1: THE BIBLE, GOD’S HOLY WORD
We believe in the verbal inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of the Old Testament and the New Testament Scriptures. We believe the Bible* reveals God, the fall of man, the way of salvation, and God’s plan and purpose in the ages.
*IMPORTANT NOTE: In the world of constant change and compromise of Biblical values and morals that we live in today, we feel the need to be specific as to the term “Bible” used throughout this Statement of Faith.
It is the conviction of Christian Bible Baptist Church and of all the ministries of Christian Bible Baptist Church that God, through the Holy Spirit, only communicated one Bible and not many different “versions” of His Word to mankind, and this “one” Bible, specifically being the Holy Bible which was translated and printed from the original manuscripts known as the Textus Receptus, and was then translated into the English language commonly known as the Authorized King James Bible of 1611. (This is not to be confused with the New King James Version which does not hold true to the doctrine and convictions of the Authorized King James Bible of 1611.)
Any and all reference henceforth in this Statement of Faith will therefore refer to the 1611 King James Bible. Please refer to II Timothy 3:16-17 and II Peter 1:20-21.
The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible, and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the complete and divine revelation of God to man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning.
Therefore the King James Bible (1611 Authorized King James Version) shall be the official and only Bible translation used by Christian Bible Baptist Church and its ministries.