STATEMENT OF FAITH

A Statement of Faith is a written declaration of our ministry's position on matters that pertain to the essentials of Christianity. The following statements comprise Solid Rock Baptist Church's Statement of Faith:

1.  We believe the Bible (KJV preferred) to be the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. In faith, we hold the Bible to be inerrant in the original writings, God-breathed, and the complete and final authority for faith and practice. While still using the individual writing styles of the human authors, the Holy Spirit perfectly guided them to ensure they wrote precisely what He wanted to be written, without error or omission. Therefore, our ministry emphasizes the exposition of God's Word from Genesis to Revelation, line upon line, precept upon precept.

2.  We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  

3.  We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin Birth, in His perfect and sinless life, in His miracles, in His atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of God, and in His personal return in power and glory.

4.  We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful humanity, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential, and that repentance from sin and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the only way to come into a relationship with God.  

5.  We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life; we further believe His power and gifts are available to believers today.  

6.  We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they who are saved unto the resurrection of life and they who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.  

7.  We believe it is important to uphold the scriptural practices of the Word of God. Therefore, we hold to the practice of water baptism and the regular taking of Communion. We do not believe that either of these practices is essential for salvation, but that they serve as a demonstration of our living faith in Christ. 

*** For a more detailed summary of our beliefs, please see the Baptist Faith and Message of 2000.