Contributions By BCC Congregation

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1) We believe that the Bible is divinely inspired by God. It is faultless and is the sole and final authority for all matters of our lives (2 Tim 3:16, 1 Cor 2:13).   

2) We believe in the eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as one God existing in three persons : Father, Son and the  Holy Spirit (Mat 28:19, 2 Cor 13:14).

3) We believe that God has created man but man sinned and became spiritually corrupted. He is now unable to attain God’s righteousness as a result of that Fall (Rom 5:12,18).

4) We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of all men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. He is totally God and yet, totally Man  (Luke 1:26-35, John 1:14-18, Isa 7:14, 9:6).

5) We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again on the third day (1Cor 15:1-4, Rom 4:25).

6) We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven and that He is coming again a second time for His Church (John 14:2-3,  1 Thess 4:13-18).

7) We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the work of the cross (Eph 2:8-9, Heb 9:12,22).

8) We believe that water baptism by total immersion in the name of the eternal Godhead is necessary in order to fulfill the command of our Lord Jesus Christ (Mat 28:19,  Acts 2:38, 19:1-6).

9) We believe in the baptism in / with the Holy Spirit as a real experience at salvation or after that. Believers can then speak in tongues as the Spirit gives them the utterance (Acts 2:1-4,  8:14-17, 10:44-46).

10) We believe that the operation of the gifts and the ministries of the Spirit that are listed in 1 Cor 12-14 and Eph 4 are still relevant for us today.

11) We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of purity and holiness in the fear of God (Eph 5:18,  2 Cor 6:14, 7:1).

12) We believe that miraculous physical healing and deliverance in the name of Jesus is still for us today (Acts 4:30, Rom 8:11, 1 Cor 12:9, James 5:14, Mark 16:17).

13) We believe in the taking of Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, for all born-again believers (1 Cor 11:28-32, Mat 26:26-28).

14) We believe that the Devil is a real spiritual person who will eventually be judged with his angels in the Lake of Fire (Mat 25:41,  Rev 20:14-15).

15) We believe in eternal life for the righteous and eternal punishment for the unrighteous (John 5:24, 3:16, Mark 9:43-48,  2 Thess 1:9,  Rev 20:10-15).

16) We believe that there is one true universal Church that is made up of genuine believers. However, this one universal Church is composed of many local churches in different localities (Acts 15:22,  Mark 9:38-40).