The Word of God: We believe in the Holy Bible, and we believe that the Holy Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God. Given of divine inspiration, we believe that the Scriptures are sufficient, sacred, preserved, and authoritative. All of our beliefs flow from the teachings of the Bible, and we believe the King James Version of the Bible is the pure word of God for English speaking people, and is a faithful and accurate translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, and Greek New Testament. Anchor Baptist Church will exclusively use the King James Bible in every aspect of the operations of the church. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, Matthew 4:4, Psalm 12:6-7)
God: We believe in one God, who exists eternally in a triune nature as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. We believe that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons, and are co-equal, co-eternal, and consubstantial in nature. We believe that Jesus was God manifest in the flesh, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We reject oneness/ modalism and all other heresies which reject the Trinity. (1 John 5:7, Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Timothy 3:16)
Salvation: We believe that all are sinners who need to be saved and born again by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. By the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and his substitionary atonement, sinners can come to Jesus Christ and receive the free gift of salvation. We reject any and all forms of works based salvation, and believe salvation is only through trusting in Jesus Christ as your Savior and that being born again happens in a moment of time. (Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16, Acts 16:31)
Eternal Security: We believe in the Eternal Security of the Believer, and once somebody trusts in Christ as their Savior, they are sealed by the Holy Spirit and kept saved by the power of God. This doctrine is commonly referred to as "Once Saved Always Saved" and we affirm this doctrine as Biblical. (Ephesians 1:13-14, John 10:27-30, 1 Peter 1:5)
Baptism: We believe that Baptism is by immersion, after salvation, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We reject infant baptism, sprinkling, Jesus name only, and any baptism before salvation and view these as illegitimate and unscriptural, requring a biblical baptism in obedience to the Scriptures. (Matthew 28:19)
Heaven & Hell: We believe that the saved will spend an eternity in heaven with the Lord, and the unsaved will die in their sins and spend an eternity in torment in hell. (1 Peter 1:4, Matthew 25:41)
The Local Church: We believe that the church is a local, visible body of born again, baptized believers assembled together scripturally with a Pastor, who is the undershepherd of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus Christ is the head of each local, biblical church, and the Word of God is the final authority of the church. We reject the universal church doctrine. (Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 10:25-26)
Personal Seperation: We believe Christians should live holy, seperated lives to the glory of God. (1 Peter 1:16)
Ecclesiastical Seperation: We believe there is one True way to God, and all other ways, philosophies, and ideologies contrary to God's Word is false and deceptive. (John 14:6, Psalm 119:104)
New Testament: We believe there is one covenant people of God. All people, regardless of their ethnic background, can become children of God by faith in Jesus Christ. (Romans 10:12, Galatians 3:26, Ephesians 2:15)
Premillenialism: We are a premillenial church, and believe that Jesus Christ is coming again to rule and reign for 1,000 years. We believe in the second coming of Our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13-14)