The New Testament speaks also of the church as the Body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation. It is a solemn and beautiful emblem that declares our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior as well . ; 4:3137; 13:23; 15:135; 1 Corinthians 1:1017; 3:515; 12; 2 Corinthians 89; Galatians 1:610; Ephesians 4:116; Philippians 1:1518. Justification includes the pardon of sin and the imputationof Gods righteousness. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 ESV). Some of the changes that were particularly well received (affirmations) by some Baptist theologians include the following:[5], In 2001, Russell Dilday of the Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer University, raised 12 controversial points about the 2000 revision. We hold that the local church has the absolute right of self-government, free from interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; 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; and that on all matters of membership, policy, government, discipline, or benevolence, the will of the local church is final. BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH of PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK. 10. God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. It is to be observed often, not only as a memorial of the body and shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, but also as a celebration of His imminentreturn to take His Church out of this world. What would you say? Autonomy and independence of the Local Church. 3:00pm 5:30pm, Crusaders Teens (Seasonal) ; 2; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:2728; James 5:8; 2 Peter 3:7ff. 4. We further believe the wedding ceremony is an act of worship before God where one man and one woman are joined in holy matrimony. To maintain responsible standards of speech and action so as to avoid profanity, vulgarity, and harassment or acts of physical assault or violence. We believe that Jesus Christ instituted the Lords Supper to commemorate His death until He comes again. Pre-Millennial, KJV Baptist Church. Christ, the Lord, bore our sin in His own body on the crossthe just dying for the unjust. ; 110:1ff. Those who have gone before us have been bloody martyrs, powerful prophets, fiery preachers, meek grandmothers, kindly gentlemen, and on and on. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; Mark 12:29; 1 Peter 1:2). All sound learning is, therefore, a part of our Christian heritage. An independent, fundamental church in Royal Center, Indiana Joel Sharp, Pastor, Prayer Meeting & Bible Study We believe that the New Testament church is a local assembly of baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together to carry out the Great Commission. (I Corinthians 15:51-58; John 14:1-4; Titus 2:11-14). Baptism Mission In our mission of Connecting people to Jesus and one another, Southeast Christian Church has grown into a unified multisite community. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power. Editorial, BGCT's new fund for missionaries, chaplaincy board expands SBC rift, "The Baptist Faith and Message, accessed January 20, 2007", An Analysis of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Baptist Faith & Message (2000, with Scripture references), Comparison of 1925, 1963 and 2000 Baptist Faith and Message (the 1963 version contains the 1998 amendment), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baptist_Faith_and_Message&oldid=1135399518, No inclusion of more restrictive views of eschatology, such as. The traditional SBC view is that all Scripture is equally inspired by God.[7]. [1], Although the Southern Baptist Convention was organized in 1845, no formal confession of faith was adopted until internationally known Baptist theologian Edgar Young Mullins led the denomination to adopt the original BF&M in 1925. 2:1214) and thus the college community unites in the conviction that God opposes any attempt to alter ones gender by surgery or appearance. Expressing our love in worship that is as sincere, vibrant, and artful as it is scriptural. I have heard folk say, I am Baptist to the bone if you cut me bless God, Ill bleed Baptist! (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:45-48; Acts 1:8), We believe in the existence and personality of angels, both holy angels and fallen angels (demons). How are you different from a Methodist, a Presbyterian, an Episcopal, a Pentecostal, or a Catholic? The canon of Scripture clearly declares that Gods design at Creation for sexual desire, orientation and identity is within the bounds of the marital union of one natural-born man and one natural-born woman (Gen. 1:2628; Gen. 2:2225; Rom. Christs people should, as occasion requires, organize such associations and conventions as may best secure cooperation for the great objects of the Kingdom of God. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God. ; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:112; Matthew 1:1823; 3:17; 8:29; 11:27; 14:33; 16:16, 27; 17:5; 27; 28:16, 19; Mark 1:1; 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:118, 29; 10:30, 38; 11:2527; 12:4450; 14:711; 16:1516, 28; 17:15, 2122; 20:120, 28; Acts 1:9; 2:2224; 7:5556; 9:45, 20; Romans 1:34; 3:2326; 5:621; 8:13, 34; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:2; 8:6; 15:18, 2428; 2 Corinthians 5:1921; 8:9; Galatians 4:45; Ephesians 1:20; 3:11; 4:710; Philippians 2:511; Colossians 1:1322; 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:1418; 1 Timothy 2:56; 3:16; Titus 2:1314; Hebrews 1:13; 4:1415; 7:1428; 9:1215, 2428; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:2125; 3:22; 1 John 1:79; 3:2; 4:1415; 5:9; 2 John 79; Revelation 1:1316; 5:914; 12:1011; 13:8; 19:16. What We Believe. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in Gods image. Because all humans are sinful, they are separated from God and stand in need of rescue and redemption. 3. The trustee board of Anderson University has adopted a religious doctrinal statement of faith expressing the institution's South Carolina Baptist identity, convictions, and its Christian belief system. We believe that a Baptist church is a congregation of baptized believers associated by a covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; and 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. Standing, as Jesus does, with the outcast . Confidential issues will be discussed only in secured settings so as to prohibit even the unintentional compromise of sensitive information. [4], The BF&M includes 18 topics which are position statements of the SBC. We believe that Satan is a personal being, the author of sin, a fallen angel, prince of demons, the unholy god of this age, the great enticer and deceiver, the adversary of Christ and His people, the accuser of the brethren, and the ruler of all the powers of darkness. . (Ezekiel 28:13-19; Matthew 25:41; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 2:13; Luke 9:26; Luke 10:18; Luke 15:10), We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interests and good order of human society. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. In fact, I can recall a time or two I have said that very thing myself. 1. Faith Baptist Academy is a ministry of Faith Baptist Church. Genesis 18:1ff. STATEMENT OF FAITH. We believe that Christs Universal Church is manifested through the local church which is a congregation of immersed believers. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord. We believe in one God, existing in three persons, known as the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit ( Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"; Genesis 1:1, 26-27; John 10:30, 37-38 ). Boston Baptist College teaches and practices the ministry of the Holy Spirit from a textual and historical position rather than that which is espoused by the modern Charismatic interpretation. 11:79; 1 Tim. Second, the 2000 revision of the BF&M removed the assertion that the person of Jesus Christ was to be the exegetical standard by which the Bible was to be interpreted,[citation needed][c] and replaced it with the last sentence in the quotation below. In this Statement of Faith, our Constitution, and all other documents, policies, and ministries of Baptist Christian Church, wherever the word man/men appears, it shall always mean a person who is born, according to Gods sovereign plan and design, male; and wherever the word woman/women appears, it shall always mean a person who is born, according to Gods sovereign plan and design, female. Sunday Mornings: 9:00 AM In-Person 10:30 AM In-Person 10:30 AM Live Streaming Online. Therefore, we are under just condemnation without defense or excuse. To treat my institutional responsibilities as a sacred trust and so to be prompt, productive and professional as an employee of Boston Baptist College. (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians 1:6; Jude 1). We believe God brought all creation into being in six literal 24-hour days and that He rested on the 7th day. The Holy Bible, God's Inspired Word, is the Absolute and Supreme Authority. John Newton Brown, D. D., of New Hampshire (b. There they await the first resurrection when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to appear before the Judgment Seat of Christand to be glorified forever with the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, equal with God the Father and God the Spirit and of the same nature. Regarding marriage, the BF&M added Article XVIII to specify the husband is the head of the household (though it is to be understood in a complementarian role, not as an autocrat). We believe God the Father is an infinite, eternal, sovereignSpirit Who is absolutely holy and self-existent. We should speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Many folk are very adamant about why they are Baptist!, but their zeal surpasses the Scriptures. She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation. Russian God alone is Lord of the conscience, and He has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are contrary to His Word or not contained in it. He ascended into heaven and is exalted at the right hand of God the Father where He is our Advocate and High Priest, the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. This phase of His coming is known as the Revelation of Jesus Christ. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age. Matthew 16:1519; 18:1520; Acts 2:4142, 47; 5:1114; 6:36; 13:13; 14:23, 27; 15:130; 16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:45; 7:17; 9:1314; 12; Ephesians 1:2223; 2:1922; 3:811, 21; 5:2232; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 2:914; 3:115; 4:14; Hebrews 11:3940; 1 Peter 5:14; Revelation 23; 21:23. The Church. The establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament . We commit ourselves to the historical grammatical interpretation of the Scriptures that verify the literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. Thurs. We believe that the command to give the Gospel to the world is clear and unmistakable, and this commission was given to the churches. 1:2627; 1 Cor. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lords Supper. A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the two ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Because of His great love, God provided a way for humanity to be put right with him. However, for more contemporary churches which have elders, the interpretation has been extended to this office as well, thus prohibiting women from being elders. An adequate system of Christian education is necessary to a complete spiritual program for Christs people. 1714 SE 36th Ave; Ocala . He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. Clear expressions about the future direction of the SBC under the "conservative resurgency" leadership. All who join CHBC are required to affirm the CHBC Statement of Faith, the revised New Hampshire Confession of Faith from 1853. Special creation of the existing space-time universe and all its basic systems and kinds of organisms in the six literal days of the creation week. We do not believe in the reversal of the order. Cooperation is desirable between the various Christian denominations, when the end to be attained is itself justified, and when such cooperation involves no violation of conscience or compromise of loyalty to Christ and His Word as revealed in the New Testament. Each local church is the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation. (Isaiah 14:12-15; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 25:41; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9-10; Revelation 20:10), We believe in the Genesis account of creation as being neither allegory nor myth, but a literal, historical account of the direct and immediate creative acts of God without any evolutionary process. To discuss issues of personal salary and compensation only with an appropriate supervisor. We must remember that first and foremost, we are Christians blood-bought, eternally saved, Christ professing, grace given, mercy receiving, repentant sinners who the Father in heaven has spared from the fiery pits of Hell! He is the efficient power for godly living, Christian service, and spiritual worship. Preaching The Gospel As It Is To Men As They Are. As terms of relationship at any level within our faith community, Boston Baptist College prohibits all members of the college community from public advocacy or promotion for any position that sex outside of a biblically defined marriage is morally acceptable. ; 119:11; Proverbs 3:13ff. The fact that we find our roots of faith in the same fertile soil as millions of others who have gone before us is a matter of Gods sovereigntynothing more! ; Isaiah 61:13; Joel 2:2832; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:2832; 28:19; Mark 1:10, 12; Luke 1:35; 4:1, 1819; 11:13; 12:12; 24:49; John 4:24; 14:1617, 26; 15:26; 16:714; Acts 1:8; 2:14, 38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17, 39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:16; Romans 8:911,1416, 2627; 1 Corinthians 2:1014; 3:16; 12:311, 13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:1314; 4:30; 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:14; 3:16; Hebrews 9:8, 14; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:67; Revelation 1:10; 22:17. 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 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. The programs and activities governing St. Paul Church shall be based upon and at all times shall be consistent with the following Baptist Doctrine. We believe that Gods design for the family is modeled in the leadership of the church. Moreover, the cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general benevolence, and should receive along with these the liberal support of the churches. They are for the strengthening of God's people (the Church) and proof of God's existence and power to unbelievers. Our statement of faith stands firmly within historic Christian orthodoxy, confessing the great doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation of Christ as set forth in the Nicene and Chalcedonian creeds. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. Therefore, we believe creation to be approximately 6000 years old. While not stated in the 2000 BF&M, some churches also apply this interpretation to deacons, being a pastoral office of the church, and will not ordain women or allow them to serve as deacons. We believe that God rejects any attempt to alter ones gender by surgery or appearance. We believe that a Baptist church is a congregation of baptized believers associated by a covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word; that its officers of ordination are pastors or elders, whose Thurs. The Family. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. We believe in a pre-tribulation Rapture of believers, and a premillennial return of Christ to the earth to establish His Kingdom. 5:1921; Eph. We further believe that water baptism by immersion is to be observed once, and is a sign of identification and a testimony to the believers new life in Christ. A Statement of Faith is just a summary. True repentance is inseparably related to true faith causing one to purposely turn away from sin and move instead toward God as an act of faith. To display respect for Gods creation and His provisions and to specifically practice respect for and courtesy to all persons equally. Sexual relations, of any kind, outside the confines of biblically-modeled marriage, even when consensual, are inconsistent with the teaching of Scripture, as well as the preponderance of Christian teaching in the church throughout history. We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interest and good order of human society; that magistrates are to be prayed for and 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. Our statement of faith also makes explicit what is foundational to our doctrinal commitmentsthe gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the primary . Statement of Faith. To respect confidentiality and to refrain from divulging confidential information to any unauthorized party. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. After one is saved, water baptism shows our faith and union in Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection to a new life that exalts and glorifies Christ. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. Traditional Southern Baptist churches generally do not have elders; therefore, the issue of women elders is not generally an issue within those congregations. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. To limit any personal matters to momentary attention while on the job, including but not limited to - phone calls, personal visits or conversations or computer use. 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. by which to know the Father, than through the Son (John 14:6). Genesis 12:13; Exodus 19:58; 1 Samuel 8:47, 1922; Isaiah 5:17; Jeremiah 31:31ff. The Confession of Faith, [1] [2] also called the Second London Baptist Confession, was written by Particular Baptists, who held to a Calvinistic soteriology in England to give a formal expression of their Christian faith from a Baptist perspective. ; 17:11; Romans 15:4; 16:2526; 2 Timothy 3:1517; Hebrews 1:12; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:1921. 13. In setting forth this Doctrinal Statement, we by no means set aside or undervalue any of the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments. 15. phone: 615-944-0348, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Why We Are Baptists? We believe the Lord's coming to be imminent. Knowing who we are is one thing, but knowing WHAT we are is completely another. The Scriptures The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. The performance of professional responsibilities in the context of this educational institution is consistent with this intent and with the standards found in Scripture. Each church, however, is to depend solely upon the Holy Bible for Faith and Practice. Mission Statement, Faith Baptist Church. Of Repentance and Faith. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image.