CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH STATEMENT OF FAITH

ARTICLE 2 - STATEMENT OF FAITH AND COVENANT:

Section 2.01-Statement of Faith

The following comprise the Scriptural beliefs of this church and its members



A) The Holy Scriptures. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed and, therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and all issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the pastor. The King James Version of the Bible shall be the official translation used by the church.


B) Dispensationalism. We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely determined dispensations or rules of life which define man's responsibilities in successive ages. These dispensations are not ways of salvation, but rather are divinely ordered stewardships by which God directs man according to His purpose. Three of these dispensations-the law, the church, and the kingdom-are the subjects of detailed revelation in Scripture(Gen 1:28, 1 Cor 9:17, 2 Cor 3:9-18, Gal 3:13-25; Eph 1:10, 3:2-10; Col 1:24-25, 27; Rev 20:2-6)


C) The Godhead. We believe in one true God, eternally existing in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.(Deut 6:4; Matt 28:19; John 14:10, 26; 2 Cor 13:14)


D) The Person and Work of Christ
1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men(Isa 7:14, 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2, 14; 2 Cor 5:19-21; Gal 4:4-5; Phil 2:5-8)
from the clutches of sin and death. This can only be accomplished through Jesus Christ.


2) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead(Acts 2:18-36; Rom 3:24-25; Eph 1:7; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Peter 1:3-5)


3) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate(Acts 1:9-10; Rom 8:34; Heb 9:24; 7:25)