What We Believe

The Anchor Gospel Ministry exists to proclaim the unchanging truth of God’s Word. We believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and Jesus Christ is our sure and steadfast hope. We affirm a clear biblical distinction between Israel and the Church and look forward to the imminent return of Christ.

The Scriptures

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired, inerrant Word of God, infallible in all they affirm and the final authority for faith and practice. The Bible is to be interpreted using a literal, grammatical, historical method, recognising God’s orderly administration of His purposes through distinct dispensations, without allegorising prophetic or covenantal promises.

God

We believe in one true and living God, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—equal in essence, power, and glory. God is sovereign, holy, immutable, and faithful in the fulfilment of His eternal purposes.

Jesus Christ

We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who became man without ceasing to be God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, and died a substitutionary and propitiatory sacrifice for sin. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, and now ministers as our High Priest and Advocate.

The Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who convicts the world of sin, regenerates those who believe, permanently indwells every believer at salvation, baptises believers into the Body of Christ, and empowers them for godly living and service.

Mankind & Sin

We believe humanity was created in the image of God but fell through Adam’s disobedience, resulting in spiritual death. All people are sinners by nature and by choice and are under God’s righteous judgment apart from His grace.

Salvation

We believe salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, apart from works. Salvation is the work of God, resulting in justification, regeneration, and eternal security for every believer.

Dispensations

We believe God has administered His rule over humanity through distinct dispensations, each revealing human responsibility, human failure, and God’s faithfulness. While dispensations differ in stewardship and testing, salvation has always been by grace through faith. 

Israel and the Church

We believe Israel and the Church are distinct in origin, purpose, and destiny. Israel is God’s earthly people, with unconditional covenants that will be fulfilled literally and nationally. The Church is a heavenly people, a mystery not revealed in the Old Testament, formed at Pentecost and completed at the Rapture. The Church does not replace Israel nor inherit Israel’s covenant promises.

The Church

We believe the Church is the Body and Bride of Christ, composed of all believers of the present age, united by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The local church exists for worship, teaching, fellowship, evangelism, and the observance of baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

The Future

We believe in the imminent, pre-tribulational Rapture of the Church, followed by a seven-year Tribulation, the bodily return of Christ to earth, and His literal, millennial reign on David’s throne. Israel will be restored nationally, and Christ will reign in righteousness.

The Eternal State

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all people: believers to eternal life and unbelievers to eternal conscious punishment. The redeemed will dwell forever with God in the new heavens and new earth.

The Christian Life

We believe believers are called to live lives of holiness, devotion, and obedience, walking by the Spirit and eagerly awaiting the return of Christ. The Christian life is lived in response to God’s grace, not as a means of salvation.