WHAT WE BELIEVE
Here you can find the statements that sum up the heart of CrossLife – what lies behind what we do. These statements reflect the priorities of the Bible as our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of the Bible which we believe is alive, active and of great benefit and help to people of all cultures, ages and backgrounds to help us struggle well with life: God’s word to a broken world.
VISION STATEMENT
Connecting communities with Jesus
MISSION STATEMENT
Stronger Together ・Making a Difference ・Treasuring God ・ Finding Freedom
Statement of Faith
The Triune God
We affirm that God is one, who exists eternally in perfect interrelationship as three equally divine persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We affirm that God, who created all things, loves His creation and in particular humanity, has acted to reveal Himself to humanity generally through His creation, and especially through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in His Word, the Bible.
We affirm that God, who created all things, loves His creation and in particular humanity, has acted to reveal Himself to humanity generally through His creation, and especially through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as recorded in His Word, the Bible.
The Father
We affirm that God the Father is Sovereign Ruler over all creation.
We affirm that He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, into the world to redeem humanity and creation.
We affirm that He has a fatherly relationship with all who trust in His gracious provision made available through the Lord Jesus Christ.
We affirm that He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, into the world to redeem humanity and creation.
We affirm that He has a fatherly relationship with all who trust in His gracious provision made available through the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit
We affirm that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer uniting them as one universal body, which is called the Church.
We affirm it is the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ effective in the individual sinner, enabling repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We affirm that the Holy Spirit distributes spiritual gifts to believers according to his own sovereign choice.
We affirm it is the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ effective in the individual sinner, enabling repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We affirm that the Holy Spirit distributes spiritual gifts to believers according to his own sovereign choice.
The Sinfulness of Humanity
We affirm that sin and guilt are universal in the human race since the Fall, and that sin renders all people subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
We affirm that the dead will be raised and that all people will be judged by God.
We affirm that no one is capable of receiving or earning eternal life in and of themselves.
We affirm that the dead will be raised and that all people will be judged by God.
We affirm that no one is capable of receiving or earning eternal life in and of themselves.
The Church
We affirm that the Lord Jesus Christ is alone the head of the church, both universal and local.
We affirm that membership of the local church should consist only of regenerate believers and that the church members together are able to discern the Lord Jesus Christ’s direction for the local church.
We affirm that membership of the local church should consist only of regenerate believers and that the church members together are able to discern the Lord Jesus Christ’s direction for the local church.
Eternal Life
We affirm that believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two practices required of the local church, and that they are a means of testifying to the gospel.
We affirm that both believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are necessary steps of Christian growth in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.
We affirm that both believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are necessary steps of Christian growth in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible
We affirm that the Bible, both Old Testament and New Testament, was divinely inspired and without error in its original form.
We affirm that the Bible has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We affirm that the Bible has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
The Lord Jesus Christ
We affirm that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary.
We affirm that Jesus Christ became and remained a perfect man yet remained fully divine, and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people, by dying on a cross.
We affirm the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ that He later ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as Lord of all.
We affirm the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring the present age to its conclusion, with the judgment of both the living and the dead.
We affirm that Jesus Christ became and remained a perfect man yet remained fully divine, and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people, by dying on a cross.
We affirm the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ that He later ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as Lord of all.
We affirm the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ to bring the present age to its conclusion, with the judgment of both the living and the dead.
The Spirit World
We affirm that Satan, a personal devil, is a created and fallen angel, and is actively working against God’s rule in creation and the church, although his defeat is assured, and his judgment will be made visible and complete at the Lord Jesus Christ’s return.
We affirm that through his death and resurrection the Lord Jesus Christ has made available to all believers victory and peace in the midst of that battle until that time..
We affirm that through his death and resurrection the Lord Jesus Christ has made available to all believers victory and peace in the midst of that battle until that time..
Salvation
We affirm that only those who turn from their self-ruled life and embrace Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and Lord by faith are accepted by God.
We affirm that redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, is only achieved through the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ as our representative and substitute.
We affirm that when faith is exercised in Christ, a person passes immediately out of spiritual death into the new life that comes by God the Holy Spirit indwelling that person forever.
We affirm that such salvation is the free gift of God received by grace through faith not by works.
We affirm that redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin, is only achieved through the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus Christ as our representative and substitute.
We affirm that when faith is exercised in Christ, a person passes immediately out of spiritual death into the new life that comes by God the Holy Spirit indwelling that person forever.
We affirm that such salvation is the free gift of God received by grace through faith not by works.
Baptism and Communion
We affirm that believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two practices required of the local church, and that they are a means of testifying to the gospel.
We affirm that both believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are necessary steps of Christian growth in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.
We affirm that both believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are necessary steps of Christian growth in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ.