1. Only one true and living God (
Deut. 6:4)
2. The verbal, plenary (full), inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible (
II Tim. 3:16)
3. The Trinity of the Godhead (
Gen. 1:26)
4. The Holy Spirit - His personality, gifts and ministry (
I Cor. 12:13;
Eph. 4:7-13;
5:18)
5. The reality and personality of Satan and demons (
Luke 4:1-13)
6. The literal Genesis account of Creation (
Gen. 1&2)
7. The fall and depravity of man (
Gen. 3)
8. Salvation through faith in the substitutionary death and shed blood of Christ (
Rev. 5:9)
9. The virgin birth, miracles & bodily resurrection of Christ (
I Cor. 15:1-8)
10. The necessity of the new birth by God's grace (
John 3:3)
11. Justification by faith alone apart from works; but true faith works (
Rom. 4:5;
Jas. 2:1-14)
12. Sanctification of the believer & the pursuit of holiness (
Rom. 8:29)
13. The security and perseverance of the believer (
I Pet. 1:3-5)
14. The local church: Our Mission (
Matt. 28:19-20) & Our Priority (
I Cor. 12:12)
15. The ordinances of the local church:
Baptism by immersion of believers (
Matt. 28:19) & The Lord's Supper as a memorial (
I Cor. 11:23-26)
16. Biblical separation from sin and apostasy (personal & ecclesiastical) (
I Cor. 5:9-13)
17. The unity of the true church based on the fundamentals and a holy life (
Eph. 4:3)
18. Church discipline & a regenerate, pure church (
Matt 18:15-35)
19. Obedience to civil government (
Rom. 13:1-7)
20. The premillennial return of Christ (
Rev. 19:11-16)
21. The millennial reign of Christ (
Rev. 20:4)
22. A literal, beautiful, joyous, eternal Heaven for the saved (
John 14:2)
23. A literal, eternal, burning Hell for the lost (
Luke 16:19-31)
For a detailed confession of our faith, please refer to "The Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689"
