What we Believe

Basic philosophy
HICC is a multinational and interdenominational church of some 40 nations, blended in harmony and joined in an expression of overcoming faith. Acts 2:42-47 is an apt illustration of the New Testament Church and we, in Harrow, try to live in a similar expression of unity, fervour and favour.

"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. . . . So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:42-47) ."

The day of Pentecost dawned and the Holy Spirit came. He fired the New Testament Church into life and changed for ever the lives of the disciples. Within the text is a tenfold expression of the lives of those first disciples together as the New People of God, with no thought of denominations, divisiveness or dispute.

"They" - People-centred Christianity
"Continued" - Faithful Life-style Christianity
"Daily"- Every-day-centred Christianity
"One accord" - Heart-centred Christianity
"In the Temple" -Church-centred Christianity "Breaking bread" - Sacramental-centred Christianity
"House to house" - Home-centred Christianity "Gladness" - Joy-centred Christianity
"Simplicity of heart" - Honesty-centred Christianity "Praising God" - Worship-centred Christianity

The result was they had "favour" with the people and God "added" to the church those who were being saved - not in the church; they were the church, but in the marketplace.

We believe in the Bible as the inspired word of God, the infallible and all sufficient rule for faith and conduct; in the unity of the one true living God revealed in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; in the virgin birth, sinless life, miraculous ministry, substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, triumphant ascension and abiding intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ; and His second advent; in the fall of man; in salvation through faith in Christ; in baptism by immersion in water; in the baptism in the Holy Spirit and offices set by God in the Church; in holiness of life and conduct; in deliverance from sickness by divine healing; in the breaking of bread; in the everlasting conscious bliss of all believers; and the everlasting conscious punishment of all whose names are not written in the Book of Life.