What We Believe

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We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error.

We believe in one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ is the second member of the Trinity who became flesh to reveal God to humanity and to become the Savior of the lost world.

We believe that all people are created in the image of God to have fellowship with him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, people are incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through their own efforts.

We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, God freely offers salvation to those who place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin.

We believe all Christians should live for Christ and not for themselves. By obedience to the Word of God and daily yielding to the Spirit of God, every believer should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ.

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith in the in the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving him and by making him known to the world.

Burlington Baptist Church is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio, and the Scioto Valley Baptist Association.  Information about each of these cooperative groups can be found by clicking on their names and going to their website.