We, the Missionary Baptists of Christ, being regularly baptized upon the profession of our faith in Christ, are convinced of the necessity of a combination of the Churches in order to maintain the general union and communion among ourselves; and being convinced that there can be no communion without union, we think it our duty to set forth in a concise manner the grounds upon which we propose to maintain this union.
We believe in one true and living God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and that they are the only rule of faith
We believe in the doctrine of election, according to the foreknowledge of God, through sanctification of the Spirit and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
We believe in the doctrine of original sin and in man’s impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature of his own free will and ability.
We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. We believe in the final preservation of the saints, that they will never finally fall away and be lost, and that good works are fruits of faith after justification.
We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances of Christ, and that they were given to the Church by Him; and that true believers are the only proper subjects for baptism, and that baptism is an immersion, and that orderly members of the Churches of Christ, only, have a right to the Lord’s Supper.
We believe that no minister has a right to administer the ordinances except such as are regularly baptized and come under the hands of the Presbytery.
We believe in the resurrection of the dead and a general judgment, and that the joys of the righteous and punishment of the wicked will be eternal.