Salvation

Southern Baptist, what does that mean?

The Holy Bible is the inspired word of God and is the basis for any statement of faith. The church adheres to doctrinal statement of "The Baptist Faith and Message" as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. We band ourselves together as a body of Baptized believers in Jesus Christ, personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind. 

  • God loves all persons. ------------------------------ John 3:16
  • All persons are sinners. -----------------------------Romans 6:23
  • The Holy Spirit convicts you of sin. -------------Matthew 9:13
  • Your response is to repent of sin. -------------- Mark 1:15
  • Trust in Christ as Savior and Lord. ----------------Romans 10:9-10, 13
  • Pray for salvation and believe in God's forgiveness. ------Acts 2:11, Romans 10:13
  • Now your responsibility as a new believer is to join a New Testament teaching church. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acts 16:5

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. There is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.

  1. Regeneration, or the new birth, is a work of God's grace whereby believers become new creatures in Christ Jesus.  It is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit through conviction of sin, to which the sinner responds in repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance and faith are inseparable experiences of grace. Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality of Him as Lord and Savior.
  2. Justification is God's gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer into a relationship of peace and favor with God.
  3. Sanctification is the experience, beginning in regeneration, by which the believer is set apart to God's purposes, and is enabled to progress toward moral and spiritual maturity through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in him. Growth in grace should continue throughout the regenerate person's life.
  4. Glorification is the culmination of salvation and is the final blessed and abiding state of the redeemed.

Genesis 3:15; Exodus 3:14-17; 6:2-8; Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32; John 1:11-14, 29:3; 5:24; 10:9-29; 15:1-16; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32; Romans 1:16-18; 2:4; 3:23-25; 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10, 13; 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 6:19-20; 15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galations 2:20; 3:13; 5:8-10; 6:15; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3; 5:8-9; 9:24-28; 11:1-12; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5