what we believe!

the 18 articles of faith

Our church was founded and based on the teachings of the Word of God according to the King James Bible 1611, and established in accordance with the Pendleton's Baptist Manual. This includes the adoption of the "18 Articles of Faith".

• 1. OF THE SCRIPTURES
• 2. OF THE TRUE GOD
• 3. OF THE FALL OF MAN
• 4. OF THE WAY OF SALVATION
• 5. OF JUSTIFICATION
• 6. OF THE FREENESS OF SALVATION
• 7. OF GRACE IN REGENERATION
• 8. OF REPENTANCE AND FAITH
• 9. OF GOD'S PURPOSE OF GRACE
• 10. OF SANCTIFICATION
• 11. OF THE PERSEVERANCE OF SAINTS
• 12. OF THE HARMONY OF THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL

• 13. OF A GOSPEL CHURCH
  • We believe that a visible Church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers,⁶⁶ associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel;⁶⁷ observing the ordinances of Christ;⁶⁸ governed by his laws,⁶⁹ and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his Word;⁷⁰ that its only scriptural officers are Bishops, or Pastors, and Deacons,⁷¹ whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus.

  Places in the Bible where taught

66. 1 Cor. 1:1-13; Matt. 18:17; Acts 5:11; 8:1; 11:31; 1 Cor. 4:17; 14:23; 3 John 9; 1 Tim. 3:5
67. Acts 2:41-42; 2 Cor. 8:5; Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 5:12-13
68. 1 Cor. 11:2; 2 Thess. 3:6; Rom. 16:17-20; 1 Cor. 11:23; Matt. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 5:6; 2 Cor. 2:7; 1 Cor. 4:17
69. Matt. 28:20; John 14:15; 15:12; 1 John 4:21; John 14:21; 1 Thess. 4.2; 2 John 6; Gal. 6:2; all the Epistles
70. Eph. 4:7; 1 Cor. 14:12; Phil. 1:27; 1 Cor. 12:14
71. Phil. 1:1; Acts 14:23; 15:22; 1 Tim. 3; Titus 1

• 14. OF BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER
• 15. OF THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH
• 16. OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
• 17. OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
• 18. OF THE WORLD TO COME