24 Articles of Faith

1. God – We believe that there is one, and only one, true and living God. Gen. 1:1; Deut. 4:39; Matt. 5:48; Mark 12:29

2. The Divine Trinity – We believe that God the Father is the first person set forth in the Divine Trinity; God the Son is the second person set forth in the Divine Trinity and God the Holy Spirit is the third person set forth in the Divine Trinity. Gen. 17:1; Matt. 28:19; Ps. 19:9; John 1:1-3; Isa. 9:6; Isa.40:12-15; I Cor. 2:10-12; John 14:16-17, 26; John 16:7-13

3. The Devil – We believe that Satan is an actual person and not an imaginary influence. Job 1:6-12; Ezek. 28:12-19; Matt 24:11; Rev. 12:10

4. The Holy Bible – We believe that the Holy Bible is a supernatural Book that is God-Breathed Word which is the full, the final and the complete revelation of God’s will to man. Ps. 119:89; II Tim. 3:16-17; Rev. 22:18-19

5. Creation – We believe that the Genesis record of creation is literal and allegorical or figurative. Gen. 1:1; Gen. 1:21; John 1:1-3, 14; Heb. 11:3; Col 1:16

6. The Fall of Man – We believe that we were originally created in holiness and actually associated with God in innocence under His law, did, by voluntary transgression of the Lord’s command, fall from the high and happy state in which we were created. Gen. 1:26-27; Ecc. 7:29; Ezek. 18:4; Rom. 5:12; 1:21-23; Rev. 21:8

7. The Blood Atonement – We believe that the lost sinner is guilty and already under just condemnation; that atonement for sin was effected through the mediatorial office of the Son who freely took upon Himself our nature, died on the cross and sacrificed his life for us. Isa. 53:6; Rom. 6:7; 8:23; I Tim. 2:5-6; Rev 1:5

8. Repentance and Faith – We believe that repentance and faith are solemn and inseparable prerequisites of salvation. Acts 10:21-22; 11:18; Eph. 2:8; Rom. 10:10

9. Salvation by Grace – We believe that grace is elective and saving; that it embraces the personal triune and redemptive ministry of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. II Tim. 1:8-9; Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:3-7; I Pet. 1:2-5

10. Regeneration – We believe that in order to be saved lost sinners must be regenerated, or born again; wrought in the believer’s heart by the direct personal ministry of the Holy Spirit. John 3:3-5; II Cor. 5:17; Eph. 3:1, 5; Rom. 6:23

11. Justification – We believe that justification is one of the great gospel blessings secured through Christ for all who trust Him. Rom. 3:24-25, 28; 8:33; 8:1; John 5:24; Rom. 4:3; 6:6

12. Security of the Believer – We believe that salvation wrought by grace is everlasting. Isa. 37:23-24; Ps. 23:4; John 3:16; 3:36; 5:24; 6:35,44

13. Sanctification – We believe that sanctification is a divine work of grace. I Thes. 4:3; 5:23; Rom. 15:16; Jer. 1:5; Prov. 4:18

14. The Resurrection – We believe that Christ Jesus arose bodily from the grave on the first day of the week. Matt. 28:6; Luke 24:1-12; I Cor. 15:12-22; I Thess. 4:13-18

15. The Lord’s Return – We believe that Christ Jesus is coming back again; that His return shall be personal, audible, visible, and bodily. Job 18:25-26; Isa. 9:6-7; Zech 14:4; Mal.4:2; Matt. 25:31-34; Luke 1:31-33; Rev. 19:11-21

16. The Righteous and the Wicked – We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked. Mal. 3:16-18; John 3:6; Rom. 3:22, 24; 4:3; 8:1-17; Acts 20:32

17. The Local Church – We believe that a Baptist Church, according to divine purpose and plan, is a visible, local, organized body; composed of baptized believers associated together by a covenant of faith and fellowship in the Gospel. Matt. 28:19-20; I Cor. 1:1-3; Acts 2:41-42; II Cor. 8:5; Matt. 16:19

18. The Ordinances – We believe that Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances personally set in the church of the living God by the Lord Jesus Christ. Matt. 26:26-29; 28:19; Rom. 6:3-5; Matt. 16:19; Acts 10:47

19. Church Administration – We believe that the local Baptist church and the State should be kept completely separate; that civil officers should be prayed for, honored and obeyed. Acts 1:8; 13:1-35; Rom. 13:1-7; Acts 14:23; 6:1-6

20. Church Co-operation – We believe that it is the privilege and the right of local Baptist churches to co-operate with each other in carrying out the commission of the Lord. II Cor. 8:1-6, 16-24; II John 1-4; Mat. 16:18-19; Acts 15:19-27

21. Civil Government and Religious Liberty – We believe that civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society.

22. Heresy and Apostasy – We believe in total and complete separation as taught in the Word of God, from heresy and ecclesiastical apostasy. I John 4:1; Rom. 16:17; Eph. 5:11, II Thes. 3:6; II John 10,11

23. Missions – The command to give the gospel to the world is clear and unmistakable and this Commission was given to the churches, not individuals. Matt. 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; John 20:21; Rom 10:13-15

24. Giving – Scriptural giving is one of the doctrines of the faith. We are commanded to bring out gifts into the storehouse. II Cor. 8:7; I Cor. 16:2; Matt. 23:23; Heb. 7:2,4; Lev. 27:30; Mal. 3:10