Westside Baptist Church

The Holy Scripture: accepting fully the writings of the Old and New Testaments as the inerrant Word of God, verbally inspired in all parts and therefore altogether sufficient as our only infallible and authoritative rule of faith and practice.Psalm 119:160 Proverbs 30:5A II Timothy 3:16 II Peter 1:19-21

The One True God: who is an intelligent, sovereign, spiritual and personal Being; perfect, infinite, and eternal in His being, holiness, and love, wisdom and power; absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the Upholder of all things. He is revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons but without division of nature, essence or being, and each having a distinct ministry in God's relation to His creation and people.Genesis 1:1 Exodus 15:11 Psalm 83:18, 139:7-9 Matthew 28:19 John 10:30, 15:26

The Lord Jesus Christ: who is the second Person of the Triune God, the eternal Word and Only begotten Son; that without any change in His divine Person, he became man by miracle of the Virgin Birth, thus to continue forever as both true God and true Man, one Person with two natures; that as Man He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin; that as the perfect Lamb of God He gave Himself in death upon the cross, bearing there the sin of the world, and suffering its full penalty of divine wrath in our stead; that He arose from the grave in a glorified body; that as our great High Priest He ascended into Heaven, there to appear before the face of God as our Advocate and Intercessor.John 1:1,14 John 3:16 Matthew 1:18-25 Galatians 4:4-5 Philippians 2:6-10 I Corinthians 15:3-7 Hebrews 4:14-16 I John 2:1-2

The Holy Spirit: who is the Third Person of the Trinity, and the divine Agent in nature, revelation and redemption; that He convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment; that He regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals and anoints all who become children of God through Christ; that He further empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies and fills believers who daily surrender to Him.John 3:5 John 14:16,17,26 John 16:7-14 Romans 8:9 I Corinthians 12:13 II Corinthians 3:18 Ephesians 1:13, 5:18

All Men Are By Nature And Choice Sinful And Lost: that man was the direct creation of God, made in His image and likeness; that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race which is universally sinful in both nature and practice, thus alienated from the life and family of God, under the righteous judgment and wrath of God, and has within himself no possible means of salvaion.Genesis 1:27, 3:6 Psalm 51:5 Romans 3:23, 5:12,19 Galatians 3:11