I. The Word of God

• We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20,21; Mark 13:31; John 8:31,32; John 20:31; Acts 20:32

II. The Trinity

• We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption.

Genesis 1:1,26; John 1:1-3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; Romans 1:19,20; Ephesians 4:5-6

III. God the Father

• We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love.
• We believe that He has decreed for his own glory all things that shall come to pass, foreknows all that shall come to pass, that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

Luke 10:21,22; Matthew 23:9; John 3:16; 6:27; Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:11, I Timothy 1:1,2; 2:5,6; I Peter 1:3; Revelation 1:6

IV. Jesus Christ

• We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings.
• We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal visible return to earth.

Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:1; 20:28; Romans 8:24, 9:5; II Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 2:21-23; John 20:30, 31; Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 1:4; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6-8; 6:9,10; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:28; I Timothy 3:16

V. The Holy Spirit

• We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ.
• We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ at conversion, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide.

John 14:16,17,26; 15:26,27; John 16:7-14; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; Galatians 5:22-26

VI. Salvation

• We believe that man was created by God in His own image; that he sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual and eternal death, which is separation from God; that as a consequence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners by choice and therefore under condemnation.
• We believe that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit, works, initiative on one’s own part, or is God’s anticipation of what one might do by their own will.
• We believe that those who repent and forsake sin and trust Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become new creatures, delivered from condemnation, persevere to the end, and receive eternal life.

Genesis. 1:26; 2:17; 3:19; 5:2; Ecclesiastes 2:11; John 1:12-13; 3:14; 5:24; 8:12; 10:26; Romans 9:22; Ephesians 1:4-14; II Thessalonians 1:9; Titus 3:4-7; I Peter 1:2,18-19; Revelation 19:3,20; 20:10;14,15; 21:18; Psalm 51:7; Jeremiah 17:9; James 1:14-15; Romans 3:19; 5:19; Proverbs 28:13; I John 1:9; John 3:14-16; II Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1

VII. The Church

• We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members.
• We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work, and fellowship.
• We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.

Ephesians 2:19-22; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 5:19-21; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:23-25

VIII. Christian Conduct

• We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and the well-being of his fellow men; that his conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be a faithful steward of his possessions; and that he should seek to realize for himself and others the full stature of maturity in Christ.

I Corinthians 10:31; Romans 12:1-3; Hebrews 12:1-2; John 14:15, 23-24; I John 2:3-6; II Corinthians 9:6-9; I Corinthians 4:2; Col. 1:9-10

IX. The Ordinances

• We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord's Supper.
• We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water into the name of the triune God.
• We believe that the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 6:3-5; I Corinthians 11:23-26

X. The Last Things

• We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom.
• We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal felicity of the righteous and the endless suffering of the wicked in a literal eternal hell.

Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; Phil. 3:20; I Thessalonians 4:16-18; II Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; I Corinthians 4:5; I Corinthians 15; II Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 20:4-6,11-15

The ultimate purpose for the church of Jesus Christ is to glorify God in all things.

That is why at Providence Bible Fellowship we seek to be God-Centered, Bible-Focused, and Gospel-Driven.

• We are God-Centered because we believe that all of God’s work in human history has been sovereignly accomplished by Him for His own glory. So naturally, everything that we do should have the same purpose. Our preaching, our teaching, our music, our fellowship, our membership, our discipline, and all other areas of our lives are intentionally centered on God and His glory.
   
• We are Bible-Focused because we are God-Centered. God has revealed Himself to us in His Word, the Bible. To truly be God-centered, we must be focused on His Word, filling our minds and hearts with His truth about Himself. God has declared that all Scripture has been inspired by Him and is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness so that we may be complete, prepared for every good work. The wisdom of man has nothing to add to the wisdom of God. Therefore, we preach the Word verse-by-verse and book-by-book. We sing the Word. We read the Word. We pray the Word. We live the Word.
   
• We are Gospel-Driven because we are Bible-Focused. In the Bible we find the Gospel story of God’s work in Christ on our behalf for His own glory. The Holy Father, being rich in mercy and love, sent His sinless Son to redeem those who hate Him and save them from the just condemnation of their sins. All who turn away from their sin, surrender their lives to the Son, and trust Him to save them, are adopted by the Father, inhabited by the Holy Spirit, and made fellow heirs with the Son. This glorious Gospel is the power of God unto salvation, therefore, we proclaim it to sinners and saints alike.

At Providence Bible Fellowship, you'll find a body of believers who love God, people, the Word, and the Gospel.

“To God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus…” – Ephesians 3:21