Our Beliefs

The foundational truth upon which all Bethel Baptist Church beliefs depend is that the Scriptures, both of the Old and New Testament, are verbally inspired of God. They are inerrant, infallible, incorruptible, and perfect. Further, we believe that if they are not all of these things they cannot be any of these things. We believe that the pure Word of God in the English language is the King James Bible. The Word of God is preserved by God perfectly so we can have it in our hands today.
(Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 4:4; II Timothy 3:16; John 10:35; Psalm 119:89; II Peter 1:19-21)

We believe in the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally. We believe creation was a direct act of God, which included literal days, and that it was both instantaneous and miraculous. Additionally, we believe man was created in the image of God and all reproduction was “after their kind.”
(Genesis 1:1; Colossians 1:16-17; Job 26:7; Psalm 33:6,9; John 1:3)

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost. These are co-equal, three in one called the Trinity.
(I John 5:7; Hebrews 1:8; Acts 5:1-3; Romans 1:7; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 2:9; Matthew 3:16,17)

We believe that Jesus Christ was the only begotten of the Father, conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary.
(Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1-15; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1:15)

We believe that man, created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God, and all human beings are born with a sin nature, and those who reach moral responsibility must receive Jesus Christ as Saviour in order to have reconciliation to God.
(Genesis 1:26,27; Romans 3:10-23, 5:12, 6:23; John 3:3)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified through the shedding of His blood.
(I Corinthians 15:1-4; Luke 24; Acts 1:9-11; Romans 5:8-10; Ephesians 1:20-23; I Peter 3:18)

We believe in the literal resurrection of the crucified body of Jesus Christ, His ascension into Heaven, and His present life there as High Priest and Advocate for us.
(Luke 24:1-7; Acts 1:11; Hebrews 7:24-28, 9:24; John 20; I Corinthians 15:12-28; Romans 4:25)

We believe that the sacrifice made by Jesus is the only basis of salvation, the only means of reconciliation, and the only ground of justification. Therefore, we believe that all who recognize they are sinners, repent of their sins, and according to the Scriptures receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour are born again of the Holy Spirit becoming children of God and heirs of eternal life.
(Acts 4:12, 16:30-31, 20:21; I Thessalonians 5:9; Hebrews 5:9; John 1:12, 3:3-7, 12:46; John 20:31; Romans 10:9; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5-8)

We believe in the eternal security of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, a person who is born again has everlasting life, which never ends and cannot be taken away. Saved forever, God’s children are kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation and sealed unto the day of redemption.
(John 10:27-39; I Peter 1:5; Ephesians 4:30; Romans 8:35-39; John 5:24)

We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He indwells the believer and empowers the preaching and teaching of the Gospel.
(John 16:7-11; I Corinthians 14:33; Titus 3:5; Romans 5:3-4; Acts 2:4; I Corinthians 3:16; II Corinthians 1:22)

We believe that all believers should strive for Holiness by separation from the things of the world. We know that people grow at different rates, but they should always be striving to grow in the things of God.
(Romans 12:1-2; I John 2:15-17; II Corinthians 5:17, 6:14-18; I Peter 2:9; II Peter 3:18; II Timothy 2:19; Colossians 2:6)

We believe in that blessed hope, the personal, pretribulation, premillennial, and imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Further, we believe that this will take place in the calling away, or what we refer to as the Rapture. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting conscious suffering of the lost in Hell, and the everlasting happiness of the saved in Heaven.
(Acts 1:11; Matthew 24:29-42, 25:31-34; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:11 - 20:15; John 14:1-3)