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Our Beliefs
At Ashworth Road Baptist Church we are committed to serving God and sharing Christ’s message of salvation and sacrifice. We are inclusive in spirit, in language and in practice. Our members and our elected leadership include men and women of differing ages, colors, languages and ethnic background. We honor God’s gift of diversity among people, but we hold true to core beliefs that:
- God is the one triune God, Creator of all people in God’s own image.
- All people are separated from God by sin.
- Christ is the Savior and Redeemer for all peoples.
- The Holy Spirit convicts and converts all who believe in Christ, teaches the church in the voice of the Living Christ, and empowers the church and all believers for the mission of Christ in the world.
- Christ calls us to minister redemptively to the spiritual, physical, and social needs of individuals and communities.
- Every believer and every church is responsible for sharing the Gospel with all people.
Baptist Principles
Ashworth Road Baptist Church is committed to the principles that have shaped our unique Baptist heritage. These include:
- Soul Freedom–We believe in the priesthood of all believers. We affirm the freedom and responsibility of every person to relate directly to God without the imposition of creed or the control of clergy or government.
- Bible Freedom–We believe in the authority of Scripture. We believe the Bible, under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, is central to the life of the individual and the church. We affirm the freedom and right of every Christian to interpret and apply Scripture under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
- Church Freedom–We believe in the autonomy of every local church. We believe Baptist churches are free, under the Lordship of Christ, to determine their membership and leadership, to order their worship and work, to ordain whomever they perceive as gifted for ministry, and to participate as they deem appropriate in the larger Body of Christ.
- Religious Freedom–We believe in freedom of religion, freedom for religion, and freedom from religion. We support the separation of church and state.
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