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Country Gospel Worship
Sunday 8:30 am
Sunday School at 9:45 am
Contemporary Worship
Sunday 11:00 am
Our vision is that Adair First Baptist Church will become a loving, growing, unified family of faith in Jesus for the Glory of Jesus. The following is what we believe is true!
The Bible
We believe the Bible is the truth without error, is the final authority in life, and is the measure of all truth and reality. It was written by men Divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself and His will to man. It is completely trustworthy and is entirely practical and good for instruction, reproof, correction, and training in every important area of life (See 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalm 119:105,160, 12:6; Proverbs 30:5)
God
We believe there is only one true and living God. He is the Creator and Ruler of the universe, and He has eternally existed in three personalities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Though a mystery, the Bible teaches that these three are co-equal and are one God. (Read Genesis 1:1,26,27, 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, co-equal with the Father, God in the flesh. Miraculously born of a virgin, and from a sinless life, Jesus offered Himself as the sacrifice for the sins of the world through death on the cross. He was physically raised from the dead after three days to show us His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory and will return someday to earth to reign as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. (Read Matthew 1:22, 23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13)
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is God’s Spirit, co-equal with the Father and the Son. He is present in the world to make men aware of their sins and their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives within every Christ-follower, providing us with power for living, understanding of truth, and guidance in daily life, as we turn to Him for it. At the point of faith, He gives every believer spiritual gifts and abilities, as He sees best, to be used to serve others for His sake. (Read 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16,17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 5:18)
Mankind
We believe all people are wonderfully created in the image of God, are of equal value in His sight, and were created for Himself to have a relationship with Him. However, we have all become separated from God because of our selfishness, pride, and rebellion, and are incapable of saving ourselves from the power and penalty of our sin. (Read Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1-2)
Salvation
We believe the unbridgeable chasm between us and God was miraculously bridged, and our deliverance from sin made possible, through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Any person who acknowledges and repents of his sins, and places his faith in Jesus Christ alone, as the One who has bridged the chasm and paid the price for his/her sin, will be forgiven of all sin and be given a new and everlasting life. He/she begins to experience this new ‘Life with God’ now. (Read Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1)
Herein is the Gospel: God has Revealed Himself & His glory to every man that has ever lived through His creation, so much so that man is without excuse. Man has Rebelled, refusing to give God the love, devotion & glory due Him, and has instead chosen to worship himself and the things God has made, and therefore stands justly condemned. Christ has Redeemed man, by giving Himself as the perfect sacrificial lamb, paying the just price for our sins, and providing a way for every man who believes to be saved. Man must respond because it is not enough for us to simply know what Christ has done. We must believe and receive it personally, by repentance, faith, and the surrender of our redeemed lives to Him.
Baptism
Baptism is an important symbolic act for every Christ follower, commanded in Scripture. In the New Testament, it was done by immersion in water and symbolized both our identification with Christ in His atoning death, burial, and resurrection to eternal life and our new allegiance and devotion to Him. Baptism does not save us. Rather, it is a ‘symbolic act’ announcing our life-long devotion to Christ, to His Family (all Christ-followers), and to His Mission on earth. (Read Matt 28:19-20; Rom 6:4; Col 2:12-13; Acts 2:41-42; 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 6:1; 2 Cor 5:14-15; Gal 2:20; Luke 19:10)
Sanctification (The Spiritual Growth Process)
It is clearly the will of God that every Christ-follower grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, and that they grow up in faith and maturity, being changed to become more and more like Him. But what does this process look like and what does it require? At FBC we’ve sought to define this process and how we believe God wants us to help people grow to bear fruit, and become more like Christ. We will help people to see where they are in the maturing process. And then we’ll continually challenge them to move through stages of maturity, growing in their understanding of and devotion to worship, community, training, and outreach – relying on the guidance and strength that God’s Spirit & Word provide. (Read Acts 2:42; Ephesians 4:11-16; Colossians 1:28-29; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7; 1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 1:3-10; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:12-14)
The Family
We believe that God ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. We believe, as the Bible teaches, that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship. We also believe, as the Bible teaches, that children are a blessing and heritage from the Lord, from the moment of conception. Therefore, parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, how to personally know and follow Christ, and make choices based on biblical truth. (Read Gen 1:26-28; 2:18-25; Exo 20:12,14; Deut 6:4-9; Psa 127; 128; 139:13- 16; Prov 1:8; 5:15-20; 6:20-22; 13:24 14:1; 22:6,15; 23:13-14; 31:10-31; Eccl 4:9-12; Mal 2:14-16; Matt 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9; Mark 10:6-12; Rom 1:18-32; 1Cor 7:1-16; Eph 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Col 3:18-21; 1Tim 5:8,14; Titus 2:3-5; 1Pet 3:1-7)
The Church
The Church includes all the people in this world who have repented of their sins and have placed their faith in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation. The church in the NT was any local group of believers, large or small, who had been baptized into His body, gathering regularly under NT leadership for the purpose of worship, bible study, prayer, encouragement, ministry to each other, ministry to those in need, and to spread the Good News of Christ to the world. They were a community within the community seeking to become a blessing to the rest of the community for His sake. As such the Church is made up of local individual autonomous congregations, who are spiritually united in the Holy Spirit as one Body to serve those around them, accomplish His purposes, and to bring glory to God. (Read I Corinthians 12:12-13; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 2:11-3:6, 21; Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-16; Titus 1:5-9)
Ultimate Accountability & Eternal Reward
We believe every person was created uniquely by God with a soul and spirit that will live forever. As those created by God, we must all one day give an account to Him of our lives. When Jesus Christ returns soon, He will judge the living and the dead according to their thoughts and deeds. We must pay the price for our sin ourselves (that price being eternal separation from God), or we can receive His forgiveness through the sacrificial death of Christ. Only those who have had their sins forgiven thru personal faith in Jesus Christ will be spared the judgment of a holy God upon their sinful thoughts and deeds. One will then either suffer separation from God forever, in a place the bible calls “Hell”; OR one will enjoy eternal life, union and reward with Christ in His presence enjoying the “New Heaven and Earth” forever. (Read John 3:16; John14:17; Romans 6:23; Romans 8:17-18; Revelation 20:15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-9; 15:51-52; I Thessalonians 4:13-18)