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Articles of Faith

1. The Bible: We believe that the Scriptures, as set forth in the original writings of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, are God-breathed and therefore free from error. They constitute the only infallible authority in all matters of faith, practice and morality.

2. The Triune God: We believe that there is only one living and true God, who is the creator, sustainer and supreme ruler of all things. God is spirit, infinite in being and in all perfection. The one God exists eternally in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. All three persons have the same nature, attributes, and perfection, although each executes distinct but harmonious operations in the work of creation and redemption.

3. Mankind and Sin: We believe that mankind was created in the image of God, but through disobedience to Him, sin entered the world. The result being that outside of Christ all people are sinners by nature and practice. They are spiritually dead, corrupted in every part of their being: guilty and condemned to total and permanent exclusion from the presence of God in a place called Hell.

4. Jesus Christ: We believe that the eternally pre-existent Son became flesh without human father, by being conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. In the Lord Jesus Christ, divine and human natures were united in one person, both being whole, perfect and distinct. To provide salvation, He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sinner substitute, shedding His blood for the remission of sins. On the third day He rose from the dead in the body which had been laid in the tomb. He ascended to the right hand of the Father, where He performs the ministry of intercession for believers.

5. The Holy Spirit: We believe that the work of the Holy Spirit is necessary to make the death and resurrection of Christ effective in the life of the individual sinner. It enables him to turn from sin, put his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and thereby receive the gift of eternal life. All who are born again have the Holy Spirit living within them. God desires that Christians always be filled with the Spirit, living and witnessing in His power.

6. Sanctification of the Saved: We believe that true believers, as to their standing, are perfected forever in and through Christ's sacrificial death. As to their state, such believers ought to progress toward Christ-likeness, though the continuing work of the Holy Spirit. By God's power, they are increasingly freed from the presence of sin and enabled to live a life of holiness. For the believer, this God-enabled process of sanctification involves willing separation from that which is evil, and dedication to that which is godly and good. Sanctification is facilitated by the continual use of God-appointed means -- especially the Word of God, Christian Fellowship, witnessing and self-discipline.

7. Things to Come: We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming again, personally, visibly and with great glory. He will take His Church unto Himself and fully establish His Kingdom of righteousness and peace. Following the resurrection of the dead, the righteous will enter into full possession of eternal blessedness in the presence of God and the wicked will be condemned to eternal punishment.

8. The Church: We believe that Christ's Church to be composed of all who, through faith, are truly united by the Holy Spirit to the Lord Jesus Christ. As a visible expression of Christ's Church, biblically, a local church is likewise composed of members who are born again, trusting only in the Lord Jesus Christ and his atoning death for salvation. In New Testament times these believers were baptized and voluntarily gathered together to maintain the public worship of God, to observe the ordinances of the New Testament and to promote the Kingdom of our Lord.


Church Covenant

Believing that the Holy Spirit has led us to recieve Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, and upon the public profession of our faith, having been baptized by immersion in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, we do now in the presence of God, gladly enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.

The Lord being our helper, we purpose:
- to care for one another in Christiann Love;
- to work for the growth of Harmony Road BBaptist Church in spiritual maturity, holiness and fellowship;
- to faithfully support its worship ordinaances, discipline and doctrines; and
- to strengthen its ministry by the cheerfful and regular giving of tihes and offerings.

We acknowledge that God has called us:
- to be His lights in a world of sin aand injustice;
- to make disciples of all nations, baptizzing and teaching them to obey Christ's commands; and
- to seek the relief of those in distress..

We accept the responsibility:
- to honour God in our homes;
- to educate our children from the Word off God and in the ways of our faith; and
- to be an example by our zealous Christiaan service

Should we move from this place, we will unite with another Church, as soon as possible, in whose fellowship we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.