About the Bible
The Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Thus, all scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us. It is, and will remain to the end of the world, the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation.
Exodus 24:4-7; Deuteronomy 4:1-14; Joshua 1:7-8; 8:34; Psalm 1:1-3; 12:6-7; 19:7-11; 119:9-11, 89, 97-100, 105, 140; Isaiah 34:16, 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; Matthew 5:17-19; 22:29; Luke 21:33; 24:32, 44-47; John 16:13-15; 17:17; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12-13; 1 Peter 1:24-25; 2 Peter 1:19-21
About the triune God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual and personal being. He is the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. His perfect knowledge extends to all things past, present and future including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, and being.
Genesis 1:1-3, 26; Isaiah 11:1-2; 42:1; 48:16; 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-29; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; Luke 4:17-21; John 3:34; 6:27; Acts 2:16-20; Romans 1:3-4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 1:2, 10-12; 4:14; 2 Peter 1:17-21; Revelation 22:6-17
About god the father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of human history according to the administration of His will and the purposes of His grace. God the Father is all powerful, all knowing, all loving and all wise. He demonstrates particular fatherly affection toward those who become His children by faith in Jesus Christ, His Son. He has made manifest His fatherly disposition toward all men as is evident in the abundance of His general graces toward humanity.
Genesis 1:26-30; 2:7-9; 15-25; Exodus 3:14-15, 6:2-3; 15:1-2; 20:1-11; Deuteronomy 6:4-7; 32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; 90:1-2; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Matthew 6:9-15; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.
About god the son
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and accomplished the will of God. Taking upon Himself human nature with all its demands, He identified completely with mankind, yet without sin. He fulfilled God’s divine law by His personal obedience, gave His life as a substitutionary sacrifice on the cross and, thereby, made provision for the redemption of all who trust in Him. He rose from the dead after three days in the tomb to prove His victory over sin, death and hell. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God where He intercedes on behalf of all believers. He will return again according to God’s will to Judge the living and the dead. Thereafter and forever, He will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.
Genesis 3:14-15; Psalm 2:1-12; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7, 14-19; 53:1-12; 61:1-2; Jeremiah 33:14-16; Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 2:1-14; 4:16-21; John 1:1-18; 10:30, 38; 11:25-27; 14:1-6; 16: 15-17, 28; Acts 1:9-11; 2:22-24; 9:4-5; Romans 1:3-4; 3:21-32; 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 10:4; I Corinthians 1:30; 8:5-6; 15:1-8, 20-28; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 4:4-7; Ephesians 1:3-12; 2:4-10; 3:11-12; Colossians 1:15-23;1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 5:9-11; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-13; 4:14-16; 7:14-28; 9:12-15,24-28; 12:2; 13:8; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 3:22; 1 John 1:7-9; 3:2; 4:14-15; 5:9; 2 John 7-9; Revelation 1:13-16; 5:9-14; 12:10-11; 19:11-16; 21:22
About god the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He is fully divine. He inspired men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables believers to understand the truth and exalts Christ. He convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment. He is present and at work in the world calling sinners to the Savior and effecting regeneration in all who are spiritually dead in their sins and trespasses. He fills every true believer from the moment of regeneration and causes them to produce spiritual fruit. The Spirit provides abilities and empowerment with which to serve Christ and the Church. He seals every true believer unto the day of redemption and his indwelling presence is the guarantee of their eternal inheritance in Christ. Christians seek to live under the authority of the Holy Spirit; responding faithfully in worship, service and witness unto the Lord Jesus.
Genesis 1:2-3; Psalms 51:11; 139:7-12, 23-24; Isaiah 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32; John 4:24; 14:16-18; 15:26; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 37-39; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11, 14-16, 26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16; 3:16; 12:3; 2 Corinthians 3:16-18; Galatians 5:22-25; Ephesians 1:13-14; 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-8; Revelation 1:10; 22:17.
About Human Beings
Humanity is the crowning achievement of God’s creation being made in His image. God created human beings as men and women—distinct in gender with unique attributes, giftings and physical traits—the union of which reflects the wholeness and goodness of His character and design. In the beginning the first man and woman were perfect and innocent. They were endowed by their Creator with freedom of choice. By their free choice, however, they rebelled against the gracious commands of God and His promised consequence of death cursed the world. Thus all of their descendants inherited an environment as well a nature that is subjected to sin. As soon as human beings are capable of moral action, we choose to reject God’s authority and rebel. The result of such rebellion is God’s righteous condemnation and the sentence of eternal separation from Him. Nothing other than His gracious provision of a Savior can restore our relationship with our Creator. God’s love for humanity is evident, however, in the fact that He sent His Son to live in perfection and die in substitution for our deserved death. The significance of Christ’s perfect life, sacrificial death and triumphant resurrection from the grave is that His redemptive work accomplished reconciliation for every person, of every ethnicity and every era of human history who trusts in Him. All of humanity has the hope of salvation in Christ.
Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-24; 6:5; Psalm 1:1-6; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5; Isaiah 6:5; 53:6; 59:1-3; Jeremiah 17:5-10; Matthew 16:25-27; John 3:13-21; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; 3:9-18, 23; 5:6, 8; 8:5-8; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22; Ephesians 2:1-22; 4:17-19; Colossians 1:21-23a; Revelation 13:7-9; 21:11-15
About Salvation
Salvation is God's gracious gift to all who will receive it by faith. No one can ever merit forgiveness for their sins nor make up for their wickedness by good works. Only by accepting Jesus’ substitutionary sacrifice for their sins can they be justified in the sight of the only holy God. Only by repenting and relinquishing their sins can they embark on a new life of faith. Only by the Spirit of Christ indwelling and empowering them to live out a new life of obedience and service can they experience transformation (sanctification) to the degree God desires. Real life—in these days and the glorious inheritance of heaven that awaits— can can only be found by living in loving obedience to the Son of God Who loved us and gave His life as the atoning sacrifice for us. When sinners come to Christ in genuine faith they are freely, fully and forevermore saved.
Genesis 3:15; 12:2-3; Isaiah 42:1-7; 49:1-6; 52:1-10; Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21, 24-27; John 1:9-13; 3:3-21,36; 14:6; 15:1-16; Acts 2:36-39; 3:17-26; 4:11-12; 10:36-45; 16:30-33; 17:3-32; Romans 1:16-17; 3:23-27; 5:6-11; 6:29-40; 10:8-11, 13; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 2:20; 3:10-14; Ephesians 2:8-10; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 1 Timothy 2:5; 2 Timothy 1:8-14; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; James 2:21-25; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:6; Revelation 3:20-22; 21:1-8, 22-27; 22:1-7, 12-20.
About Eternal Security
God guarantees the believer eternal life by His comprehensive and elective work in their lives—calling them to faith in Christ, causing them to be born again, justifying them from sin, sanctifying them by His Spirit and granting them the assurance of final glorification in His presence. Because of the faithfulness of God’s Word and His unchanging character, all true believers can be confident in the security of their salvation for all eternity. No one who has been you truly saved can "lose" their salvation. They are forever kept in the Father’s care, free from abandonment because their lives are hidden in Christ and sealed for the day of redemption by the Holy Spirit Who dwells within them. Genuine believers can experience complete and eternal rest in the Lord.
Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-8; Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 16:18; 21:28-32; 24:22,31; 25:34; John 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65;10:27-30; 15:16; 17:6,12; Romans 5:8-11; 8:28-39; 10:13; Ephesians 1:3-14; 2:1-10; 3:1-11; Colossians 1:9-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:12b; 2:8-13; Hebrews 7:25; 10:10, 14; I Peter 1:3-5, 13; 2:4-6, 9-10; 1 John 2:19; 3:2-3; 5:11-13
About Eternity
God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring this world to its appointed end. When this present age concludes, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly to establish His kingdom upon the earth. The dead will be raised and Christ will judge all men in righteousness according to what they have done. Those made righteous by faith in Christ will receive resurrected and glorified bodies. Their ultimate reward will be eternal fellowship with the Triune God in the splendor of the new heavens and new earth. The unrighteous will be consigned to eternal separation from God and endless suffering in the torment of Hell; the place ordained for the devil, his angels and all those who deny the lordship of Christ. All these things will happen in accordance with the warnings and promises of God’s perfect prophetic Word.
Matthew 16:24-27; 24:29-31, 36-44; 25:31-46; Mark 8:34-38; Luke 16:19-26; John 14:1-3; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:17-19; 1 Corinthians 15:50-57; 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 3:1-4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 5:1-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10; 2:1-14; Revelation 13:1-14:4; 19:1-22:20
statement of faith
The Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the basis for any legitimate statement of Christian faith. Central Baptist Church subscribes to the doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention entitled, “The Baptist Faith and Message” (2000). We band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ and we are personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation with lost mankind. We observe the ordinances of the Church, which are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
affiliation
Central Baptist Church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but she recognizes and sustains the obligations of mutual counsel and cooperation with churches of the Boone’s Creek Baptist Association, the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
The church subscribes to the "The Baptist Faith and Message" as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000. To read the BFM in full, visit the following website: https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/