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GOD THE SON.<\/h1>\n

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. 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. 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. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.Jesus Christ is God\u2019s Son. He is co-equal with the Father. He is both God and man. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless, human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of His people by dying on a cross. He died to become a substitutionary atonement for the sins of His people. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven\u2019s glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Matthew 1:22-23 | Romans 1:3-4 | Hebrews 4:14-15 | Isaiah 9:6 | Acts 1:9-11 | John 1:1-5; 14:10-30, 14:16-17<\/p>\n

Genesis 18:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Psalms 2:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a0110:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Isaiah 7:14<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 53:1-12<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 1:18-23<\/a>;\u00a03:17<\/a>;\u00a08:29<\/a>;\u00a011:27<\/a>;14:33<\/a>;\u00a016:16<\/a>,27<\/a>;\u00a017:5<\/a>;\u00a027<\/a>;\u00a028:1-6<\/a>,19<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:1<\/a>;\u00a03:11<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 1:35<\/a>;\u00a04:41<\/a>;\u00a022:70<\/a>;\u00a024:46<\/a>;\u00a0John 1:1-18<\/a>,29<\/a>;10:30<\/a>,38<\/a>;\u00a011:25-27<\/a>;\u00a012:44-50<\/a>;\u00a014:7-11<\/a>;\u00a016:15-16<\/a>,28<\/a>;\u00a017:1-5<\/a>,\u00a021-22<\/a>;\u00a020:1-20<\/a>,28<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:9<\/a>;\u00a02:22-24<\/a>;\u00a07:55-56<\/a>;\u00a09:4-5<\/a>,20<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 1:3-4<\/a>;\u00a03:23-26<\/a>;\u00a05:6-21<\/a>;\u00a08:1-3<\/a>,34<\/a>;\u00a010:4<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:30<\/a>;\u00a02:2<\/a>;\u00a08:6<\/a>;\u00a015:1-8<\/a>,24-28<\/a>;\u00a02 Corinthians 5:19-21<\/a>;\u00a08:9<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 4:4-5<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:20<\/a>;\u00a03:11<\/a>;\u00a04:7-10<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 2:5-11<\/a>;Colossians 1:13-22<\/a>;\u00a02:9<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 4:14-18<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 2:5-6<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a0Titus 2:13-14<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 1:1-3<\/a>;\u00a04:14-15<\/a>;\u00a07:14-28<\/a>;\u00a09:12-15<\/a>,24-28<\/a>;\u00a012:2<\/a>;\u00a013:8<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 2:21-25<\/a>;\u00a03:22<\/a>;\u00a01 John 1:7-9<\/a>;\u00a03:2<\/a>;\u00a04:14-15<\/a>;5:9<\/a>;\u00a02 John 7-9<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:13-16<\/a>;\u00a05:9-14<\/a>;\u00a012:10-11<\/a>;\u00a013:8<\/a>;\u00a019:16<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1586039525769{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}” el_class=”resp-welcome”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”1980″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1489062658468{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586543934754{margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;border-left-style: none !important;}”]<\/p>\n

SALVATION.<\/h1>\n

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.<\/p>\n

A. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God\u2019s grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus. It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace.<\/p>\n

Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour.<\/p>\n

B. Justification is God\u2019s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God.<\/p>\n

C. Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to God\u2019s purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

D. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.<\/p>\n

Salvation is God\u2019s free gift to us. We receive this gift through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. Repentance means turning away from our sin and turning toward Christ. Faith means trusting in Christ alone for the remission of our sins. When we place our faith in Jesus Christ, His perfect obedience is credited to us so that God sees us as the righteousness of Christ. Every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven, while those who die in their sins will spend eternity in Hell. Romans 6:23 | Titus 3:5 | John 14:6; 1:12 | Galatians 3:26 | Ephesians 2:8-9 | Romans 5:1<\/p>\n

Genesis 3:15<\/a>;\u00a0Exodus 3:14-17<\/a>;\u00a06:2-8<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 1:21<\/a>;\u00a04:17<\/a>;\u00a016:21-26<\/a>;\u00a027:22-28:6<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 1:68-69<\/a>;\u00a02:28-32<\/a>;\u00a0John 1:11-14<\/a>,29<\/a>;\u00a03:3-21<\/a>,36<\/a>;\u00a05:24<\/a>;\u00a010:9<\/a>,28-29<\/a>;15:1-16<\/a>;\u00a017:17<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 2:21<\/a>;\u00a04:12<\/a>;\u00a015:11<\/a>;\u00a016:30-31<\/a>;\u00a017:30-31<\/a>;\u00a020:32<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 1:16-18<\/a>;\u00a02:4<\/a>;\u00a03:23-25<\/a>;\u00a04:3ff<\/a>.;\u00a05:8-10<\/a>;\u00a06:1-23<\/a>;\u00a08:1-18<\/a>,29-39<\/a>;\u00a010:9-10<\/a>,13<\/a>;\u00a013:11-14<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:18<\/a>,30<\/a>;\u00a06:19-20<\/a>;\u00a015:10<\/a>;\u00a02 Corinthians 5:17-20<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 2:20<\/a>;\u00a03:13<\/a>;\u00a05:22-25<\/a>;\u00a06:15<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:7<\/a>;\u00a02:8-22<\/a>;\u00a04:11-16<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 2:12-13<\/a>;Colossians 1:9-22<\/a>;\u00a03:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a01 Thessalonians 5:23-24<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 1:12<\/a>;\u00a0Titus 2:11-14<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 2:1-3<\/a>;\u00a05:8-9<\/a>;\u00a09:24-28<\/a>;\u00a011:1-12:8<\/a>,14<\/a>;\u00a0James 2:14-26<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 1:2-23<\/a>;\u00a01 John 1:6-2:11<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 3:20<\/a>;\u00a021:1-22:5<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1586039525769{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}” el_class=”resp-welcome”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”1978″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1489062658468{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586544054093{margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;border-left-style: none !important;}”]<\/p>\n

THE CHRISTIAN & THE SOCIAL ORDER.<\/h1>\n

All Christians are under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in our own lives and in human society. Means and methods used for the improvement of society and the establishment of righteousness among men can be truly and permanently helpful only when they are rooted in the regeneration of the individual by the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ. In the spirit of Christ, Christians should oppose racism, every form of greed, selfishness, and vice, and all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography. We should work to provide for the orphaned, the needy, the abused, the aged, the helpless, and the sick. We should speak on behalf of the unborn and contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death. Every Christian should seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth, and brotherly love. In order to promote these ends Christians should be ready to work with all men of good will in any good cause, always being careful to act in the spirit of love without compromising their loyalty to Christ and His truth.<\/p>\n

Exodus 20:3-17<\/a>;\u00a0Leviticus 6:2-5<\/a>;\u00a0Deuteronomy 10:12<\/a>;\u00a027:17<\/a>;\u00a0Psalm 101:5<\/a>;\u00a0Micah 6:8<\/a>;\u00a0Zechariah 8:16<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 5:13-16<\/a>,43-48<\/a>;\u00a022:36-40<\/a>;\u00a025:35<\/a>;Mark 1:29-34<\/a>;\u00a02:3ff<\/a>.;\u00a010:21<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 4:18-21<\/a>;\u00a010:27-37<\/a>;\u00a020:25<\/a>;\u00a0John 15:12<\/a>;\u00a017:15<\/a>; Romans 12\u201314;\u00a01Corinthians 5:9-10<\/a>;\u00a06:1-7<\/a>;\u00a07:20-24<\/a>;\u00a010:23-11:1<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 3:26-28<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 6:5-9<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 3:12-17<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 3:12<\/a>; Philemon;\u00a0James 1:27<\/a>;\u00a02:8<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1586039525769{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}” el_class=”resp-welcome”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_single_image image=”1979″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left” css=”.vc_custom_1489062658468{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586544031008{margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;border-left-style: none !important;}”]<\/p>\n

EVANGELISM & MISSIONS.<\/h1>\n

It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man\u2019s spirit by God\u2019s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. 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. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.<\/p>\n

Genesis 12:1-3<\/a>;\u00a0Exodus 19:5-6<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 6:1-8<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 9:37-38<\/a>;\u00a010:5-15<\/a>;\u00a013:18-30<\/a>,\u00a037-43<\/a>;\u00a016:19<\/a>;\u00a022:9-10<\/a>;\u00a024:14<\/a>;\u00a028:18-20<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 10:1-18<\/a>;\u00a024:46-53<\/a>;John 14:11-12<\/a>;\u00a015:7-8<\/a>,16<\/a>;\u00a017:15<\/a>;\u00a020:21<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:8<\/a>;\u00a02<\/a>;\u00a08:26-40<\/a>;\u00a010:42-48<\/a>;\u00a013:2-3<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 10:13-15<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 3:1-11<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 1:8<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 4:5<\/a>;Hebrews 2:1-3<\/a>;\u00a011:39-12:2<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 2:4-10<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 22:17<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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WE BELIEVE IN THE TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD, THE BIBLE.<\/h1>\n

People who attend our church come from all different experiences and backgrounds. Some have been raised in church their whole life. Others come with no church or religious background at all. Suddenly, they find themselves at a Baptist church. What does that mean? Many have identified the Baptist church by its common stereotypes, but we can assure you that the First Baptist of Chickamauga family is not your stereotypical church. We are unique. We believe church should be fun and exciting, yet without compromising the truth of God\u2019s Word, the Bible. We are a Christian, evangelical church\u2014a church whose primary purpose is to share the good news of Jesus Christ. We are also a Baptist church. Listed below you will find a summary of the essential beliefs that all Christians share and the Baptist beliefs that make us distinct from other denominations[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1586544379595{padding-top: 11% !important;padding-bottom: 9% !important;}”][vc_column]

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Baptism is a picture and an illustration\u2014a symbolic act. Baptism by immersion best illustrates the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ on our behalf and our subsequent faith in Him. It is not necessary for salvation but is strongly associated with salvation, as it best illustrates our new identity with Jesus Christ. We believe in believer\u2019s baptism. A person must first exercise faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for their sins, was buried and rose from the dead. An infant or person who does not understand God\u2019s plan of salvation cannot make that kind of commitment. The Scriptural order is belief first followed by baptism. Baptism is limited to those who have personally believed in Jesus Christ as Savior. Mark 1:9-11 | Matthew 28:18-20 | Mark 16:15-16 Acts 8:12 | Matthew 3:13-17 | Colossians 2:12<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t

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The Lord\u2019s Supper is an ordinance of the church. It was instituted when the Lord had the Passover meal before His crucifixion. We observe the Lord\u2019s Supper on a regular basis in remembrance of Jesus Christ\u2019s atonement for our sins. It is a proclamation of His death and an assurance of His second coming. We ask only those who have made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ to participate in the Lord\u2019s Supper. The elements of bread and grape juice are used as symbols of Christ\u2019s body that was broken and His blood that was shed for the remission of our sins. 1 Corinthians 1:21-32 | 1 Corinthians 5:11-13 | Matthew 26:29<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t

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Each person is able to come to God for himself or herself. There is no need for a third party to tell a person how to pray, how to interpret Scriptures, or how to vote in church. All believers are ministers and\u00a0servants of God. Therefore the church does not have a distinctive class of priests. All members are made \u201cpriests unto God\u201d by the death of Christ. The church is a holy priesthood chosen by God to offer up spiritual sacrifices. There is only one mediator between God and man, and that is Jesus Christ. Revelation 1:5-6 | Ephesians 4:11-12 | 1 Timothy 2:5 | Romans 12:1 | 1 Peter 2:5<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t

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We believe in the local autonomy of the church. Each church has the right to manage its affairs with no central authority except that of Christ Himself. Freedom does not rule out cooperation. We are a cooperating church with the Southern Baptist Convention. This means that we cooperate with other Baptist Churches in pooling and sharing money for the support of missionaries and ministries at home and around the world. We also cooperate with the Georgia Baptist Convention, this is called a Cooperative Program. Acts 15<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t

Learn more<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1586039525769{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}” el_class=”resp-welcome”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ icons_position=”left”][vc_custom_heading text=”Essential Christian Beliefs” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_separator color=”peacoc” style=”shadow” el_width=”30″][vc_tta_accordion shape=”round” active_section=”9″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”God” tab_id=”1586546991196-87897c14-8a9f” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]There is one God. He is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and one. He is perfect in His many attributes of holiness, love, power, knowledge, justice and mercy. Genesis 1:1, 26, 27, 3:22 | 2 Corinthians 13:14 | 1 Peter 1:2 | Matthew 28:19 | Psalm 90:2[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Jesus Christ” tab_id=”1586546991599-fcd05b0c-d74b” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Jesus Christ is God\u2019s Son. He is co-equal with the Father. He is both God and man. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless, human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of His people by dying on a cross. He died to become a substitutionary atonement for the sins of His people. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven\u2019s glory and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Matthew 1:22-23 | Romans 1:3-4 | Hebrews 4:14-15 | Isaiah 9:6 | Acts 1:9-11 | John 1:1-5; 14:10-30, 14:16-17[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Holy Spirit” tab_id=”1586546992018-acab8b74-00e7″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is the divine helper, assistant, counselor and instructor. He is present in the world to make man aware of his need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer a spiritual gift when they are saved. As Christians, we seek to live under His control daily. 2 Corinthians 3:17 | Acts 1:8 | Ephesians 1:13; 5:18 | John 16:7-13; 14:16-27 | 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16 | Galatians 5:25[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”God’s Word” tab_id=”1586546992421-ee7d7499-57d1″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]The Bible is God\u2019s Word to us. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. The Bible is inspired by God and is the truth without any mixture of error. It is the sole authority for life. 2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16 | 2 Peter 1:20-21 | Psalm 119:105, 160; 12:6 | Proverbs 30:5[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Human Beings” tab_id=”1586546992811-2e9d17e9-f288″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Human beings are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. As the supreme object of God\u2019s creation, we were designed for dignity. However, Adam\u2019s sin catapulted the creation into a fallen state and plunged all his descendants into depravity. Thus, all of us are marred by rebellion and disobedience, which is called \u201csin,\u201d toward God. Sin separates people from God and causes many problems in life. Genesis 1:27 | Psalm 8:3-6 | Romans 3:23 | Isaiah 53:6a; 59:1-2[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Eternal Security” tab_id=”1586546993707-a2c11004-5250″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ. If you have made a genuine commitment of faith in Jesus, you cannot lose your salvation. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God, not by the self-effort of the Christian. God\u2019s grace and power enable us to persevere in faith until the end. John 10:29 | Ephesians 2:1-10 | 1 Peter 1:3-5 | Hebrews 7:25; 10:10, 14 | 2 Timothy 1:12[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Eternity” tab_id=”1586546994192-80cb11ed-2687″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence. John 3:16 | Romans 6:23 | Revelation 20:15[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Baptist Faith & Message” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_separator color=”peacoc” style=”shadow” el_width=”30″][vc_tta_accordion shape=”round” active_section=”” no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”The Scriptures” tab_id=”1586480453487-24383a7a-b664″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God\u2019s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. 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. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.<\/p>\n

Exodus 24:4<\/a>;\u00a0Deuteronomy 4:1-2<\/a>;\u00a017:19<\/a>;\u00a0Joshua 8:34<\/a>;\u00a0Psalms 19:7-10<\/a>;\u00a0119:11<\/a>,89<\/a>,105<\/a>,140<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 34:16<\/a>;\u00a040:8<\/a>;\u00a0Jeremiah 15:16<\/a>;\u00a036:1-32<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 5:17-18<\/a>;\u00a022:29<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 21:33<\/a>;\u00a024:44-46<\/a>;\u00a0John 5:39<\/a>;16:13-15<\/a>;\u00a017:17<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 2:16ff<\/a>.;\u00a017:11<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 15:4<\/a>;\u00a016:25-26<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 3:15-17<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 1:1-2<\/a>;\u00a04:12<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 1:25<\/a>;\u00a02 Peter 1:19-21<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”God” tab_id=”1586480386615-d5cc975b-3b27″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.<\/p>\n

A. God the Father<\/b><\/p>\n

God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all men.<\/p>\n

Genesis 1:1<\/a>;\u00a02:7<\/a>;\u00a0Exodus 3:14<\/a>;\u00a06:2-3<\/a>;\u00a015:11ff<\/a>.;\u00a020:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Leviticus 22:2<\/a>;\u00a0Deuteronomy 6:4<\/a>;\u00a032:6<\/a>;\u00a01 Chronicles 29:10<\/a>;\u00a0Psalm 19:1-3<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 43:3<\/a>,15<\/a>;\u00a064:8<\/a>;\u00a0Jeremiah 10:10<\/a>;\u00a017:13<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 6:9ff<\/a>.;\u00a07:11<\/a>;23:9<\/a>;\u00a028:19<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:9-11<\/a>;\u00a0John 4:24<\/a>;\u00a05:26<\/a>;\u00a014:6-13<\/a>;\u00a017:1-8<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:7<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 8:14-15<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 8:6<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 4:6<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 4:6<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:15<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 1:17<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 11:6<\/a>;\u00a012:9<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 1:17<\/a>;1 John 5:7<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

B. God the Son<\/b><\/p>\n

Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet without sin. 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. 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. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and man. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord.<\/p>\n

Genesis 18:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Psalms 2:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a0110:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Isaiah 7:14<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 53:1-12<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 1:18-23<\/a>;\u00a03:17<\/a>;\u00a08:29<\/a>;\u00a011:27<\/a>;14:33<\/a>;\u00a016:16<\/a>,27<\/a>;\u00a017:5<\/a>;\u00a027<\/a>;\u00a028:1-6<\/a>,19<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:1<\/a>;\u00a03:11<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 1:35<\/a>;\u00a04:41<\/a>;\u00a022:70<\/a>;\u00a024:46<\/a>;\u00a0John 1:1-18<\/a>,29<\/a>;10:30<\/a>,38<\/a>;\u00a011:25-27<\/a>;\u00a012:44-50<\/a>;\u00a014:7-11<\/a>;\u00a016:15-16<\/a>,28<\/a>;\u00a017:1-5<\/a>,\u00a021-22<\/a>;\u00a020:1-20<\/a>,28<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:9<\/a>;\u00a02:22-24<\/a>;\u00a07:55-56<\/a>;\u00a09:4-5<\/a>,20<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 1:3-4<\/a>;\u00a03:23-26<\/a>;\u00a05:6-21<\/a>;\u00a08:1-3<\/a>,34<\/a>;\u00a010:4<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:30<\/a>;\u00a02:2<\/a>;\u00a08:6<\/a>;\u00a015:1-8<\/a>,24-28<\/a>;\u00a02 Corinthians 5:19-21<\/a>;\u00a08:9<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 4:4-5<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:20<\/a>;\u00a03:11<\/a>;\u00a04:7-10<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 2:5-11<\/a>;Colossians 1:13-22<\/a>;\u00a02:9<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 4:14-18<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 2:5-6<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a0Titus 2:13-14<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 1:1-3<\/a>;\u00a04:14-15<\/a>;\u00a07:14-28<\/a>;\u00a09:12-15<\/a>,24-28<\/a>;\u00a012:2<\/a>;\u00a013:8<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 2:21-25<\/a>;\u00a03:22<\/a>;\u00a01 John 1:7-9<\/a>;\u00a03:2<\/a>;\u00a04:14-15<\/a>;5:9<\/a>;\u00a02 John 7-9<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:13-16<\/a>;\u00a05:9-14<\/a>;\u00a012:10-11<\/a>;\u00a013:8<\/a>;\u00a019:16<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

C. God the Holy Spirit<\/b><\/p>\n

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables men to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He calls men to the Saviour, and effects regeneration. At the moment of regeneration He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the guarantee that God will bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service.<\/p>\n

Genesis 1:2<\/a>;\u00a0Judges 14:6<\/a>;\u00a0Job 26:13<\/a>;\u00a0Psalms 51:11<\/a>;\u00a0139:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Isaiah 61:1-3<\/a>;\u00a0Joel 2:28-32<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 1:18<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a04:1<\/a>;\u00a012:28-32<\/a>;\u00a028:19<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:10<\/a>,12<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 1:35<\/a>;\u00a04:1<\/a>,18-19<\/a>;\u00a011:13<\/a>;\u00a012:12<\/a>;\u00a024:49<\/a>;\u00a0John 4:24<\/a>;\u00a014:16-17<\/a>,26<\/a>;\u00a015:26<\/a>;\u00a016:7-14<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:8<\/a>;\u00a02:1-4<\/a>,38<\/a>;\u00a04:31<\/a>;\u00a05:3<\/a>;\u00a06:3<\/a>;\u00a07:55<\/a>;\u00a08:17<\/a>,39<\/a>;\u00a010:44<\/a>;\u00a013:2<\/a>;\u00a015:28<\/a>;\u00a016:6<\/a>;\u00a019:1-6<\/a>;Romans 8:9-11<\/a>,14-16<\/a>,26-27<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 2:10-14<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a012:3-11<\/a>,13<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 4:6<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:13-14<\/a>;\u00a04:30<\/a>;\u00a05:18<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 5:19<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 3:16<\/a>;4:1<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 1:14<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 9:8<\/a>,14<\/a>;\u00a02 Peter 1:21<\/a>;\u00a01 John 4:13<\/a>;\u00a05:6-7<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:10<\/a>;\u00a022:17<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Man” tab_id=”1586480386644-47641d23-85ad” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Man is the special creation of God, made in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. The gift of gender is thus part of the goodness of God\u2019s creation. In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. 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. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. 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.<\/p>\n

Genesis 1:26-30<\/a>;\u00a02:5<\/a>,7<\/a>,18-22<\/a>;\u00a03<\/a>;\u00a09:6<\/a>; Psalms 1; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5;\u00a0Isaiah 6:5<\/a>;\u00a0Jeremiah 17:5<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 16:26<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 17:26-31<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 1:19-32<\/a>;\u00a03:10-18<\/a>,23<\/a>;\u00a05:6<\/a>,12<\/a>,19<\/a>;\u00a06:6<\/a>;\u00a07:14-25<\/a>;\u00a08:14-18<\/a>,29<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:21-31<\/a>;\u00a015:19<\/a>,21-22<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 2:1-22<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:21-22<\/a>;\u00a03:9-11<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”God’s Purpose of Grace” tab_id=”1586545584458-521d8833-f883″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God\u2019s sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.<\/p>\n

All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. 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.<\/p>\n

Genesis 12:1-3<\/a>;\u00a0Exodus 19:5-8<\/a>;\u00a01 Samuel 8:4-7<\/a>,19-22<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 5:1-7<\/a>;\u00a0Jeremiah 31:31ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Matthew 16:18-19<\/a>;\u00a021:28-45<\/a>;\u00a024:22<\/a>,31<\/a>;\u00a025:34<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 1:68-79<\/a>;2:29-32<\/a>;\u00a019:41-44<\/a>;\u00a024:44-48<\/a>;\u00a0John 1:12-14<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a05:24<\/a>;\u00a06:44-45<\/a>,65<\/a>;\u00a010:27-29<\/a>;\u00a015:16<\/a>;\u00a017:6<\/a>,12<\/a>,17-18<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 20:32<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 5:9-10<\/a>;\u00a08:28-39<\/a>;\u00a010:12-15<\/a>;\u00a011:5-7<\/a>,26-36<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:1-2<\/a>;\u00a015:24-28<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:4-23<\/a>;\u00a02:1-10<\/a>;\u00a03:1-11<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:12-14<\/a>;\u00a02 Thessalonians 2:13-14<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 1:12<\/a>;\u00a02:10<\/a>,19<\/a>;Hebrews 11:39\u201312:2<\/a>;\u00a0James 1:12<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 1:2-5<\/a>,13<\/a>;\u00a02:4-10<\/a>;\u00a01 John 1:7-9<\/a>;\u00a02:19<\/a>;\u00a03:2<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The Church” tab_id=”1586545606865-0997c868-4c3b” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the two ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ through democratic processes. In such a congregation each member is responsible and accountable to Christ as Lord. Its scriptural officers are pastors and deacons. While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.<\/p>\n

The New Testament speaks also of the church as the Body of Christ which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages, believers from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.<\/p>\n

Matthew 16:15-19<\/a>;\u00a018:15-20<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 2:41-42<\/a>,47<\/a>;\u00a05:11-14<\/a>;\u00a06:3-6<\/a>;\u00a013:1-3<\/a>;\u00a014:23<\/a>,27<\/a>;\u00a015:1-30<\/a>;\u00a016:5<\/a>;\u00a020:28<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 1:7<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:2<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a05:4-5<\/a>;\u00a07:17<\/a>;9:13-14<\/a>;\u00a012<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 1:22-23<\/a>;\u00a02:19-22<\/a>;\u00a03:8-11<\/a>,21<\/a>;\u00a05:22-32<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 1:1<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:18<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 2:9-14<\/a>;\u00a03:1-15<\/a>;\u00a04:14<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 11:39-40<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 5:1-4<\/a>; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Baptism and the Lord’s Supper” tab_id=”1586545630853-41806a7e-af29″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer\u2019s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer\u2019s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord\u2019s Supper.<\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Matthew 3:13-17<\/a>;\u00a026:26-30<\/a>;\u00a028:19-20<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:9-11<\/a>;\u00a014:22-26<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 3:21-22<\/a>;\u00a022:19-20<\/a>;\u00a0John 3:23<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 2:41-42<\/a>;\u00a08:35-39<\/a>;\u00a016:30-33<\/a>;\u00a020:7<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 6:3-5<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 10:16<\/a>,21<\/a>;\u00a011:23-29<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 2:12<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The Lord’s Day” tab_id=”1586545659720-eced5ba0-4f15″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]The first day of the week is the Lord\u2019s Day. It is a Christian institution for regular observance. It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. Activities on the Lord\u2019s Day should be commensurate with the Christian\u2019s conscience under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Exodus 20:8-11<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 12:1-12<\/a>;\u00a028:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Mark 2:27-28<\/a>;\u00a016:1-7<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 24:1-3<\/a>,33-36<\/a>;\u00a0John 4:21-24<\/a>;\u00a020:1<\/a>,19-28<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 20:7<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 14:5-10<\/a>;\u00a0I Corinthians 16:1-2<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 2:16<\/a>;\u00a03:16<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:10<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The Kingdom” tab_id=”1586545678768-2b64cf2f-210c” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]The Kingdom of God includes both His general sovereignty over the universe and His particular kingship over men who willfully acknowledge Him as King. Particularly the Kingdom is the realm of salvation into which men enter by trustful, childlike commitment to Jesus Christ. Christians ought to pray and to labor that the Kingdom may come and God\u2019s will be done on earth. The full consummation of the Kingdom awaits the return of Jesus Christ and the end of this age.<\/p>\n

Genesis 1:1<\/a>;\u00a0Isaiah 9:6-7<\/a>;\u00a0Jeremiah 23:5-6<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 3:2<\/a>;\u00a04:8-10<\/a>,23<\/a>;\u00a012:25-28<\/a>;\u00a013:1-52<\/a>;\u00a025:31-46<\/a>;\u00a026:29<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 1:14-15<\/a>;\u00a09:1<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 4:43<\/a>;\u00a08:1<\/a>;\u00a09:2<\/a>;\u00a012:31-32<\/a>;\u00a017:20-21<\/a>;\u00a023:42<\/a>;\u00a0John 3:3<\/a>;\u00a018:36<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:6-7<\/a>;\u00a017:22-31<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 5:17<\/a>;\u00a08:19<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 15:24-28<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:13<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 11:10<\/a>,16<\/a>;\u00a012:28<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 2:4-10<\/a>;\u00a04:13<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:6<\/a>,9<\/a>;\u00a05:10<\/a>;\u00a011:15<\/a>;\u00a021-22<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Last Things” tab_id=”1586545700591-ea7b88b9-044f” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. 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. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 2:4<\/a>;\u00a011:9<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 16:27<\/a>;\u00a018:8-9<\/a>;\u00a019:28<\/a>;\u00a024:27<\/a>,30<\/a>,36<\/a>,44<\/a>;\u00a025:31-46<\/a>;\u00a026:64<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 8:38<\/a>;\u00a09:43-48<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 12:40<\/a>,48<\/a>;\u00a016:19-26<\/a>;\u00a017:22-37<\/a>;\u00a021:27-28<\/a>;John 14:1-3<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 1:11<\/a>;\u00a017:31<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 14:10<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 4:5<\/a>;\u00a015:24-28<\/a>,35-58<\/a>;\u00a02 Corinthians 5:10<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 3:20-21<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 1:5<\/a>;\u00a03:4<\/a>;\u00a01 Thessalonians 4:14-18<\/a>;\u00a05:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a02 Thessalonians 1:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a02<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 6:14<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 4:1<\/a>,8<\/a>;\u00a0Titus 2:13<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 9:27-28<\/a>;\u00a0James 5:8<\/a>;\u00a02 Peter 3:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a01 John 2:28<\/a>;\u00a03:2<\/a>;\u00a0Jude 14<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 1:18<\/a>;\u00a03:11<\/a>;\u00a020:1-22:13<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Education” tab_id=”1586545746169-04d05812-1638″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Christianity is the faith of enlightenment and intelligence. In Jesus Christ abide all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. All sound learning is, therefore, a part of our Christian heritage. The new birth opens all human faculties and creates a thirst for knowledge. Moreover, the cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general benevolence, and should receive along with these the liberal support of the churches. An adequate system of Christian education is necessary to a complete spiritual program for Christ\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

In Christian education there should be a proper balance between academic freedom and academic responsibility. Freedom in any orderly relationship of human life is always limited and never absolute. The freedom of a teacher in a Christian school, college, or seminary is limited by the pre-eminence of Jesus Christ, by the authoritative nature of the Scriptures, and by the distinct purpose for which the school exists.<\/p>\n

Deuteronomy 4:1<\/a>,5<\/a>,9<\/a>,14<\/a>;\u00a06:1-10<\/a>;\u00a031:12-13<\/a>;\u00a0Nehemiah 8:1-8<\/a>;\u00a0Job 28:28<\/a>;\u00a0Psalms 19:7ff<\/a>.;\u00a0119:11<\/a>;\u00a0Proverbs 3:13ff<\/a>.;\u00a04:1-10<\/a>;\u00a08:1-7<\/a>,11<\/a>;\u00a015:14<\/a>;\u00a0Ecclesiastes 7:19<\/a>;Matthew 5:2<\/a>;\u00a07:24ff<\/a>.;\u00a028:19-20<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 2:40<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:18-31<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 4:11-16<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 4:8<\/a>;\u00a0Colossians 2:3<\/a>,8-9<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 1:3-7<\/a>;\u00a02 Timothy 2:15<\/a>;\u00a03:14-17<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 5:12-6:3<\/a>;\u00a0James 1:5<\/a>;\u00a03:17<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Stewardship” tab_id=”1586545770070-f8737de7-9c13″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore under obligation to serve Him with their time, talents, and material possessions; and should recognize all these as entrusted to them to use for the glory of God and for helping others. According to the Scriptures, Christians should contribute of their means cheerfully, regularly, systematically, proportionately, and liberally for the advancement of the Redeemer\u2019s cause on earth.<\/p>\n

Genesis 14:20<\/a>;\u00a0Leviticus 27:30-32<\/a>;\u00a0Deuteronomy 8:18<\/a>;\u00a0Malachi 3:8-12<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 6:1-4<\/a>,19-21<\/a>;\u00a019:21<\/a>;\u00a023:23<\/a>;\u00a025:14-29<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 12:16-21<\/a>,42<\/a>;\u00a016:1-13<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 2:44-47<\/a>;\u00a05:1-11<\/a>;\u00a017:24-25<\/a>;\u00a020:35<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 6:6-22<\/a>;\u00a012:1-2<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 4:1-2<\/a>;\u00a06:19-20<\/a>;\u00a012<\/a>;\u00a016:1-4<\/a>; 2 Corinthians 8-9; 12:15;\u00a0Philippians 4:10-19<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 1:18-19<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cooperation” tab_id=”1586545820520-1a8ccfd5-977f” el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]Christ\u2019s people should, as occasion requires, organize such associations and conventions as may best secure cooperation for the great objects of the Kingdom of God. Such organizations have no authority over one another or over the churches. They are voluntary and advisory bodies designed to elicit, combine, and direct the energies of our people in the most effective manner. Members of New Testament churches should cooperate with one another in carrying forward the missionary, educational, and benevolent ministries for the extension of Christ\u2019s Kingdom. Christian unity in the New Testament sense is spiritual harmony and voluntary cooperation for common ends by various groups of Christ\u2019s people. Cooperation is desirable between the various Christian denominations, when the end to be attained is itself justified, and when such cooperation involves no violation of conscience or compromise of loyalty to Christ and His Word as revealed in the New Testament.<\/p>\n

Exodus 17:12<\/a>;\u00a018:17ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Judges 7:21<\/a>;\u00a0Ezra 1:3-4<\/a>;\u00a02:68-69<\/a>;\u00a05:14-15<\/a>; Nehemiah 4; 8:1-5;\u00a0Matthew 10:5-15<\/a>;\u00a020:1-16<\/a>;\u00a022:1-10<\/a>;\u00a028:19-20<\/a>;\u00a0Mark 2:3<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 10:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a0Acts 1:13-14<\/a>;\u00a02:1ff<\/a>.;\u00a04:31-37<\/a>;\u00a013:2-3<\/a>;\u00a015:1-35<\/a>;\u00a01 Corinthians 1:10-17<\/a>;\u00a03:5-15<\/a>;\u00a012<\/a>; 2 Corinthians 8-9;\u00a0Galatians 1:6-10<\/a>;\u00a0Ephesians 4:1-16<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 1:15-18<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Peace & War” tab_id=”1586545871703-c0797236-4078″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]It is the duty of Christians to seek peace with all men on principles of righteousness. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ they should do all in their power to put an end to war.<\/p>\n

The true remedy for the war spirit is the gospel of our Lord. The supreme need of the world is the acceptance of His teachings in all the affairs of men and nations, and the practical application of His law of love. Christian people throughout the world should pray for the reign of the Prince of Peace.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 2:4<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 5:9<\/a>,38-48<\/a>;\u00a06:33<\/a>;\u00a026:52<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 22:36<\/a>,38<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 12:18-19<\/a>;\u00a013:1-7<\/a>;\u00a014:19<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 12:14<\/a>;\u00a0James 4:1-2<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Religious Liberty” tab_id=”1586545922623-0e63a31f-8fe1″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]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. Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the pursuit of its spiritual ends. In providing for such freedom no ecclesiastical group or denomination should be favored by the state more than others. Civil government being ordained of God, it is the duty of Christians to render loyal obedience thereto in all things not contrary to the revealed will of God. The church should not resort to the civil power to carry on its work. The gospel of Christ contemplates spiritual means alone for the pursuit of its ends. The state has no right to impose penalties for religious opinions of any kind. The state has no right to impose taxes for the support of any form of religion. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal, and this implies the right of free and unhindered access to God on the part of all men, and the right to form and propagate opinions in the sphere of religion without interference by the civil power.<\/p>\n

Genesis 1:27<\/a>;\u00a02:7<\/a>;\u00a0Matthew 6:6-7<\/a>,24<\/a>;\u00a016:26<\/a>;\u00a022:21<\/a>;\u00a0John 8:36<\/a>;\u00a0Acts 4:19-20<\/a>;\u00a0Romans 6:1-2<\/a>;\u00a013:1-7<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 5:1<\/a>,13<\/a>;\u00a0Philippians 3:20<\/a>;\u00a01 Timothy 2:1-2<\/a>;\u00a0James 4:12<\/a>;\u00a01 Peter 2:12-17<\/a>;\u00a03:11-17<\/a>;\u00a04:12-19<\/a>.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The Family” tab_id=”1586545946794-97b24c0a-6e26″ el_class=”accordionStyle”][vc_column_text]God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption.<\/p>\n

Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God\u2019s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.<\/p>\n

The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God\u2019s image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation.<\/p>\n

Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God\u2019s pattern for marriage. 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. Children are to honor and obey their parents.<\/p>\n

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What Dress Code?<\/h3>
Our environment is casual and we simply want you to come as you are. You don\u2019t need to be put together to do life with us. If you\u2019re on the fence at all, we want you to hear us say\u2026JUST COME! We remind ourselves a lot around here that we are REAL people, with REAL problems and a REAL HOPE!<\/div>
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We love kids. If you are planning on bringing your children with you, we think that\u2019s awesome. Taking care of your children & providing an amazing experience for them is one of our greatest values. You\u2019ll want to give yourself a few extra minutes, especially if you\u2019re a first time guest, to get your kids checked into their respective environments.<\/div>
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