"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us."
The following five statements will help you understand what we believe.
What is listed below is based upon the Bible, God’s Inspired Word and not our creed or our interpretation.
The following five statements are not meant to be the all-encompassing beliefs of every Christian.
Our hope is that the following five statements will help you understand exactly what we believe at Concord Baptist Church.
What is listed below is based upon the Bible, God’s Inspired Word and not our creed or our interpretation.
The following five statements are not meant to be the all-encompassing beliefs of every Christian.
Our hope is that the following five statements will help you understand exactly what we believe at Concord Baptist Church.
Five things we believe
The Bible
The Bible is truth without mixture of error.
The Bible is the sole source of authority for us as individuals and for us as a local church.
(John 17:17 / 2 Timothy 3:16 / 2 Peter 1:20-21)
The Bible is the sole source of authority for us as individuals and for us as a local church.
(John 17:17 / 2 Timothy 3:16 / 2 Peter 1:20-21)
God
God has always existed eternally as one God in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; The Trinity.
(Matthew 28:19 / John 1:14 / Acts 5:3-4 / 2 Corinthians 13:14 / Colossians 1:15-20 / Hebrews 1:1-3 / Revelation 1:4-6)
(Matthew 28:19 / John 1:14 / Acts 5:3-4 / 2 Corinthians 13:14 / Colossians 1:15-20 / Hebrews 1:1-3 / Revelation 1:4-6)
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, The Son, is the perfect revelation of God to mankind; fully God and fully man.
He came to earth, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the substitute for our sins.
His resurrection from the grave is His victory over sin and death.
Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father, at the throne of God and He will come again.
(Matthew 1:18-2:12 / John 1:1-18 / Romans 3:21-26 / Philippians 2:5-11 / Colossians 1:15-23 / Hebrews 1:1-13 /
1 Peter 3:18 / 1 John 1:1-2:2 / Revelation 22:20)
He came to earth, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the substitute for our sins.
His resurrection from the grave is His victory over sin and death.
Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father, at the throne of God and He will come again.
(Matthew 1:18-2:12 / John 1:1-18 / Romans 3:21-26 / Philippians 2:5-11 / Colossians 1:15-23 / Hebrews 1:1-13 /
1 Peter 3:18 / 1 John 1:1-2:2 / Revelation 22:20)
Salvation
God created male and female human beings in His perfect image (Adam and Eve being the first two). Because of their sin,
all human beings are now sinners from birth, by nature and by choice.
All need to be saved from the penalty of sin, which is death.
Without Jesus as their mediator, human beings are incapable of having a relationship with God.
(Genesis 1:26-31 / Romans 3:10-18 / Ephesians 2:1-3 / John 1,3)
All who repent and trust in Jesus Christ alone as their Lord and Savior will receive forgiveness of their sin
and receive His free gift of everlasting life.
(John 3:16 / 6:35-40, 10:27-30 / Romans 8:28-39 / Philippians 1:6 / 2 Timothy 2:13 / 1 Peter 1:3-9 / 1 John 5:11-13)
Additionally, the Holy Spirit permanently indwells all believers at the time of their salvation and guides them to a mature
faith in Jesus Christ. This is what defines a Christian.
(John 14:15-26 / Acts 2:1-33 / Romans 8:1-27 / Galatians 5:16-23 / 1 John 2:20-27)
all human beings are now sinners from birth, by nature and by choice.
All need to be saved from the penalty of sin, which is death.
Without Jesus as their mediator, human beings are incapable of having a relationship with God.
(Genesis 1:26-31 / Romans 3:10-18 / Ephesians 2:1-3 / John 1,3)
All who repent and trust in Jesus Christ alone as their Lord and Savior will receive forgiveness of their sin
and receive His free gift of everlasting life.
(John 3:16 / 6:35-40, 10:27-30 / Romans 8:28-39 / Philippians 1:6 / 2 Timothy 2:13 / 1 Peter 1:3-9 / 1 John 5:11-13)
Additionally, the Holy Spirit permanently indwells all believers at the time of their salvation and guides them to a mature
faith in Jesus Christ. This is what defines a Christian.
(John 14:15-26 / Acts 2:1-33 / Romans 8:1-27 / Galatians 5:16-23 / 1 John 2:20-27)
The Christian Life
Christians exercise their faith, including but not limited to, living a life of personal devotion to God,
corporate and private worship, Bible reading, Bible study, faithful service in ministries at their local church,
giving financially to their local church, and intentionally testifying of their faith to others by leading them to
a personal relationship with God.
(2 Corinthians 9:7 / Acts 2:42-47 / Romans 12:4-8 / Matthew 5:16 / Matthew 28:19-20)
corporate and private worship, Bible reading, Bible study, faithful service in ministries at their local church,
giving financially to their local church, and intentionally testifying of their faith to others by leading them to
a personal relationship with God.
(2 Corinthians 9:7 / Acts 2:42-47 / Romans 12:4-8 / Matthew 5:16 / Matthew 28:19-20)