Articles of Faith

1. We believe that there are three that bear record in Heaven…The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and that these three are one. (1John 5:7, John 10:30)

2. We believe that the scriptures of the old and new testaments are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice. (2Peter 1:21, 2Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 1:1-2)

3. We believe in the doctrine of eternal and particular election. (Ephesians 1:4, 1Peter 1:2, Romans 8:29, 9:11, John 6:39) 

4. We believe in the doctrine of original sin. (Romans 5:12, 17, 19, 1Corinthians 15:21, Genesis 2:17, 3:6)

5. We believe in man’s impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by his own free will and ability. (John 6:44, 65, Ephesians 2:1, 10, Colossians 2:13)

6. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. (Romans 10:4, 1Corinthians 1:30, Isaiah 53:11)

7. We believe that God’s elect shall be called, regenerated, and sanctified by the Holy Ghost. (John 6:63, 2 Timothy 1:9, Romans 3:20)

8. We believe that the Saints shall persevere in grace and never fully fall away. (John 10:28, 6:39, 44, 1John 3:9, Romans 3:28, 1Peter 1:5)

9. We believe that baptism and the Lord’s supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that true believers are the only subjects of these ordinances, and we believe the true mode of baptism is immersion.(Mark 1:9, Romans 6:4, Luke 22:14, John 13:5, Acts 8:37) Note: Baptize is from Greek baptize meaning immerse.

10. We believe in the resurrection of the dead, and a general judgment. (John 5:28-29, 1Corinthians 15:12-13, 22-23, 1Thessalonians 4:16, Matthew 25:31, Romans 14:10)

11. We believe the punishment of the wicked will be everlasting, and the joys of the righteous will be eternal. (Matthew 25:46, 24:34, Daniel 12:2, John 5:28-29)

12. We believe no minister has a right to the administration of the ordinances only such as are regularly called, and come under the imposition of the hands of the presbytery.(Mark 3:13, 1Timothy 4:14, Ephesians 4:11-12)

These articles of faith were copied from records of Tallapoosa Primitive Baptist Church exactly as they were written in 1830.

These articles are in no way intended to take precedent over Scripture. As you can see, in the articles themselves, we hold that Scripture is our only rule of faith and practice. However, articles of faith, such as these, are useful in identifying the basic doctrines for which a particular church stands. We hold these articles forth to say this is what we believe the Holy Word of God teaches.