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
• 14. OF BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER
• 15. OF THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH
• 16. OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT

• 17. OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
  • We believe that there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked;⁸⁸ that such only as through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and sanctified by the Spirit of our God, are truly righteous in his esteem;⁸⁹ while all such as continue in impenitence and unbelief are in his sight wicked, and under the curse;⁹⁰ and this distinction holds among men both in and after death.⁹¹

  ^{Places in the Bible where taught}

88. Mal. 3:18; Prov. 12:26; Isa. 5:20; Gen. 18:23; Jer. 15:19;Acts 10:34- 35; Rom. 6:16
89. Rom. 1:17; 7:6; 1 John 2:29; 3:7; Rom. 6:18, 22; 1 Cor. 11:32; Prov. 11:31; 1 Pet. 4:17-18
90. 1 John 5:19; Gal. 3:10; John 3:36; Isa. 57:21; Psa. 10:4; Isa 55:6-7
91. Prov. 14:32; Luke 16:25; John 8:21-24; Prov. 10:24; Luke 12:4-5; 9:23- 26; John 12:25-26; Eccl. 3:17; Matt. 7:13-14

• 18. OF THE WORLD TO COME