The Heartbeat of Central Baptist Church

A. We are a Bible-centered ministry. We believe in the sufficiency and authority of the Holy Scriptures. We approach Scripture from a normal, grammatical, literal, historical, hermeneutic. We do not believe it needs to be redefined, nor recontextualized, nor reinterpreted using dynamic equivalents (we have more extensive information on this critical issue available for the asking.)

B. We are a people-centered ministry. Our programs and property exist to encourage believers. It’s been said that there are two kinds of churches; those that use the people to build the church versus those that use the church to build the people. We are the latter and may it always so remain.

C. We are mission-minded. This starts with personal evangelism in our own Jerusalem and extends to the uttermost parts of the earth. Currently 22% of our general fund goes to missions plus thousands in special offerings each year. Also 2% goes into our deacon’s fund which aids the needy within and without the church family.

Our Purpose

Our objective and commitment is to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ as found in the Holy Scriptures. He, who rightfully is our Creator, God in the flesh, gave His life on the cross for our sins. In His death and resurrection He shed His blood so that we who place our faith and trust in Him may have freedom from sin’s dominion and live a purposeful life. The salvation our Lord Jesus Christ provides also gives us a confident knowledge that we shall live eternally with Him.

“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”
II Corinthians 5:1

This is the Good News we preach and the Christ we exalt. This belief in Christ is not merely a belief in His existence but a belief that comes by knowing Him personally. You must place your faith and trust in His substitutionary work on your behalf for your salvation.

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” Acts 16:31
“He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18

Our Precepts

We believe in a personal God
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Genesis 1:26; John 10:30

We believe in a personal Book
“All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God”
II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21

We believe in personal sin
“All have sinned and come short
of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1

We believe in a personal Savior
Christ died to save sinners
I Timothy 1:15; Acts 4:14; John 14:6

We believe in personal accountability
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life;
and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life,
but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
John 3:36; John 3:17; Revelation 20:15

We believe in a personal relationship
“That I may know Him (Christ)…”
Philippians 3:10; Galatians 2:2
We believe in personal responsibility
“We are His workmanship…
ordained unto good works.”
Ephesians 2:10; Hebrews 10:25

We believe in a personal result
“That in all things He (Christ)
might have the pre-eminence.”
Colossians 1:18; I Corinthians 1:30,31