First Baptist Church    
New Hampton, Iowa
Joyfully Pointing People To Jesus
We Further Believe . . .
SECURITY OF THE SAINTS

We believe that all true believers who are born again by the Spirit through faith in Jesus Christ are assured
of their salvation and are kept by God the Father for Jesus Christ and sealed by the Holy Spirit.

(John 3:16,10:28-29,20:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Philippians1:6; Ephesians 4:30; Jude 1: I John 5:13)
DEVIL/SATAN/HELL

We believe in the personality and reality of Satan, that he is the originator of sin, and that he is ceaseless
and ruthless in his efforts to destroy God’s plan of salvation.  We believe he counterfeits the work of God
by fostering false teachings that deny the blood of Jesus Christ and salvation by grace alone.  
Furthermore, we believe that he is destined to the judgment of eternal justice in Hell.

(Genesis 3:1-19; Romans 5:12; II Corinthians 4:3-4, 11:13-15; Ephesians 2:2, 6:10-12;
II Thessalonians 2:3-4; I Timothy 4:1-3; Revelation 20:10)
CREATION

We believe and teach the literal, inerrant, historical interpretation of Scripture which affirms the belief that
the opening chapters of Genesis present creation is six days and that man was created by the expressed
Will of God and not by evolution.

(Genesis 1:31; Exodus 31:17; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17)
LIFESTYLE AND MARRIAGE

We believe in the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman.  That God instituted marriage as
a great unifying blessing, bonding the male and female in His creation and together share in the divine
nature of God.  We also believe that a homosexual lifestyle (as in any other sin) and same sex marriage
are not congruent with the Holy Scriptures.

(Geneses 1:26-30; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 6:8-10)