King's Addition Missionary Baptist Church

A DECLARATION OF FAITH

This document contains a statement of what we believe the Bible to teach. These Doctrines are constantly tought both from our pulpit and in our Bible classes and are believed by our members. We Cordially Invite You To Attend All The Services Of Our Church.

A CONFESSION FOR INDEPENDANT BAPTISTS

I. THE BIBLE

We believe that all Scripture was given by verbal inspiration of God, by which we mean the sixty-six books of the so called Protestant canon (II Tim. 3: 16; II Pet- 1:21); that this inspiration was accomplished miraculously by the providence and power of God, and is not to be compared with the inspiration attributed to works of human genius (I Cor. 2:13, 14:37; Acts 1:16, 3:21); yet not in such a way as to impair the reality of human agency, which is abundantly manifest in the revelation of personal peculiarities in temperament, strife, and vocabulary (I Pet. 1:10-12; Psa. 68:11 ); that it is not in different degrees, but extends equally and fully to each part of the Bible whether it be historical, legal, poetical, prophetical or doctrinal, extending even to the words themselves as found in the original manuscripts (Mat. 5:18; Gal. 3: 16; Isa. 34:16); that this inspiration covers historical and scientific references as fully as matters of doctrine, so that the Bible is free from error as to fact as well as being free from error as to doctrine (John 10:35; Psa. 12:6); that the Bible therefore has God as its author, truth without any mixture of error as its matter, and the salvation of men as its end (II Tim. 3:16; Prov. 30:5, 6; John 5:39); that it is and shall remain the true center of Christian unity, the only authoritative standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried (John 17:17; Isa 8:20) .

II. GOD

We believe that there is one and only one true and living God (IDeut 6:4); an infinite (Job 11:7); eternal (Psa. 90:2); self-existent (Isa 40:28); immutable (Mal. 3:6); holy (Isa 6:3), just (Psa. 89:14), omniscient (Psa. 147:5), omnipotent (Psa 62:11), omnipresent Spirit (John 4:24), whose name is Jehovah (Psa. 83:18), the creator and supreme ruler of Heaven and earth (Gen. 1:1; Dan. 4 :35); that in the unity of the one essence, nature, and being of the Godhead there are three eternal distinctions that are revealed to us under the figure of persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:26; Mt. 3:16-17; John 14:16, 15:26), that these are equal in every divine perfection, executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption, being worthy of precisely the same honor, worship, and obedience (Rev. 4:11; Mark 12:30).

III. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

We believe that God is an absolute sovereign (Psa. 115 : 3), having mercy on whom He will and hardening whom He will (Rom. 9:15-18), doing according to His will of purpose in the army of Heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth (Dan. 4:35), working all things after the counsel of His own will (Eph. I: 11), efficiently causing all good and wisely and holily permitting all evil that comes to pass for reasons known fully to Himself only and overruling it for His own glory and the good of the redeemed (Rom. 8:28; Prov. 16:4).