Our Doctrine
Below is our current doctrinal statement. However, SSBC is in the process of considering a new doctrinal statement. Our elders and pastors are working with the congregation to develop a more robust, theologically rich document that will be more conducive to teaching. If you would like a copy of the most recent draft proposal and/or the congregational feedback collected to date, please contact the church office.
I. We believe that the Bible is God’s Word, that it was written by men divinely and uniquely inspired, that it is absolutely trustworthy and has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
II Peter 1:21; II Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12
II. We believe in God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, measureless in power. We rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 6:3; Psalm 139; Ephesians 1:3; Colossians 1:12; Luke 12:6 & 7; Matthew 7:11.
III. We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, sinless in His life, making atonement for the sin of the world by His death on the cross. We believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His high priestly intercession for His people, and His personal pre-millennial return to the world according to His promise.
John 1:18; Luke 1:35; I Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:5; Luke 24:39; Luke 24:51; Hebrews 9:24; Hebrews 7:25; John 14:3; Acts 1:11.
IV. We believe in the Holy Spirit, Who came forth from God to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify and comfort those who believe in Jesus Christ.
John 14:16; John 16:8-11; I Corinthians 6:19; John 3:5.
V. We believe that all men, by nature and by choice, are sinners, but that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” We believe, therefore, that those who accept Christ as their Lord and Savior will rejoice forever in God’s presence, and those who refuse to accept Christ as Lord and Savior will be forever separated from God.
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23; John 3:36; John 8:21,24; John 14:6.
VI. We believe in the Church – a living, spiritual Body, of which Christ is Head and of which all regenerated people are members. We believe that a visible Church is a company of believers in Jesus Christ, buried with Him in baptism and associated for worship, work and fellowship. We believe that to these visible Churches were committed for observance “till He come” the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and that God has laid upon these Churches the task of persuading a lost world to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and to enthrone Him as Lord and Master. We believe that human betterment and social improvement are essential products of the Gospel.
Colossians 1:18; I Corinthians 1:2; Matthew 28:19 & 20; I Corinthians 11:23-25
VII. We believe that every human being is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith.
Romans 14:4,12.
VIII. We believe that every regenerated person has the right of direct access to God in prayer through the Lord Jesus Christ, and that each believer is constituted a priest.
John 16:23 & 24; I Timothy 2:5; I Peter 2:9; Revelation 1:5 & 6.
IX. We believe that each church is independent and autonomous, and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority; that, therefore, Church and State must be kept separate as having different functions, each fulfilling its duties free from the dictation or patronage of the other.
Revelation 2; Revelation 3; Acts 6:1-7; Acts 13:1-4.
