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We believe the following - THE FULL AND VERBAL INSPIRATION of all the Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures (a), as originally given (b),
and of these alone (c), their being in themselves the Word of God without error (d), and wholly reliable in both fact and
doctrine (e), and their final authority and perpetual sufficiency in all matters of faith and practice (f), and the work of
the Holy Spirit as essential for a true understanding of the Scriptures (g).
THE UNITY OF THE GODHEAD and the divine co-equality of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
(a), the sovereignty of God in creation (b), providence(c), and redemption (d).
THE UTTER SINFULNESS OF HUMAN NATURE in consequence
of the fall (a), and the necessity for regeneration;(b).
THE TRUE AND PROPER DEITY of
our Lord Jesus Christ (a), His virgin birth (b), His real and perfect manhood (c), the authority of His teaching and the infallibility
of all His utterances (d), His substitutionary sufferings and death (e), His bodily resurrection (f), and His ascension into
heaven (g), and His present priestly intercession (h).
THE JUSTIFICATION OF THE SINNER (a), solely by faith (b), through the atoning merits of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (c)
THE NECESSITY OF THE WORK of the Holy Spirit in the regeneration (a), conversion (b), and sanctification (c), of
the elect; also in ministry (d), worship (e), and evangelism (f).
THE CHURCH throughout the world (a), the body of which Christ is the head (b), embracing all
believers (c), the local church comprising such believers (d), and fellowship between such churches (e), manifesting the unity
of the body of Christ (f).
THE ORDINANCES of believer's baptism
(a), and the Lord's Supper (b), commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ (c), the one symbolizing the believer's regeneration (d),
and the other symbolizing our Savior's atoning death (e).
THE PERSONAL RETURN of the Lord Jesus Christ in glory (a).
THE RESURRECTION of the body (a), the judgment of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ (b), with
the eternal blessing of the righteous (c), and the eternal punishment of the wicked (d).
WHILE SCRIPTURE ALONE is authoritative, infallible, and inerrant, it is Scripture alone which binds the conscience. We believe a more detailed explanation of these truth/articles are contained in the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith to be an assistance to our faith. |
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