Core Beliefs

The Holy Scriptures

We believe the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed and are, therefore, the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning.

2 Timothy 3:16-17           2 Peter 1:20-21

The Godhead

We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.

Deuteronomy 6:4          Matthew 28:19          John 14:10          John 14:26           2 Corinthians 13:14

Total Depravity of Man

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God; but that in Adam's sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. 

          Genesis 1:26-27           Romans 3:22-23           Romans 5:12           Romans 6:23          Ephesians 2:1-3          Ephesians 4:17-19

Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. We believe that all sins, except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, are forgivable.

          Matthew 12:31-32           John 1:12           1 Peter 1:18-19          1 John 1:9

The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers

We believe that once a person is saved, he is kept by God's power and remains secure in Christ forever.

          John 6:37-40          John 10:27-30          Romans 8:1           Romans 8:38-39          1 Corinthians 1:4-8          1 Peter 1:4-5

The Church

We believe that the church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is solely made up of born-again believers.

          1 Corinthians 12:12-14          2 Corithians 11:2          Ephesians 1:22-23          Ephesians 5:25-27
Full Statement of Faith

To view our full Statement of Faith, see Bylaws

Our Covenant With One Another
At First Baptist Church Blessing we joyfully enter into this covenant with one another, as one body in Christ.

We strive to walk together in Christian love and to uphold the following:

  1. Strive for the advancement of this church in knowledge, holiness, and comfort
  2. Promote its prosperity and spirituality
  3. Sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines
  4. Give it a sacred preeminence over all institutions of human origin
  5. Contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spreading of the Gospel through all nations
  6. Maintain family and personal devotions
  7. Educate our children in the truth of God's Word
  8. Seek the salvation of our families, acquaintances, and all others
  9. Walk circumspectly in the world
  10. Be just in our dealings
  11. Faithful to our engagements
  12. Exemplary in our deportment
  13. Avoid excessive anger, tattling, backbiting, and all gossip or secretive meetings regarding personal issues of church members, church leadership, or practice
  14. Abstain from such worldly amusements as watching demonic movies; pornography, and the abuse of intoxicating substances
  15. Be zealous in our efforts to advance the Kingdom of our Savior
  16. To watch over one another in brotherly love
  17. Remember each other in prayer
  18. Aid each other in sickness and distress
  19. Cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy of speech
  20. Be slow to take offense, but always ready to secure reconciliation without delay.
  21. That when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word