Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
About Us
1. We believe the Bible is God’s Word given by divine inspiration, the record of God’s revelation of Himself to
humanity. It is trustworthy, sufficient, without error—the supreme authority and guide for all doctrine and
conduct. It is the truth by which God brings people into a saving relationship with Himself and leads them to
Christian maturity.
2. We believe in the one living and true God, perfect in wisdom, sovereignty, holiness, justice, mercy and love.
He exists eternally in three coequal persons who act together in creation, providence and redemption.
The Father reigns with providential care over all life and history in the created universe. He hears and
answers prayer. He initiated salvation by sending His Son, and He is Father to those who by faith accept His
Son as Lord and Savior.
The Son became man, Jesus Christ, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
Being fully God and fully man, He revealed God through His sinless life, miracles and teaching. He provided
salvation through His atoning death in our place and by His bodily resurrection. He ascended into heaven
where He rules over all creation. He intercedes for all believers and dwells in them as their ever-present
Lord.
The Holy Spirit inspired men to write the Scriptures. Through this Word, He convicts individuals of their
sinfulness and of the righteousness of Christ, draws them to the Savior, and bears witness to their new birth.
At regeneration and conversion, the believer is baptized in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit indwells, seals and
gives spiritual gifts to all believers for ministry in the church and society. He empowers, guides, teaches, fills,
sanctifies and produces the fruit of Christlikeness in all who yield to Him.
3. We believe God created an order of spiritual beings called angels to serve Him and do His will. The holy
angels are obedient spirits ministering to the heirs of salvation and glorifying God. Certain angels, called
demons, Satan being their chief, through deliberate choice revolted and fell from their exalted position. They
now tempt individuals to rebel against God. Their destiny in hell has been sealed by Christ’s victory over sin
and death.
4. We believe God created man in His own image to have fellowship with Himself and to be steward over His
creation. As a result, each person is unique, possesses dignity and is worthy of respect. Through the
temptation of Satan, Adam chose to disobey God; this brought sin and death to the human race and
suffering to all creation. Therefore, everyone is born with a sinful nature and needs to be reconciled to God.
Satan tempts people to rebel against God, even those who love Him. Nonetheless, everyone is personally
responsible to God for thoughts, actions and beliefs and has the right to approach Him directly through
Jesus Christ, the only mediator.
5. We believe salvation is redemption by Christ of the whole person from sin and death. It is offered as a free
gift by God to all and must be received personally through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. An individual
is united to Christ by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. As a child of God, the believer is acquitted of all
guilt and brought into a new relationship of peace. Christians grow as the Holy Spirit enables them to
understand and obey the Word of God.
6. We believe the Church is the body of which Christ is the head and all who believe in Him are members.
Christians are commanded to be baptized upon profession of faith and to unite with a local church for mutual
encouragement and growth in discipleship through worship, nurture, service and the proclamation of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Each church is a self-governing body under the lordship of Christ with all
members sharing responsibility. The form of government is understood to be congregational.
The ordinances of the church are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the immersion of a believer in
water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing
the believer’s identification with the death, burial and resurrection of the Savior Jesus Christ. The Lord’s
Supper is the partaking of the bread and of the cup by believers together as a continuing memorial of the
broken body and shed blood of Christ. It is an act of thankful dedication to Him and serves to unite His
people until He returns.
To express unity in Christ, local churches form associations and a conference for mutual counsel, fellowship
and a more effective fulfillment of Christ’s commission.
7. We believe religious liberty, rooted in Scripture, is the inalienable right of all individuals to freedom of
conscience with ultimate accountability to God. Church and state exist by the will of God. Each has
distinctive concerns and responsibilities, free from control by the other. Christians should pray for civil
leaders, and obey and support government in matters not contrary to Scripture. The state should guarantee
religious liberty to all persons and groups regardless of their religious preferences, consistent with the
common good.
8. We believe Christians, individually and collectively, are salt and light in society. In a Christlike spirit, they
oppose greed, selfishness and vice; they promote truth, justice and peace; they aid the needy and preserve
the dignity of people of all races and conditions.
We affirm the family as the basic unit of society and seek to preserve its integrity and stability.
We believe the Bible teaches that marriage refers to the covenant relationship exclusively between one man
and one woman, as instituted by God in the beginning.
9. We believe God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring all things to their appropriate end and
establish the new heaven and the new earth. The certain hope of the Christian is that Jesus Christ will return
to the earth suddenly, personally and visibly in glory according to His promise. The dead will be raised, and
Christ will judge mankind in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to the everlasting punishment
prepared for the devil and his angels. The righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive
their reward and dwell forever with the Lord.
Adopted by the North American Baptist Conference delegates, August 10-15, 1982, Niagara Falls, NY.
Section 8 amended by the delegates, July 15-19, 2009, Winnipeg, MB.
humanity. It is trustworthy, sufficient, without error—the supreme authority and guide for all doctrine and
conduct. It is the truth by which God brings people into a saving relationship with Himself and leads them to
Christian maturity.
2. We believe in the one living and true God, perfect in wisdom, sovereignty, holiness, justice, mercy and love.
He exists eternally in three coequal persons who act together in creation, providence and redemption.
The Father reigns with providential care over all life and history in the created universe. He hears and
answers prayer. He initiated salvation by sending His Son, and He is Father to those who by faith accept His
Son as Lord and Savior.
The Son became man, Jesus Christ, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
Being fully God and fully man, He revealed God through His sinless life, miracles and teaching. He provided
salvation through His atoning death in our place and by His bodily resurrection. He ascended into heaven
where He rules over all creation. He intercedes for all believers and dwells in them as their ever-present
Lord.
The Holy Spirit inspired men to write the Scriptures. Through this Word, He convicts individuals of their
sinfulness and of the righteousness of Christ, draws them to the Savior, and bears witness to their new birth.
At regeneration and conversion, the believer is baptized in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit indwells, seals and
gives spiritual gifts to all believers for ministry in the church and society. He empowers, guides, teaches, fills,
sanctifies and produces the fruit of Christlikeness in all who yield to Him.
3. We believe God created an order of spiritual beings called angels to serve Him and do His will. The holy
angels are obedient spirits ministering to the heirs of salvation and glorifying God. Certain angels, called
demons, Satan being their chief, through deliberate choice revolted and fell from their exalted position. They
now tempt individuals to rebel against God. Their destiny in hell has been sealed by Christ’s victory over sin
and death.
4. We believe God created man in His own image to have fellowship with Himself and to be steward over His
creation. As a result, each person is unique, possesses dignity and is worthy of respect. Through the
temptation of Satan, Adam chose to disobey God; this brought sin and death to the human race and
suffering to all creation. Therefore, everyone is born with a sinful nature and needs to be reconciled to God.
Satan tempts people to rebel against God, even those who love Him. Nonetheless, everyone is personally
responsible to God for thoughts, actions and beliefs and has the right to approach Him directly through
Jesus Christ, the only mediator.
5. We believe salvation is redemption by Christ of the whole person from sin and death. It is offered as a free
gift by God to all and must be received personally through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. An individual
is united to Christ by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. As a child of God, the believer is acquitted of all
guilt and brought into a new relationship of peace. Christians grow as the Holy Spirit enables them to
understand and obey the Word of God.
6. We believe the Church is the body of which Christ is the head and all who believe in Him are members.
Christians are commanded to be baptized upon profession of faith and to unite with a local church for mutual
encouragement and growth in discipleship through worship, nurture, service and the proclamation of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Each church is a self-governing body under the lordship of Christ with all
members sharing responsibility. The form of government is understood to be congregational.
The ordinances of the church are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the immersion of a believer in
water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing
the believer’s identification with the death, burial and resurrection of the Savior Jesus Christ. The Lord’s
Supper is the partaking of the bread and of the cup by believers together as a continuing memorial of the
broken body and shed blood of Christ. It is an act of thankful dedication to Him and serves to unite His
people until He returns.
To express unity in Christ, local churches form associations and a conference for mutual counsel, fellowship
and a more effective fulfillment of Christ’s commission.
7. We believe religious liberty, rooted in Scripture, is the inalienable right of all individuals to freedom of
conscience with ultimate accountability to God. Church and state exist by the will of God. Each has
distinctive concerns and responsibilities, free from control by the other. Christians should pray for civil
leaders, and obey and support government in matters not contrary to Scripture. The state should guarantee
religious liberty to all persons and groups regardless of their religious preferences, consistent with the
common good.
8. We believe Christians, individually and collectively, are salt and light in society. In a Christlike spirit, they
oppose greed, selfishness and vice; they promote truth, justice and peace; they aid the needy and preserve
the dignity of people of all races and conditions.
We affirm the family as the basic unit of society and seek to preserve its integrity and stability.
We believe the Bible teaches that marriage refers to the covenant relationship exclusively between one man
and one woman, as instituted by God in the beginning.
9. We believe God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring all things to their appropriate end and
establish the new heaven and the new earth. The certain hope of the Christian is that Jesus Christ will return
to the earth suddenly, personally and visibly in glory according to His promise. The dead will be raised, and
Christ will judge mankind in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to the everlasting punishment
prepared for the devil and his angels. The righteous, in their resurrected and glorified bodies, will receive
their reward and dwell forever with the Lord.
Adopted by the North American Baptist Conference delegates, August 10-15, 1982, Niagara Falls, NY.
Section 8 amended by the delegates, July 15-19, 2009, Winnipeg, MB.
Psalm 119.66
New Leipzig Baptist Church
Statement of Faith
