Below is an overview of the biblical truths that serve as the basis
for what we believe at First Southern Baptist Church.

We believe:

• The Bible is the inspired word of God and is the authority on all of life (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; John 17:17).
  
  
• There is one God who exists as three distinct individuals—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—with total and complete unity to accomplish distinct functions of the deity (Matthew 28:19; John 12:44-45; 14:25-26; 15:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Colossians 2:9-10; 1 John 5:6-8).
  
  
• Jesus Christ is God who came to earth in human form, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and died on a cross as a sacrifice to pay for our sin. He rose again in three days to give us the gift of salvation and eternal life. He is the only way to God (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:14; 14:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:21-22; 1 John 3:5; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Ephesians 1:7; Acts 4:12; John 3:16).
  
  
• The Holy Spirit is in the world to convict humans of their sinfulness and their need for God's salvation. He also encourages and guides those who have personally given their lives to Jesus Christ (John 14:16; 14:26; 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 5:32; 9:31; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13-14; 2 Timothy 1:14; Titus 3:5-6).
  
  
• God created all things, but created humans alone in His image to have fellowship with Him (Genesis 1:1; 1:26-31; Psalms 33:6-9; 102:25; John 1:3). Because of our choosing to disobey God, we lost this relationship (Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 3:23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:3; 1 John 1:8-10).
  
  
• God provided a means to restore our relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. This restoration comes only by His grace, through faith in Jesus Christ and not by anything we do (John 1:12; 3:16-17; 5:24; 20:31; Romans 5:1-10; Ephesians 2:8-9, 13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:3-8).
  
  
• Once a person is saved through faith in Jesus Christ, that person can never lose their salvation because our eternal security does not depend on us but on God (John 10:27-29; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Romans 8:35-39; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 John 5:13)