The Scriptures

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God; verbally and plenarily inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the superintending of the Holy Spirit, and that it has absolute authority in all matters of faith and conduct. Furthermore, in view of the number of Bible translations and paraphrases available today, many of which are poorly translated and in some cases in error, we reaffirm our confidence in the King James Version of the Holy Bible.

The True God

We believe there is one and only one living and true God, an infinite, sovereign Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Exodus 20:2,3; I Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11).

We believe in the absolute deity of the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, that He was divine as no other man can be, being very God of very God, existing from all eternity co- equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit; that His humiliation did not consist in laying aside His deity; that as man He was miraculously begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. (John 1:1,2; I John 5:20;. Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:26-28; Philippians 2:5 - 8.)

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that He was active in the creation; that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrains the evil one until God's purpose is fulfilled; that He convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; that He bears witness to the truth of the gospel in preaching and testimony; that He is the agent in the new birth; that He indwells, seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies, baptizes and helps the believer. The gifts of tongues were "sign-gifts" until the Scriptures were completed. These gifts ceased at that time. (John 1:33; 3:5,6; 14:16,26; 16:7-11; John 14:17; Acts 5:30-32; 11:16; Luke 34:49; 1:35; Hebrews 2:4; 9:14; Matthew 28:19; Genesis 1:1-3; Mark 1:8; Ephesians 1:13,14; Romans 8:14, 16,26,27; I Corinthians 12:13-23; 13:8.)

The Devil or Satan

We believe that Satan is a distinct personality; that he is the god of this age, author of all the powers of darkness and sin, and that he is destined to the judgment of an eternal justice in the lake of fire. (Matthew 4:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:10.)

Creation

We believe the Genesis account of creation as being neither allegory nor myth, but a literal historical account of the direct, immediate creative acts of God without any evolutionary process; that man, spirit, soul and body, was created by a direct work of God and not from previously existing forms of life and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Eve, first parents of the entire human race. (Genesis l and 2; Colossians 1:16, 17; John 1:3)

Fall of Man

We believe that man, in the person of the first Adam, was created in innocence but by voluntary transgression, fell into sin, thus plunging the whole race into condemnation and death, so that consequently all mankind is born in sin and shapen in iniquity and become willful sinners with the first expression of personal choice and so are without excuse before God. (Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 5:10-19.)

Salvation

We believe that the salvation of sinners is divinely initiated and wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of Jesus Christ,the Son of God, Who by the appointment of the Father, voluntarily took upon Himself our nature, yet without sin, and honored the divine law by His personal obedience, thus qualifying Himself to be our Savior; that by the shedding of His blood in His death He fully satisfied the just demands of a holy and righteous God regarding sin; that His sacrifice consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a martyr, but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place, the Just dying for the unjust, Christ the Lord bearing our sins in His own body on the tree; that having risen from the dead He is now enthroned in Heaven, and uniting in His wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfection, He is a compassionate and all sufficient Savior.

We believe that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation. Repentance is a change of mind and purpose toward God prompted by the Holy Spirit and is an integral part of saving faith. (Jonah 2:9; Ephesians 2:8; Acts 15:11; Romans 3:24, 25; John 3:16; Matthew 18:11; Philippians 2:7,8; Hebrews 2:14-17; 9:12-14; Isaiah 53:4 7; I John 4:10; I Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 2:24.)

Resurrection and Priesthood

We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ, in His ascension into Heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest interceding for us. (Matthew 28:6, 7; Luke 24:39; John 20:27; I Corinthians 15:4; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:2-6; Acts 1:9-11; Revelation 3:21; Hebrews 8:6, 2:17, 5:9, 7:25, 12:2 and 10; I Timothy 2:5; I John 2:1.)

Grace and the New Birth

We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; that it is instantaneous and not a process; that in the new birth the one dead in trespasses and in sin is made a partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life, the free gift of God; that the new birth is brought about by our sovereign God; in manner above our comprehension, solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with the Divine Truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance, faith and newness of life. (John 3:3, 6-8, 16; Acts 16: 30-33; 2 Corinthians 5:17; I John 5:1; II Peter 1:4; Romans 6:34; Ephesians 2:1,5; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 2:13.)

Justification

We believe that justification is that judicial act of God whereby He declares the believer righteous upon the basis of the imputed righteousness of Christ; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer's shed blood. (Romans 3:24, 8:1, 4:5; 5:1,9; Galatians 2:16; Philippians 3:9; Acts 13:39; Isaiah 53:11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Titus 3:5.)

Sanctification

We believe that sanctification is the divine setting apart of the believer unto God, accomplished in a threefold manner: first, an eternal act of God, based upon redemption in Christ, establishing the believer in a position of holiness at the moment he trusts the Savior; second, a continuing process in the saint as the Holy Spirit applies the Word of God to the life; third, the final accomplishment of this process at the Lord's return. (Hebrews 10:10-14; John 17:17; I Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 1:10, 3:18; Ephesians 5:25-27; I Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23-24; I John 3:2; Jude 24:25; Revelation 22:11.)

Adoption

We believe that adoption is the gracious act where by the Father, for the sake of Christ, places new believers into the honored position of joint heirs with Christ. The full benefit of position accorded by adoption as sons of God awaits the glorification of the believer at the coming of the Lord. (Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:1-7; I John 3:1-2.).

The Security of the Saints

We believe that all who are truly born again are kept by God the Father for Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6; John 10:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Jude 1.)

The Church

We believe in the unity of all true believers in the Church which is the Body of Christ, which was established on the Day of Pentecost, and that all believers, from Pentecost to the Rapture, both Jews and Gentiles, are added to this Church by the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that this Church is manifested through the local church which is a congregation of immersed believers associated by covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in them by His Word and that its' officers are pastors and deacons; whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly defined in the Scripture. We believe the true mission of the church is the faithful witnessing of Christ to all men as we have opportunity. We hold that the local church has the absolute right of self- government, free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; that the one and only Superintendent is Christ through the Holy Spirit; and that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other in contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the gospel; that each local church is the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation; and that on all matters of membership, of polity, of government, of discipline, of benevolence, the will of the local church is final. (Ephesians 1:22-23, 3:1-10, 4:11, 5:23-24; I Corinthians 11:2, 12:12-13; Acts 2:41-42, 11:15, 15:13-18, 20:28; I Timothy 3:1-7; Colossians 1:18; Matthew 16:18.)

Baptism and the Lord's Supper

We believe that scriptural baptism is the immersion of a believer in water, once over backwards in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, under the authority of the local church, to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, through whom we died to sin and rose to a new life; that baptism is prerequisite to the privilege of church membership. We believe that the Lord's Supper is the commemoration of His death until He come, and should be preceded always by solemn self-examination. We believe that the Biblical order of the ordinances is baptism and the Lord's Supper, and that participants should be true believers. (Acts 2:41,43, 8:36,39; John 3:23; Romans 6:3-5; Matthew 3:16, 28:19-20; Colossians 2:12; I Corinthians 11:23-28.)

Separation

We believe in obedience to the Biblical commands to separate entirely from worldliness unto God. This includes separation from churches or other groups or individuals which adhere to unbiblical doctrine. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17; I Timothy 6:3-5; Romans 16:17; 2 John 9-11.)

SUNDAY

Sunday School. . . . . . . 9:30 am

Morning Worship . . . 11:00 am

Evening Worship . . . . 6:00 pm

WEDNESDAY

Prayer Time. . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm

Evening Worship. . . . . 7:00 pm

Word of Life

Childrens. . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 pm

Teens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 pm

THURSDAY

Visitation Outreach. . 7:00 pm

Coral Ridge Baptist Church | 1723 NE 6th Street | Cape Coral, Florida 33909 | 239.574.2206