Things We Believe
In many fellowships the things we believe are ‘officially’ called a statement of faith. The statement of faith for Seaford Baptist is:
We believe that the Bible was written by those divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to humanity. The Bible is our supreme and final authority in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21)
We believe in the one true living God, who eternally exists as the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus was God in the form of a man. (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38)
We believe that humanity was created in the image of God, but by free choice sinned against God and thereby incurred a separation from God his Creator, a spiritual death. All human beings are born with a sinful nature, and become guilty sinners in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 5:12-18)
We believe that Christ died on the cross for our sins according to the Scriptures. We believe that to obtain salvation one has to have personal faith to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior of their life. Christ shed His blood on the cross to provide eternal redemption for the believer. Salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. (John 3:16; Romans 3:23-26)
We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord’s Day that it commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead, that it and should include time of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. (Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-20)
We believe godly faith must demonstrate itself in godly living as outlined in various passages of Scripture. (I Thessalonians 4:1-11; Hebrews 12:14-15)
We believe that God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and all that we are we owe to Him. We are therefore under obligation to serve Him with our time, talents, and material possessions, and should recognize all these are entrusted to us to use for the glory of God and to help others. (Acts 4:32-35; II Corinthians 9:6-9)
We affirm the doctrinal statement of the current version of The Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
