Statement of Faith

The BBBA hold to the Statement of Faith of Berean Bible Baptist Church of Chula Vista. A copy of the full Statement can be obtained at the School office upon request. A brief summary of the Statement is as follows:

The Bible

We believe the Bible to be the perfect and infallible Word of God and that the King James Bible is the most accurate transmission of God’s Word in the English language. We believe the Bible was written by men under God’s divine inspiration and control; inerrant and infallible in whole and in the part, in all areas, in the original manuscripts, and the complete and final authority in faith and life. (1 Thes. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:15 - 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Psalm 19:7-9; Rev. 22:18-19).

Creation

We believe in the Biblical account of creation; that by His Word, God created the heavens, the earth, and all their hosts; that man was created by God in His own image; that each individual is a living person from the moment of conception. (Gen. 1:1-31; 2:7; 5:3; Exodus 20:11; Heb. 11:13; Psalm 139:13-16; Lk. 1:41, 44; Jn. 1:3; Rom. 5:12-24; 1 Cor. 15:22; Col. 1:15-19; Heb. 11:3).

The Trinity

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - Who are identical in essence, equal in power and glory, and possess precisely the same attributes and perfection. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; Lk. 3:22; 2 Cor. 13:14).

Sin

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, in innocence and without sin. But in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, became spiritually dead and separated from God. (Gen. 1:26; 3:1-24; Rom. 3:10-18; 5:12, 19; Eph. 2:1-3).

Jesus

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God; having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man by voluntarily giving Himself as a sinless sacrifice on the cross (Jn. 1:1,2,14,18; Lk. 1:34,35; 24:36-43; Rom. 2:12,13; 3:24-26; 8:34; Heb. 4:14-16; 2 Cor. 5:21).

Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God’s grace given to all who believe and place their faith in the shed blood and bodily resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The all-sufficient and completed work of Redemption accomplished through His death and resurrection is fully appropriated at the moment in time by those who receive by faith the free gift of salvation offered in the one true Gospel. (Rom. 1:16; 5:1; 10:17; Acts 16:14b; Eph. 1:7; 2:8, 9; Jn. 1:12, 13; Rom. 9:16; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 1:6; Titus 2:11-14; 3:5-7; 1 Pe. 1:18- 19; Jn. 5:40; 6:44; 3:36).

The Church

We believe all regenerated people are baptized into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit the moment they receive Christ as their Savior. The local church, as established in Scripture, is made up of redeemed individuals who have joined together for worship, instruction, fellowship, and service, exhibiting the true love of God to each other (Matt 16:16-16; Jn 1:12; Acts 15:6-11; Rom 8:9; 8:14-27; 10:13-17; 1 Cor 1:2; 10:32; 12:13; Gal 3:2,14; Eph 2:13-18; Js 1:18).

Separation

We believe that all Christians are first to be separated wholly unto the Lord, then as a necessary result: separated from worldly and sinful practices being holy and opposed to the course of this present age; separated from apostasy and unbelief; separated from disobedient brethren and doctrinal compromise with respect to all ministry and service; and separated from those who are not walking according to truth (Amos 3:3; Rom 12:1-2, 16:17; 1 Cor 6:19-20, 15:33; 2 Cor 6:14-18; Gal 2:9-11; 2 Thes 3:6,14-15; 1 Tim 6:3-5; 2 Tim 2:19-22, 3:1-5; 1 Pet 1:13-16; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 10-11).

Civil Government

We believe that civil government is ordained of God for the welfare of human society to promote and protect the good and to restrain and punish evil. Christians should pray for rulers and for those that are in authority over them and to give due loyalty, respect, and obedience to them. However, where the demands of civil law would militate against the supreme law and will of God, Christians should obey God rather than man (Dan. 4:17; Matt. 22:17-21; Acts 4:19, 5:29; Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Tim 2:1-4; Acts 23:5; Titus 3:1; 1 Pe. 2:13,14).