Bible Baptist Church
of Landrum
© Bible Baptist Church / All Rights Reserved
330 West Finger Street
Landrum, SC 29356
(864) 457-5214
(A) The Holy Scriptures – We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary inspired Word of
God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of
the Old and New Testament are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their
normal grammatical-historical meaning. The King James 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible shall be the official and only translation used
by the church (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).
(B) Dispensationalism – We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely determined dispensations
or rules of life which define man’s responsibilities in successive ages. These dispensations are not ways of salvation, but rather are divinely
ordered stewardships by which God directs man according to His purpose. Three of these dispensations-the law, the church, and the
kingdom-are the subjects of detailed revelation in Scripture (Gen. 1:28; 1 Cor. 9:17; 2 Cor. 3:9-18; Gal. 3:13-25; Eph. 1:10; 3:2-10; Col. 1:24-25,
27; Rev. 20:2-6).
(C) The Godhead – We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit each coeternal in being,
coidentical in nature, coequal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19: 2 Cor. 13:14; John
14:10, 26).
(D) The Person and Work of Christ – (1) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be
God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (Isa.
7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil. 2:5-8). (2) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our
redemption through his death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure
by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:18-36; Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5). (3) 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; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2).
(E) The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit – (1) We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and
sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14). (2) We believe that He is the
Divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be
filled with the Spirit (Eph. 1:17-18; 5:18; 1 John 2:20, 27). (3) We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every
believer. God uniquely uses evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip believers in the assembly in order that they can do the work of the
ministry (Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11,28; Eph. 4:7-12). (4) We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and
the gift of healing, were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or filling
of the Holy Spirit and that 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 according to James 5:14, 15 (1 Cor.
1:22; 13:8; 14:21-22).
(F) The Total Depravity of Man – 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; and, that man is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to
remedy his lost condition (Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19).
(G) 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 (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18-19). We believe Christ
died for all men.
(H) The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers – (1) We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are
thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Pet. 1:4-5). (2) We believe that it is the privilege of
believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of
Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:l1-15).
(I) The Church – (1) We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is solely made up of born-again
persons (1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27). (2) We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is
clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27; 20:17,28-32; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11). (3) We believe in the
autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1,4; 1 Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; 1
Peter 5:1-4). (4) We recognize water baptism and the Lord’s Supper as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age
(Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; 1 Cor. 11:23-26).