Joyful House of Prayer

Statement of Faith

We believe in the scripture both Old and New Testament to be inspired by God. The scriptures in their original form are inspired and revelation of God to men. All scripture is God breathed.

The Godhead: We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, who died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead. We believe salvation is through faith in Christ Jesus alone.

We believe that all who repent of their sins and receive Jesus as their Lord and Saviour by faith are born again and become children of God.

We believe that Jesus has been raised from the dead, the firstfruit of those who have fallen asleep.

We believe the Holy Spirit raised Jesus Christ from the dead, His ascension into Heaven and His present life as our High Priest and Advocate.

We believe in the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe in the presence ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly and holy life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ. We are sealed with the Holy Spirit because we believe in Christ.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ appointed two ordinances: Baptism in water and the Lord’s Supper, to be observed as acts of obedience and as perpetual witnesses to the cardinal facts of the Christian Faith. Water baptism is a direct commandment of our Lord. Scripture requires that all who have become disciples through repentance and faith in Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Baptism is by immersion in water and is for believers only, and that the Lord’s Supper is the partaking of the emblems symbolic of the Saviour’s broken body and shed blood, in remembrance of His sacrificial death, until He comes.

We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit, empowering and equipping believers for service, with the accompanying supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit to the Body of Christ, the Church.

We believe that marriage was established by God between a man and a woman. Therefore, we believe in heterosexual relationships between a natural man and a natural woman within the confines of lawful matrimony.

We believe in the principle of being in authority because you are under authority. As such, it is understood that membership shall be subject to submission to authority in matters pertaining to church governance, doctrine and personal behaviour.
We believe that the one true Church consists of the whole congregation of those who have been redeemed by Jesus Christ and regenerated by the Holy Spirit; that the local church on earth should take its character from this Church which is the Body of Christ and therefore, that the new birth and personal confession of Christ are essentials of church membership.

We believe that divine healing was provided for in the Old and New Testament and is an integral part of the Gospel. Jesus healed the sick and has commanded believers to lay hands of the sick and that they will be healed.

We believe that the Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of the new birth and continuing until the consummation of salvation.
We believe the Leadership of the local church has the authority from the scriptures to withdraw the membership of any member for serious, unrepentant misconduct or similar cause.

We believe in the resurrection of both the just and the unjust, the eternal blessedness of the redeemed, and the eternal banishment of those who have rejected the offer of salvation.