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What we believe

 

What We Believe


A Baptist is one who believes in a supernatural Bible, which tells  of a supernatural Christ, Who had a supernatural birth, Who spoke  supernatural words, Who performed supernatural miracles, Who lived a  supernatural life, Who died a supernatural death, Who rose in  supernatural power, Who ascended in supernatural splendor, Who  intercedes as a supernatural priest and Who will one day return in  supernatural glory to establish a supernatural kingdom on the earth. 


Of the Scriptures

We believe that the Holy Bible was written by  men supernaturally inspired; that it has truth without any admixture of  error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of  the age, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to  man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by  which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried. 


1. By "The Holy Bible"  we mean that collection of sixty-six books, from Genesis to Revelation,  which, as originally written does not only contain and convey the Word  of God, but IS the very Word of God. 


2.  By "inspiration" we  mean that the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old, as  they were moved by the Holy Spirit, in such a definite way that their  writings were supernaturally and verbally inspired and free from error,  as no other writings have ever been or ever will be inspired. 

Psalm 19:7-11; 119:89,105,130,160; Proverbs 30:5-6; Isaiah 8:20; Luke 16:31; 24:25-27,44-45; John 5:39,45-47; 12:48; 17:17; Acts 1:16; 28:25; Romans 3:4; 15:4; Ephesians 6:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Revelation 22:19


Of the True God

We believe that there is one, and only one,  living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the maker and  supreme ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness  and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity  of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the  Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but  harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. Genesis 17:1; Exodus 20:2-3; 15:11; Psalm 83:18; 90:2; 147:5; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:30; John 4:24; 10:30; 15:26; 17:5; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 11:23; 1 Corinthians 12:10-11; 8:6; 12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 2:18; 4:6; Philippians 2:5-6; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 John 5:7; Revelation 4:11


Of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine  person; equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same  nature; that He was active in the creation; that in His relation to the  unbelieving world He restrains the evil one until God's purpose is  fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of judgment and of righteousness;  that He bears witness to the Truth of the Gospel in preaching and  testimony; that He is the agent in the New Birth; that He seals, endues,  guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and helps the believer. Genesis 1:13; Matthew 3:11; 28:19; Mark 1:8; Luke 1:35; 3:16; 24:49; John 1:33; 3:5-6; 14:16-17,26; 15:26-27; 16:8-11,13; Acts 5:30-32; 11:16; Romans 8:14,16,26-27; Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:7,13; Hebrews 9:14;  1 Peter 1:2 


Of the Devil, or Satan

We believe that Satan was once holy, and enjoyed  heavenly honors; but through pride and ambition to be as the Almighty,  fell and drew after him a host of angels; that he is now the malignant  prince of the power of the air, and the unholy god of this world. We  hold him to be man's great tempter, the enemy of God and His Christ, the  accuser of the saints, the author of all false religions, the chief  power back of the present apostasy; the lord of the antichrist, and the  author of all the powers of darkness - destined however to final defeat  at the hands of God's own Son, and to the judgment of an eternal justice  in hell, a place prepared for him and his angels. 

Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:14-17; Matthew 4:1-3; 13:25; 25:41; 27:39; Mark 13:21-22; Luke 22:3-4; 

John 14:30; Ephesians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11; 

1 Peter 5:8; 2 Peter 2:4; 1 John 2:22; 3:8; 4:3; 2 John 7; Jude 6; Revelation 12:7-10; 13:13-14; 19:11,16,20; 20:1-3,10

 

Of the Creation

We believe in the Genesis account of creation,  and that it is to be accepted literally, and not allegorically or  figuratively; that man was created directly in God's own image and after  His own likeness; that man's creation was not a matter of evolution or  evolutionary change of species, or development through interminable  periods of time from lower to higher forms; that all animal and  vegetable life was made directly and God's established law was that they  should bring forth only "after their kind." Genesis 1:1,11,24,26-27; 2:21-23; Exodus 20:11; Nehemiah 9:6; Jeremiah 10:12; John 1:3; Acts 4:24; 17:23-26; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 11:3; Revelation 10:6 


Of the Fall of Man

We believe that man was created in innocence  under the law of his Maker, but by voluntary transgression fell from his  sinless and happy state, in consequence of which all mankind are now  sinners, not by constraint, but of choice; and therefore under just  condemnation without defense or excuse. Genesis 3:1-6,24; Ezekiel 18:19-20; Romans 1:18,20,28,32; 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Galatians 3:22; Ephesians 2:1,3 


Of the Virgin Birth

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the  Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a virgin, as no other  man was ever born or can ever be born of a woman, and that He is both  the Son of God, and God, the Son. Genesis  3:15; Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 7:14; Matthews 1:18-25; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:35;  John 1:14; Galatians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 15:47; 1 John 5:20 


Of the Atonement for Sin

We believe that the salvation of sinners is  wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, Who  by appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him our nature, yet  without sin, honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and by  His death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins; that His  atonement consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a  martyr, but was the voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's  place, the Just dying for the unjust, Christ, the Lord, bearing our sins  in His own body on the tree; that, having risen from the dead, He is  now enthroned in heaven and uniting in His wonderful person the  tenderest sympathies with divine perfection, He is in every way  qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate and an all sufficient  Savior. Isaiah 53:4-7,11-12; Matthew 18:11; John 3:16; 10:18; Acts 15:11;

 Romans 3:24-25; Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 2:8; Philippians 2:7-8; Hebrews 2:14; 7:25; 9:12-15; 12:2 


Of Grace in the New Creation

We believe that in order to be saved, sinners  must be born again; that the new birth is a new creation in Christ  Jesus; that it is instantaneous and not a process; that in the new birth  the one dead in trespasses and in sins is made a partaker of the divine  nature and receives eternal life, the free gift of God; that the new  creation is brought about in a manner above our comprehension, not by  culture, not by character, nor by the will of man, but wholly and solely  by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with divine truth, so as  to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; that its proper  evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance and faith and newness  of life. 

Luke 5:27; John 1:12-13; 3:3,6-7; Acts 2:41; Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 5:17,19; Galatians 5:22;

Ephesians 2:1; 5:9; Colossians 2:13; 1 John 5:1 


Of the Freeness of Salvation

We believe in God's electing grace; that the  blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is  the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent and  obedient faith; and nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest  sinner on earth but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection  of the gospel; which rejection involves him in an aggravated  condemnation.Isaiah 55:1; Matthew 11:28; John 3:15-18,36; 5:40; 6:37; Acts 2:38; Romans 8:29-30; 10:13; 1 Corinthians 15:10;Ephesians 2:4-5; Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 1:15; Titus 1:1; 1 Peter 1:2; Revelation 22:17 


Of Justification

We believe that the great gospel blessing which  Christ secures to such as believe in Him is Justification; that  Justification includes the pardon of sin, and the gift of eternal life  on principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed not in consideration  of any works of righteousness which we have done; but solely through  faith in the Redeemer's blood, His righteousness is imputed unto us. Isaiah 53:11; Habakkuk 2:4; Zechariah 13:1; Acts 13:39; Romans 1:17; 4:1; 5:1-9; 8:1; Galatians 3:11; Titus 3:5-7; Hebrews 10:38


Of Repentance and Faith

We believe that Repentance and Faith are solemn  obligations, and also inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the  quickening Spirit of God; thereby, being deeply convicted of our guilt,  danger and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn  to God with unfeigned contrition, confession and supplication for mercy;  at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ and openly  confessing Him as our only and all-sufficient Savior. 

Psalm 51:1-4,7; Isaiah 55:6-7; Mark 1:15; Luke 12:8; 18:13; Acts 2:37-38; 20:21; Romans 10:9-11,13 


Of the Church

We believe that a Baptist Church is a  congregation of baptized believers associated by a covenant of faith and  fellowship of the gospel, said church being understood to be the  citadel and propagator of the Divine and Eternal Grace; observing the  ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; exercising the gifts,  rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word; that its officers  of ordination are pastors or elders whose qualifications, claims, and  duties are clearly defined in the scriptures; we believe the true  mission of the church is found in the Great Commission: First, to make  individual disciples; Second, to build up the church; Third, to teach  and instruct as He has commanded. We do not believe in the reversal of  this order; we hold that the local church has the absolute right of self  government, free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals  or organizations; and that the one and only superintendent is Christ  through the Holy Spirit; that it is scriptural for true churches to  cooperate with each other in contending for the faith and for the  furtherance of the Gospel; that every church is the sole and only judge  of the measure and method of its cooperation; on all matters of  membership, of policy, of government, of discipline, of benevolence, the  will of the local church is final. Leviticus 27:31; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 6:5-6; 14:23; 15:22-23; 20:17-28; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13; 6:1-3; 11:2; 12:4,8-11; 16:1-2; Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:11; 5:23-24; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 3:1-13 


Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

We believe that Christian baptism is the  immersion in water of a believer, in the name of the Father, of the Son,  and of the Holy Ghost, with the authority of the local church, to show  forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified,  buried and risen Savior, with its effect in our death to sin and  resurrection to a new life; that it is prerequisite to the privileges of  a church relation and to the Lord's supper, in which the members of the  church, by the sacred use of bread and the fruit of the vine are to  commemorate together the dying love of Christ; preceded always by solemn  self-examination. Matthew 3:6; 3:16; 28:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28; Colossians 2:12 


Of the Perseverance of the Saints

We believe that such only are real believers as  endure unto the end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the  grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a  special Providence watches over their welfare; and that they are kept by  the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation. Psalm 121:3; Matthew 6:20; 13:19-21; John 8:31-32; 10:28-29; 16:8; Romans 8:28,35-39; Philippians 1:6; Colossians 1:21-23; Hebrews1:14; 1 Peter 1:5; 1John 2:19 


Of the Righteous and the Wicked

We believe that there is a radical and essential  difference between the righteous and the wicked; that such only as  through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and  sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in His esteem;  while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in His sight  wicked, and under the curse, and this distinction holds among men both  in and after death, in the everlasting felicity of the saved and the  everlasting conscious suffering of the lost. Genesis 18:23; Proverbs 11:31; 14:32; Malachi 3:18; Matthew 7:13-14; 25:34; Luke 9:26; 16:25; John 8:21; 12:25;Acts 10:34-35; Romans 1:17; 6:16-18,23; 7:6; 1 Corinthians 15:22; Galatians 3:10; 1Peter 4:18; 1 John 2:7,29; 5:19 


Of Civil Government

We believe that civil government is of divine  appointment, for the interests and good order of human society; that  magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed;  except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ; who  is the only Lord of the conscience, and the coming Prince of the kings  of the earth. Exodus 18:21-22; 2Samuel 23:3; Psalm 72:11; Daniel 3:17-18; Matthew 10:28; 22:21; 23:10; Acts 4:19-20; 23:5;Romans 13:7; Philippians 2:10-11; Titus 3:1; 1Peter 2:13-14,17 


Of the Resurrection and Return of Christ and Related Events

We believe in and accept the sacred Scriptures  upon these subjects at their face and full value. Of the Resurrection,  we believe that Christ rose bodily "The third day according to the  Scriptures"; that He ascended "to the right hand of the throne of God";  that He alone is our "merciful and faithful high priest in things  pertaining to God"; "that this same Jesus which is taken up from you  into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into  heaven," bodily, personally, and visibly; that the "dead in Christ shall  rise first"; that the living saints "shall all be changed in a moment,  in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump"; "that the Lord God shall  give unto Him the throne of His father David"; and that "Christ shall  reign a thousand years in righteousness until He hath put all enemies  under His feet." Psalm  72:8; Isaiah 11:4-5; Matthew 24:27,42; Matthew 28:6-7; Mark 16:6,19;  Luke 1:32; Luke 24:2,4-6,39,51; John 14:3; John 20:27;Acts 1:9,11; 1 Corinthians 15:4; Philippians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 2:17; 5:9; 8:1; 9:28; 12:2 


Of Missions

The command to give the gospel to the world is clear and unmistakable and this Commission was given to the churches. Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:13-15 


Of the Grace of Giving

Scriptural giving is one of the fundamentals of the Faith. "Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge,and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also."2 Corinthians 8:7. We are commanded to bring our gifts into the storehouse (common treasury of the church) upon the first day of the week. "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store,as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."1 Corinthians 16:2 Under grace we give, and do not pay, the tithe - "Abraham GAVE the tenth of the spoils," (Hebrews 7:2,4) and this was four hundred years before the law, and is confirmed in the new Testament; Jesus said concerning the tithe, "these ought ye to have done", 

(Matthew 23:23). We are commanded to bring the tithe into the common treasury of the church. 


"The  tithe ... is the Lord's."  Malachi 3:10, "Bring ye all the tithes into  the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Leviticus 27:30 In the New Testament, it was the common treasury of the church. 

"And brought the prices of the things that were sold and laid them down at the apostles' feet ...

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it AT THE APOSTLES' FEET."

Acts 4:34,35,37, 


Of Human Sexuality

We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman. 

Genesis 2:24; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:10; Ephesians 5:22-23  We believe that men and women are spiritually  equal in position before God, but that God has ordained distinct and  separate spiritual functions for men and women in the home and church.   The husband is to be the leader of the home and men are to be the  leaders (pastors and deacons) of the church. Accordingly, only men are  eligible for license and ordination by the church. Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:18;  

 1 Timothy 2:8-15; 3:4-5,12 

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