What We Believe

Salvation The Lord makes His plan of Salvation clear... You need to be saved. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23 You cannot save yourself. "Not by works or righteousness ye have done, but according to his mercy he saved us." -Titus 3:5 Jesus has provided for your salvation. "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 You must accept Jesus as your Savior.  "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved." -Acts 16:31 Now is the time to accept Jesus as your Savior. "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." -II Corinthians 6:2 God Speaks to us through His word (Bible). We speak to God through prayer. Something like this... "Dear Lord Jesus, I realize that you are the Savior, and that I need you to save me. Forgive me, for my sins. I am no longer going to turn away from your love, but I, right now, turn to you and receive your love. I now invite you into my life as Savior and Lord to save me from my sins. Thank you Lord for saving me. I ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen." The Church Cornerstone Baptist Church has God’s Word, the Bible, as it’s blueprint for everything we are, do, and say. According to that blueprint, Christ is the Foundation and Chief Cornerstone, therefore the work of the church is to carry on the work that Christ began. On that solid foundation we build our church, our ministry, and ourselves. The first of those building blocks is that of Salvation. Salvation is coming to Christ and accepting His payment for sin, by His death on the Cross. It is only through Salvation that we can have fellowship with the God the Father. The second building block is Worship. Worship is seeing God for who He really is and ascribing worth to Him. We worship every time we focus our attention on Him and are obedient to His plan for us. The third building block is that of Evangelism, evangelism is going and proclaiming of the good news of Christ to the whole world. Cornerstone is determined to tell our community that Christ loves them and offers forgiveness of their sin. Cornerstone also knows that we need to reach beyond our community and help to spread the good news throughout the whole world. The fourth building block is that of Stewardship. Recognizing that everything we have comes from God, Stewardship is giving of ourselves to fulfill His plan. This is accomplished through giving of time to meet the needs of those around us, the giving of talent to aid in worship and ministry, and the giving of tithes to provide resources to accomplish our commission. The fifth building block is Faith. Faith is believing that God will do what He has promised. God’s Word as the blueprint for the church and our lives, provides all that we need to live as a Christian in today’s world. All of God’s commands are accompanied by a promise that He will provide the means and strength to accomplish them. The Sixth building block is Discipleship. Discipleship is growing as a Christian. This comes as a direct result of becoming a student of the Bible and a follower of Christ. It is the goal of Cornerstone Baptist Church to see that every member is a disciple of Christ. Cornerstone Baptist church will be built on the foundation of Jesus Christ and according to the blueprint of the Bible. It is our responsibility and privilege to see people coming to Christ, seeing God’s plan for their lives, going and telling others, giving of themselves for the work of the ministry, believing in faith that God will provide strength and means to do his plan, and as a result of that, growing as individuals and as a church.