Statement of Faith
At Glad Tidings Free Pentecostal Church, we uphold the eternal truth of the Holy Scriptures, recognising the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God, guiding our faith, conduct, and mission (2 Timothy 3:16–17).
We believe in one true and living God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who created and governs all things (Matthew 28:19). Salvation is a gift of grace through faith in Jesus Christ, whose sacrificial death and resurrection redeem us from sin and grant us eternal life (Ephesians 2:8–9).
We affirm the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, manifested in spiritual gifts, divine healing, and the baptism of believers as an act of obedience and public declaration of faith (Acts 2:1–4; James 5:14–15). The return of Christ remains our blessed hope, as we anticipate His reign and the fulfilment of His eternal Kingdom (Titus 2:13).
The Bible
The inspired and infallible Word of God, serving as the final authority for faith and conduct — 2 Timothy 3:16–17.
2 Peter 1:20–21 — “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
Proverbs 30:5 — “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.”
Romans 16:25–26 — “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:”
The Trinity
One God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
Colossians 2:9 — “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
John 10:30 — “I and my Father are one.”
John 1:1, 14 — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”
Salvation
Available only through faith in Jesus Christ, who died for the sins of humanity and rose again (Ephesians 2:8–9).
Isaiah 53:6 — “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
John 14:6 — “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
John 1:12 — “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
Baptism in The Holy Spirit
John 14:16–17 – “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
Acts 2:1–4 — “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”
Matthew 3:11 — “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.”
Divine Healing
Provided through Christ’s atoning work and available to all believers (Isaiah 53:5; James 5:14–15).
Jeremiah 33:6 “Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.”
James 5:14–15 — “Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
The Return of Christ
The blessed hope of all believers, when Christ will establish His eternal Kingdom (Titus 2:13).
Matthew 24:36 — “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
Titus 2:13 — “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”