What We Believe
The purpose of this Church shall be the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
as a soul-saving institution; the administration of the ordinances of the New
Testament; the promotion of the spiritual growth of its members; the
establishment of Christian education; and the evangelization of the world as a
Bible-believing, missionary-minded, evangelistically-alive, independent Baptist
Church.
Declaration of Faith:
(1) We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and the New Testaments are
plenarily and verbally-inspired by God without any admixture of error in truth; that
the Bible is reliable in science, history and every other matter it discusses;
and that the Bible is the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and
practice. II Timothy 3:16,17; II Peter 1:19-21.
(2) We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three Persons--Father,
Son and Holy Spirit--co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power
and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. Exodus 20:2,3; I John
5:7; Matthew 28:19,20; II Corinthians 13:14; I Corinthians 8:6.
(3) We believe that God the Father is perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, and
measureless in power; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men;
that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from Hell all who come to
Him through Jesus Christ. Psalm 22:3; John 17:11; Psalm 147:5; I John 3:3;
Matthew 19:26; John 3:16; Matthew 6:26, 28-30; Psalm 65:2; Hebrews 11:6:
Romans 5:8: I Timothy 2:5: John 14:6.
(4) We believe in the absolute Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His eternal
existence as God, co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit; His incarnation by
means of the virgin birth; His sinlessness; His vicarious death through the
shedding of His blood as an atonement for the remission of our sins; His literal,
bodily resurrection from the dead; His ascension; His present high-priestly
ministry in Heaven for believers; and His personal, visible return to earth. I John
5:20; John 1:18; John 14:9; Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke
1:26-35; I Peter 2:22; Romans 3:25; Hebrews 9:14; Luke 24:36-43; Acts
10:40,41; Acts 1:9; Luke 24:51; Hebrews 8:1,2; I John 2:1; Acts 1:11; I
Thessalonians 4:16.
(5) We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, equal with the Father and
Son and of the same nature; that He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and
judgment; that he bears witness to the Truth; that He is the Agent of the New
Birth; that He baptizes all true believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and
sanctifying all of them, sealing and thus securing them unto the day of
redemption; that He endues, guides, teaches, and helps believers; and that it is
the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit, the evidence
being soul-winning power. Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Acts 5:3,4;
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