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Calvary Baptist Church

1600 Marion Road
419-562-7952

The doctrines of this church shall be in conformity with the generally accepted principles and practices of Baptist Churches, and as further expressed in our Confession of Faith:

The Scriptures

We believe that the Holy Bible as originally written was verbally inspired and the product of Spirit-controlled men; and therefore is truth without any admixture of error for its matter. We believe that God has preserved His Word without allowing any error to enter into the Scriptures through the process of transmission from generation to generation, meaning that we now possess the infallible and inerrant Word of God in the Received Greek Text of the New Testament and Masoretic Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, of which the King James Bible is the only current English translation based upon these sources. We believe the Bible is the true center of Christian union and the only infallible rule for all human conduct, creed, and opinions.

The True God

We believe the Scriptures teach there is one and only one living and true God, and infinite Spirit, the maker and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth, inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love.

We believe the Scriptures teach the absolute Deity of the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ; that He was divine as no other man can be, being very God of very God, existing from all eternity, and being the perfect, sinless One; that He never ceased to be God for one instant; that His humiliation did not consist in laying aside Hids deity; and that He was begotten of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner, born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born.

We believe the Scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit is a divine person; that He convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; that He bears witness to the Truth of the Gospel; that He is the Agent of the New Birth; that He seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies, and helps the believer; and that He is abiding in every true Child of God.

We believe the Scriptures teach that in the unity of the Godhead there are three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.

The Creation

We believe the Scriptures teach that God created the heavens and the earth, including all life, each "after its own kind", by direct act and not by the process of evolution.

The Church

We believe the Scriptures teach that the Church universal is a New Testament institution; unknown to the Old Testament prophets; established by Jesus Christ, who is its sole Head; composed of believers in Jesus Christ as Saviour, both Jew and Gentile, called out from the world and indwelt by the Holy Spirit. It Began with the New Testament saints and will be consummated at the coming of Christ in the Rapture.

We believe the Scriptures teach that the Church universal is manifest through the local church which is a congregation of immersed believers whose mission is the faithful witnessing of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; associated by covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word; holding the absolute right of self-government directed by the Holy Spirit and answerable only to Christ; and sovereign in all its matters of membership, policy, government, discipline and benevolence.

We believe the Scriptures teach that at the end of the tribulation period, Christ will come with His Church to execute judgment upon the living nations and establish His Millennial Kingdom on earth.


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