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Copyright Pearl Street Baptist Church © 2006 All Rights Reserved.
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Our Beliefs...
THE WORD OF GOD - We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the
inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writings, complete as the revelation of God's will for
salvation, and the supreme and final authority in all matters to which they speak.
THE TRINITY - We believe in one God, Creator and Sustainer of all things, eternally existing in
three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; that they are equal in every divine perfection, and
that they execute distinct and harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and
redemption.
GOD THE FATHER - We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in
holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns himself mercifully in the affairs of men and
women, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death all who come to him through
Jesus Christ.
JESUS CHRIST - We believe that Jesus Christ is God's eternal Son, and has precisely the same
nature, attributes, and perfections as God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. He is not only true
God, but true Man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We believe in his
sinless life, his substitutionary atonement, his bodily resurrection from the dead, his ascension
into heaven, his priestly intercession on behalf of his people, and his personal, visible,
premillennial return from heaven.
HOLY SPIRIT - We believe in the Holy Spirit, his personality and his work in regeneration,
sanctification, and preservation. His ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and implement
Christ's work of redeeming the lost and empowering the believer for godly living and service.
HUMANITY - We believe God created humanity, male and female, in the image of God and free
from sin. We further believe all persons are sinners by nature and choice and are, therefore,
spiritually dead. We also believe that the Holy Spirit regenerates those who repent of sin and trust
Jesus Christ as Savior.
SALVATION - We believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This salvation is
based upon the sovereign grace of God, and was purchased by Christ on the cross, and is
received through faith apart from any human merit, works, or ritual. We believe salvation results
in righteous living, good works, and proper social concern.
THE CHURCH - We believe that the church is the spiritual body of which Christ is the head and is
composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the
Holy Spirit. This body expresses itself in local assemblies whose members have been immersed
upon a credible confession of faith and have associated themselves for worship, instruction,
evangelism, and service. The ordinances of the local church are believers' baptism by immersion
and the Lord's Supper. We also believe in the interdependence of local churches and the mutual
submission of Christians to each other in love.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE - We believe that each local church is self-governing in
function and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority. We also
believe all men and women are directly responsible to God in matters of faith and life, and they
should be free to worship God according to the dictates of their consciences.
CHRISTIAN CONDUCT - We believe that the supreme task of every believer is to glorify God in
life and conduct and be blameless before the world. Each Christian should be a faithful steward of
all possessions and seek to realize in every area of life the full stature of maturity in Christ.
LAST THINGS - We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and lost, the eternal existence
of all people in either heaven or hell, in divine judgments, rewards, and punishments.