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We believe the Scriptures teach that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges
Articles of Faith. We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction;1 that it has God for its author, salvation for its end,2 and truth without any mixture of error for its matter;3 that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us;4 and therefore is, and shall remain ...
repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. 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.
ARTICLE XVIII. Of Faith. We Believe that Christianity is the religion of enlightenment and intelligence. In Jesus The Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. All sound learning is therefore a part of our Christian heritage. The new birth opens all humans faculties and creates a thirst for knowledge.
ARTICLES OF FAITH OF BAPTIST CHURCH PLANTERS I. OF THE SCRIPTURES We believe in the authority and sufficiency of the Holy Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, as originally written; that it was verbally and plenarily inspired and is the product of Spirit-controlled men, and
Articles of Faith: What We Believe. Article 1 – WE BELIEVE in only one true and living God and the trinity of persons in the God-head—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—and yet there are not three, but one.
The Holy Spirit. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person who is equal with the Father and Son. We believe he shared in the creation of all things and superintended the writing of Scripture. We believe he convicts the world of sin and regenerates and sanctifies believers.
The Articles of Faith appear at the end of the history that the Prophet wrote, and they summarize the beliefs of the Church. During his writing process, Joseph Smith likely drew from several earlier outlines of Latter-day Saint beliefs written by other Church officials.
Historian Tom Nettles identifies such confessionalism as one hallmark of Baptist identity. [1] This article briefly surveys some of the more influential confessions of faith across the span of Baptist history to introduce some readers to these documents and to remind others of their importance.
The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. believes that religious liberty is a gift from God. We support the freedom of the individual conscience to choose to worship God according to the dictates of one’s heart.