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Westminster Bible Presbyterian Church |
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Come unto me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 |
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What We Believe |
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We believe in:
· One true God¹, consisting of three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit²—in unity³. ¹ I Thessalonians 1:9, Jeremiah 10:10 ² Deuteronomy 6:4, Ephesians 2:18 ³ 1 John 5:7, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 28:19 ********************************************************** · The Bible as entirely God-given¹ and, therefore without error². ¹ 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21 ² Matthew 5:18, Romans 3:2, Titus 1:2 ********************************************************** · The sinfulness and guilt of all men before God¹—as a result of Adam’s fall²—and their inability to please God or meet the demands of His Holy Law³, leaving them .liable to everlasting punishment ¹ Romans 3:23, Romans 6:6, Ephesians 2:1 ³ Romans 3:10-12, Matthew 25:46, John 3:36, Romans 3:20 ********************************************************** · The choice of the church by God before the creation of the world¹. ¹ Ephesians 1:4-5, 2Timothy 1:9, Revelation 13:8 ********************************************************** · The righteousness of Jesus Christ¹—God in our nature²—as the righteousness which met the demands of God’s law for all who believe in Him³. ¹ 1 John 2:1, 1 John3:5, 2Corinthians 5:21 ² Colossians 2:9, Philippians 2:8; ³ Jeremiah 33:16, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Genesis 15:6, Galatians 2:16. ********************************************************** · The necessity of being born again by the Holy Spirit¹, enabling us to believe in Christ² and to have His Righteousness put on our account³. ¹ Deuteronomy 30:6, John 3: 3, 5; ² John 3:8, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 14 ³ Genesis 15:6, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 5:21 ********************************************************** • The two sacraments of the New Testaments, Baptism¹ and the Lord’s Supper². ¹ Matthew 28:19-21, Colossians 2:11-12 ² Mark 14:17-26, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 ********************************************************** · The necessity of personal holiness as defined by the commands if God¹. ¹ Ephesians 1:4, 5:27: Hebrews 12:10, 14: 1 Peter 1:15-16 ********************************************************** · The eternal security of those who are true believers¹. ¹ Psalm 121, John 10:28, Romans 8:38-39 ********************************************************** · The physical resurrection of Christ from the dead¹, his ascension into heaven² and his future return to judge the world³. ¹ Luke 24:39, Acts 10:41, 1 Corinthians 15:2-5 ³ Mark 8:38, Luke 21:7, 2 Peter 3:11, 14: 2 Corinthians 5:10 ********************************************************** · The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the only hope for a lost world¹. ¹ Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:47, Acts 1:8 ********************************************************* · The principle that nothing should be introduced into the public worship of God except what is commanded by God¹. ¹ Exodus 20:4-6,Deuteronomy 12:32,Matthew 4:9-10 I Corinthians14:40, Colossians 2:23 **********************************************************
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