What We Believe
This is a brief summary of the Statement of Faith of the Central Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is what we believe and is what we seek to instill in others.
- The divine inspiration of the Scriptures preserved for English-speaking people in the 1611 King James Bible.
- The triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit).
- The fallen nature of man and his just condemnation because of sin.
- The doctrine of salvation by grace through faith, as a free gift of God, through Jesus Christ as Saviour.
- The glorious display of God's purpose and grace.
- The progressive work of sanctification.
- The keeping power of God.
- The harmony of the Law and the Gospel.
- The prominence of the local and visible church.
- The ordinance of baptism by immersion for believers.
- The ordinance of the Lord's Supper.
- The devout observance of the first day of the week.
- The honoring of civil government.
- The resurrection of the righteous to life and the wicked to damnation.
- The personal, imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.