Our doctrines is well represented by the Westminster Confession of Faith. (We do not, however, subscribe to infant baptism.) Some distinctives include the following. First, we are Calvinistic, that is, we believe that God is sovereign—He is in full control of every event that happens in history, even the choice we make as to whether or not we would believe in Jesus as our Saviour. Thus, we do not agree with the Arminian position, a position held by Methodists or Pentecostals. They believe (incorrectly) that human beings make the final decision as to whether or not they would believe in Jesus. They also believe (incorrectly) that you can lose your salvation. Also, not only are we Calvinistic, we are moderately Calvinistic. We do not agree with hyper-Calvinism. They believe (incorrectly) that Christ did not die for the whole world but only for those God predestined to eternal life, that is, the elect. According to the hyper-Calvinist, you cannot say to everyone that “Christ died for you.” The correct view (and there is evidence that even John Calvin himself agrees with this view) is: Christ died for the whole world, but his death was only effective for the elect. Peter Lombard puts it correctly “Sufficient for all; efficient only for the elect.”

Second, we reject the teachings of Roman Catholicism. We believe we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). After we are saved, we can and must do good deeds (Ephesians 2:10). But good deeds, including the good deeds of other Christians, cannot in any way save us from sin. We reject the teachings of the “wealth, health and prosperity gospel” and “word of faith.” It is a false gospel. We also do not agree with the teachings of the charismatic movement. They believe (incorrectly) that the miraculous spiritual gifts (e.g., tongues speaking, healing ability, speaking prophecies) are still given to the church today. The truth is: the church is “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone” (Ephesians 2:20). The foundation of the church is completed (a point charismatics also agree). Hence, there is no more need for apostles or prophets. Also, according to 1 Corinthians 14:1-33, tongues have the same function as prophecies. Since the gift of prophecy is withdrawn from the church, so has the gift of tongues been withdrawn. Our stand is: when the last New Testament apostle passed away, these miraculous gifts (including speaking in tongues, speaking prophecies, healing ability) also passed away. We also reject the teaching of limited inerrancy, that is, the incorrect teaching that the Bible (in the original manuscripts) contains mistakes. Rather, we believe the Bible is inerrant and infallible not only in spiritual matters, but also in its record of geographical and historical facts.

Third, on eschatology, that is, the doctrine of the last things, we subscribe to dispensational premillennialism (as opposed to postmillennialism, amillennialism. historic or classical premillennialism). We believe Christ will return before a literal 1000-year reign on earth. We also believe in pre-tribulation (as opposed to mid-tribulation, post-tribulation). Thus, we believe that Christians will be raptured (taken up into heaven with a glorified body) before the 7-year tribulation. In summary, in eschatology we are pretribulational dispensational premillennialism. Differences in eschatology should not cause division among Christians.