First Baptist Church Of Wilson

We affirm that the Lord Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity. Eternally begotten from the Father, He is God. He was conceived by the virgin Mary through a miracle of the Holy Spirit. He lives forever as perfect God and perfect man, two distinct natures inseparably united in one person.We affirm that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, proceeding from the Father and the Son, and equal in deity. He is the giver of all life, active in the creating and ordering of the universe, He is the agent of inspiration and the new birth, He restrains sin and Satan, and He indwells and sanctifies all believers.

We affirm that all things were created by God, and that the universe was created in six literal, historical days and is continuously sustained by God. We affirm that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, though written by men, was supernaturally inspired by God so that all its words are the written true revelation of God. It is therefore inerrant and authoritative in all matters.

We affirm that Adam, the first man, willfully disobeyed God, bringing sin and death into the world. As a result, all persons are sinners from conception, which is evidenced in their willful acts of sin, and they are therefore subject to eternal punishment, under the just condemnation of God.We affirm that Jesus Christ offered Himself as a sacrifice by the appointment of the Father. He fulfilled the demands of God by His obedient life, died on the cross in full substitution and payment for the sins of all, was buried, and on the third day He arose physically and bodily from the dead. He ascended into heaven where He now intercedes on behalf of all believers.

We affirm that each person can be saved only through the work of Jesus Christ, through repentance of sin and by faith alone in Him as Savior. The believer is declared righteous, born again by the Holy Spirit, turned from sin and eternally assured of heaven.We affirm that a church is a local assembly of baptized believers, under the discipline of the Word of God and the lordship of Christ. It is self-governing and functions through the ministry of gifts given by the Holy Spirit to each believer.

We affirm that the return of Christ is imminent. It will be followed by seven years of tribulation, and then the coming of Christ to establish His earthly kingdom for one thousand years. The unsaved will then be raised and judged according to their works and separated forever from God in hell. The saved, having been raised, will live forever in heaven in fellowship with God.