As an evangelical church, we hold to the ultimate authority and sufficiency of the Bible in all matters of faith and practice; and that we are bound by the doctrine expressed in The 39 Articles of Religion.

St Michael’s adopts the Sydney Anglican Statement of personal faith:

1. I believe and hold to the truth of the Christian faith as set forth in the Nicene Creed, as well
   as the Apostle’s Creed, below
   I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord,
   who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried.
   He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.
   He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
   I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy universal church; the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins;
   the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting.
2. In particular, I believe

• that God’s word written, the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments,
  is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct;
• that there is only one way to be reconciled to God, which is through his Son, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins and was raised for our justification;
• that we are justified before God by faith only;
• that this faith produces obedience in accordance with God’s word, including sexual faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman, and abstinence in all other circumstances.