GOD
1. We believe in one God, who is pure spirit, without body, parts or passions; who subsists eternally in three distinct but coequal Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

2. The three Persons of the Godhead possess the entire divine essence undivided, and therefore all the perfections which belong to God, but are distinguished by their personal properties. The Father is not derived of anyone, for he is neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit is eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.

3. God is infinite, self-existent, immutable, all-sufficient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, and incomprehensible. In all his relations outside himself he is holy, wise, gracious, righteous, longsuffering, merciful, just and good. He is the almighty Creator, Redeemer and Judge, who sustains and governs all things according to his sovereign will for his own glory.

DIVINE REVELATION AND THE SCRIPTURES
4. We believe that God has made himself known through both general and special revelation. General revelation is that disclosure of his being and character which may be discerned in creation and his governance of the universe. It reveals his eternal power and Godhead to such an extent as to render man without excuse but is not sufficient to convey a saving knowledge of the truth. For this reason, God, in his goodness, has revealed himself more fully through his Word, which constitutes special revelation.

5. The Old and New Testament Scriptures as originally given, being fully, verbally and immediately inspired by God, and preserved in all ages by his singular care and providence, are alone and in their entirety the infallible Word of God. The Word of God speaks with final authority, is inerrant in fact and doctrine, and is an entirely sufficient guide in all matters of faith and conduct.

6. The infallible rule for interpreting Scripture is Scripture itself. Therefore, when there is a question about the true meaning or full sense of any scripture, it must be determined by comparison with other parts that speak more clearly.

THE DECREE OF GOD
7. We believe that God has decreed in himself from all eternity, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, all things whatsoever that come to pass. He has done this in such a way that he is not the author of sin; nor does he force the will of the creature; nor is his use of means or secondary causes removed, but rather established.

8. By his eternal decree, God elected a certain number of persons to everlasting life. He also predestined them to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ, not on account of any faith or good works foreseen in them, but of his own free grace according to the good pleasure of his will.

9. Having appointed the elect to everlasting life, God has also foreordained all the means thereto. Therefore, being fallen in Adam, they are redeemed by Christ, effectually called by the Spirit, justified, adopted, sanctified, kept by his power through faith unto salvation and at last received into glory.

CREATION AND THE FALL
10. We believe that after God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with rational and immortal souls. The first man, Adam, had dominion over creation and was endued with knowledge, righteousness and true holiness. The law of God was written in his heart, and he had the power to fulfil it; yet his will was subject to change, and he disobeyed God and thereby fell from his original righteousness.

11. Since Adam was the Covenant Head of all humanity, his entire posterity sinned in him and came short of the glory of God. Accordingly, the guilt of his sin is imputed and his corrupt nature conveyed to all his offspring descending from him by natural generation.

12. All men and women have been created in the image of God and as such should be treated with dignity and respect. However, in Adam ,all are spiritually dead, guilty before God, subject to physical death, liable to an eternal death, and deserving of all other spiritual, temporal and eternal miseries. Moreover, since every aspect of human nature has been corrupted by sin, they are utterly unable, without divine grace enabling them, to repent and believe the gospel, to exercise faith in God, and to do works that are pleasing and acceptable in his sight.

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
13. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, who was with the Father before all ages, and by whom all things in heaven and earth, both visible and invisible, were created.

14. When the Lord Jesus Christ appeared in the flesh, and not before, either in whole or in part, he really and truly assumed human nature with all its essential properties and common infirmities, yet without sin. Being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary, he took a true body and reasonable soul into union with his divine nature, so that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion.

15. The Lord Jesus Christ lived a sinless life on earth, willingly submitting to the will of the Father and yielding perfect obedience to all the commandments of God. Being filled with the Spirit without measure and having in him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, he taught the truth infallibly. He willingly submitted to the death of the cross and was made sin and a curse for his people. He endured most grievous sorrows in his soul, and most painful agonies in his body, suffering, bleeding and dying, as their Substitute and Surety. By this one sacrifice once offered, together with his holy, spotless life, he fulfilled the law, satisfied all the claims of divine justice, propitiated the wrath of God, and obtained for his people an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven. He remained in the state of death and was buried, yet his body saw no corruption. On the third day he rose from the dead with the same body in which he suffered, with which he also ascended into heaven, where he sits at the right hand of the Father, ruling over all things for the sake of his people. At the end of the world, he shall return in glory to judge both men and angels, at which time he shall also put down all rule, authority and power, and deliver the kingdom to the Father.

THE HOLY SPIRIT
16. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Triune Godhead, and is of one and the same essence, majesty, and glory with the Father and the Son. He is seen at work in the divine ordering of the material universe, in the inspiration, preservation and interpretation of the Scriptures, and in relation to the church and its witness in the world. However, his supreme work is to glorify Christ.

17. In the application of redemption, the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, bears witness to the truth and imparts spiritual life. The various graces of the Spirit are conferred on God’s children in the new birth, and by means of these they are enabled to believe in Christ, receive him as Saviour and Lord, produce the fruits of faith and love and enter the enjoyment of communion with God.

18. The Holy Spirit indwells all believers, brings assurance of salvation and forms godly character, producing increasing likeness to Christ. He builds up the church and grants power and grace to its members for worship, ministry, mission and service.

THE APPLICATION OF REDEMPTION
19.We believe that the eternal redemption which Christ accomplished by the shedding of his blood was intentionally designed for the elect of God, and that they alone share its special and particular blessings. Nevertheless, the promise of the gospel is that whosoever believes in Christ crucified shall not perish but have everlasting life. This promise, together with the call to repent and believe, ought to be declared and published freely and without distinction to all nations and people to whom God in his good pleasure send the gospel.

20.Those whom God has predestined to everlasting life are effectually called, in his appointed time, out of their natural state of sin and death to grace and salvation in Jesus Christ. Through his Word and by the Holy Spirit, God turns their hearts to that which is good, and effectually draws them to Christ, yet in such a way that they freely come, being made willing by his grace. God enlightens the minds and renews the wills of those whom he thus calls, giving them a new heart and a new spirit. This work of regeneration is not an act of the human will, nor of any natural power, but of God’s almighty, efficacious and irresistible grace.

21.The justification of God’s elect is only by the righteousness of Christ imputed to them and received by faith alone. They are justified freely through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, without consideration of any human merit or works. Also, the full and free pardon of all their sins and transgressions, past, present, and to come, is only through the blood of Christ, that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified.

22.Those who are united to the Lord Jesus Christ, effectually called, regenerated and given a new heart and spirit, are sanctified and set apart for God through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection. Sanctification is a definitive act which is affected once and for all by God, yet it also inaugurates the lifelong process of inward transformation. Those who are sanctified grow in grace, and as God’s Word and Spirit dwell within them, their old nature with all its lusts and affections is weakened and subdued. Moreover, through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ they are enabled to put to death the deeds of the body, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. However, they do not attain to perfection in this life, but in the life to come.

23.Those whom God has accepted in Christ, being chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, sanctified by the Spirit, and given the precious faith of God’s elect, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace; nor shall one of them ever perish. Being kept by God’s power, they shall all most certainly persevere to the end and be received at last into glory.

THE LAST THINGS
24. We believe that the bodies of men after death return to dust and see corruption, but their souls, being immortal, immediately return to God who gave them. The souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received immediately into the presence of Christ in paradise, where they wait for the redemption of their bodies and behold the face of God in light and glory. The souls of the ungodly are reserved in hell where they remain in torment and utter darkness until the last judgment. There is no reference in Scripture to purgatory or any other intermediate state.

25. At the appointed time, which is known only to God, the Lord Jesus Christ shall return in glorious majesty to judge the world in righteousness. The dead shall be raised, and the bodies of those believers who are still alive on earth shall be transformed instantaneously and without death into a condition of glorious incorruptibility. All mankind shall stand before Christ to be judged according to their works. The wicked shall be sent to eternal punishment in hell, and the righteous shall be welcomed into a life of eternal joy and blessedness in fellowship with God in Heaven. All things shall be made new, and God shall be glorified forever.