The Global Association of Reformed Baptist Brothers
Non- Negotiables of Faith
1. Holy Scriptures
o God-breathed
o Infallible and inerrant
o Sufficient
o Authoritative
2. Doctrine of God
o All-Knowing
o Is Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth
3. Trinity
o God is one in essence
o God is three Persons
o The Persons of the Godhead are one in substance, power, and eternity.
4. Creation
o All things were created by God for His own glory and Pleasure
o Man is a special creation, made in God’s image
5. Providence
o God sustains His creation now
o God is intimately involved with His creation
o God provides for His creation
6. Original Sin
o Adam was and is the representative of all unredeemed people
o When Adam fell, all humanity fell in Adam
o All are sinners by nature
o Man is born dead in trespasses and sin
o By nature man is a child of wrath
7. The Holy Spirit
o Is fully God
o Is a Person
o Convicts of sin
o Applies the work of Christ
o Regenerates sinners (absolute necessity for salvation)
o Sanctifies and comforts those who belong to Christ
8. Person of Christ
o Was and is eternally God
o Took to Himself human flesh
o His divine Person was joined with a full human nature yet without sin
o Was born of a virgin
o Lived a sinless life
o Is the Messiah and only Savior
o Bodily death, resurrection, and ascension
o The only way to the Father
o Is Prophet, Priest, and King
9. Gospel
o All of grace
o Good news
o Christ as a substitutionary sacrifice on the cross
o Christ as a free gift of righteousness
o Christ as the wrath-bearer on the cross
o Christ as Lord
o Christ as High Priest
o Only Mediator between God and man
10. Justification
o Forensic (legal) declaration
o Imputation of man’s sin to Christ
o Imputation of Christ’s righteousness to man
o By faith apart from works
11. Grace
o God saves by grace alone
o Man does not earn or merit any favor of God
o God saves to the glory of His grace
12. Repentance and Faith
o Man must turn from the love of sin to the love of God
o Man must turn from unbelief to faith in Christ
o Man must turn from being lord of his own life to the Lordship of Christ
o Repentance and faith are gifts of God
13. Good Works
o Necessarily flow from faith
o Must be there to show love for Christ
o Do not merit grace
14. Law
o Must be proclaimed as a tutor to Christ
o Teaches men of sin and so the need of Christ
o Demonstrates God’s holiness
o Humbles and breaks men of self-righteousness
15. Church
o Consists of true believers
o Under the Lordship of Christ
o Should be guided by Holy Scripture
16. Baptism
o Is for believers only
o Is by immersion
o Is the sign of the New Covenant
17. Final Judgment
o Resurrection to eternal life or eternal death
o Resurrection to eternal, conscious torment for the damned
o Resurrection to eternal joy in Christ for the believer
18. Evangelism & Missions
o There must be a free proclamation of the gospel to all people
o The gospel should go to all nations
o The gospel should be proclaimed to local people
o Groups of disciples should be gathered in towns and communities
o Disciples and churches should be strengthened
