SCRIPTURES — We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration
of the Bible. The Old and New Testament are definitely inspired word for word.
We accept the Textus Receptus manuscripts from which came the King James Bible.
The Scripture is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
SOVEREIGN GOD — God is a Person, eternally existing as a
Trinity in unity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three Persons and yet but one
God. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6)
SON — Jesus Christ, eternally existing, is the only
begotten Son of God, Who became a man totally apart from sin, being conceived
by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
(Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1-15; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1:15)
SIN — Man was created in the image of God but fell through
sin, bringing not only physical death but also spiritual death--separation from
God. Now all mankind is totally depraved, having inherited a sinful nature; is
bent toward sinning; and has become sinful in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis
SACRIFICE — The Lord Jesus Christ suffered and died as a
substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. He arose from the
dead in the body in which He was crucified; He ascended into Heaven in the
glorified body where He is seated at the right hand of God the Father as Head
of the Church, making intercession for the saints as our High Priest. (Luke 24;
Acts 1:9-11; Romans 5:8-10; Ephesians 1:20-23; I Peter 3:18)
SALVATION — Man is lost and must be born again to enter the
SERVICE — The local church is a group of believers baptized
by water; banded together for edification, exhortation, and evangelism as
commanded by Christ in the Great Commission; preaching the Gospel to every
creature. (Mark 16:15; I Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 1:22, 23)
SECOND COMING — The Lord Jesus Christ Himself is coming
again in the air at any moment to catch up His Church and to reward their
service. The unbelievers left behind will go through a period called the
Tribulation, after which Christ shall return visibly to the earth to set up His
Kingdom of one thousand years of righteous rule. After this the unbelievers of
all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the
We Believe the Bible is the Word of God. We believe in the King James
Version of the Bible. We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a
sinless life, died on the cross as payment for our sins, and rose from the dead
on the third day. We believe that the only way a person can go to Heaven when
he dies is to first place his faith in the payment that Jesus Christ provided
with His shed blood on the cross. Calvary
Baptist Church of Platteville is just that, a Baptist church. Once a person is
saved by putting his faith in Jesus, we are commanded to be baptized by
immersion to show to others what took place when we trusted Christ; we do this
in obedience, not to save us but to show that we have been saved. We believe in
participating in the Lord's Supper on a regular basis to remember the payment
Jesus made for us and to express our love to Him for that payment. The Lord's
Supper is not kept to take us to Heaven but to thank Jesus for His sacrifice.
We Believe That the Bible is what it claims to be: the Word of God.
We take instruction from the Bible literally; we believe what it is actually
saying, not that it is an allegory or a fable. We take instruction from the
Bible in the areas of life and faith and go to it for the answers to life. In a
day when opinion polls and media agendas steer our social conscience, we
believe that we should first seek God's opinion on any subject before forming
our own.
We Believe That the Family unit should be strong and healthy. The
first institution God made on earth was the family. Programs in the church are
geared to help build strong families.
We Believe That the Church should be the moral conscience of a
community. Since God created civil governments, we work hard to cooperate with
and work together with our elected officials and civil servants.
We Believe That the Only Requirements for church membership are
salvation and baptism by immersion. People who are saved and baptized at
We Believe That It Is Our Responsibility, as outlined in the Bible,
to spread the Gospel to our area, nation, and world. Mark
We Believe That Christians should talk, behave, live, and dress like
a citizen of Heaven. The basis for these standards is found in the Bible. We
make no apology for our conservative beliefs in many areas, including music,
social issues, dress, and behavior.
We Believe That A Church should be filled, not with spectators, but
participants. We believe a church should be described as a spiritual hospital
where people come for spiritual healing, not a spiritual museum where the
relics of "Pharisee-ism" are displayed. We have a first-class way of
doing things. We are careful stewards of God's money. We strive to be honest
and respectable.
We Believe God's business is the greatest business in the world.