Our Faith
LifePoint Bible Church’s Statement of Faith has been organized into categories to assist you in understanding what we believe and teach through our various ministries.
THE SCRIPTURES
Every word in the original writings is inspired by God and is without error. It is accurate in all matters to which it speaks, spiritual, historical, and scientific. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the foundation of the faith and practice of LifePoint Bible Church
(II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:21)
GOD
God exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three have distinct personalities and yet are of the same substance, one God.
(Gen. 1:1; John 10:30; John 4:24; Deut 6:4; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14)
MAN
Man is created in the image and likeness of God. In Adam, all mankind fell into sin with the result that all men are sinners. Men are justly condemned to eternal judgment and can do nothing to merit salvation.
(Rom. 2:2,3,5; Eph. 2:8,9; Gen. 1:27, 9:6; Rom. 5:12; 3:23; Eph. 2:1)
JESUS CHRIST
The eternal Son of God became incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ, being born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man. He died physically on the cross and was bodily resurrected three days later.
(John 1:1,14,18; 5:18; Heb. 1:1-9;  5:8; I John 5:20; I Tim. 2:5; I Cor. 15:1-5 )
SALVATION
Salvation is by grace through faith alone in the substitutionary death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(Acts 4:12; 13:38,39; I Cor. 15:1-4; Rom. 4:4,5; 5:1; John  3:16; Eph. 2:8,9; Acts 16:31; Rom. 8:29,30)
SANCTIFICATION
Every believer is promised positional, progressive, and ultimate sanctification.
(Heb. 10:10,14; John 17:15-17; Eph. 5:26-27; I Thess. 4:3,4; I John 3:2; I Cor. 6:11)
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He regenerates, indwells, baptizes, and seals all believers in Christ and empowers those yielded to God.
(Matt. 28:19; John 3:3-7; Titus 3:5; I Cor. 6:19; Rom. 8:9; I Cor. 2:12; 12:13; Eph. 4:30; Col. 3:14)
THE CHURCH
The church is composed of all believers. It is the body and bride of Christ, formed by the baptism of the Holy Spirit and existing in two aspects, universal and local. Its mission is to witness to its head, Jesus Christ, preaching the gospel among all nations. The local church is a group of believers voluntarily joined together in love to worship God with praise and thanksgiving, and to glorify Jesus Christ through an aggressive effort to disciple others by the preaching of the gospel, and the exercise of spiritual gifts.
(Eph. 1:22,23; 5:24-30; I Cor. 12:4-13,27)
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Spiritual gifts are God-given abilities for service, i.e., "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service to the building up of the body of Christ."
(Eph. 4:1-16; I Cor. 12:7,11; I Pet. 4:10; Rom. 12:1-6
CHRISTIAN LIFE
Christians are called to a holy life of service and testimony in the power of the Holy Spirit. This service includes the propagation of the gospel message to the whole world. All believers are promised rewards in heaven for their faithfulness in service.
(I Pet. 1:15,16; Acts 1:8; I Cor. 3:12-17; John 14:1-3)
ORDINANCES
The Bible sets forth two ordinances, the Lord's Supper and water baptism.
The Lord's Supper is to be celebrated regularly in remembrance of Christ's death on the cross, and in expectation of His return.
Water baptism is an outward testimony of a person's belief in Christ.
(Matt. 28:19,20; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 8:12,36-38; 9:18; 10:47; I Cor. 11:23-26)
THE END TIMES (ESCHATOLOGY)
LifePoint Bible Church holds to the belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ as well as the reality of eternal punishment for the unsaved and the eternal state of blessing for the saved.
(Titus 2:13; I Thess. 1:10; 4:13-18; 5:4-10; John 14:1-3; Matt. 24:21,29,30; 25:31-46; Rev. 3:10 )
STEWARDSHIP
We believe that giving in the Church should be done out of love for Christ and His Church, freely, without compulsion or feelings of guilt.
(I Cor 16:1-2, II Cor 8:1-5; 9:5-11)
LEGALISM
We believe Christians have freedom in Christ to live their lives in accordance with biblical standards. They should not be burdened by external constraints which are man-made, and/or not found in Scripture.
(Col. 2:16-23 Rom. 14:1-23)