First Baptist Church Mt. Pleasant, TX
What We Believe:
There is one God. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit subsist in unity, and also as three separate distinct Persons.
Jesus Christ is God’s Son. He was born of a virgin as both God and
man, lived a sinless life, died to atone for the sins of human beings, was
buried, arose from the grave, ascended into heaven and will literally
return to earth.
The Holy Spirit is the divine helper, assistant, counselor and
instructor, and His work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin, lead to
repentance, guide believers, comfort, strengthen, and sanctify the soul.
The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error, and is the sole authority for life.
Human beings are the special creations of God, made in His image. They
fell through the sin of the first man, Adam, and all human beings are
sinners in need of salvation.
Salvation is a gift through repentance toward God and faith in Jesus
Christ. Every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in
the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven, while those
who die in their sins will spend eternity in hell.
Baptism is by immersion after salvation and is done in obedience to Jesus
Christ’s command. The Lord’s Supper is observed in accordance with the Bible’s
teaching, “Do this in remembrance of me."
Each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ
as the Head.
The Baptist Faith and Message is a more detailed rendering of the beliefs we embrace as Baptists.