In the verbal inspiration of the Old and New Testaments, as originally written, as the inerrant Word of God.
In the Trinity of the Godhead; one God eternally existing in three equal Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
In the eternality, deity, virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, and imminent, premillennial coming of Christ.
In the Personality of the Holy Spirit by Whom believers are called, regenerated, baptized into Christ, indwelt, sealed, and filled for service.
In the direct creation of the universe and man by God apart from any process of evolution.
In the fall, depravity and guilt of the race in Adam.
In the eternal salvation of all born-again believers in Christ whose blood was shed for the remission of sins.
In the unity of all true believers in the Church which is the Body of Christ.
In the local church as a company of baptized believers, independent and self-governing. It is the responsibility of the local church to edify itself, and evangelize the world. We believe that the only Biblical mode of believer’s baptism is that of immersion, and that it is to be administered in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The ordinance of baptism is for believers only and it is a pre-requisite for church membership. The Lord’s Supper is the commemoration of the death, burial, resurrection, and coming again of our Savior.
In the obedience to the Biblical command to separate entirely from worldliness and ecclesiastical apostasy unto God.
In the personal existence of angels, demons, and Satan.
In the bodily resurrection, immortality, and the pre-tribulational rapture of all believers at Christ’s coming.
In the bodily resurrection, and judgment of unbelievers after the millennial reign of Christ.
In the eternal life and blessedness of all believers, and the eternal existence and punishment of all unbelievers.
EAST SIDE BAPTIST CHURCH COVENANT
Having been led, as we believe, by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, and on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we do now in the presence of God, angels, and this assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another, as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations. We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drink as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior, to secure it without delay. We moreover engage that, when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.
