OUR DISTINCTIVES
Baptists are distinguished from other Christian groups by specific Biblical distinctives...
We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Bible (II Timothy 3:16).
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:8-9).
We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:23).
We believe in the local church and its autonomy under the headship of Christ (Colossians 1:18-19).
We believe a person is saved by grace, through faith, and apart from works (Ephesians 2:8-10).
We believe in the literal, pretribulational, and premillennial return of Christ for His church in the rapture (I Thessalonians 4:13-18).
We believe in the literal and premillennial return of Christ to the earth with His church (Revelation 19:11-16).