into two different but compatible beings.

Gen 2:18, 22

f. 

The Lord made everything in six days and, on the seventh day of that first week, He rested.

Gen. 2:2

g.

Thus He established the Sabbath as a perpetual memorial of His completed creative work.

Ex. 20:8-11

a.

The great principles of Divine law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ.

Ex. 20:1-17

Ex. 31:13-17

b.

These laws are immutable.

Matt. 5:17-20

Prov. 28:9

c.

Each commandment is of equal importance.

James 2:10

d.

The commandments are not solely for the Jews but for all people who claim allegiance to The Deity of the Bible 

Ps. 19:7-14

Ps. 111:8

e.

They express The Deity’s love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon all people in every age.

Ps. 119:151, 152

Isa. 56:6, 7

Matt. 22:36-40.

f.

These precepts are the basis of God's covenant with His people and the standard in His judgment.

Rom. 11:1-6, 11-24

Rom. 7:12

g.

Without them, man would have no way of knowing right from wrong.

Rom. 7:7

Matt. 15:3

h.

Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Saviour.

Prov. 28:9

i.

Since salvation is a gift of God’s grace and our reward for faith in Jesus as the resurrected Son of God, no one will be saved as a result of obedience to the Commandments.

Gal. 2:15, 16

j.

Thus obedience is evidence of humanity’s gratitude and love for their Creator and Saviour and concern for their fellow men.

John 14:15

1 John 2:4;  5:3

Deut. 28:1-14

k.

Obedience also develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being.

Ps. 133:1

l.

The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and therefore strengthens Christian witness.

John 15:10

Eph. 2:8-10

m.

The second commandment expressly forbids the use of any “graven image” or icon as an object of reverence or worship. This includes imagined effigies of Jesus Christ or any human being living or dead as well as images of the instrument of Roman torture used to execute the saviour of the world, candles, hearts or any other object or graphic.

Ex 20:4, 5

n.

We therefore despise the cross for what it was, a cruel instrument of shame. We see it as merely the means to the end of the mortal life of Christ in order that He could be resurrected in defeat of death.

Heb. 12:2

o.

The fourth commandment of God's unchangeable law requires the observance of this seventh-day Sabbath as the day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony with the teaching and practice of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath.

Ex 20:8-11

Deut. 5:12-15

Luke 6:3-5

p.

When the Creator, after the six days of Creation, rested on the seventh day He instituted the Sabbath for all mankind in all ages as a memorial of His Creation.

Isa. 58:13, 14

Rom. 8:3, 4

Gen. 2:3

Eze. 20:12

q.

However, not because it is any more or less important than any other law, but because it is the one that humanity almost universally tries to justify the breaking of, we believe that the fourth commandment is the most readily visible “mark” of true believers.

Heb. 4:1-11; 8:8-10

r.

Thus it can be said that the breaking of it will be the visible “mark of the beast” prophesied in the Bible.

Rev. 13:16

s.

Because celestial time is the one thing that man cannot change the Sabbath is God's perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people.

Eze. 20:20

t.

In keeping with biblical teaching we believe that days begin and end at sunset and not at midnight as is now common practice.

Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19

u.

However, having so said we believe that compliance with common practice for legal purposes is acceptable. Therefore, whilst the numerical calendar date changes at , the spiritual days begin and end at sunset.

a.

Originally the highest ranked angel in Heaven, Lucifer, a created being, endowed with freedom of choice, rebelled against The Deity’s absolute authority.

Isa. 14:12-14

Eze. 28:12-18

b.

As a result he and his supporters were banished from Heaven to the newly created Planet Earth where he was given the name Satan, meaning “the adversary.” He is also known as “the devil.”

Rev. 12:4-9

c.

This rebellion occurred before the creation of Planet Earth because Yahweh placed a “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” in man’s first home thus evidencing the existence of evil before the fall of Adam and Eve.

Gen. 2:17

d.

Satan introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when, disguised as a serpent, he led Adam and Eve into the sin of disobedience to the Creator’s command.

Gen. 3

e.

This human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of the Deity in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation at the time of the worldwide flood.

Rom. 1:19-32

Rom. 5:12-21

f.

As a result, all humanity is now involved in an ongoing war between Jesus Christ and Satan regarding the character of The Deity, Their law, and Their sovereignty over the universe.

Rev 12:17

g.

Observed by the whole of creation, the earth became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated.

Rom. 8:19-22

1 Cor. 4:9

h.

To assist His people in this conflict, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and sustain them in the way of salvation.

John 14:25, 26

Heb 1:14

a.

Originally, Human beings were made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do.

Gen. 1:26-28

Gen. 2:7, 15

b.

Though created free beings, each is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else.

Ps. 8:4-8

Acts 17:24-28

Rom. 5:12-17

c.

When the first humans disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him, His image in them was marred and they forfeited their immortality and high position under God and became subject to the first death.

Gen. 3

d.

We, their descendants, share this fallen nature and its consequences. They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil.

Ps. 51:5

e.

Through His Own Son, Jesus Christ, God reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit will restore in penitent mortals the image of their Maker when Jesus returns.

2 Cor. 5:17-20

1 Cor. 15:35-54

f.

Any person who believes that Jesus Christ is The Son of God and that He died in propitiation for their sins and who has sincerely repented and accepted Jesus as their saviour is, by biblical definition, a saint. The practice by some denominations of conferring the title “saint” on deceased individuals is totally unscriptural in its exclusivity.

Rom. 1:7 

Eph. 1:1

Phil. 1:1

g.

Created for the glory of God, we are called to love Him and one another, and to respect and care for our environment.

1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20