Articles of Faith 1. We believe the 1611 King James version of the holy Bible as the inspired word of God, without any error, the all sufficient authority in matters of faith, doctrine, and Christian living for Bethel Baptist Church of Greensboro, Independent. 2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: the father, the son, the Holy Spirit. 3. We believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ and He is true God and man. He died on the cross for our sins. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where he sits at the right hand of the Father and is now our High Priest and Advocate. 4. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost. Only through regeneration by the cross of Jesus Christ and his blood can man’s salvation and spiritual life be obtained. 5. We believe that eternal salvation is the free gift of God, entirely apart from man's works, and is possessed by any and all who have faith and receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. 6. We believe in a regenerated church membership: that is, persons old enough to understand the need for Jesus Christ and, of their own free will, accept him as their personal Lord and Savior. 7. We believe that baptism is by immersion signifying the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. The Lord's Supper is a memorial of his body broken for all in the cup is the New Testament in his blood. These ordinances to be observed by the church in its present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means for man's salvation. 8. We believe in personal, bodily, eminent, and glorius return of the Lord Jesus Christ and that His Coming inspires believers for dynamic and zealous life and service for Him, while waiting for His return in the air. 9. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, the everlasting blessedness of the saved in heaven, and the everlasting punishment and separation from God of the unsaved in hell. 10. We believe in the indigenous authority of the local church. The church to manage its own affairs and should not be subject to any other religious body or organization.