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Fundamental
- The Bible is the side sole authority in all matters of faith and doctrines, 2 Tim 3:16
- The deity and virgin birth of Christ, Matt 1:23
- The blood atonement, I John 1:7
- The personal second coming of Jesus Christ, Acts 1:10, 11
- The bodily resurrection of Christ and believers, I Cor 15:20-22
- The fallen lost state of all men, Rom 3:23
- Salvation is by the grace of God through Jesus Christ, not of works, Eph 2:8,9
- The eternal blessing of the saved, Rev 22:3-5
- The eternal punishment of the lost in hell, Rev 20:11-15
- Separation from the world to holy living, I Peter 1:15-16
- Separation from modernists and ecclesiastical compromise, II Cor. 6:17
- Aggressive evangelism, Matt 28:18-20
- Strong Bible-based teaching and preaching, Romans 10:17
Baptist
- A Baptist is not a protestant
- Baptist principles of the church are New Testament principles.
- The only New Testament Church was a local church, not a denomination.
- Baptism is for believers not salvation and is post salvation, Acts 16:31; 8:36-38
- Strong Pastoral leadership with the safeguard and congregational action, Eph 4:11, 12; Heb 13:7, 17; Matt 18:11,12
- The separation of church and state, Matt 22:21
- Freedom of worship, John 4:24
- The Priesthood of all believers, I Peter 2:9
- Two ordinances (not sacraments), the Lord Table (I Cor 11:23-25) and
Baptism (Matt 28:19,20), administered by the authority of the local church.
Independent
- New Testament Churches were independent of each other.
- There are no denominations in the Bible.
- Denomination lead to compromise by association.
- Denomination lead to sin by association
- Denomination exercise control over member churches, thus usurping the authority of the local church. Thus we are firstly Christians, then fundamental, Baptist and Independent
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