Faith - The Truths We Believe
The fundamental beliefs of Dunwoody Baptist Church
- We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. It is the revelation of His will for salvation and the only unfailing rule of faith and practice for the Christian life.
- We believe in one God, Creator of all things, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that these three are co-eternal and of equal dignity and power.
- We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ; His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit; His virgin birth; His sinless life; His death on the cross; His resurrection; His ascension to the right hand of the Father; and His imminent return.
- We believe that man was created by and for God and that man was created in God's image.
- We believe that by man's disobeying God, every person incurred spiritual death, which is seperation from God, and physical death as a consequence; and that all people are sinners by nature and practice.
- We believe the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins on the cross and that He was a perfect, atoning sacrifice. We believe that all who believe in Him are declared righteous because of His sacrificial death and the subsequent grace that follows.
- We believe in the present minsitry of the Holy Spirit indwelling all believers, enabling and empowering the life and ministry of the believer.
- We believe in the bodily resurrection of everyone who has lived, the everlasting blessedness of those in right relationship with God, and the everlasting punishment of those who have rejected God's forgiveness in His Son.
- We believe the Bible teaches that Christ shall come again and that we are to live in an attitude of expectancy.
- We believe in the Holy Ordinance of Baptism by immersion in water. It is to be participated in by believers and is a picture of death to sin, burial and resurrection with Him in newness of life.
- We believe in the Holy Ordinance of the Lord's Supper. We believe it is to be celebrated as a command of Jesus and that the elements of bread and wine, representing His Body and Blood, are diving symbols of His sacrifice for the souls of humanity.
- We believe in the power of prayer and believe that it is a command of Jesus.
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