We believe (1) that through the call of God in the Gospel message, all who receive Christ Jesus as Saviour and Lord are born again by the Holy Spirit, becoming a new creation in Christ; (2) that through faith in Him, sinners have the forgiveness of sins and are declared righteous on the grounds of His shed blood; (3) that repentance is a condition of this salvation and the first sign of that holiness without which no one will see the Lord; (4) that by virtue of their union with Christ, believers share in all the benefits of grace that are in Him, including the adoption as sons and the gift of the Holy Spirit; and (5) that all who turn from their sin, trusting Christ, may have the assurance that they will be kept and accepted by Him.
John 1:12-13 ESV - “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.”
John 3:3, 18 ESV - “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” … Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV - “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
James 1:18 ESV - “Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
1 Peter 1:23-25 ESV - “since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.”
Luke 18:14 ESV - “I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.””
Romans 3:26 ESV - “It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”
Romans 4:5 ESV - “And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,”
Romans 5:1-2 ESV - “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
Ephesians 2:13 ESV - “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”
Philippians 3:8 ESV - “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ”
Luke 19:8-10 ESV - “And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.””
Acts 2:38 ESV - “And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Mark 1:15 ESV - “and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.””
Acts 17:30 ESV - “The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,”
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 ESV - “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.”
1 John 1:8-9 ESV - “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Hebrews 12:14 ESV - “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”
John 1:16 ESV - “For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.”
Ephesians 1:3, 5 ESV - “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, … he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,”
Romans 8:14-17 ESV - “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.”
Galatians 4:4-6 ESV - “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!””
Philippians 1:19 ESV - “for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,”
John 10:27-29 ESV - “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.”
Philippians 1:6 ESV - “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV - “But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
Titus 3:4-7 ESV - “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”