The Bible is the Final Authority

We believe that all scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Tim. 3:16) and that God has promised to preserve His pure words (Ps. 12:6-7). We believe that the Authorized King James 1611 Bible is the inspired and preserved words of God for the world today and is therefore the supreme, inerrant, infallible, final authority in all matters of faith and practice.

Salvation Comes by Grace Through Faith

We believe that salvation is a free gift of God (Eph. 2:8,9) offered to man by His grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 10:8-13). It requires neither culture, character, religion, nor good works to get it or secure it. We believe every born again child of God is eternally secure in Christ with a forever sealed salvation (Eph. 1:13). Salvation will be evident through the fruit of repentance, faith, and newness of life (2 Cor. 5:17).

The Godhead

We believe that there is only one living and true God (1 Tim. 2:5). He is an infinite, intelligent God, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth (Deut. 4:39). In the unity of the Godhead, there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption (1Jn. 5:7).

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is God (Jn. 1:1-3), He was born of a virgin (Is. 7:14), He was God manifest in the flesh (1Tim. 3:16), He lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:15), He laid down His life on the cross for our sins (Rom. 5:8), He arose bodily the third day (1Cor. 15:4), He ascended back to Heaven (Acts 1:9), He sits glorified at the right hand of the Father (Heb. 1:13), He is the Head of the Church (Col. 1:18), and He is coming again (Titus 2:13), and He is the only way to Heaven (Jn. 14:6).

The Local Church

We believe the local church to be a body of believers who come together in obedience to Christ to carry out the dictates of the New Testament (Mt. 28:19, 20). The local church should be self-governing and independent from any interference of hierarchy, individuals, and organizations. Believers should assemble together locally in order to be edified in the word of God and to serve the Lord (Acts 11:23-26). The proper order for the local church is laid out especially in the Pastoral Epistles (1Tim. 3:15). Bible Believers Baptist Church is an independent Baptist Church.

The Body of Christ

We believe that every believer in the Church Age is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the spiritual body of Christ upon salvation (1Cor. 12:13). We believe that the body of Christ was a great mystery that was hid from past ages until it was first revealed by Christ through the apostle Paul (Eph. 3:1-12). There is only one body (Eph. 4:4) and only one Holy Spirit baptism into that body (Eph. 4:5). The body of Christ (the church) is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again Christians of which Christ is the Head (Eph. 1:22-23).

Baptism

We believe in following the Biblical pattern of baptism for the church age. Water baptism is only for those who have first believed in Jesus (Acts 8:36-37). It is full immersion into water symbolizing and identifying with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (Mt. 3:16, 1 Cor. 15:1-4). Baptism will also identify you with the local church but does not put you into the body of Christ (see "the body of Christ" above). Water baptism can in no wise impute grace or forgiveness of sins (1Cor. 1:17).

The Lord's Supper

We believe the Lord’s Supper to be a remembrance of what Christ did for us. The unleavened bread and fruit of the vine (grape juice) symbolize His body and blood. This special time of self-examination and appreciation allows us to not only look back, but also ahead to His coming (1Cor. 11:23-34). The elements in no way, shape, or form become supernatural, but are only symbolic. The Lord's table can in no wise impute grace or forgiveness of sins (1 Cor. 11:24-25).