Northside Baptist Church

1. We believe in the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired
of God and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are the supreme and final
authority in faith and life. II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21

2. We believe in one God eternally existing in Three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; I John 5:7

3. We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, was born of the
Virgin Mary, and is the true God and true man. Matthew 1:18-23; John 1:14; 5:23

4. We believe that man was created in the image of God. Man sinned and thereby
incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from
God. Man is born with a sinful nature, in thought, word and deed. Genesis 3:1-6; 3:24; Romans 3:22-23; 5:12

5. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as
a representative and substitute; and that all who believe on Him are justified by His shed blood. John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 2:14; I John 4:10

6. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into
Heaven, and in His present life there for us as Mediator, High Priest and Advocate.
Matthew 28:6-7; Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 2:17; I John 2:1

7. We believe in “that blessed hope”; the personal, pre-tribulation, pre-millennial and imminent return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Titus 2:13; John 14:3; Acts 1:11;
I Thessalonians 4:16

8. We believe that Satan deceived the whole world and is the god of this age.
Matthew 4:2-11; John 8:44; I John 5:19; Revelation 12:9-10

9. We believe in the universality of sin, the depravity and lost condition of all men by nature. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He regenerates, indwells, enlightens and guides the believers. Romans 3:10-23, 6:23; John 16:8; I Corinthians 3:16

10. We believe that all who receive Christ as Savior are saved by His shed blood. They are God’s children, joint heirs with Christ and shall never perish. John 1:12, 3:16, 5:24; Romans 10:9-10

11. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost. We believe that every born-again person is a member of the Body of Christ, that He will come for His living saints and will raise those who have fallen asleep in death. At the end of the Great Tribulation, Satan will be bound during the Millennial reign of Christ. After the Millennial reign, Satan will be loosed for a season to deceive the nations. There will be a final war between God and Satan. Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire for eternity. There will be a Great White Throne judgment for all unbelievers who will then be cast into the Lake of Fire. A new heaven and earth will be established for eternity. Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:1-15; 21:1

12. We believe in Heaven and Hell; that Heaven is a place of pure delight and eternal joy for all those who have been washed in the Blood of the Lamb and that Hell is a place of eternal punishment for all the unsaved. Revelation 22; Matthew 25:46; John 14:1-6; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 20