THE STATEMENT OF FAITH
OF
THE DEAF BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP OF AMERICA |
We believe that the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God as given in the Original Manuscripts and is the sole authority in all matters of faith and practice.
We believe there is only one true God, existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal from all eternity, each with distinct personalities but of one essence.
We believe that Adam was created without sin but fell by disobedience. Thus, the whole race fell and is by nature spiritually dead and lost.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, co-existent with the Father and the Holy Spirit, that He came to the world born of a virgin, shed His blood on Calvary as a vicarious substitute for all sin, that He was buried and rose again bodily and ascended to the right hand of the Father.
We believe in the personal work of the Holy Spirit which includes conviction of sin, regeneration of sinners, and the indwelling of believers.
We believe that a soul is saved when repentance occurs, Christ is accepted as personal Saviour and Lord and the Holy Spirit imparts eternal life.
We believe that it is the plan of God for each believer to walk after the Spirit and not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
We believe in the eternal security and therefore the eternal perseverance of the saints.
We believe in the immersion of the believer in water to signify Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection and the believer’s identification with Him.
We believe that a New Testament Church is a local group of baptized believers whose job is to evangelize and proclaim the Word of God. We believe that it is completely self-determining and responsible only to Christ, the Head of the church. We believe it to be completely independent with no other person, group, or body having any authority, right of intervention, or control in any form whatsoever over or within a local church. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper constitute the only two ordinances of the church.
We believe in the premillennial second coming of the Lord, in the bodily resurrection of the righteous dead at His coming, and in an eternal Heaven for all the redeemed and an eternal Lake of Fire for the lost.
Collaboration or participation in all forms of modernism, whether in the National Council of Churches or otherwise, is wrong and demands separation on our part.
Section 2 -- The Teaching and Preaching of the Bible, God’s Holy Word
The Deaf Baptist Fellowship of America supports and allows only the King James Version of the Bible as the sole English authority for faith and practice in Deaf Baptist Fellowship of America.
The Deaf Baptist Fellowship of America declares its purpose as follows:
To proclaim earnestly the Gospel message and to urge its personal acceptance, both privately and publicly. To promote systematic Bible study and teach soul winning, discipleship and Christian service. To train Christian leaders and workers of deaf ministries spiritually and academically for their share of service at home and abroad. To cooperate heartily by prayer, giving, and service in the effort of seeing the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached to everyone throughout the world. To promote Christian friendship and fellowship.
Section 3 -- The Fellowship in the Midst of Apostasy
The Deaf Baptist Fellowship of America will give special emphasis to the need of returning to Bible doctrine, fellowship, discipline, holy living for every believer, and the exposure of religious apostasy which is ever engulfing and polluting Christianity. The fellowship is to uphold and teach what the Bible reveals. The Deaf Baptist Fellowship of America is never to cooperate or unite with forces of apostasy in any way or form whatever (II Corinthians 6).
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