Our Beliefs in Plain English
Our beliefs are important to us and are formally adopted by the church. Because those statements are detailed and can be difficult to read for some, we’ve included two sections on this page. At the top, you’ll find a short, plain-language summary of our core beliefs to give a clear overview of what we believe and teach. Below that is our full, official doctrinal statement. Our beliefs are also covered and explained in Solid Rock 101, our membership class, for anyone who would like to learn more or ask questions.
God
We believe in one God who exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and will one day return.
The Bible
We believe the Bible is God’s Word, inspired by Him and without error. It is the final authority for what we believe and how we live.
Sin & Salvation
We believe all people are sinners by nature and choice and are separated from God because of sin. Salvation is made possible only through Jesus Christ and is received by God’s grace through faith, not by good works.
Eternal Security
We believe that once a person is saved, they are saved forever and cannot lose their salvation.
Baptism
We believe baptism is for those who have already placed their faith in Jesus Christ. It does not save us, but it is an important step of obedience and a public testimony of new life in Christ. We practice baptism by immersion, as taught in Scripture.
Sanctity of Life
We believe every human life is created in the image of God and has value, from conception to natural death. Every life has equal value, whether born or unborn.
Marriage & Sexuality
We believe God created marriage to be a lifelong union between one man and one woman, and that sexual intimacy belongs only within marriage. We also believe that divorce, while not God’s design, can be forgiven like any other sin and does not exclude someone from being part of the church.
Our Doctrinal Statement
These are the core beliefs of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Everything we do and teach is rooted in Scripture and centered on the gospel. We want to be transparent about what we believe so you can see who we are and decide if Solid Rock might be the right church for you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our pastor or learn more during a session of Solid Rock 101.
God
We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19).
We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22).
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19)
We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4).
We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints. (Matthew 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:42-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ as the crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous shall enter into the heaven age (John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8).
The Bible
We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17).
Salvation & Sin
We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19).
We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind and is applied only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2).
We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5).
We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5).
Sanctity of Life
We believe God created mankind, both male and female, in His image and likeness. Every human being bears the Imago Dei. Therefore, we believe in the sanctity of human life which must be protected from conception through natural expiration. Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 139:13-16
The Saved & The Church
We believe that God deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12).
We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21).
We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1, 2, 17-20, 26).
We believe that there are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1 Timothy.
We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are, and properly should be, servants of, and under control of the churches (Matt. 20:25-28).
We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15).
Marriage & Sexuality
We believe marriage is the lifelong exclusive and committed union of one man and one woman. It is the foundational construct of society at large and it is a fundamental and indispensable component of God’s Church. Genesis 1:26-27, 2:18-25; Matthew 19:4-6.
We believe God ordained the marital covenant as the exclusive context for sexual contact to be enjoyed between a husband (one man) and his wife (one woman). As such, any extra-marital sexual contact is decried by God as sinful conduct and it is defined by God’s Word as fornication and/or adultery. Genesis 1:26-27, 2:18-25; Matthew 19:4-6; Exodus 20:14, 17; Matthew 5:27-30; Acts 15:20, 29, 21:25; Romans 1:16-32; 1 Corinthians 5:1, 6:9-20, 7:2, 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 5:16-21; Ephesians 5:1-5; Colossians 3:1-5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5; Jude 1:7.
Spiritual Gifts
We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14).
Solid Rock is made up of families from Bentonville, Centerton, Cave Springs, Rogers, and all of NWA.