Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of First Baptist Church of The Colony based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
About the Bible (Bibliology)
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, and the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
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About the God (Theology)
We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, without division of nature, essence or being.
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About Providence
We believe that from eternity God decrees or permits all things that come to pass, and perpetually upholds, directs and governs all creatures and all events; yet not in any way to be the author or approver of sin nor to destroy the will and responsibility of mankind.
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About Jesus of Nazareth (Christology)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious, substitutionary, and atoning death for all who come to Him in repentance and faith for salvation, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
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About the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious, substitutionary, and atoning death for all who come to Him in repentance and faith for salvation, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
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About Angels, Satan and Demons (Angelology)
We believe in the existence of holy angels, of Satan as a personal spiritual being and the enemy of all that is good, of demons who follow Satan’s rebellion against God, all of whom are under the supreme authority of God Almighty.
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About Man (Anthropology)
We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His own image, were literal persons, and because of the temptation of Satan they sinned against God, and that the entire human race has inherited a corrupt nature wholly opposed to God, depraved and spiritually dead. We are sinners by nature, birth, and divine decree.
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About the Sanctity of Life
We believe all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of immeasurable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. We stand and work for the abolition of abortion.
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About Marriage
We believe God ordained marriage as a permanent and exclusive union of one man and one woman. The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is of the Church. The two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Jesus reaffirmed marriage as a sacred, monogamous, and life-long institution joining one man and one woman.
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About Sexuality
We believe some individuals reject their God-given biological sex and often present themselves as the opposite sex. In so doing they reject God’s design and the person He created them to be. Any form of sexual immorality (including but not limited to adultery, pedophilia, fornication, polygamy, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, cross-dressing, and use of pornography) is sinful, offensive to God, and leads to the disintegration of a society. But God forgives and gives freedom from our bondages through repentance and faith.
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About Salvation (Soteriology)
We believe eternal salvation occurs based upon the electing, regenerating work of God and our willing response to the gospel call whereby we repent of our sins and place our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
We believe God offers and bestows redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin by faith, through God’s mercy and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. We reject any hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual because they are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of this church. Speaking the truth in love about sinful behavior is not hateful nor is it harassing since by the truth we are set free and saved from our sin by God.
We believe God offers and bestows redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin by faith, through God’s mercy and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. We reject any hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual because they are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of this church. Speaking the truth in love about sinful behavior is not hateful nor is it harassing since by the truth we are set free and saved from our sin by God.
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About the Church (Ecclesiology)
We believe the Lord Jesus is the head of the universal Church, which is composed of all true believers in the past and present. We also affirm the local church as the expression of His body in the world so long as it remains faithful to His gospel. The officers of a local church are Biblically qualified men who serve as Elders (or Pastors), and Deacons. Baptism is the immersion of a believer under water in the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Lord’s Supper is a memorial that proclaims the Lord’s death and participation is open to all true Christians. Both are ordinances instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ.
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About the Last Things (Eschatology)
We believe in the imminent, physical return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation. We believe heaven and hell are literal places of eternal conscious existence.