What We Believe

OF THE SCRIPTURES 

• We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration and the infallible, unlimited inerrancy of the Bible.  (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21)

OF THE TRUE GOD

• We believe there is one, and only one, living and true God, and infinite Spirit.  (Exodus 20:2-3, I Corinthians 8:6, I John 5:7 , and Revelation 4:11 )

OF JESUS CHRIST

• We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the second person of the Triune God, the Eternal Word, and only Begotten Son.  (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-25 , John 1:1-4 , Colossian 2:9, Hebrews 4:15 , I John 2:1-2 )

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.  (Genesis 1:1-3, Matthew 28:19 , Mark 1:8 , Luke 24:49 , John 3:5-6 , John 14:16-17,26 , John 16:8-11 , Acts 11:16 , Acts 5:30-32 , Romans 8:14,16,26-27 , Ephesians 1:13-14 , and Hebrews 9:14 )

OF SATAN OR THE DEVIL

• We believe that Satan is a real being, the fallen angel, the unholy one of this age, the prince and power of this world  (Matthew 4:1-3, II Corinthians 4:4, Revelation 20:1-3,7-10 )

OF CREATION

• We accept the Genesis account of creation and believe that man and the universe came by direct creation of God.  (Genesis 1 and 2 , Colossians 1:16-17 , John 1:3 ) 

OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH

• We believe that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner, born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is both the Son of God and God the Son.  (Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 7:14 , Matthew 1:18-25 , Luke 1:35 , John 1:4 )

OF THE ATONEMENT FOR SIN

• We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly by grace through faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.   (Isaiah 53:4-7; Matthew 18:11 ; John 3:16 ; Acts 15:11 ; Romans 3:14,25 ; I Corinthians 15:3; II Corinthians 5:12; Ephesians 2:8 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Philippians 2:7 : I John 4:10 )

OF THE LOCAL CHURCH

• We believe that a local church is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by the covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel  (Colossians 1:18; Acts 2:42 ; Acts 15:13-18 ; Acts 20:17-28 ; Ephesians 1:22-23 ; Ephesians 4:11 ; Ephesians 5:23 ; I Corinthians 11:22; I Timothy 3:1-7)

BAPTIST DISTINCTIVES

• This church believes in the Baptist Detectives that are based upon Bible doctrines that have historically been held by Baptist throughout the ages.  These Baptist Distinctives are:

              A.  Separation of church and state

              B.  Priesthood of all believers

              C.  Sole authority of the Scriptures in matters of faith and practice

              F.  The autonomy an sovereignty of the local church