The Bible tells us in Acts 2:42, "And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers." 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
There is no doubt that doctrine is important for the Christian and his walk with God. We here at Calvary Baptist Church place an emphasis on the doctrines of the Word of God. We spend much of our time exploring and learning about these doctrines so that we can build our lives for God's glory.
If you have any questions, or would like further information, please feel free to call the office to speak with our Pastor.
We believe in the Holy Scripture: accepting fully the writings of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments as the inerrant Word of God. We believe in the verbal, plenary, inspiration in the original writings, and God's preservation of His pure words to every generation. The Masoretic Text of the Old Testament and the Received Text of the New Testament (Textus Receptus) are those texts of the original languages we accept and use. And it is for that reason we use the King James Version of the Bible. We believe that the Bible is in all parts and therefore altogether sufficient as our only infallible and authoritative rule of faith and practice. Psalm 119:160; Proverbs 30:5a; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Psalm 12:6-8.
We believe in the one true God: who is an intelligent, sovereign, spiritual and personal Being; perfect, infinite, and eternal in His being, holiness and love, wisdom and power; absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the Upholder of all things. He is revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons but without division of nature, essence or being, and each having a distinct ministry in God's relation to His creation and people. Genesis 1:1; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 83:18, 139:7-9; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30, 15:26.
We believe in the Holy Spirit: who is the Third Person of the Trinity, and the divine Agent in nature, revelation and redemption; that He convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment; that He regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals and anoints all who become children of God through Christ; that he further empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies and fills believers who daily surrender to Him. We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of healing, were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit and that ultimate deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection, though God frequently chooses to answer the prayer of believers for physical healing. Mark 16:17-20; John 3:5, 14:16, 17, 26, 16:7-14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 1:22, 12:13, 13:8, 4:21-22; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 12:12; Ephesians 1:13, 5:18; Hebrews 2:3-4.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ: who is the second Person of the Triune God, the eternal Word and Only Begotten Son; that without any change in His divine Person, He became man by miracle of the virgin birth, thus to continue forever as both true God and true Man, one Person with two natures; that as Man He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin; that as the perfect Lamb of God He gave Himself in death by the shedding of His blood upon the cross, bearing there the sin of the world, and suffering its full penalty of divine wrath in our stead; that He arose from the grave in a glorified body; that as our great High Priest He ascended into Heaven, there to appear before the face of God as our Advocate and Intercessor. John 1:1, 14, 3:16; Matthew 1:18-25, Galatians 4:4, 5; Philippians 2:6-10; 1 Corinthians 15:3-7; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1, 2.
We believe all men are by nature and choice sinful and lost: that man was the direct creation of God, made in His image and likeness; that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race which is universally sinful in both nature and practice, thus alienated from the life and family of God, under the righteous judgment and wrath of God, and has within himself no possible means of salvation. Genesis 1:27, 3:6; Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23, 5:12, 19; Galatians 3:11.
We believe in salvation by grace through faith: that salvation is the free gift of God to all who place their faith and trust in Christ alone. We believe that salvation is neither merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work of man, but received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom all true believers have as a present possession the gift of eternal life, a perfect righteousness, and sonship in the family of God. We believe in the deliverance and security of the believer from all condemnation, therefore kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that all true believers have every spiritual resource needed for life and godliness, and the
divine guarantee that they shall never perish. We believe that this salvation affects the whole man, and that apart from Christ there is no possible salvation. Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5; John 1:12, 3:14, 10:28, 29; Romans 8:1; Philippians 1:6.
We believe in righteous living and godly works: not as a means of salvation in any sense, but as its proper evidence and fruit; and therefore as Christians we should obey the Word of our Lord, seek the things which are above, walk as He walked, accept as our solemn responsibility the duty and privileges of bearing the gospel to a lost world; remembering that a victorious and fruitful Christian life is possible only for those who in gratitude for the infinite and undeserved mercies of God have presented themselves wholly to Christ. We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord; and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God. We believe that we should live separate from the world and unto Christ. Ephesians 2:10; Romans 12:1, 2, 14:13; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11.
We believe in the existence of Satan: who originally was created a holy and perfect being, but through pride and wicked ambition rebelled against God, thus becoming utterly depraved in character, the great adversary of God and His people, leader of all other evil angels and wicked spirits, the deceiver and god of this present world: that his powers are vast, but strictly limited by the permissive will of God who overrules all his wicked devices for good; that he was defeated and judged at the cross, and therefore his final doom is certain; that we are able to resist and overcome him only in the armor of God, by the blood of the Lamb and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Isaiah 14:12-15; Ephesians 6:12; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 3:8; Revelation 12:9-11, 20:10.
We believe that the next event on God's calendar is the rapture. We believe that His coming in the air to rapture His Church, which is our blessed Hope, is imminent, premillennial, and pretribulational. We believe that when Christ has first by resurrection of the dead and translation of the living removed from the earth His waiting Church, He will then pour out the righteous judgments of God
upon the unbelieving world. We believe in the second coming of Christ; that afterward the tribulation Christ will descend with His Church and establish His glorious and literal kingdom over all the nations for a thousand years.
Zechariah 14:4-11; Psalm 89:3-4; 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 4:13-18; James 5:8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 10:37; Jude 14, 15; Revelation 3:10, 19:11-16, 20:4-7.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the lost to judgment and everlasting punishment. We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord. We believe that the works of the saved will be brought before the Judgment Seat of Christ for the determination of rewards which will take place at the time when Christ comes for His own. We believe that the souls of the lost remain, after death, in conscious torment in hell until the second resurrection when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment. Matthew 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13; Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15.
We believe in the priesthood of all believers: that Christ is our Great High Priest and through Him every born-again person has direct access into God's presence without the need of a human priest; that the believer has the right and responsibility to personally study and interpret the Scriptures guided by the Holy Spirit. John 14:6; Hebrews 4:16; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Peter 2:1, 5, 9.
We believe in the institution of the home as defined by Scripture: that it was divinely established in the beginning as the union by marriage of one male and one female and is the basic unit of society; that each family member, husband, wife, or child, has distinct duties and responsibilities; that it is the responsibility of parents to train up children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord and to provide them Godly instruction through Christian example and formal education. Genesis 2:18-25, 3:16, 18:19; Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 32:46; Psalm 78:5, 6, 127:1-5; Proverbs 3:12, 13:24, 22:6; Isaiah 28:9, 10; Matthew 19:3-9; Ephesians 5:21-33, 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21.
We believe in the importance of the local church: that all believers should assemble and identify themselves in local churches; that a New Testament church is a local assembly of born-again, baptized believers united in organization to practice New Testament ordinances, to meet together for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching and a united testimony, and to actively engage in carrying out the Great Commission. We believe that the offices of the church are two. The first office is that of the pastor and is described in scripture by the three titles of pastor, bishop, and elder. We believe that the second office is that of the deacon. Acts 2:41, 42; 1 Corinthians 11:2; Matthew 28:19, 20; 1 Timothy 3:1, 8; Titus 1:5.
We believe in the independence and autonomy of the local church: that each New Testament church is free to govern itself without ecclesiastical interference, and should cooperate with other New Testament churches of like faith and practice as the Holy Spirit leads; that it is responsible to follow the pattern of the New Testament church and is directly accountable to God. Matthew 18:17; Acts 6:1-5, 13:1-3, 15:22, 23.
We believe the ordinances given to the local church are two, baptism and the Lord's Supper: that baptism is a one time event following salvation and is by immersion of believers, thus portraying the death, burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ; that the Lord's Supper is the partaking of the bread and cup by the believer as a continuing memorial of the broken body and shed blood of Christ. We believe that the Lord's Supper can be taken by any believer who is in a right relationship with Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 2:41, 8:38, 39; Matthew 26:26-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-34.
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