Alexandria's
First Baptist Church
108 Washington
St. Alexandria KY 41001; 859-635-5923; firstbaptist@fuse.net; Pastor
Ron Duty
Service Times
Sunday School at 9:30am; Worship Service at 10:30am; Sunday Night Worship at 5pm; Anchor Kids, Sundays at 5pm
Email: firstbaptist@fuse.net
What We Believe
I. The Scriptures
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God,
and are the only sufficient, certain and authoritative rule of all saving
knowledge, faith and obedience. (2 Tim. 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
II. God
There is but one God, the Maker, Preserver and Ruler of all things, having in
and of Himself, all perfections, and being infinite in them all; and to Him all
creatures owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. (Deut. 6:4; 1 Cor.
8:4-6; 1 Tim. 1:17)
III. The Trinity
God is revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit each with distinct personal
attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being. (Mt. 28:19; 2 Cor.
13:14)
IV. Providence
God from eternity, decrees or permits all things that come to pass, and
perpetually upholds, directs and governs all creatures and all events; yet so as
not in any way to be the author or approver of sin nor to destroy the free will
and responsibility of intelligent creatures. (Heb. 1:3; Mt. 10:39-31; Prov.
16:33)
V. Election
Election is God’s eternal choice of some persons unto everlasting life-not
because of foreseen merit in them, but of His mere mercy in Christ-in
consequence of which choice they are called, justified and glorified. (Rom.
8:30; Eph. 1:3-6; Acts 13:48)
VI. The Fall of Man
God originally created Man in His own image, and free from sin; but, through the
temptation of Satan, he transgressed the command of God, and fell from his
original holiness and righteousness; whereby his posterity inherit a nature
corrupt and wholly opposed to God and His law, are under condemnation, and as
soon as they are capable of moral action, become actual transgressors. (Gen.
1:27; 3:4-7; Rom. 5:12-21; Eph. 2:1-3)
VII. The Mediator
Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, is the divinely appointed mediator
between God and man. Having taken upon Himself human nature, yet without sin, He
perfectly fulfilled the law; suffered and died upon the cross for the salvation
of sinners. He was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended to His
Father, at whose right hand He ever lives to make intercession for His people.
He is the only Mediator, the Prophet, Priest and King of the Church, and
Sovereign of the Universe. (Mt. 3:17; 1 Cor. 15:3-7; 1 Tim. 2:5; Rom. 5:6-11;
Phil. 2:5-11; Heb 1:3)
VIII. Regeneration
Regeneration is a change of heart, wrought by the Holy Spirit, who gives life to
those who are dead in trespasses and sins enlightening their minds spiritually
and savingly to understand the Word of God, and renewing their whole nature, so
that they love and practice holiness. It is a work of God’s free and special
grace alone. (Jn. 3:1-8; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet. 1:3)
IX. Repentance
Repentance is an evangelical grace, wherein a person being by the Holy Spirit,
made sensible of the manifold evil of his sin, humbles himself for it, with
godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self-abhorrence, with a purpose and
endeavor to walk before God so as to please Him in all things. (Mk. 1:15; Acts
20:21; 2 Cor. 7:9)
X. Faith
Saving faith is the belief, on God’s authority, of whatsoever is revealed in His
Word concerning Christ; accepting and resting upon Him alone for justification
and eternal life. It is wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit, and is
accompanied by all other saving graces, and leads to a life of holiness. (Jn.
1:12; 5:24; Eph. 2:8, 9)
XI. Justification
Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal of sinners, who believe in
Christ, from all sin, through the satisfaction that Christ has made; not for
anything wrought in them or done by them; but on account of the obedience and
satisfaction of Christ, they receiving and resting on Him and His righteousness
by faith. (Rom. 3:23-24; Rom. 5:1-2; 18, 19; 2 Cor. 5:21)
XII. Sanctification
Those who have been regenerated are also sanctified by God’s word and Spirit
dwelling in them. This sanctification is progressive through the supply of
Divine strength, which all saints seek to obtain, pressing after a heavenly life
in heartfelt obedience to all Christ’s commands. (Jn. 17:17; 2 Thes. 2:13; Heb.
12:14)
XIII. Perseverance of the Saints
Those whom God has accepted in the Beloved, and sanctified by His Spirit, will
never totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly
persevere to the end; and though they may fall through neglect and temptation,
into sin, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts,
bring reproach on the Church, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they
shall be renewed again unto repentance, and be kept by the power of God through
faith unto salvation. (Jn. 10:28-29; 1 Jn. 2:19; Rom. 8:30)
XIV. The Church
The Lord Jesus is the head of the Church, which is composed of all His true
disciples, and in Him is invested supremely all power for its government.
According to His commandment, Christians are to gather together into local
churches; and to each of these churches He has given needful authority for
administering that order, discipline and worship which He has appointed. The
regular officers of a Church are Elders, and Deacons. (Col. 1:18; Mt. 16:18;
18:15-18; 1 Tim. 3:1-15; 1 Pet. 5:1-4)
XV. Baptism
Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus, obligatory upon every believer,
wherein he is immersed in water in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, as a sign of his fellowship with the death and resurrection of
Christ, of remission of sins, and of giving himself up to God, to live and walk
in newness of life. (Mt. 28:19-20; Rom. 6:3-5; Acts 8:38-39)
XVI. The Lord’s Supper
The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of Jesus Christ, to be administered with the
elements of bread and the fruit of the vine, and to be observed by His churches
till the end of the world. It is in no sense a sacrifice, but is designed to
commemorate His death, to confirm the faith and other graces of Christians, and
to be a bond, pledge and renewal of their communion with Him, and of their
church fellowship. (Mt. 26:26-27; 1 Cor. 10:16-17; 11:23-26)
XVII. The Lord’s Day
The Lord’s Day is a Christian institution for regular observance, and should be
employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and
private. (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2; Col. 2:16; 3:16; Rev 1:10)
XVIII. Liberty of Conscience
God alone is Lord of the conscience; and He hath left it free from the doctrines
and commandments of men, which are in anything contrary to His word, or not
contained in it. Civil magistrates being ordained of God, subjection in all
lawful things commanded by them ought to be yielded by us in the Lord, not only
for wrath, but also for conscience sake. (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Pet. 2:17)
XIX. The Resurrection
The bodies of men after death return to dust, but their spirits return
immediately to God-the righteous to rest with Him; the wicked, to be reserved
under darkness to the judgment. At the last day, the bodies of all the dead,
both just and unjust, will be raised.
(1 Cor 15; Jn. 5:28, 29; Phil. 3:21)
XX. The Judgment
God hath appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world by Jesus Christ, when
every one shall receive according to his deeds; the wicked shall go into
everlasting punishment; the righteous, into everlasting life. (Mt. 25:31-46; 1
Cor. 15:35-58; 2 Cor. 5:10)
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