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| 875 Norway Avenue ~ Huntington, WV 25705 ~ (304) 523-3693 |
| Our Beliefs |
| Our Beliefs |
The Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the
Bible, as it is in truth, the Word of God... (I Thessalonians 2:13). We believe
in verbal, plenary inspiration in the original writings, and God's
preservation of His pure words to every generation (II Timothy 3:16,
Psalms 12:6-8). 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; the King James Version of the
Bible is the only English version we accept and use. The Bible is our sole
authority for faith and practice.
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal
in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections
(Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became
man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy
redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14;
Philippians 2:5-8; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption
through His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious,
substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His
literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24;
Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now
exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the
ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10;
Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Person who reproves the world of
sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural
Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ,
indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; II
Corinthians 3:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14).
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 (II Corinthians 12:12; I Corinthians 13:8;
Hebrews 2:3-4; Mark 16:17-20; I Corinthians 1:22, 14:21-22).
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but
that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became
alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved, and, of himself,
utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:
22-23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man
in His own image and is mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man;
therefore every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and
Christian love. (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).
The Way of Salvation
We believe that the clear message of salvation is “repentance toward God
and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:21). We believe that
salvation is "by grace" plus nothing minus nothing. We believe that men
are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only
through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-
10; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19)
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved are kept by God's power
and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the
present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:
1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).
The Church
We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of
Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this
present age which began with Christ and the Apostles, was empowered
at Pentecost, and will be caught up to be with Christ at the Rapture
(Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27; I Corinthians 12:12-14; II Corinthians 11:2).
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is
clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27;
20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external
authority or control (Acts 13:1-4, 15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I
Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4).
The Ordinances of the Church
We recognize the ordinances of baptism by immersion in water and the
Lord's Supper as a Scriptural means of testimony for the Church in this
age (Matthew. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42, 18:18; I Corinthians 11:23-26).
Biblical 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, 2, 14:
13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11; II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
The Return of Christ
We believe the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal,
visible, imminent, premillennial, and pretribulational. He will rapture His
Church prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the
tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year
reign on the earth. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:
10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6;
Psalm 89:3-4)
Our Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life,
and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:
46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).
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 (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8;
Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious
misery 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, con-
scious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalon-ians
1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the
Bible, as it is in truth, the Word of God... (I Thessalonians 2:13). We believe
in verbal, plenary inspiration in the original writings, and God's
preservation of His pure words to every generation (II Timothy 3:16,
Psalms 12:6-8). 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; the King James Version of the
Bible is the only English version we accept and use. The Bible is our sole
authority for faith and practice.
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal
in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections
(Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became
man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy
redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14;
Philippians 2:5-8; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption
through His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious,
substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His
literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24;
Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now
exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the
ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10;
Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Person who reproves the world of
sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural
Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ,
indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; II
Corinthians 3:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14).
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 (II Corinthians 12:12; I Corinthians 13:8;
Hebrews 2:3-4; Mark 16:17-20; I Corinthians 1:22, 14:21-22).
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but
that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became
alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved, and, of himself,
utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:
22-23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man
in His own image and is mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man;
therefore every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and
Christian love. (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).
The Way of Salvation
We believe that the clear message of salvation is “repentance toward God
and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 20:21). We believe that
salvation is "by grace" plus nothing minus nothing. We believe that men
are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only
through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-
10; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19)
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved are kept by God's power
and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the
present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:
1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).
The Church
We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of
Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this
present age which began with Christ and the Apostles, was empowered
at Pentecost, and will be caught up to be with Christ at the Rapture
(Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27; I Corinthians 12:12-14; II Corinthians 11:2).
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is
clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27;
20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external
authority or control (Acts 13:1-4, 15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I
Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4).
The Ordinances of the Church
We recognize the ordinances of baptism by immersion in water and the
Lord's Supper as a Scriptural means of testimony for the Church in this
age (Matthew. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42, 18:18; I Corinthians 11:23-26).
Biblical 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, 2, 14:
13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11; II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
The Return of Christ
We believe the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal,
visible, imminent, premillennial, and pretribulational. He will rapture His
Church prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the
tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year
reign on the earth. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:
10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6;
Psalm 89:3-4)
Our Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life,
and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:
46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).
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 (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8;
Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious
misery 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, con-
scious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalon-ians
1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).
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| Crossroads Baptist Church |
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