Briar Street Baptist Church

Briar Street Baptist Church is a body of Christian believers of reformed heritage, theologically conservative, traditional in worship, placing a strong emphasis on the study of the Holy scriptures. We believe it is the commission of every true believer to share the gospel of Christ and make disciples. We believe and teach that the 39 books of the O... ld Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament together comprise the entire written Word of God, the supreme and sole authority of Christian faith and practice. The Scripture was given in the original manuscripts through the Holy Spirit by verbal (every word), plenary (complete) inspiration and thus is infallible, true and free of error or contradiction. No other writing, experiences, tongues, prophesies, visions, revelations or traditions of any kind are inspired in this sense. (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21). We believe in and teach that there is only one God, eternally existing in three Persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having all of the same attributes and perfections. These attributes of God include, but are not limited to, holiness, sovereignty, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, and immutability. Each Person of the Godhead executes distinct but complementary offices in the great work of redemption. (Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 99:5; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; Mark 12:29; John 1:1-8, 5:27, 6:27; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 2:10, 8:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:1-3; James 2:19; Revelation 1:4-6). We believe and teach that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became fully man, without ceasing to be fully God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that he might reveal God and redeem sinful men. He lived a totally sinless and perfect life and thus became Gods perfect sacrifice for mans sin. He was made to be sin and a curse for us. Jesus Christ thus ...Read More