ARTICLES OF FAITH
Doctrine of God | Christ | the Holy Spirit | the Trinity | Creation and Divine Government | Man | the Church | the Holy Scriptures | Salvation | the Perseverance of the Saints | Individual Accountability | Christian Service | the Lord’s Day | Worship | Christian Stewardship | the Ordinances of the Gospel | Death | Immortality | the Resurrection | Last Things | Angels | Satan

Article 1. Doctrine of God
We believe that there is but one living, true, and eternal God, the Father; of whom are all things, from everlasting to everlasting, glorious and unchangeable in all His attributes.
We believe that God is the only proper object of worship. The mode of His existence, however, is a subject far beyond the understanding of mankind. There is nothing in all creation that can adequately represent Him. He is the source of all existence, and the Scriptures teach that He is Spirit, present everywhere, all knowing,

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all powerful, independent, good, wise, holy, just, merciful, redeemer, Saviour, sanctifier, the judge of mankind and all other attributes ascribed to Him in the Scripture.

Article 2. Doctrine of Christ
We believe that there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, who was truly God and truly man, whom God freely sent into this world, because of the great love wherewith He loved the world; and Christ as freely gave himself a ransom for all, tasting death for every man; who was buried and rose again the third day, and ascended into Heaven from whence we look for him the second time, in the clouds of Heaven, at the last day to judge both the living and the dead.
We believe that the Scriptures ascribe to Christ all the attributes of God.

Article 3. Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
We believe that there is one Holy Spirit, the precious gift of the Father through his dear Son, who is the divine presence in our lives, who regenerates and sanctifies us, and whereby we are kept in perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ, and in whom we find our strength and help.
We believe that the Scriptures ascribe to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of God.

Article 4. Doctrine of the Trinity
We believe that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one God, without beginning or end, who is indivisible in His nature or being.

Article 5. Doctrine of Creation and Divine Government
We believe that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and all things therein, visible and invisible; and that God is continually working through His creation to sustain it and to nurture His creatures.
We believe that all things are foreseen in the wisdom of God, so that God knows whatsoever can or cannot come to pass upon all supposed conditions. All events are present with God from everlasting to everlasting; but His knowledge of them does not in any sense cause them, nor does He decree all events which He knows will occur.

Article 6. Doctrine of Man
We believe that in the beginning God created man in His own image and placed him in a state of glory without the least mixture of misery, from which he voluntarily by transgression fell, and by that means, brought on himself a miserable and mortal state subject to death. Unbelief is the reason why men are condemned in the sight of the just and righteous God.
We believe that the human will is always active and may rebel or respond to the call of Christ in His redemptive offer, that through the grace of God mankind may be saved.

Article 7. Doctrine of the Church
We believe that the Church is the body of Christ, all Christians everywhere.
We believe that the local church is an organized body of believers in Christ who statedly assemble to worship God and who sustain the ordinances of the Gospel. The local church does not exist in isolation; rather, those churches who believe and practice the Original Free Will Baptist faith and order join together to form a denominational church. Neither the local church nor the denominational church exists independent of the other.

Article 8. Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures
We believe these are the Old and the New Testaments, that they were written by holy men, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and are God’s revealed word to man. We believe that they are a sufficient and infallibly true rule and guide to salvation and all Christian worship and service.

Article 9. Doctrine of Salvation
We believe that salvation is the restoration of man to his right relationship with God.

General Provision: We believe in the doctrine of General provision made of God in Christ, for the benefit of all mankind who repents and believes the Gospel.
We believe that God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance and the knowledge of the truth, that they might be saved; for which end Christ hath commanded the
Gospel to be preached among all nations and to every creature.
We believe that sinners are drawn to God the Father by the Holy Spirit through Christ His Son, and that the Holy Spirit offers His divine aid to all human family so that they all might be saved, if they accept His divine teaching; and if any fail of eternal life, the fault is completely his own.

Faith: We believe that faith is the response of any individual in total trust and commitment to God’s provision in Christ. The power to believe is the gift of God, but believing is an act of the individual which is required as a condition of salvation. “Faith if it hath not works is dead, being alone.”

Repentance: We believe that the repentance which the Gospel requires includes a deep conviction, a penitential sorrow, and open confession, a decided hatred and an entire forsaking of all sin. This repentance God had enjoined on all men; and without it in this life the sinner will perish eternally.

Regeneration: We believe that regeneration is an instantaneous renewal of the heart by the Holy Spirit, whereby the penitent sinner receives new life and becomes a child of God. (This is called in Scripture being “born again,” “born of the Spirit,” being “quickened,” passing “from death unto life,” and “partaking of the divine nature.”)

Justification: We believe that justification means that persons who accept by faith the atonement of Christ are pardoned and absolved from the guilt of sin and restored to divine favor where once they stood guilty before God.

Sanctification: We believe that sanctification is the setting apart of the believer for continuing growth in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, for service to God and man