Beliefs
As a church body we have adopted as a statement of our
beliefs the following document:
1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith
This ancient document is the most
excellent epitome of the things most surely believed among
us. It is not issued as an authoritative rule or code of
faith, whereby you may be fettered, but as a means of
edification in righteousness. It is an excellent, though not
inspired, expression of the teaching of those Holy
Scriptures by which all confessions are to be measured. We
hold to the humbling truths of God's sovereign grace in the
salvation of lost sinners. Salvation is through Christ alone
and by faith alone." - CH Spurgeon
As a church body we have adopted the
following church covenant as a summary of our life together:
Providence Baptist Church Covenant
”Having been brought by the Spirit of God through divine
grace to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour
and Lord, and having been baptized in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit upon our
profession of our faith, we, the members of Providence
Baptist Church, do now in the presence of God and this
assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant
with one another as one body in Christ.
By the
aid of the Holy Spirit, we will endeavor to walk
together in Christian love; to strive for the
advancement of this church in knowledge and holiness; to
give this church a place in our affections, prayers and
services; to promote its unity and peace; and to sustain
its worship, ordinances, doctrine and discipline.
We will strive not to forsake the assembling of
ourselves together, but will contribute cheerfully and
regularly, as God has prospered us, toward the church’s
expenses for the support of a faithful ministry, the
relief of the poor and the spread of the Gospel
throughout the world.
We will
endeavor to watch over, to pray for, to exhort and to
stir up each other unto every good word and work; to
guard each other’s reputation, not needlessly exposing
the infirmities of others; to participate in each
other’s joys and to bear one another’s burdens and
sorrows with tender sympathy; to cultivate Christian
courtesy; to be slow to give or take offense, but always
ready for reconciliation, being mindful of the rules of
the Saviour in the eighteenth chapter of Matthew, and to
secure it without delay; and through life, amid evil
report and good report, to seek to live to the glory of
God, who has called us out of darkness into His
marvelous light.
By the
aid of the Holy Spirit, we will endeavor to maintain
family and secret devotions; to study diligently the
Word of God; to bring up our children in the instruction
and discipline of the Lord; to love our husband or wife
as the Bible directs; to seek the salvation of our
family and acquaintances; to walk carefully in the world
denying ungodliness and every worldly lust; to be just
in our dealings with all people, faithful in our
engagements, exemplary in our conduct, endeavoring in
the purity of heart and good will towards all people to
exemplify and commend our holy faith.
We hereby
commit ourselves to the ultimate authority, God’s Holy
Word, the Bible, in every area of faith and practice.
We will also uphold the constitution of
Providence Baptist Church.
When we
remove from this place, we will seek as soon as possible
to unite with some other church of like faith and
practice where we can carry out the principles of God’s
Holy Word and the spirit of this covenant.”
Hebrews
13:20, 21 “Now may
the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus Christ
from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through
the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete
in every good work to do His will, working in you what
is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to
whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”