- Our Faith
This page contains the Articles of Faith from our church. We firmly believe these to be the truth and am proud to be able to list this information for you. NOTE: To view a scripture passage simply move your mouse over the scripture reference (hover). You can find the definition of any word on this page by double-clicking it.

Lighthouse Baptist Church Articles of Faith - Pastor Daniel W. Tidd

1. All Scripture is divinely * inspired of God.
II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21

2. One God eternally exists in three Persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:16-17, I Corinthians 8:6, II Corinthians 13:14, I John 5:7

3. Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of virgin Mary and is true God and true man.
Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-23, John 1:1, 14.

4. Man was created in the image of God; man sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and all human beings are born with a sin nature because of Adam's sin.
Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:16, Romans 5:12

5. Christ died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood.
John 3:16, Romans 5:1 Romans 5:8& 9, I Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 9:11-15; Hebrews 9:27-28

6. The crucified body of our Lord was resurrected from the dead; He ascended into heaven and is there our intercessor.
Matthew 28:6, I Corinthians 15:4, Acts 1:9, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25

7. The personal, premillennial return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is imminent.
John 14:2, Acts 1:11, Revelation 4:1

8. Salvation is by grace through faith alone in the finished work of Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9, John 6:47, Revelation 3:20

9. All believers are baptized into the True Body by the Holy Spirit and are set apart to a holy walk.
I Corinthians 12:13, I Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 2:10, I Peter 1:14-19

10. All true believers, having been born again into the family of God, are possessors of everlasting life, shall never perish and are eternally secure.
I Peter 1:3-5, John 10:28-29

11. The bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust is certain, the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
I Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 20:11-15, John 5:28-29

12. Immersion is the only scriptural mode of baptism and is for believers only.
Romans 6:3-4, Acts 8:36-38

13. The Lord's supper is a commemoration of His death until He comes, and is to be celebrated periodically.
Luke 22:17-20, I Corinthians 11:23-30

14. As children of the Lord, we should endeavor, by God's grace to live a consistent Christian life and refrain from worldliness and conduct ourselves in such a way as not to be a stumblingblock.
Romans 12:1-2, Colossians 3:1-17, Romans 14:12-13