The Character of God: Greatness
Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust.
Isaiah 40:14 (ESV)
Grace Baptist Church
Grace Baptist Church is a Reformed Baptist church, meaning we hold to the great doctrines of the Reformation. We are an active member of the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches in America (ARBCA).
Reformed Baptists may be characterized by five basic commitments:
The Scriptures are the inspired, inerrant Word of God, and constitute our sole authority in all matters of faith and practice. Tradition is to be continually challenged before Holy Scripture to ensure the Bible alone is our final authority. The Second London Baptist Confession of 1689, our statement of faith, is a faithful expression of the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, but is clearly seen as a subordinate authority under the Word of God.
Expositional preaching is central to our worship service. Faithful worship follows the pattern laid out in the Scriptures in which preaching is set forth as preeminent. We highly value the ministry of music and other elements in our worship services, yet we seek to maintain the centrality of preaching. It is the ordained means of Christ bringing His people to the new birth
The Doctrines of Grace, or the Five Points of Calvinism, describe how God saves sinners. We believe these glorious truths exalt our sovereign God and faithfully demonstrate that His salvation is all of grace to the praise and glory of Jesus Christ. In having this framework of understanding God’s work in the hearts of men, we emphasize the reality and necessity of true conversion. We are committed to help every person we can to be able to have a Biblical assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Evangelism is the responsibility of every faithful church and every individual believer. In the Great Commission we are called to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ both in our community and around the world. Grace Baptist Church is an active member of the Reformed Baptist Mission Services (RBMS), which is a cooperative effort among Reformed Baptist churches for foreign missions, and we are involved in various ministries to win the lost to Christ in our own community.
The Worship of God is approached seriously. We gather together to enter into the presence of the God who created the world and everything in it, and is “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Worship is to be reverent and heartfelt, carried out in spirit and in truth.