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Victory Baptist Church is a Baptist church because of a few
simple but defining Biblical distinctives. We feel it is important to uphold
Biblical traits that would help clarify what kind of church we are. The word
Baptist simply means that we believe in...
BIBLICAL authority in all matters of faith and practice
You will not find visions, revelations, tongues, or extra
Biblical “messages from God” at Victory Baptist Church.
John 17:17, Acts 17:11, 2 Timothy 3:16,17,
Hebrews 4:12.
AUTONOMY or self-governing power of the local church
Our church is completely self-governing outside of a
denomination. Colossians 1:18, 1 Timothy 3:15,
Acts 20:19-30.
PRIESTHOOD of believers
Every believer has equal and instant access to God. This
means that each believer is his own priest and has direct access to God’s truth
and God’s will for his life. 1 Timothy 2:5,6,
Hebrews 4:14-16
 TWO
officers within the church
The Victory Baptist Church has two offices of
leadership—Pastors and Deacons. Scripture refers to the office of pastor with
terms such as elder, bishop, and pastor. It is the responsibility of the Pastor
is to serve the church by leading, teaching, and overseeing the church work. It
is the responsibility of deacons to serve the church family through assisting
with care and the provision of special needs.
Acts 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:6-9, 1 Peter 5:1-4.
INDIVIDUAL soul liberty
Every man and woman must choose personally to come to
Christ for salvation and solely answer for that decision to God.
Romans 10:17, Romans 14:1-8, 12-23.
SEPARATION of church, state, and the world
The state should have no power to intervene in the free
expression of religious liberty. The church should remain pure from all sinful,
worldly influences. The church should remain separate from other religious
bodies that do not agree in Biblical doctrine and practice.
To maintain a commitment to the clear teaching of God’s
Word without compromise, Victory Baptist Church does not support the National
Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, the National Association of
Evangelicals, the Charismatic movement (including tongues movements, etc.),
Ecumenical evangelism, Liberalism, or Modernism.
II Thessalonians 3:6, Amos 3:3, Jude 3, Matthew
22:21, Acts 5:29-31, Romans 1:1-4, 2 Corinthians 6:11-18.
SECURITY
of the believer
Salvation is a gift from God that cannot be taken away.
When a person is saved, he is always saved. Nothing can separate him from
eternal life in Christ and he can live with full assurance of heaven as his
future home. John 10:27-28, 1 Peter 1:3-5, John
6:37, Ephesians 4:30, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:1, 31-39.
TWO
ordinances
We practice two simple ordinances at Victory Baptist
Church—baptism and the Lord’s table (communion). These ordinances have no part
in salvation and only serve as a memorial of what Christ did for us.
Matthew 29:19-20, Acts 2:38-43, Acts 8:36-38,
Romans 6:1-6, 1 Corinthians 11:23-24.
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