BRICK
CHURCH
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
(Our
Mission Statement Is
Also On-Line)
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired
and without error in the original manuscripts, written under
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it is the supreme
authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely
perfect and eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit,
perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love.
We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs
of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and He saves from
sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived
by the Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus is God. We believe in
His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings. We
believe in His subsitutionary, atoning death, bodily resurrection,
ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people,
and personal visible return to earth.
We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father
and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment,
and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all how believe in
Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every
person who has accepted Christ as Savior, and that He is an
abiding helper, teacher and guide.
We believe that all men and women are sinners by nature and
choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe
that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide
the only grounds for justification and salvation for all who
believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of
the Holy Spirit and become the children of God.
We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons
who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated
by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of
Christ, of which He is Head.
We believe that only those who are members of the true Church,
having been baptized by immersion, shall be eligible for membership
in Brick Church.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church and
that every local church has the right, under Christ, to decide
and govern its own affairs.
We believe that the hope of the believer is the imminent
return of the Lord Jesus Christ to gather His saints unto
Himself. His coming again should have a vital bearing on the
personal life and service of the believer.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead: of the
believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord
in Heaven; and of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting
conscious punishment in Hell.
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