OUR BELIEFS
Here at Paragon Bible Baptist Church we are blessed to call our self an independent, fundamental Baptist church. We believe in soul winning, world missions, God honoring music, modest appearance, the King James Bible for the English speaking culture, and loving and serving and praising God.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe the complete Old an New Testaments of the Bible to be verbally inspired of God without error in its original writings. They reveal the principles by which God will judge The Bible is the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions shall be tried as it is the supreme authority of God for faith and practice. The scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the pastor. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21) The King James Version (Authorized Edition) shall be the official and only translation used by the church.
SCRIPTURE
We believe the complete Old and New Testaments of the Bible to be verbally inspired of God without error in its original writings.They reveal the principles by which God will judge. The Bible is the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions shall be tried as it is the supreme authority of God for faith and practice.
The scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and all issuers of interpretation and meaning, and issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the pastor. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21)
The King James Version (Authorized Edition) shall be the official and only translation used by the church.
THE GODHEAD
We believe that there is one, and only one true and living God. (I John 5:20), eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost - each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, have the same attributes and perfections. (Col 2:9; Deut. 6:4, Matt. 28:19, John 14_10-26, II Cor. 13:14)
He is eternal, of infinite power, wisdom and goodness; the creator of all things, visible and invisible. (Genesis 1:1)
JESUS CHRIST
We believe Jesus Christ to be the eternal Son of God (Hebrews 1:1-3) as well as God the Son (Hebrews 1:8) who came in the flesh
(John 1:14, Colossians 2:9) being born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can be born of woman. (Luke 1:35, Matthew 1:18-25).
He accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substituionary sacrifice and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Acts 2:18-36, Rom. 3:24-25, II Cor. 5:21, Eph. 1:7, I Peter 1:3-5, 2:24)
We believe His literal body was resurrected from the deal.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10, Rom. 8:34, Heb. 7:25, 9:24, I John 2:1-2)
He will personally return to earth. (Heb. 9:24, I John 2:1-2, Revel. 1:7)
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe the Holy Spirit to be co-equal with the Father and the Son. (1 John 5:7)
He is a person. He is come as fulfillment of Christ's promise. (John 16:7)
He regenerates (John 3:3-5) He indwells (1 Cor, 6:19) He sanctifies (11 Thess. 2:13) He seals (Eph. 1:13-14) He fills (Eph. 5:18) He empowers (Romans 8:2) and He guides the believer. (Gal. 5:16-25)
We believe that God, in the person of the Holy Spirit, is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every believer. He uniquely uses evangelists, pastors and teachers to equip believers in the assembly in order that they cad do the work of the ministry.
(Rom. 12:3-8), 9ICor. 12:4-11, Eph. 4:7-12)
We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of healing were temporary. Speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit. Ultimate deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection, though God frequently chooses to answer the prayers of believers for physical healing. (1 Cor. 1:22, 13:8, 14:21-22)
CREATION AND FALL OF MAN
We accept as true the Genesis account of the creation of man.
We believe that man came by direct creation of God and not by evolution. (Genesis 1:26-27)
We believe man sinned against God (Rom. 3:23, 5:12) and thereby incurred not only physical death (1Cor. 15:21-22) but also spiritual death which is not annihilation (Luke 16:23, Rev. 20:11-15)
We believe that all men are born with a sinful nature, totally depraved, and if they are not born again of the Spirit of God, are eternally lost. (Rom. 6:23, John 3:18)
SALVATION
We believe that we are saved from our sins by grace (Eph. 2:8) through faith, and faith alone, by the shed blood of Jesus Christ.(Eph. 1:7)
We believe the believer who exercises saving faith in Christ possesses eternal life and is eternally secure.
We believe that all that are truly saved are kept by God the Father for Jesus Christ. (Phil. 1:6, John 10:28-29)
We believe that all sins, except blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, which is unbelief in His presentation of Jesus Christ as Savior of the World, are forgivable. (Matt. 12:31-32)
SERVICES
We believe that every true Christian should apply his life in service for Jesus Christ.
Salvation is by grace through faith alone.
Works have no part or lot with being saved. (Rom. 3:20-21)
We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ. (Rom. 5:1)
Good works are an outgrowth of our salvation. (Eph. 2:10)
Grace teaches good works. (Titus 2:11-13)
We believe that every Christian will be judged according to deeds done in the body (11 Corin. 5:10) and over and above the gift of salvation, believers will receive rewards for all works that shall abide. (1 Corin. 3:12-15)
SEPARATION
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord. God commands
his people to separate from all religious Apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and associations, and to refrain from all immodest and immoderate appearances, piercing and bodily markings. (Lev. 10:28, Rom. 12:1-2, 14:13, I Corin. 6:14-7:1, Tim. 3:1-5, 11 John 9:11)
WORLD WIDE MISSIONS
We believe that the entire church has been commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ to be responsible in help in evangelizing every
creature, at home and abroad, through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We believe we should immediately and continually, until Jesus returns, maintain, as we are able, a full missionary program that has as its supreme motive the winning of souls to Jesus Christ and the establishing of New Testament local churches. (Matt. 28:19-20, Acts 1:8)
AUTHORITY OF STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe.
We do believe, however, that the foregoing Statement of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible and, therefore, is binding upon all members. All literature used in the church shall be in complete agreement with the Statement of Faith.
To view our entire statement of faith, click on the document below.