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I 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 sixty-six books from Genesis to Revelation, as originally written, are the very Word of God, verbally inspired and free from error. The King James Version is the only English translation that will be used.

I believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God — an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; and that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons — the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost — equal in every divine perfection, executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God the Son, pre-existent with the Father; becoming God in human flesh through the virgin birth; sinless in His nature and life. He made atonement for the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross. I believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into Heaven, His perpetual intercession for His people, and His coming again — the personal, pre-millennial and pre-tribulation return of our Lord to rapture His saints, and His return with His saints to set up His millennial reign.

I believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that He was active in creation; that He restrains the evil one until God’s purpose is fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of judgment and of righteousness; that He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel; and that He is the agent in the New Birth, who seals, guides, teaches, sanctifies and helps the believer.

I believe that Satan was once holy and enjoyed heavenly honors, but through pride and ambition to be as the Almighty he fell and drew after him a third of the angels; that he is now the prince of the power of the air and the unholy god of this world; man’s great tempter, the author of all false religions, and the chief power behind the present apostasy — destined to final defeat at the hands of God’s own Son and the judgment of an eternal justice.

I believe in the Genesis account of creation, to be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively; that man was created in God’s own image and after His likeness; that man’s creation was not a matter of evolution or evolutionary change of species; and that all animal and vegetable life was made directly, to bring forth only after their kind.

I believe that man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy state; in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners — not by constraint, but of choice — and therefore under just condemnation without defense or excuse.

I believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, who by 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 — the just dying for the unjust. Having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in heaven, every way qualified to be a suitable, compassionate, and all-sufficient Saviour.

I believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the Gospel.

I believe that repentance and faith are solemn obligations and inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the quickening Spirit of God; thereby, being deeply convicted of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, we turn to God with unfeigned contrition, confession, and supplication for mercy, at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ and openly confessing Him as our only and all-sufficient Saviour.

I believe in the visible local Church, the Body of Christ — a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible confession of faith, and associated for worship, the Word, and fellowship. To these churches were committed two ordinances: the Baptism of believers and the Lord’s Supper. The true mission of the Church is found in the Great Commission.

I believe that Baptist baptism is the immersion in water of a believer, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, under the authority of the local Church — a beautiful emblem of our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour. The Lord’s Supper is for the members of a local Church who, by the sacred use of unleavened bread and the unfermented fruit of the vine, commemorate together the dying love of Christ, preceded always by solemn self-examination.

I believe that every born-again believer is saved forever; they are kept by the power of God, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and hid in Christ. A saint can never lose his salvation, because he did nothing to gain it.

I believe that all saved people should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour and Lord; and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God.