Our Beliefs
Grace Baptist Church
Doctrinal Statement
Statement of Faith
This church is an organized body of baptized believers who have been saved by personal faith in Jesus Christ. Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and while recognizing diversity in methods, we are united to proclaim the truth of the Bible; to equip our membership for Christian service, spiritual growth and Christ-like living; and to carry out the Great Commission of sharing the Gospel with all the world.
We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God and as the sole basis for our beliefs and actions. We affirm that personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way a person can enter into a saving relationship with God. This church affirms “The Baptist Faith and Message,” as adopted in 1963 and as amended and reaffirmed in 2000 by the Southern Baptist Convention. We further express our beliefs as follows:
God
God is the one and only living true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal being; the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the Universe. God is infinite in holiness, and all other perfections.
To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
(Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:14; Matthew 6:9-10; Ephesians 4:4-6)
Jesus
Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus was perfectly revealed and did the Will of God. He took upon Himself the demands and necessities of human nature, identifying Himself completely with mankind, yet without sin. He honored God’s law by His personal obedience, and in His death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin.
(Matthew 3:17; John 1:1-18; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22)
Scripture
The Holy Bible was written by men, divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is the perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and is true without any mixture of error for its matter.
Therefore, all scripture is totally true and trustworthy.
(Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Psalm 19:7-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption of the total man. Salvation is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer.
In its broadest sense, salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctificaton, and glorification.
(John 3:23-25; Romans 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:8-22; Romans 10:9-10)
Man
God created man in His own image and is the crowning work of His Creation. In the beginning man, was innocent of sin and was endowed, by his Creator, with freedom of choice. By his free choice, man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Only the grace of God can restore man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man;
therefore every person of every race possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
(Genesis 1:26-30; Psalm 8:3-6; Acts 17:26-31; Colossians 1:21-22)
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a local body of baptized believers who are associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. Churches observe the two biblical ordinances of Christ, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and are committed to His teaching; exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word. The church endears to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. The church is an autonomous body operating through democratic processes under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Every member is equally responsible to Christ as Lord.
(Matthew 16:15-19; Acts 2:42-47; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 1:22-23)
Associations
Grace Baptist Church is a cooperating fellowship of believers who support and participate with congregations of like faith and order within the Chattahoochee Baptist Association, Georgia Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention. For a more thorough review of the doctrines and practices of Grace Baptist Church and the generally accepted beliefs of the larger Southern Baptist family of churches, you may reference the Baptist Faith and Message at www.sbc.net/bfm2000/
Doctrinal Statement
Statement of Faith
This church is an organized body of baptized believers who have been saved by personal faith in Jesus Christ. Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and while recognizing diversity in methods, we are united to proclaim the truth of the Bible; to equip our membership for Christian service, spiritual growth and Christ-like living; and to carry out the Great Commission of sharing the Gospel with all the world.
We affirm the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God and as the sole basis for our beliefs and actions. We affirm that personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way a person can enter into a saving relationship with God. This church affirms “The Baptist Faith and Message,” as adopted in 1963 and as amended and reaffirmed in 2000 by the Southern Baptist Convention. We further express our beliefs as follows:
God
God is the one and only living true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal being; the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the Universe. God is infinite in holiness, and all other perfections.
To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience.
(Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:14; Matthew 6:9-10; Ephesians 4:4-6)
Jesus
Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus was perfectly revealed and did the Will of God. He took upon Himself the demands and necessities of human nature, identifying Himself completely with mankind, yet without sin. He honored God’s law by His personal obedience, and in His death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from sin.
(Matthew 3:17; John 1:1-18; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22)
Scripture
The Holy Bible was written by men, divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is the perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and is true without any mixture of error for its matter.
Therefore, all scripture is totally true and trustworthy.
(Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Psalm 19:7-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption of the total man. Salvation is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer.
In its broadest sense, salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctificaton, and glorification.
(John 3:23-25; Romans 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:8-22; Romans 10:9-10)
Man
God created man in His own image and is the crowning work of His Creation. In the beginning man, was innocent of sin and was endowed, by his Creator, with freedom of choice. By his free choice, man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Only the grace of God can restore man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative purpose of God. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man;
therefore every person of every race possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
(Genesis 1:26-30; Psalm 8:3-6; Acts 17:26-31; Colossians 1:21-22)
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a local body of baptized believers who are associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel. Churches observe the two biblical ordinances of Christ, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and are committed to His teaching; exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word. The church endears to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. The church is an autonomous body operating through democratic processes under the lordship of Jesus Christ. Every member is equally responsible to Christ as Lord.
(Matthew 16:15-19; Acts 2:42-47; Acts 6:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 1:22-23)
Associations
Grace Baptist Church is a cooperating fellowship of believers who support and participate with congregations of like faith and order within the Chattahoochee Baptist Association, Georgia Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention. For a more thorough review of the doctrines and practices of Grace Baptist Church and the generally accepted beliefs of the larger Southern Baptist family of churches, you may reference the Baptist Faith and Message at www.sbc.net/bfm2000/