Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of North Carolina Baptist Church based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
God
We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.
Scripture
We believe that the Bible is God’s inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word that has been preserved for the church today. We believe all Scripture should be interpreted through a literal, historical-grammatical hermeneutic and a dispensational approach to Scripture.
At North Carolina Baptist Church, we utilize the King James Version for all of our Bible studies, services, and activities.
At North Carolina Baptist Church, we utilize the King James Version for all of our Bible studies, services, and activities.
Mankind
We believe that humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.
The Fall
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God; but that in Adam’s sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. This free gift of salvation is fully available to all who will receive it by faith. We reject the notion that only the “elect” may be saved, or that God has chosen who can and cannot be saved. Salvation is available to “whosoever will” receive it.
We believe that faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation from sin and this salvation is wholly by grace; that no works, however good, make salvation more secure.
We believe that faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation from sin and this salvation is wholly by grace; that no works, however good, make salvation more secure.
The Church
We believe that the church is a local, visible, assembly of baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together to fulfill the Great Commission and to glorify God. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures.
We recognize water baptism, which is by immersion in water, and the Lord’s Supper, which is the provision of unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine in unfermented form, as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age.
We recognize water baptism, which is by immersion in water, and the Lord’s Supper, which is the provision of unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine in unfermented form, as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age.
Ressurection
We believe in that blessed hope, the personal, imminent return of Christ, Who will rapture His church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will personally and visibly return with His saints, to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom, which was promised to the nation of Israel.