INSPIRATION
The Bible was given by the very breath of God and is completely without error. It is useful for every area of our lives and is a believer’s authority for faith and practice.
TRINITY
God is one unified Essence existing in the three distinct Persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are equal in their divine nature yet distinct in their function, and together form one united Being.
CHRIST
Jesus is completely one-hundred percent God. He added to Himself a completely human body, was born by natural birth though conceived supernaturally, lived a perfectly sinless life, died on the cross as our substitute, and rose from the dead three days later. Having conquered death himself, Jesus guaranteed eternal life for all who would believe in Him.
RESURRECTION
Christ was physically resurrected three days after His death. This resurrection was witnessed by the disciples, and over five-hundred others witnessed the resurrected Christ. The resurrection of Christ was necessary to secure victory over death for believers in Christ.
SALVATION
Salvation is by grace through faith in the completed work of Christ on the cross. Salvation is not based on a specific prayer or magic formula that one can recite, but based on receiving the Lord Jesus Christ through belief and trust in the sacrifice He made on the behalf of sinners.
CHURCH
The local church is God’s chief way of working in the lives of believers during this age. The local church is a necessary element in the life of believers for fellowship, community, and growth.
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WHAT MAKES US BAPTIST?
Many thoughts exist on Baptists and who they are. Many have tried to outline what makes Baptists different from other churches, and have even produced a list of “distinctives” which they claim set Baptists apart from other churches. Oftentimes, however, lists of distinctives aren’t all that distinctive. So what does it mean that Faith is a Baptist congregation? We boil it down to these 6 core beliefs:
1) Complete authority of the Scriptures
2) Believer’s baptism by immersion
3) Pure church membership
4) Individual Christian responsibility
5) Congregational church government
6) Separation of church and state