Core Beliefs
Below is a quick summary of our core beliefs. Our church holds as a confession of faith THE BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE 2000.
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1. All Scripture is verbally inspired as originally written and therefore infallible and inerrant (II Tim. 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21; Matt. 5:18; I Cor. 2:13). The Bible IS the Word of God.
2. There is one living and true God who exists in three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14). The Father is God (I Cor. 8:6); the Son is God (Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1, 14; Heb. 1:8-10); and the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4).
3. The Lord Jesus Christ was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38).
4. Christ Jesus rose bodily from the dead and ascended unto God the Father (Matt. 28; Mark 16; I Cor. 15; Rom. 1:4).
5. Christ will return bodily to rule and reign:
a. First, for the “dead in Christ” who will be resurrected bodily; and for those who are alive at His coming. (I Thes. 4:13-18; 5:9).
b. Then, throughout eternity believers with Christ will live and serve in the New Heavens and New Earth. (Rev. 21)
6. All men inherit a depraved nature and are lost sinners in need of salvation (Rom. 3:9-19; Eph. 2:1-3).
7. God has provided salvation through offering His Son on the cross of Calvary, and allowing His blood to be shed to atone for our sins. This substitutionary sacrifice satisfied the wrath of God on sin and imputed to us Christ’s righteousness (Heb. 9:22-28; John 3:3-21; Romans 5:8-10; Eph. 1:7).
8. We are saved and justified when we recognize ourselves as sinners, repent of our sins, and put our trust in Christ as the Son of God and His finished work on the cross of Calvary. Salvation is by grace through faith plus nothing (Rom. 3:24; 4:5; Eph. 2:8-9).
9. Once saved, we cannot be lost; we are eternally secure in Christ (John 3:16; 10:27-29; Phil. 1:6; Rom. 8:38-39).
10. We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place at the time of conversion and is the act of placing the believer into the body of Christ, but is not a second work of grace (I Cor. 12:13. Gal. 3:27). We believe the filling of the Holy Spirit is an ongoing process that should occur daily in the believer’s life (Eph. 5:18). Neither of these aspects is accompanied by unusual signs such as speaking in tongues.
11. The Bible teaches
a. We should regularly participate in the Lord’s table (I Cor. 11:23-32).
b. All believers should be baptized by immersion as an act of obedience, but not for securing their salvation or in order to receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:41; 19:4-5; Matt. 28:19-20).
12. The Bible teaches the eternal blessedness of the saved (John 4:14; 5:24; Eph. 2:7). It also teaches the eternal punishment of the lost (John 5:28-29: Rev. 20:10, 15; Matt. 25:46).
13. The grace of God teaches us to “live soberly, righteously, and godly” (Titus 2:11-13).
a. Titus 2:13 – “Looking for that blessed hope” of His returning for us.
b. Col. 3:2-3; 1 John 2:15-17 – Setting our “affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
c. II Cor. 6:14-18 – Living a life of separation from the world. We believe in separation “unto God” (Rom. 1:1; 16:17; II Cor. 6:17-18; II Thes. 2:15; 3:6; I Tim. 6:3, 5).
2. There is one living and true God who exists in three Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14). The Father is God (I Cor. 8:6); the Son is God (Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1, 14; Heb. 1:8-10); and the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4).
3. The Lord Jesus Christ was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38).
4. Christ Jesus rose bodily from the dead and ascended unto God the Father (Matt. 28; Mark 16; I Cor. 15; Rom. 1:4).
5. Christ will return bodily to rule and reign:
a. First, for the “dead in Christ” who will be resurrected bodily; and for those who are alive at His coming. (I Thes. 4:13-18; 5:9).
b. Then, throughout eternity believers with Christ will live and serve in the New Heavens and New Earth. (Rev. 21)
6. All men inherit a depraved nature and are lost sinners in need of salvation (Rom. 3:9-19; Eph. 2:1-3).
7. God has provided salvation through offering His Son on the cross of Calvary, and allowing His blood to be shed to atone for our sins. This substitutionary sacrifice satisfied the wrath of God on sin and imputed to us Christ’s righteousness (Heb. 9:22-28; John 3:3-21; Romans 5:8-10; Eph. 1:7).
8. We are saved and justified when we recognize ourselves as sinners, repent of our sins, and put our trust in Christ as the Son of God and His finished work on the cross of Calvary. Salvation is by grace through faith plus nothing (Rom. 3:24; 4:5; Eph. 2:8-9).
9. Once saved, we cannot be lost; we are eternally secure in Christ (John 3:16; 10:27-29; Phil. 1:6; Rom. 8:38-39).
10. We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit takes place at the time of conversion and is the act of placing the believer into the body of Christ, but is not a second work of grace (I Cor. 12:13. Gal. 3:27). We believe the filling of the Holy Spirit is an ongoing process that should occur daily in the believer’s life (Eph. 5:18). Neither of these aspects is accompanied by unusual signs such as speaking in tongues.
11. The Bible teaches
a. We should regularly participate in the Lord’s table (I Cor. 11:23-32).
b. All believers should be baptized by immersion as an act of obedience, but not for securing their salvation or in order to receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:41; 19:4-5; Matt. 28:19-20).
12. The Bible teaches the eternal blessedness of the saved (John 4:14; 5:24; Eph. 2:7). It also teaches the eternal punishment of the lost (John 5:28-29: Rev. 20:10, 15; Matt. 25:46).
13. The grace of God teaches us to “live soberly, righteously, and godly” (Titus 2:11-13).
a. Titus 2:13 – “Looking for that blessed hope” of His returning for us.
b. Col. 3:2-3; 1 John 2:15-17 – Setting our “affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
c. II Cor. 6:14-18 – Living a life of separation from the world. We believe in separation “unto God” (Rom. 1:1; 16:17; II Cor. 6:17-18; II Thes. 2:15; 3:6; I Tim. 6:3, 5).
Ministry Partners
We recognize that we are called to fulfill the Great Commission. Even if we were alone in that effort, the task would remain. However, by God’s gracious design we are not alone in that effort. At Corinth, we proudly partner with other churches in the Southern Baptist Convention, the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and the Laurel River Baptist Association. Click the banners below for more information.
