FAITHFUL BAPTIST CHURCH



BAPTIST CHURCH POLITY

LECTURE 38

THE STATEMENT OF FAITH

The following are key components that should be dealt with in a Church’s Statement of Faith

THE SCRIPTURES

66 Books; Inspiration; Inerrancy; Preservation;

KJV and TR lineage; Perversions;

Supreme Standard

dangers: avoid simple statements like ‘as in the orignals’ and ‘no mention of KJV’…

THE TRUE GOD

One God (of the Bible); Three distinct Persons;

All actively involved with creation simultaneously

dangers: different religions’ gods are the same as

Bible’s God; Father is the only one making up God;

different aspects of dealing with man: Father, then

Jesus, then Spirit.

GOD THE FATHER

Distinct from the Spirit and the Son

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

Only begotten Son of the Father;

Equal with the Father, though subordinate;

Is fully God; Eternality; Virgin birth; Sinless life;

Substitutionary death; Blood shed; Resurrection;

Exaltation; Mediator;Visible, physical return;

King of kings

dangers: not fully God; created being; sinful; symbolic

bloodshed and death; didn’t resurrect; other

mediators; not physically returning

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Co-equal with the Father & the Son; Fully God;

Personage, not an ‘it’ (force); The Representative here on Earth in Christ’s absence; Testifies only of Jesus Christ; Sign gifts passe’; Baptism with, one time event

Fullness of, holiness and soulwinning zeal

dangers: not God; force; not active now; self-

promotion; sign gifts for today; baptism to be

sought after; fullness evidenced by tongues, etc..

MAN

Created in God’s image; Distinct from all other creation; Tripartite being; Everlasting soul;

The Fall of man; Need for salvation from Hell

dangers: godhood; higher form of animal; not

inherently evil; only certain groups need salvation

ANGELS:

Created spirit beings; Holy angels vs Fallen angels;

Satan

dangers: worshipped, spoken to; devils aren’t

real; Satan as brother to Jesus

THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED

The wicked are made righteous by Jesus Christ;

The righteous go to Heaven, the wicked - the Lake of Fire

dangers: all are righteous unless they commit serious sin; universalism; Hell equals ‘the grave’; Pergatory;

anhilationism

SIN

Defined; All are sinners; Penalty/Judgement of sin;

Two natures

dangers: mortal vs. venial; all are not sinners;

can reach sinless perfectionism

SALVATION

Universal need; Narrow way; Gospel explained;

Receiving it; Repentance; Urgency of; Discuss false teachings of; Eternal Security

dangers: electionism; many roads; easy

believism; sacramentalism; loss of salvation

THE CHURCH

Defined; Beginning; Typified as; Mission; Keeper of the truth

dangers: universal body; Pentecost birthday;

universal Bridism; social mission

BAPTISM

Defined; Identification; Symbolism;

Prerequisite to membership; Authority to

dangers: Jesus only, trine, regeneration;

authority not important

THE LORD’S SUPPER

Purpose; Elements; Symbolism; Frequency;

Closed position

dangers: sacramentalism; whiners; ritualism;

close or open position

BIBLICAL SEPARATION

CIVIL GOVERNMENT

The End Times

Marriage

Abortion

Tithing

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