Lonoke Missionary Baptist Church

     We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely  inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it  has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any  mixture of error, for its matter; that it reveals the principles by  which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end  of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme  standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be  tried.

     We believe that there is one and only one living and true God, an  intelligent, spiritual and personal Being, the Creator, Preserver and  Ruler of the universe, infinite in holiness and all other perfections  to whom we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience.  He is  revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, each with distinct  personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.

     We believe that repentance and faith are sacred duties, and also  inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of  God; whereby, being deeply convinced of our guilt, danger, and  helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God  with unfeigned contrition, confession and supplication for mercy; at  the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet,  Priest, and King, and relying on him alone as the only and  all‑sufficient Saviour.

     We believe that such only are real believers as endure unto the  end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark  which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special  Providence watches over their welfare; and that they are kept by the  power of God through faith unto salvation.

     We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of  baptized believers associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship  of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by his  laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his word; that its only Scriptural officers are bishops, or pastors, and deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in  the epistles of Timothy and Titus.

     We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a  believer, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy  Ghost; to show forth, in a solemn and beautiful emblem, our faith in  the crucified, buried and risen Saviour with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that it is a prerequisite to the  privileges of a church relation; and to the Lord's Supper, in which the members of the church, by the sacred use of bread and wine are to  commemorate together the dying love of Christ‑‑preceded always by  solemn self‑examination.