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I
SSBC Articles
of Faith
I. The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of
both the Old and New Testaments to be the plenary, verbally inspired Word of
God, sufficient in themselves to be our complete and final authority for faith
and daily living. II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21
II. The Trinity
A. The Godhead
We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons: The
Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, who are co-equal in all their attributes.
Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, 20
B. The Person and Work of Christ
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ to be the Eternal Son of God, Who became
incarnate in human flesh, being born of the Virgin Mary. That He died on the
cross as the substitution Sacrifice for our sins; was buried; raised bodily
again on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended bodily to Heaven
where He now carries on the work of Intercessor and Advocate on behalf of the
redeemed ones. We believe in His personal, visible, glorious, imminent return
for all His saved ones and His pre-millennial return to earth to set up His
Kingdom. John 3:16, Philippians 2:5-8, I Corinthians 15, Acts 1:1-11, Romans.
8:34, Revelation 11:15, Hebrews. 7:25, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation
20:1-6, Romans 5, Luke 24:39-43
C. The Person and Work of the
Holy Spirit
The Lord Jesus Christ revealed the coming of the Holy Spirit as the third
Person of the Godhead. John 16:5-7
1. To the saved:
- In regeneration. John 3:1-7
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In baptizing. I Corinthians 12:13 (Positional--into
Christ; not a baptism of power). We believe the present day "tongues movement"
is unscriptural for today. I Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 5:18
(Source of power for Christian life and service.)
- Teaching. John 16:13
- Restraining against sin. Galatians 5:16-18
2. To the unsaved:
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Convicting of sin and of righteousness and judgment. John
16:7-8
III. Salvation
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In Adam, man inherited a sinful nature and is helpless
and unable to remedy his lost condition. Romans 3:10-12, 23
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God's greatest gift to humanity is salvation through His Son. John 3:16
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Christ shed His blood for our justification and sanctification. I John
5:13, Romans. 8:25, Galatians 4:4-5
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Salvation is acquired by grace through faith apart from either ceremonial or
active works. Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5
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Believer's in the Lord Jesus Christ are saved for all eternity and shall never
lose their salvation. John 3:16, 5:24, 10:28-29, I John 5:13, Romans 8:38-39
IV. The Believer's Two Natures
Every believer possesses two natures, his fleshly nature received in his
natural birth, and his divine nature received in his spiritual birth from above.
John 3:3-7, Galatians 5:7, II Peter 1:4
V. The Believer's Separation
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. II Timothy 3:1-5, Romans 12:1-12,14:13, I John 1:9-11, II
Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1
VI. Missions
We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by
word to the truths of The Holy Scriptures, and to seek and proclaim the Gospel
to all humanity. Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, II Corinthians 5:19
VII. The Church
We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by
word to the truths of Holy Scriptures and to seek to proclaim the Gospel to all
humanity. Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, II Corinthians 5:19
VIII. Satan
Satan is revealed in the Scriptures as a person, author of sin, the enemy of
God and of the believer, the tempter leading to the fall of humanity. Genesis
3:1-6, II Timothy 2:26, Revelation 12:10
IX. Man's Eternal State
We believe in the conscious, bodily, resurrection of humanity. The saved to
eternal life, and the unsaved to eternal punishment. John 5:23, 29; Revelation
20:5-6, 12-15
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