What We Believe
A living, healthy church is first of all marked by what it believes. The
members of Cornerstone Baptist Church have united in their affirmation of the
historic teachings of Christianity: the infallibility of Scripture; the Trinity;
the full deity and humanity of Jesus Christ; Christ’s death on the cross for our
sins and his resurrection from death; the salvation of men and women by grace
through faith in Christ; the promised Holy Spirit working through the church;
the return of Christ at the end of the ages. In addition to these things we
share with all Christians, we hold to the following convictions as well:
We are Reformed. We believe that the Protestant Reformers recovered
many essential truths, particularly the sovereignty of God in salvation. By
nature we are dead in sins, unable to help ourselves; therefore salvation is
God’s work from start to finish.
We take Baptism seriously. We believe that all who profess Christ
should follow his clear command to be baptized. New Testament baptism is of
believers only, by immersion in water. This baptism does not produce salvation;
rather, it serves as a public testimony of the inward, life-giving work of God.
We take Communion seriously. The Lord’s Supper at Cornerstone is not
restricted only to church members, but as it is a public fellowship in the
truth, we urge that guests and visitors partake after meeting us and being
introduced. We believe that Communion is a blessed memorial of the Lord's
redemptive work for sinners, and that in observing this ordinance we proclaim
Christ's saving work until he returns.
We take Membership seriously. We believe that the local church should
be a reflection of the above convictions, and therefore should include as
members only those who make a public confession of faith in Christ and agree to
walk in his teachings. Cornerstone Baptist Church also reluctantly practices
church discipline when this public confession is brought into disrepute.
For more information, read our church statement of faith, which is the
1858 Abstract of Principles. To view this document,
click here.
