Cornerstone Baptist Church Core Beliefs

Bible

We believe the Bible to be the complete Word of God.

• That the 66 books of the Old and New Testament were inspired by the Spirit of God as originally written
• That the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct

God

We believe in one God, Creator of all, holy, sovereign, eternal, existing in three equal Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus Christ

We believe in the absolute and essential deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

• In His eternal existence, with the Father in pre-incarnate glory
• In His work of creation, in His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death and bodily resurrection
• In His triumphant ascension, mediatorial ministry and personal return

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the absolute and essential deity, and in the personality of the Holy Spirit

• Who convinces of sin, of righteousness and of judgment
• Who regenerates, indwells, seals, sanctifies, illuminates and comforts those who believe in Jesus Christ
• Who baptizes believers at conversion into the Body of Christ and bestows upon them His gifts sovereignly as He wills and fills those yielded to Him

Mankind

We believe that Adam was divinely created in the image of God

• That by the sin of disobedience he fell from that state
• That all his posterity inherited spiritual depravity and defilement
• That all men therefore are guilty before God and condemned to physical and spiritual death

Salvation

We believe that salvation is by the sovereign grace of God

• That by the Father, Christ voluntarily suffered a propitiatory death
• That justification is by faith alone in the all-sufficient sacrifice and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
• That those whom God has effectually called shall be divinely preserved and ultimately perfected in the image of the Lord

Marriage, Gender, sexuality

We believe the Bible's declarations about marriage, gender and sexuality are clear, definitive and unchanging.

• That Biblical, traditional, natural marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in a covenantal commitment for a lifetime.
• That we love and will seek opportunities to serve and support ALL people, including those in the LGBTQ community. 
• That we do not affirm active homosexual behavior, gender fluidity/reassignment, trans or cross dressing activities. 
• That we do not affirm any other biblcally inappropriate heterosexual behaviors such as adultery, pornography, premarital sex, cohabitation or any other activities that deviate from God's design for marriage, gender and sexuality.

Affiliation

We are associated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and the Southeast Baptist Association. Further exploration of our core beliefs can be found in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 and/or by requesting a copy of our Constitution and Bylaws.