Formulated to articulate our historical doctrine, these sixteen tenets summarize the scriptural convictions and theological heritage of the National Primitive Baptist Church.
The Holy Trinity
Holy Scripture
Sovereign Election
Total Depravity
We believe in one living God existing eternally in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and divine glory.
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired, infallible Word of God, standing as our sole rule of faith, doctrine, and practice.
God chose His people in Christ before the foundation of the world, choosing them according to His good pleasure and unmerited grace alone.
Through Adam's original transgression, humanity fell into spiritual death, leaving all persons entirely unable to recover themselves by human willpower.
Redemption in Christ
Regeneration
Justification
Preservation of Saints
Jesus Christ offered Himself as a substitutionary sacrifice, fully securing eternal redemption and salvation for all of God's chosen covenant people.
Sinners are quickened and born again by the immediate sovereign power of the Holy Spirit, independent of human merit or creaturely aid.
Elect believers are declared righteous before God solely through the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ, received by God-given faith.
All who are called and regenerated by the Holy Spirit shall never finally fall away, but shall persevere in grace unto eternal life.
Gospel Ministry
Gospel Baptism
Sacred Ordinances
Resurrection
The public preaching of the Gospel is a divine institution designed for the comfort, instruction, and spiritual edification of God's children.
Water baptism by total immersion is a sacred ordinance reserved for penitent believers, administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
The Lord’s Supper and the washing of the saints' feet are Gospel ordinances to be observed by the church in true humility and remembrance.
We maintain the doctrine of a literal resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust, by the almighty power of God.
Final Judgment
The Lord’s Day
Church Polity
Christian Life
Jesus Christ will judge the world in righteousness, ushering the redeemed into everlasting joy and consigning the wicked to everlasting punishment.
The first day of the week is set apart for holy worship and fellowship, honoring our Lord’s triumphant resurrection from the grave.
Each local gospel congregation is an autonomous body under Christ, vested with scriptural authority to manage its internal governance.
Believers are called to walk in holiness, maintain good works, love one another, and honor God through humble daily devotion.
Grace arrives on its own time, and so our doors and table remain open, always ready to welcome.
Congregational Saying
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