BBA - What we believe

About Us

Welcome to the Believers Brethren Assembly (BBA).

Believers Brethren Assembly (BBA) is a fellowship of Bible-believing Christians, commonly known as Brethren, gathered in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our desire is to be a testimony of God's love, grace, and saving power through faithful worship, Christian fellowship, and the proclamation of the Gospel.

Our fellowship shares the same fundamental beliefs and principles commonly associated with the Christian movement known as the Plymouth Brethren.

BBA began its ministry in February 2025, committed to serving God and sharing the message of salvation found in Jesus Christ.

What We Believe

The Scriptures

We believe that the Holy Bible, consisting of both the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God in its original writings. It is the supreme and final authority for faith and life.

God

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

Jesus Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is fully God and fully Man, perfect and without sin.

Humanity and Sin

We believe that mankind was created in the image of God but fell into sin through disobedience. As a result, all people are sinners by nature and practice, separated from God and subject to both physical and spiritual death.

Salvation

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as our representative and substitute. Through His sacrificial death and the shedding of His precious blood, all who place their faith in Him are justified before God.

Resurrection and Ascension

We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, His ascension into Heaven, and His present ministry at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest, Advocate, and Head of the Church.

The Return of Christ

We believe in the imminent, pre-tribulation and pre-millennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ and the rapture of His saints to meet Him in the air.

New Birth

We believe that all who receive the Lord Jesus Christ through repentance and faith are born again by the Holy Spirit and become children of God.

Eternal Life and Security

We believe a person must be born again to receive eternal life, and that every believer has eternal security from the moment of genuine faith in Jesus Christ.

Baptism

We believe in believer's baptism by full immersion in water as an act of obedience to the Lord.

Priesthood of Believers

We believe in the priesthood of all born-again believers, granting every believer direct access to God through Jesus Christ.

The Lord's Supper

We believe that the Lord's Table holds a central place in Christian worship. On the first day of each week, believers gather to remember the Lord Jesus Christ through the breaking of bread and the cup, symbolizing His body given for us and His blood shed for our redemption. We observe this in obedience to His command until He returns.

Church Leadership

We believe that the local church should be shepherded by elders who meet the biblical qualifications outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.

Eternal Destiny

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost, the eternal blessedness of those redeemed through Christ, and the eternal punishment of those who reject Him.

Our Mission

To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people, leading them to salvation through faith in Him and rescuing souls from eternal separation from God.

Our Vision

Our vision is not based on human ambition but on God's revealed purpose in His Word. We seek to glorify God through:

1. The spiritual growth, maturity, and edification of believers within the church.

2. Demonstrating the transforming work of God's Spirit through lives devoted to Christ.

3. Sharing the Gospel with the world through both word and action.

4. Making disciples of all nations in obedience to the Great Commission.

In summary, our vision is to glorify God by edifying the saints and discipling the nations.

Our Values

Biblical Authority

We value the Bible as the inspired Word of God and the foundation for our faith, worship, and daily living.

Spiritual Growth

We encourage believers to grow in their relationship with God through prayer, Bible study, fellowship, and obedience to His Word.

Love and Compassion

We seek to demonstrate the love of Christ by serving others and sharing God's grace with our community and the world.

Gospel-Centered Living

We are committed to faithfully proclaiming the Gospel and living lives that reflect the character and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Christian Fellowship

We value unity among believers and seek to encourage, support, and strengthen one another in our walk with the Lord.

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, written down by the apostles and prophets as inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17), the Holy Spirit guiding that work (2 Peter 1:21), so that it is without error and provides all we need to live a life pleasing to God (2 Peter 1:3). It has been accurately preserved through the centuries and faithfully translated into English by careful scholars and linguists. It teaches us how God in love sent His Son to be the Saviour of the world, and that whoever believes in Him has everlasting life (John 3:16).
We believe in One God who eternally exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father planned our salvation and sent His only Son to die on the Cross to pay the penalty of our sin (Ephesians 1:3-7). The Spirit convicts us of our sin (John 16:8) and when we respond in faith, applies the work of Christ to our lives to cleanse us from our sin (Titus 3:5-7).
We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man; that He was born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35); that He lived a perfect, sinless life (1 Peter 2:22); and that He died on the cross for our sins, and rose again the third day, in fulfilment of prophecy (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and that no one can come to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). As God in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16), He is uniquely qualified to be our substitute and to take away our sin (1 Peter 2:24). His resurrection and ascension to God the Father’s right hand assures us of our salvation (Romans 4:25; Hebrews 7:25). This salvation is a gift of grace, and cannot be earned by any merits of our own; it is neither by good works nor by a good life (Ephesians 2:8-9). Good works are rather the grateful response of our hearts (Ephesians 2:10; Titus 3:8).
We believe that when God saves us by His grace, He gives His Holy Spirit to enable us to live in a way that pleases Him (Luke 24:49). He gives to us a new heart, with new desires: a love for His Word, a love for His people, and a desire to speak with others about Him.
We believe that the Bible is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. In the book of Acts, we find the earliest history of the church founded by Jesus Christ and in the epistles we find the instructions given to the church by the apostles. These writings demonstrate a simplicity of order, with Christ as the head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23), each local church being accountable to Christ (Revelation 1:20), and elders/overseers responsible for shepherding these churches (1 Peter 5:1-4).

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