About us
Core Beliefs
Everything builds out of these foundational beliefs of the Bible and God's desire of relationship with us.
God is Holy
God is holy, that means He’s perfect.
In fact, He’s so perfect,
corruption cannot live with Him.
“God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.”
1 John 1:5
Man
On the other hand, we have rebelled against God and this corrupted us.
For example, we are selfish, we are prideful, and we lie.
“Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.”
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Problem
And this is our big problem:
If God is perfect and corruption cannot live with Him,
and we are corrupt...we cannot live with God.
Our corruption has cut us off from God,
both now and when we die,
which means we must spend eternity in a lake of fire called Hell.
“but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.”
Isaiah59:2
Christ
But that is not what God wants.
God loves you so much that He gave away His only Son to save you.
Jesus Christ died on the cross in your place
to pay the penalty for your corruption
and rose again on the third day.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
John 3:16-17
Response
Now, Jesus Christ will forgive you of your corruption,
reconcile you with God,
and give you the life God has always intended for you if you will...
1. Admit to Jesus that you are corrupt.
2. Believe He is the Son of God who died on the cross to save you.
3. Confess Jesus Christ as Lord (King) of your life.
“If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans10:9
Statement of Faith
As a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, Baring Cross has adopted the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our statement of faith on our doctrinal beliefs.