Beliefs

 

What We Believe

About God: We are a Christ-Centered church that is dedicated to loving God with all our heart, mind and soul and to loving our neighbor as ourselves. We believe there is one God, who has revealed Himself as our Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and as the Holy Spirit. He is both God and man. (Deut 6:4; Eph 4:4-6; Col 2:9; 1 Tim 3:16) About The Bible: The Bible is the Infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living. (2 Tim 3:15-17) About Sin and Salvation: We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan. Everyone has sinned and needs salvation. Salvation comes by grace through faith based on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Only through God’s saving grace and work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled and renewed. (Romans 3:23-25; 6:23; Eph 2:8-9) About the Gospel: The saving Gospel is the good news that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. We obey the Gospel (2 Thess 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17) by repentance (death to sin), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ (burial), and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit (resurrection). (1 Cor 15:1-4; Acts 2:4; 37-39; Romans 6:3-4) About Christian Living: As Christians, we are to love God and others. We should live a holy life inwardly and outwardly, and worship God joyfully. The supernatural gifts of the Spirit, including healing, are for the church today. (Mark 12:28-31; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10) About the Future: Jesus Christ is coming again for His Church. The righteous will inherit eternal life and the unrighteous eternal death. (1 Thes 4:16-17; Rev 20:11-15)

OUR CONSTITUTION

The Covenant of the Members of Grace Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church, as a part of the body of Christ, acknowledges our God-ordained covenantal relationships as a local fellowship of believers. Holding in common our doctrine, polity, and philosophy of ministry, we agree to a covenant relationship expressed in dependence upon, responsibility for, and accountability to each other by God’s grace. Grace Baptist Church also seeks covenant community with other CB Churches in our Area Association and throughout the Northwest. Therefore, we commit ourselves to one another:

  • In dependency, acknowledging that through this body and its members the Lord will meet our needs as we walk by faith, and He will provide opportunity for service and worship;
  • In responsibility devoting our gifts and abilities to the building up of His body and its members as He will nurture it and cause it to grow;
  • In accountability submitting ourselves with this body and its members to the authority:
    • Of Christ as the head of this church,
    • Of the Scriptures as our sole guide for faith and practice,
    • Of the elders of this body, and
    • Of this congregation as the temple of the Holy Spirit.

In acknowledgment of this covenant, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, we agree to this church’s Doctrinal Statement and we submit ourselves to this church’s Standard for Character and Conduct.