DOCTRINAL STATEMENT DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
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We believe in biblical creation.2.
We believe the King James or Authorized version of the English Bible is indeed the Word of God.3.
We believe in the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and these three are one in the Godhead.4.
We believe the salvation of sinners is wholly a work of God's sovereign grace. That God elected some of mankind unto salvation, that Jesus Christ died for these elect, and that the Holy Spirit will bring them to salvation by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.5.
We believe the work of God in salvation comes about through the preaching and hearing of the Word of God.6.
We believe that every believer and every church should be missionary in their endeavors.7.
We believe in the preservation and perseverance of the saints.8.
We believe that a New Testament Church is a local congregation of scripturally baptized believers covenanted together to carry out the commission Christ gave to His churches.A.
We believe that a church can only be started and organized into a New Testament Church by the authority of another true New Testament Church.B.
We believe Christ organized the first New Testament Church during His personal ministry on earth and all true churches have succeeded from that church. We believe in church perpetuity or succession.9.
We believe baptism and the Lord's Supper are church ordinances and are practiced or observed by the members of the local church only.A.
We believe the elements to be used in the Lord's Supper are wine and unleavened bread.10.
We are pretribulation rapture of Christ and premillennial reign of Christ on the earth.12.
We believe there will be the Judgment Seat of Christ after the rapture for believers where they will be judged as to their faithfulness and either receive rewards or suffer loss. We believe there will be a Great White Throne Judgment for all unbelievers after the millennial to establish the extent of their punishment in a literal hell.13.
We must declare also that we believe the Bride of Christ is a Baptist Bride.14.
We believe Sunday is the Lord's Day and is to be used only to glorify Him as a memorial of His resurrection.15.
We are Independent, Landmark, Sovereign Grace, Missionary Baptist.16.
We believe that each local church is autonomous and no other organization or person has authority over the local church except Jesus Christ, the Head of every church.