• We believe the Bible to be God’s inspired word and has all of His authority!
  
  II Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
  
  I Thessalonians 2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
  
  II Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
  
  II Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

• The Bible is God’s Word with no mixture of error
• God gave His Word, miraculously, through men to us and has protected it since He gave it
  
  
• We reject tradition as an authority
  
  Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

• We reject any church or person as the authority on what the Word of God is saying
• We do not accept the church fathers as the authority
  
  
• We do not accept any other book from the book of Mormon to that of other authorities
  
  
• We do not accept personal experience
• We do not accept new revelation
  
  
• The Bible is its own best interpreter.

• As a church we get our authority and instruction from the New Testament

• We do not go to the Old Testament to find laws or rules for the church
• For example circumcision is in the Old Testament and not practiced by the church.
• Baby baptism is not a substitute for Old Testament circumcision
• The church is not found in the Old Testament

“I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spares my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that drives the plow to know more of the Scripture, than he does.” William Tyndale

Baptist Distinctives

The Bible is the only rule of faith and practice

Autonomy of the Local Church

The Priesthood of the Believer

Two Ordinances

The Lord's Supper

Individual Soul Liberty