Milan Baptist Church
Statement of Faith
1.About the Bible
We believe, without reservation, in the divine authority and verbal
inspiration of the whole of the Old and New Testaments as originally
written. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21; Matthew 5:18).
2. About God
We believe in the eternal trinity, one God in three persons: Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; I Timothy 3:16;
John 1:1; John 10:31-33; 2 Corinthians 3:17).
3. About Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate. (John 1:1, 14, I Timothy
3:16, Hebrews 2:9, 16). That He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and
born of the virgin Mary. (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:35).
4. About the Fall of Man
We believe that through disobedience to God, Adam incurred the
penalties of physical and spiritual death which passed upon the whole
human race. (Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-14, Ephesians 2:1, I
Corinthians 15:22).
5. About Salvation
We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins through the shedding of
His blood that He was raised again for our justification, and that by
Him all that believe are justified from all eternal penalty of sin and its
accompanying guilt and therefore have eternal life. (Hebrews 9:22;
Romans 4:25; I Corinthians 15:3; Acts 13:38-39; John 5:24, Romans
6:23).
6. About Walking the Christian Life
We believe that a person who is a born again Christian, as part of the
sanctification process, will evidence a life of separation from sin.
(Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 4:17-24; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7; 1
Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 3:4-14).
7. About the New Birth
We believe in the new birth through the operation of the Holy Spirit.
(Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:11; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; 2
Thessalonians 2:13-14).
8. About the Living Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day, later
ascended into Heaven and is now our Advocate with the Father in
heaven. (Luke 24:6, 7; John 20:9, 16; I John 2:1,2; Romans 10:9;
Hebrews 4:14-16).
9. About the Eternal State
We believe in the eternal salvation of all who believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the endless punishment of all those who do not believe and
reject Him. (Matthew 8:11, 12; John 3:16-18, 36, 10:27-28; Acts
16:31; Revelation 20:15; Romans 10:9, 10, 13; Isaiah 66:24).
10. About the Jesus' Return
We believe in the pre-tribulational rapture of the Church and the pre-
millennial return of the Lord, personally and visibly, to institute the
promised Kingdom. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Acts 1:11; Isaiah 9:6,
7, 11:1-9; Revelation 20:4-6; 1 Corinthians 15:50-54).
11. About the Final State
We believe in the bringing in of a new heaven and earth as the final
state. (2 Peter 3:7-13, Revelation 21-22, Isaiah 65:17, 66: 22-24).
