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Statement Of Faith
Twelve Ryan Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the historical and doctrinal
sense of the word We believe it to be the same kind of church that Jesus
organized during his earthly ministry (before Pentecost) and that it is given
the same commission. (Matt. 16:18; 28:19-20; Luke 6:12-16; Eph. 2:19-22)
We
believe there is one, and only one living and true God, an infinite, intelligent
spirit, whose name is JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth.
We believe that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit who are equal in every divine perfection and
execute distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Jer.
10:10; Psalm 83:18; 147:5; John 4:24; Rom. 1:20; Heb. 3:4,Matt. 28:19; John
10:30; II Cor. 13:14 Heb. 9:14)
We
believe the Bible is the inspired word of God without error in the original and
that the 1611
King James Version is the preserved Word of God for the English-speaking world
of today. (II Tim. 3:16-17)
We
believe man was created by and in the image of God; but by voluntary
transgression fell from that holy state. As a result, we believe that man is
totally depraved and that every part of the human being is affected by his sin
nature. (Gen. 1:27; 3:6-24; Jer. 17:9; Eph. 2:1-9; Rom 3:23)
We believe that
before the foundation of the world God chose some to be Holy and without blame
before him according to his foreknowledge and predestinated them unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ. (Eph. 1:4-5; II Thes. 2:13; Rom 8:28-31)
We believe that
Jesus Christ in his death on the cross satisfactorily atoned for the sins of all
who will repent of their sins toward God and believe on the finished work of
Jesus Christ as their only salvation. (John 3:16-19; 10:15; 14:6; Rom.5:8; Heb.
2:9)
We believe in the
unconditional irresistible grace of God manifesting itself by repentance and
faith, both of these being inseparable graces worked by the drawing power of the
Father and the preaching of the Gospel. (John 6:29, 37-45; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom.
1:16-17; 2:4; I Cor. 1:18-25; II Cor 7-10)
We believe in the
eternal preservation of all who repent of their sins and believe in the finished
work of Jesus Christ. (John 10:27-29; Rom. 8:35-39; I Pet. 1:3-5)
We believe that
after one is saved they should be baptized by immersion in water upon the
authority of a scriptural church. We do not cooperate with unscriptural churches
in the granting and receiving of letters nor do we take part in ecumenical
services. (Acts 2:41; 18:8; I Cor. 21-13; Matt. 3:16; 28:19-20; Mk.1:10; II Cor.
6:14-18)
We believe the
Lord’s Supper is restricted to members of good standing in each local church,
being a local church ordinance and that the elements are wine and unleavened
bread. (Luke 22:7-20; I Cor. 11:23-34)
We believe the way
to finance the Lord’s work is by tithes and offerings. We believe all churches
should be missionary and that they can give their mission money where they
choose. We do not believe mission money should be used to support unsound
missionaries, unsound colleges or unsound seminaries. (Mal. 3:10; I Cor. 16:2;
Mark 6:7-12; Luke 9:1-6; Acts 1:8)
We believe that the
ordaining of preachers and deacons is to be done by the local church. We also
believe that these offices are to be filled by men only, that they should be the
husbands of one wife and that women are to keep silent, not usurping authority
over the men in the public worship service. (Eph. 4:11-12; I Tim. 3:1-13; I Cor.
14:34; I Tim.2:11-15)
We
believe in the pre-tribulational Rapture, and the pre-millennial Second Coming
of Christ. We believe that heaven and hell are real places, that Satan is a real
person and that there will be two resurrections one for the just unto life
everlasting and one for the unjust unto everlasting damnation. (I Thes. 4:13-18;
I Cor. 15:51-57; Rev. 20:11-15)
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