What We Believe
God
There is one God (Isaiah 45:6), made up of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14). He is all-powerful (Psalm 68:34, Psalm 147:5), all-loving (1 John 4:7), and all-knowing (Psalm 147:5, 1 John 3:20).
Jesus
Jesus is God's son (Matthew 3:16 - 17, John 1:18, John 3:16), born from a virgin (Matthew 1:18) and lived free of sin (Hebrews 4:15). He died on the cross to atone for our sins (John 3:16, Romans 5:8, 1 John 2:2), was buried in a tomb (Mark 15:46), and came back to life three days later (John 20:11 - 16). He returned to Heaven to be with God the Father (Acts 1:7 - 11) and to prepare Heaven for those that accept His gift of salvation (John 14:2 - 3). Jesus will return to Earth again (Matthew 26:64, Luke 21:25 - 28).
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God's Helper and Teacher, sent by God to (Luke 12:12, John 14:26), lead us to salvation (Romans 8:14), and guide us on our journey (Romans 8:26).
Bible
The Bible is God's Word (2 Timothy 3:16 - 17), without error (Psalm 12:6), and is the standard to which all things should be measured (2 Timothy 3:16 - 17).
Mankind
Mankind was created in God's image (Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2), sinless and perfect (Genesis 2:25) until tempted by Satan to go against God (Genesis 3: 1 - 7). Humans then became sinful beings (Genesis 6:5, Romans 3:23), in need of God's gift of salvation (Ephesians 2:8 - 9).
Salvation
Jesus took on the sins of the world (John 1:29) and died on the cross in order to save mankind from the penalty of sin: hell (Romans 6:23). This selfless gift of salvation was given freely and is available for anyone to take. If a person admits their sins and accepts Jesus' gift of salvation (Romans 10:9 - 10), they will be saved from eternal damnation.
Baptism
Baptism is a symbolic representation of one's spiritual union with Jesus (Romans 6:3 - 11). We believe in baptism by immersion, as described to us in the Bible (Mark 1:5, Mark 1:9 - 10, Acts 8:38 - 39).
We practice baptism by full immersion, lowering a person completely under the water and bringing them back up. This reflects the original Greek word for baptism (baptizo), which literally means to submerge or dip. It also follows the consistent pattern shown throughout the New Testament, including Jesus’ own baptism in the Jordan River and the early church examples recorded in the book of Acts.
While baptism itself does not save you, it is a meaningful and joyful step of obedience that publicly demonstrates your trust in Jesus.
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Believers have direct access to God, through Jesus (John 14:6, Ephesians 2:18, 1 Timothy 2:5).
Church
The Church is a local group of baptized believers who come together to grow spiritually under the leadership of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:19 - 22, Ephesians 5:23, 25, 30).
The Baptist Faith and Message
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