Contact Information-
Phone number: 01304203869
Email: service@doncaster-apc.org
Statement of Faith - What we believe
Scripture (The Bible)
We believe the Scriptures to be the inspired and inerrant (incapable of being wrong ) Word of God. They are revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and conduct.
(2 Timothy 3:15; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 1:20 - 21).
The Nature of God
We believe in one God, eternal and self-existent, self-revealed, and manifested to man as Father, Son and Holy Spirit
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19).
We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and shed his blood as a sacrifice for our sins’ He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God on High.
(1 Peter 2:24; Hebrews 9:11-14; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Acts 2:32-36; Hebrews 10:12).
We believe in the personal, literal second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to judge both the living and the dead and His Kingdom will have no end.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Hebrews 9:27; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Revelation 20:11-15; Acts 24:15)
We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit to glorify Christ, to convict men of sin, righteousness and judgement and to empower the believer.
(John 15:26; John 16:8 and 14; Acts 1:8)
God’s Relation To Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin.
(Genesis 1:26-31; Genesis 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21)
We believe that man can be justified only by grace through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Ephesians 4:11-12; Romans 3:24-28)
We believe that water baptism identifies us with the death and burial of Christ and that we should arise to walk in newness of life.
(Romans 6:3-9; 1 Peter 3:21)
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead.
(Acts 24:15; 1 Corinthians 15:35-44; Revelation 20:11-15)
We believe in everlasting blessedness for the believer with judgment and everlasting punishment for the unbeliever.
(Matthew 7:21-23; Revelation 20:11-15; John 5:29)
The Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is at work today within the Church through His gifts, fruits and anointed ministers.
(Acts 2:38-39; Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Corinthians 12:28)
We believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to every believer and need to be activated and exercised to fulfil their divine purpose of blessing the Body of Christ.
(Acts 2:38-39; 2 Timothy 1:6).
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit where the Holy Spirit is sent to gift each believer with their own private prayer/praise language used to edify themselves and that such a baptism empowers the believer to be more effective for Christ.
(Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38-39; 1 Corinthians 14:2; Jude 20; 1 Corinthians 14:18; Acts 19:1-7)
We believe in divine healing of the body as part of the atoning work of Jesus Christ. This healing can be received and also ministered to others by various gifts.
(1 Corinthians 12:8-10; Matthew 8:16-17; 1 Peter 2:24)
The Church
We believe that the church is the Body of Christ expressed as the church individual, the church local and the church universal and invisible. As such we believe the church to be more than just a building or a gathering of people. It is a body living in relationship and harmony under direction of the head, Jesus Christ.
We believe that Christ wants every member of His Church to carry the Gospel into all the world.
(1 Corinthians 6:15; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Romans 16:5; 1 Peter 2:4-5; Ephesians 2:19-22;
1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Romans 12:4-5; Ephesians 4:11-16; Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8)
The Five-Fold Ministry
We believe in the full function of the five-fold ministry which was given to perfect and equip the saints so they can enter into the work of their ministry, thereby edifying the whole Body of Christ.
(Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28)
We believe in the present-day ministries of the apostles and prophets, which Christ has set in the Church as foundational and revelational ministries. We believe these two ministries will be restored to function in full power and authority before the literal second coming of Christ.
(Ephesians 2:20; Acts 3:21).