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. 1. Why are we Baptists? Furthermore, Gods name is put upon us. C. Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to Gods purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-14; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:8-9), We believe that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and as a substitutionary sacrifice. Published on April 8, 2021. We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men supernaturally inspired; that it has truth without any admixture of error for its matter; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the age, the only complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. (Mark 16:19; John 3:16; Romans 5:8-9; Hebrew 5:9; Hebrew 7:25; Hebrew 8:1; Hebrew 9:11-12 and 1 John 2:1), We believe in the Blessed Hope, the personal, pre-millennial, pre-tribulation, and imminentreturn of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which is known as the Raptureof the Church. To discuss issues of personal salary and compensation only with an appropriate supervisor. Each one has outlined a statement of faith. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture. 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 ). (I Corinthians 15:51-58; John 14:1-4; Titus 2:11-14). God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage. The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is Gods revelation of Himself to man. Standing, as Jesus does, with the outcast . The Trinity - We believe the Godhead exists eternally in three persons . It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God's plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction with society, religious liberty, and the family. Watch Live Here : https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=http://bit.ly/3J5mjB4The Faith Baptist (Davison, MI) varsity basketball team has. 16. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. In fact, I can recall a time or two I have said that very thing myself. Watch Live Here : https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https://bit.ly/Highschoolbasketball_BoysThe Faith Baptist (Davison, MI) varsity . He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. 11. He is in every way qualified to be a suitable, compassionate, and an all-sufficient Savior. What makes you different than any other faith or religion? Isaiah 2:4; Matthew 5:9, 3848; 6:33; 26:52; Luke 22:36, 38; Romans 12:1819; 13:17; 14:19; Hebrews 12:14; James 4:12. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. 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. Magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed, except in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the only Lord of the conscience and the coming King of kings. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. D. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed. (Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1-47; Acts 15:13-18; Acts 20:17-28; Romans 1:16; Romans 3:22; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 2:13-16; Ephesians 3:1-6; Ephesians 4:11-13; Ephesians 5:23-24; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 3:1-7). Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lords Supper. Champion Genesis 1:2630; 2:5, 7, 1822; 3; 9:6; Psalms 1; 8:36; 32:15; 51:5; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Matthew 16:26; Acts 17:2631; Romans 1:1932; 3:1018, 23; 5:6, 12,19; 6:6; 7:1425; 8:1418, 29; 1 Corinthians 1:2131; 15:19, 2122; Ephesians 2:122; Colossians 1:2122; 3:911. 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. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. To respect the appropriate ethical and Spiritual guidelines for personal interaction including the respect for the property of both the institution as well as the personal property of others. He is worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and His substitutionary atonementfor our sins. (1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 1 Corinthians 15:51-54; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 3:10), Section 23: The Eternal State of the Saved and The Lost, We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men: the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment. [5] The most controversial points were in the areas of male priority (in marriage and in ministry, specifically the pastorate), the exegetical standard by which the Bible is to be interpreted, and a catalogue of specific sins.[6]. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. 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 are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened by God as by a Father. Since God created mankind into genders distinctly male and female we believe that the only legitimate marriage is that between a man and a woman. 10. Church and state should be separate. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of men from sin. Christ is the eternal Son of God. We further believe that from the time of Christ until now God has continued to provide complete and chronological evidence through the writers of history. We believe that God's method of financing His earthly work of spreading the Gospel to all nations the tithes and offerings of His people; that it is to be given to the Lord through the care of the churches; and the support of the ministry is by His local church or storehouse to be distributed as directed by the leadership of the Spirit as the need arises; that the time to tithe is the first day of the week; that everyone is accountable to the Lord for one-tenth of the income; and that timing was instituted long before the law was ever given and was practiced by the early church. Article XVIII. email: broc@baptist.org Engaging people authentically, as Jesus did, treating all as creations made in God's very image, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability, nationality, or economic class. The Church. When you ask them for their statement, they tell you, "The Bible is our statement of faith." That's it; you won't get any more out of them unless you sit them down and drill them. Thurs. Office Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: (518) 399-2220 Fax: (518) 399-2580 office@faithcrossroads.org. What is the Baptist Statement of Faith? According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. Statement of Faith. To pursue a balanced, disciplined approach to personal health. Its scriptural officers are pastors and deacons. Section 201 of the United States Copyright Act specifies that the employeris considered the author of a work made for hire, and owns all the rights comprised in the copyright except in cases where the employer and the employee have expressly agreed otherwise in a written instrument signed by them.. 13. Baptist Faith and Message I. What We Believe. Insults, slurs and other forms of derogatory speech or actions have no place in a Christian community or thoughtful dialogue, and will be worthy of disciplinary action. Thurs. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. The other four that were expelled are New Faith Mission Ministry in Griffin, Ga.; St. Timothy's Christian Baptist Church in Baltimore; Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss. through faith, plus nothing, and believers are eternally secure. Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. (Genesis 1:1-3; Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:8; Luke 1:35; Luke 24:49; John 3:5-7; 14:16,17,26; John 16:7-15; Acts 5:30-32; 11:16; Romans 8:14,16,26,27; Romans 15:19; 1 Corinthians 2:10,11; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 9:14). Christ, by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon Himself our nature, yet was without sin. Man, spirit, soul, and body, were created by a direct work of God and not from previously existing forms of life; and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Evethe first parents of the human race. Contact. Faith Church 11 Glenridge Road Rexford, NY 12148. These distinctives are those beliefs and practices that establish the unique character of the New Testament faith, setting it apart as distinct from any and all other faiths or systems of belief of religious thought. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and Gods will be done on earth. In setting forth this Doctrinal Statement, we by no means set aside or undervalue any of the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments. We believe God the Father is an infinite, eternal, sovereignSpirit Who is absolutely holy and self-existent. Inclusion of a statement that Baptists honor the principles of soul competency and the priesthood of believer. Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. The college desires to help students who face all types of sexual temptation, encouraging single students to live chaste, celibate lives and married students to live together as God intends. 6:1820; Gal. 2:1214) and thus the college community unites in the conviction that God opposes any attempt to alter ones gender by surgery or appearance. Members of New Testament churches should cooperate with one another in carrying forward the missionary, educational, and benevolent ministries for the extension of Christs Kingdom. Expressing our love in worship that is as sincere, vibrant, and artful as it is scriptural. (Exodus 15:11; 20:2-3; Psalm 90:2; 147:5; Jeremiah 10:10; Mark 12:30; Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 1:17; Revelation 4:11). Christian people throughout the world should pray for the reign of the Prince of Peace. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. We believe that God rejects any attempt to alter ones gender by surgery or appearance. (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians 1:6; Jude 1). 12. We commit ourselves to the historical grammatical interpretation of the Scriptures that verify the literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. Matthew 3:1317; 26:2630; 28:1920; Mark 1:911; 14:2226; Luke 3:2122; 22:1920; John 3:23; Acts 2:4142; 8:3539; 16:3033; 20:7; Romans 6:35; 1 Corinthians 10:16, 21; 11:2329; Colossians 2:12. But some of us take it too far to the place of sin. Married persons, husbands and wives, are commanded to exclusive sexual fidelity to each other while single persons are called to abstinence (Heb.13:4). We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him our nature, yet without sin, honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and by His death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins; that His atonement consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a martyr, but was the voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place, the Just dying for the unjust, Christ the Lord, bearing our sins in His own body on the tree; and that, having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in heaven and uniting in His wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfection. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. 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. Immersion of believers and the Lords Supper the only two ordinances. We believe the true mission of the church is found in the Great Commission: first, to make individual disciples; second, to build up the church; third, to teach and instruct as He commanded. A summary of what most Baptist Associations include is found in one of our Baptist.org presentations, Why We Are Baptists. We believe the true mission of the Church is the faithful witnessing of Christ to all men. ; 1 Thessalonians 5:2324; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:1114; Hebrews 2:13; 5:8-9; 9:2428; 11:112:8, 14; James 2:1426; 1 Peter 1:223; 1 John 1:62:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:122:5. The Churchs purpose of existence is to evangelize the world and complete itself through the winning of lost souls to Christ. I have heard folk say, I am Baptist to the bone if you cut me bless God, Ill bleed Baptist! Each church, however, is to depend solely upon the Holy Bible for Faith and Practice. . There are a few differing opinions on the origin of the Baptist church. There are several Baptist Associations that have been formulated for their volunteer member churches. 17. ; 1 John 2:28; 3:2; Jude 14; Revelation 1:18; 3:11; 20:122:13. Clear expressions about the future direction of the SBC under the "conservative resurgency" leadership. All members of the Boston Baptist College community are expected to treat one another with respect and Christ-like compassion. To display respect for Gods creation and His provisions and to specifically practice respect for and courtesy to all persons equally. We believe that God instituted the family for the well-being of mankind and designed it to be a unit of order and blessing. Services. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, and bring reproach on the cause of Christ and temporal judgments on themselves; yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. 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. All true believers endure to the end. We specifically affirm the following doctrinal truths: The Scriptures Article I. The Lords Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations. We believe in the Genesis account of creation; that it is to be accepted literally, and not allegorically or figuratively; that man was created directly in God's own image and after His own likeness; that man's creation was not a matter of evolution or evolutionary change of species, or developments through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms; that all animals and vegetable life were made directly; and that God's established law was that they should bring forth only "after their kind.". The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. ; 119:11; Proverbs 3:13ff. We do consider the knowledge, belief, and acceptance of the truth as set forth in this doctrinal statement to be essential to sound faith and practice. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. Exodus 17:12; 18:17ff. Article VI. 5:1921; Eph. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. I. We should speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. We also believe in the personal, visible, and glorious return of Christ to the earth with His saints at the end of the Great Tribulation. How are you different from a Methodist, a Presbyterian, an Episcopal, a Pentecostal, or a Catholic? Those who have gone before us have been bloody martyrs, powerful prophets, fiery preachers, meek grandmothers, kindly gentlemen, and on and on. It is clearly commanded of God that all believers should live lives of separation from all worldly and sinful practices and to be holy as He is holy. We hold him to be man's great tempter, the enemy of God and His Christ, the accuser of the saints, the author of all false religion, the chief power behind the present apostasy, the lord of the antichrist, and the author of all powers of darkness-destined, however, to final defeat at the hands of God's own Son, and the judgment of an eternal justice in hell, a place prepared for him and his angels. "Throughout the process, the [Faith Statement Development] team sought the Lord's guidance and wisdom and has . He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer, in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, with authority of the local church, to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life, that it is prerequisite to the privileges of a church relation and the Lord's Supper; in which the members of the church by the sacred use of bread and wine are to commemorate together the dying love of Christ; preceded always by solemn self-examination. His righteousness is imputed unto us. The programs and activities governing St. Paul Church shall be based upon and at all times shall be consistent with the following Baptist Doctrine. Our Baptist forefathers have held to the above noted distinctives since the time of Christ creating an unbroken trail of Truth from that day till this one. 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. She will be re-gathered in the Holy Land and, after the completion of the Church, will be saved as a nation at the second advent of Christ. Because of His great love, God provided a way for humanity to be put right with him. Deuteronomy 4:1, 5, 9, 14; 6:110; 31:1213; Nehemiah 8:18; Job 28:28; Psalms 19:7ff. facebook: Bro Champion Bible, the only rule of faith and practice. 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. 6. 216 views, 5 likes, 5 loves, 3 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from New Hope Baptist Church, Marshville, NC: sunday service It is a solemn and beautiful emblem that declares our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior as well . It is the glorious display of Gods sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It is instantaneous and not a process. Each article or position is followed by Scripture which they use to support their position.[a]. Genesis 12:13; Exodus 19:56; Isaiah 6:18; Matthew 9:3738; 10:515; 13:1830, 3743; 16:19; 22:910; 24:14; 28:1820; Luke 10:118; 24:4653; John 14:1112; 15:78,16; 17:15; 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2; 8:2640; 10:4248; 13:23; Romans 10:1315; Ephesians 3:111; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:5; Hebrews 2:13; 11:3912:2; 1 Peter 2:410; Revelation 22:17. The New Hampshire Confession of Faith was drawn up by the Rev. To acknowledge that all work performed within the scope of employment will be owned by Boston Baptist College. 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. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God. (Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:2-6; Luke 24:39; Luke 24:51; John 20:27; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 5:9-10; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 8:6; Hebrews 12:2; 1 John 2:1). It excludes boasting and promotes humility. 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. Because all humans are sinful, they are separated from God and stand in need of rescue and redemption. This is a family that we are not born intorather, the Father of this family willfully and purposefully brought us in. This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 12:43. 15. We receive the spirit of adoption and we are enabled to come boldly to the throne of grace and cry Abba, Father. (Luke 13:1-3; Luke 15:7; Acts 8:22; Acts 20:21; Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:10), We believe that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition for salvation. 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. The establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament . The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every person of every race possesses full dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love. Water baptism is a prerequisite to the privileges of membership in the local church. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 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. Of Repentance and Faith. As stated in Matthew 4:4 (ESV): But He answered, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. We are to observe and do all things Christ has commanded us (teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. As a part of the Southern Baptist Convention, IMB is guided by a board of trustees elected by the convention in its annual meetings. We believe God brought all creation into being in six literal 24-hour days and that He rested on the 7th day. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery and pornography are sinful perversions of Gods gift of sex. Confessions serve us due to their helpful summary of the essential teachings of Scripture so as to both . What would you say? ; 5:810; 6:123; 8:118, 2939; 10:910, 13; 13:1114; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 30; 6:1920; 15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:1720; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; 5:2225; 6:15; Ephesians 1:7; 2:822; 4:1116; Philippians 2:1213; Colossians 1:922; 3:1ff. He regeneratesthe sinner by the Word of God. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. 7. 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. In the introduction to his classic work, A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God, published in 1738, Jonathan Edwards, pastor of the Congregational Church in Northampton, Mass., described the behavior of the town youth prior to the awakening of 1733: Licentiousness for some years prevailed among the youth of the town; there were many of them very much addicted to night-walking, and .