What we believe

There are different denominations within the Christian Church. The Jezreel New Testament Church is an independent non-denominational church. We are members of the Evangelical Alliance and our key doctrinal beliefs align with those of the Alliance, as set out below.

We believe in . . .

• The one true God who lives
  eternally in three persons –
  the Father, the Son and
  the Holy Spirit
• The love, grace and sovereignty of
  God in creating, sustaining, ruling,
  redeeming and judging
  the world.
• The divine inspiration and supreme
  authority of the Old and New
  Testament Scriptures, which are
  the written Word of God – fully
  trustworthy for faith and conduct
• The dignity of all people, made
  male and female in God’s image to
  love, be holy and care for creation,
  yet corrupted by sin, which incurs
  divine wrath and judgement
• The incarnation of God’s eternal
  Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born
  of the virgin Mary; truly divine and
  truly human, yet without sin.
• The atoning sacrifice of Christ
  on the cross: dying in our place,
  paying the price of sin and
  defeating evil, so reconciling us
  with God.
• The bodily resurrection of Christ,
  the first fruits of our resurrection;
  his ascension to the Father, and
  his reign and mediation as the only
  Saviour of the world
• The justification of sinners solely
  by the grace of God through faith
  in Christ.
• The ministry of God the Holy Spirit,
  who leads us to repentance, unites
  us with Christ through new birth,
  empowers our discipleship and
  enables our witness
• The church, the body of Christ both
  local and universal, the priesthood of all
  believers — given life by the Spirit and
  endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship
  God and proclaim the gospel, promoting
  justice and love
• The personal and visible return of Jesus
  Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who
  will raise all people to judgement, bring
  eternal life to the redeemed and eternal
  condemnation to the lost, and establish a
  new heaven and new earth