Our Beliefs
Vision Statement of First Baptist Church
As the First Baptist Church, of Brownfield, Texas, we desire to focus on Jesus and build personal relationships with God and all others through a caring fellowship.
We seek to minister through our involvements in missions, prayer and our God-given talents. We will work to reach people and disciple them into fully devoted followers of Christ.
Our Beliefs
First Baptist Church is a cooperating Southern Baptist church with the following cherished beliefs:
There is one God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; who subsist in unity and also as three distinct Persons.
Jesus Christ is God’s Son. He was born of a virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless life, died to atone for the sins of human beings, was buried, arose from the grave, ascended into heaven and will literally return to earth.
The Holy Spirit is the divine helper, assistant, counselor and instructor, and His work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin, lead to repentance, guide believers, comfort strengthen, and sanctify the soul.
The Bible is God’s Holy Word, without error, and is the sole authority for life.
Human beings are the special creations of God, made in His image. They fell through the sin of the first man, Adam, and all human beings are sinners in need of salvation.
Salvation is a gift through repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. Every person who truly is saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will spend eternity in heaven, while those who die in their sins will spend eternity in hell.
Baptism is by immersion after salvation, and is done in obedience to Jesus Christ’s command as an outward symbol of our new life in Christ.
Each believer has direct access to God though the Lord Jesus Christ.
The church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.
