What We Believe

We believe that God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, orders and disposes all things according to His own purpose and grace. He is the creator of all things, the only absolute omnipotent ruler in the universe, and is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption.
References: Genesis 1:1-31; Psalm 135:6-7; Ephesians 3:9

We believe that Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, possesses all the divine excellencies. He is coequal and coeternal with God the Father. We believe in the virgin birth, death, burial, and physical resurrection of Jesus Christ.
References: John 10:30; John 14:9; Colossians 2:9; Luke 1:26-38; 1 Peter 1:18-21; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24 

We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, is a divine person, coeternal and coequal with God the Father and God the Son. We believe that the Holy Spirit possesses all the attributes of deity. We believe that His role in our lives is Comforter and Convicter of Truth; indwelling us to empower each believer for Christian life and service.
References: Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 12:4-13, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Hebrews 10:15-17

We believe that salvation is granted by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Grace is rooted in God’s promise of a Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Salvation is based upon faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Salvation is rooted in the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ (death, burial, and physical resurrection). The salvific work of Jesus Christ and his cross has paid the debt for man’s sin. Salvation is not based upon man’s good works, nor any other human effort.
References: 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Matthew 2:1-12; Romans 10:17; John 1:12; Hebrews 2:8-9; John 19:17-37; Mark 16:1-8; John 3:16; Romans 5:8  

We believe that all of those redeemed by the blood of Christ are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
References: John 5:24; John 6:37-40; John 10:27-30; Romans 5:9-11; Romans 8:1, 31-39; 1 Corinthians 1:4-9; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1:24

We believe that all who place their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual body (the Church, the Bride of Christ) of which Jesus Christ is the sacred head.
References: 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23-32; Colossians 1:18; Revelation 19:7-8 

We believe in the baptism of the believer. Baptism is not a work of redemption but is symbolic of the new life in Jesus Christ. Baptism is an act of obedience and a testimony that the believer has been forgiven of sin and is trusting Jesus Christ and Christ alone for salvation. We believe that baptism by its definition is by immersion.
References: Acts 8:38; Romans 6:1-4 

We believe that Scripture teaches that we are to observe communion (also known as the Lord's Supper and the Eucharist). Communion is the observance of the Lord’s death until He returns. As with baptism, communion is a testimony of the believer, providing witness that the believer is in a right relationship with God as well as other believers. Communion at Union Baptist Church is open to all believers.
References: Romans 12:18; 1 Corinthians 11:24-28; 1 John 1:9 

We believe in the return of Jesus Christ to the earth and the reign and rule of Christ occupying the throne of David and the establishment of His messianic kingdom for a thousand years.
References: Matthew 25:31; Luke 1:32-33; Acts 1:10-11; Revelation 19-20 

We believe that lost man (the unsaved) will be resurrected physically and judged. They will be committed to an eternal conscious punishment in the Lake of Fire.
References: Matthew 25:41; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:11-15 

We believe that the eternal destination for believers (the church, the Bride of Christ) is Heaven and the new earth. It is eternal life with our Eternal God and the Saints of God who have been redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ.
References: John 14:1-3; John 17; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 21 

We believe that “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27). We believe marriage is a union between one man and one woman ordained by God. Marriage is a typology of Christ and the Church. As such, the Church views marriage as a profound spiritual institution established by God.
References: Genesis 2:24-25; Matthew 19:4-5; Romans 7:2

Christians and the church are instructed to submit to civil authority in all matters unless such matters are contrary to the inerrant Word of God.
References: Luke 20:15; Acts 5:29; Romans 13:1-7