Old truths, plainly held
We are a confessional Baptist church. We hold the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired, inerrant, and sufficient Word of God — our only rule of faith and life. We believe the gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, lived, died, and rose again to save sinners.
We preach the Word expositionally, baptize believers, observe the Lord's Supper, and affirm the Baptist Faith & Message 2000 as a faithful summary of biblical doctrine.
In summary
The Scriptures
The Bible — sixty-six books, Old and New Testaments — is the inspired, inerrant Word of God and our final authority for faith and practice.
God
There is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — equal in power and glory.
Humanity & Sin
People are made in God's image yet fallen in sin, unable to save themselves and in need of a redeemer.
Jesus Christ
The eternal Son became man, lived without sin, died a substitutionary death, rose bodily, and reigns as Lord and only mediator.
Salvation by Grace
Sinners are justified by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone — not by works, lest anyone should boast.
The Church
The church is the gathered people of God, marked by the right preaching of the Word and the right administration of baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Baptism & the Lord's Supper
We baptize believers by immersion and gather regularly at the Lord's Table to remember and proclaim Christ's death until he comes.
Last Things
Jesus Christ will return bodily to judge the living and the dead, and to make all things new for the joy of his people.
The Baptist Faith & Message 2000
A faithful summary of biblical doctrine, affirmed by La Sierra Baptist Church.