We Believe the Bible is
the Word of God. We believe in the King James Version of the Bible. We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless
life, died on the cross as payment for our sins, and rose from the dead on the third day. We believe that the only way a person can
go to Heaven when he dies is to first place his faith in the payment that Jesus Christ provided with His shed blood on the cross.
First Baptist Church of Hammond is just that, a Baptist church. Once a person is saved by putting his faith in Jesus, we are commanded
to be baptized by immersion to show to others what took place when we trusted Christ; we do this in obedience, not to save us but
to show that we have been saved. We believe in participating in the Lord's Supper on a regular basis to remember the payment Jesus
made for us and to express our love to Him for that payment. The Lord's Supper is not kept to take us to Heaven but to thank Jesus
for His sacrifice.
We Believe That the Bible is what it claims to be: the Word of God. We take instruction from the Bible literally; we believe
what it is actually saying, not that it is an allegory or a fable. We take instruction from the Bible in the areas of life and faith
and go to it for the answers to life. In a day when opinion polls and media agendas steer our social conscience, we believe that
we should first seek God's opinion on any subject before forming our own.
We Believe That the Family unit should be strong and healthy. The first institution God made on earth was the
family. Programs in the church are geared to help build strong families. First Baptist Church provides fellowship, friendship, and
support services through our social activities. We strive to be protective of our children. Background checks of everyone working
with a child are required. We have a professional security team and a licensed medical team on site.
We Believe That the Church should be the moral conscience of a community. Since God created civil governments, we work
hard to cooperate with and work together with our elected officials and civil servants.
We Believe That the Only Requirements for church membership are salvation and baptism by immersion. People who
are saved and baptized at First Baptist Church are voted in as members unless they request not to be. A person may join from another
Baptist church by transfer. Persons wishing to join from a church other than a Baptist church must give testimony of their salvation
and their immersion baptism and thereby join by Christian experience.
We Believe That It Is Our Responsibility, as outlined in the Bible, to spread the Gospel to our area, nation, and
world. Mark 16:15, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Matthew
28:19-20, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world. Amen." We believe the mission of the local church is the Great Commission, as stated in Scripture.
We Believe That Christians should talk, behave, live, and dress like a citizen of Heaven. The basis for these
standards is found in the Bible. We make no apology for our conservative beliefs in many areas, including music, social issues,
dress, and behavior.
We Believe That A Church should be filled, not with spectators, but participants. We believe a church should be described
as a spiritual hospital where people come for spiritual healing, not a spiritual museum where spiritual relics are
displayed. We have a first-class way of doing things. We are careful stewards of God's money. We give an accurate accounting once
a month of every check that is written: to whom, the amount, and the purpose of the check. We strive to be honest and respectable.
We Believe God's business is the greatest business in the world.
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