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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 centre of Christian union and the supreme
standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should
be tried.
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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.
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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; 1Peter 5:8; 2Peter 2:4; 1John 2:22; 3:8; 4:3; 2John 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
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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
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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 mediatory 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 most tender 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; 1Timothy 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
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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;
Hebrews 1:14; 1Peter 1:5; 1John 2:19
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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; 1Corinthians 15:22;
Galatians 3:10; 1Peter 4:18; 1John 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; 1Corinthians 15:4; Philippians 4:20;
1Thessalonians 4:16; 1Timothy 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, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and, lo I
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
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.
Giving is to be done to and through the local church on a
regular basis. Giving is based upon the teaching of the tithe in
the Old Testament and enhanced by the grace of giving in the New
Testament.
II Corinthians 8:7, 1Corinthians 16:2, Matthew 23:23, Leviticus
27:30, Malachi 3:10,
Acts 4:34, 35, 37.
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