Fair Haven Baptist Church

Statement of Faith

We Believe:

The absolute accuracy of the Word of God. The Bible to be verbally inspired and all-sufficient as the Christian's rule of life and practice (II Timothy 3:16,17)

The total depravity of man through the fall of Adam (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12-19)

The one true God manifested in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, equal in all things as eternity, omnipotence and omniscience (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14)

The virgin birth of Christ (Luke 1:26,35) His absolute sinlessness (II Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 2:22)

The complete justification of the believer in Christ  (Acts 13:38,39; Romans 5:1)

Present assurance of salvation (I John 5:11-13)

Present possession of eternal life by every true believer (John 5:24; 6:47)

Eternal security of the genuine believer (John 10:28-30; Romans 8:35-39)

The ordinances of the Lord's Supper and Baptism by immersion to be observed by the Church in the Lord's absence (Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:35-39, Romans 6:1-5; I Corinthians 11:23-26; Matthew 26:26-28; Acts 2:42)

The resurrection of all believers at the pre-millennial coming of Christ and the review and reward according to their life and works (Luke 14:14; John 5:28-29; Romans 14:10-12; II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:11-15; I Corinthians 15:22-23)

The love of God for the entire world (John 3:16)

Necessity for the new birth through the word and Spirit of God )john 3:3-7; I Peter 1:23-25)

The indwelling of every true believer by the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 6:19; John 14:16-17)

The uselessness of human works and merit to obtain salvation (Romans 4:5; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5)

The finished work of Christ through which complete and eternal atonement for sin has been effected (John 19:30; Hebrews 9:26,28; 10:12)

Salvation by grace alone through faith (Ephesians 2:8,9; Acts 16:30,31)

The efficacy of the blood of Christ, apart from which there can be no salvation (Hebrews 9:22; Ephesians 1:7; Col. 1:20; I John 1:7); His vicarious death (Romans 5:6-8); His bodily resurrection from the dead (Romans 4:25; Luke 24:36-40); His visible ascension (Luke 24:50,51); His present enthronement (Hebrews 1:3); His priestly ministry and advocacy (Hebrews 7:25,26; I John 2:1)

Man's absolute helplessness to please God in his unregenerate condition (Romans 3:9-19; 8:8)

The immediate entry into a literal hell of every person dying without Christ (luke 16:19-31); the resurrection of all such to stand before the Great White Throne of judgment (John 5:28,29; Revelation 20:11-13); the consignment of all such into a lake of fire forever and ever (Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:14,15)

Separation from sin and the world by the Christian and a godly life to the glory of God (II Corinthians 6:14; Titus 2:11-14)

The rapture of the church, at the coming of Christ, to meet Him in the air (I Corinthians 15:51-57; I Thessalonians 4:13-18); the revelation of Christ at His coming to the earth prior to the setting up of His millennial Kingdom (I Thessalonians 1:6-10); the personal, literal reign of Christ over this earth for 1,000 years (I Corinthians 15:24-28; Revelation 19:11;20:6)

Although any Bible may be used for private study, only the King James version shall be taught from the pulpit, classrooms and used for reference for memory verses.

Revised 03/28/96