Fellsmere Community Bible Church Statement of Faith

1. We believe the whole Bible, including both Old and New Testaments to be the Divinely verbally inspired Word of God-inerrant and unchangeable-and that it is the only source of our doctrine and our infallible guide for obtaining eternal life and conducting our lives as Christians here on earth. 1 Timothy 3:16-17

2. We believe there is but one true and living God-as revealed in the Holy Bible; that He is the creator of Heaven and Earth, infinitely wise, just, and holy, and that He manifests Himself to us in three persons: "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit". Gen. 1:1; 

John 4:24;  Matt. 28:18-20

3. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived in the body of the virgin, Mary, by the Holy Spirit, that He lived a sinless life, that He came to Earth in human form expressly to present Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. We believe that He voluntarily shed His blood on Calvary that He died, was buried, and three days later rose again to redeem lost mankind to Himself. We believe He now sits at the right hand of the throne of God interceding for those who have believed in Him for everlasting salvation. Matt. 1:18-25; Mark 16:1-8, 19;_Luke 23:44-46; 1Timothy 2:5

4. We believe that every human person is born a sinner, that there is no hope for redemption except through personal belief in the finished work of Jesus Christ on Calvary, a confession of our sins, and personal acceptance of Him as Savior and Lord of our lives. Romans 3:23-25

5. We believe that there is one true and universal church comprising the Body of Christ and including all true born-again believers who have-without reservation confessed themselves to be sinners, repented of their sins, received the redemption through personal faith in and acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord, and abandoned worship of any god but our Father in Heaven. 1 Corinthians 12:12; Acts 16:30-33

6. We believe that once a person has been truly redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ

and becomes a Child of God, he is everlastingly secure and possesses everlasting life which can never end.  We believe that although we may fail God, lose the joy of our salvation and even bring discredit on His holy name by our actions; still God remains faithful and will not forsake His own. Romans 6:7-14

7. We believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ to claim His Bride-the Church-and

that this glorious event will occur prior to the seven years of tribulation followed by Christ's return to earth. We believe that we should be looking for the appearing of our Savior at any moment at which the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive will be caught up with them, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 

1Thes.4:13-18

8. We believe that the Bride of Christ received two Ordinances before our Lord ascended to the Father. (1) To remember Him by the breaking of bread and drinking of the cup of 

communion, and (2) to be baptized in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as a testimony to the world that we have been saved from our sin, and have identified ourselves with Him in His death, burial, and resurrection.   This is called 

"Believers Baptism". We believe baptism by immersion, and we practice immersion in this local body. Luke 22:17-20; Matthew 28:19-20

9. We believe that the term 'marriage' has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity.  Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with scripture nor the doctrines of the church. Matt.19:5; Mark 10:7; Romans 1:24-27