What We Believe

These are the core beliefs of First Baptist Church of Greenfield. The Bible is our instruction book, so everything we teach and every ministry we carry out flows from what it says.

There is one true God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things and the author of our salvation, and He alone is worthy of all glory and praise. (Genesis 1:1; John 3:16)

Jesus is the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, the one mediator between God and men and the Savior of the world. He lived without sin, died on the cross for our sins, rose from the dead, and will return to judge the living and the dead. (John 3:17; Galatians 4:4; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Hebrews 2:17)

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He convicts the world of sin, seals everyone who believes, and comforts and helps the people of God. (John 14:15-17; John 16:7-11; Ephesians 1:13-14)

The Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God and our complete guide for what we believe and how we live. The Bible is our instruction book. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

Every person is lost in sin and needs to be saved, and Jesus Christ is the only one who can save. By grace God offers eternal life as a free gift to all who turn from their sin and trust in Christ as Lord and Savior. (John 14:6; Acts 4:12)

Baptism by immersion is a believer's public picture of new life in Christ, an outward sign of an inward change. The Lord's Supper is how we remember His death until He comes. (Romans 6:4; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28)

The church exists to make disciples and to carry the gospel to a lost and dying world. Every member is a minister who prays for, supports, and serves the church and its pastor and shares the gospel. The pastor shepherds the flock, preaches the Word faithfully, lives what he preaches, and cares for the people. We gladly stand with all who follow Jesus Christ and join them in bearing witness to Him. (Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11-13; Hebrews 6:10-12; John 17:20-23)