All people are sinners not only by inheritance, but by their own choice and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse. We believe man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker but, by voluntarily transgressing, fell from his sinless and happy state. We believe the 66 books of the Old Testament and the New Testament are God’s complete and sufficient revelation and therefore carry God’s authority for the total well-being of mankind ( Psalm 119:97-104 Psalm 119:160 Matthew 5:18 John 5:46-47 John 10:35 2 Timothy 3:15-16). We believe the Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament are verbally inspired by God and inerrant in their original writings. Bethany Road Bible Church does not encourage the use of “sign gifts.” Instead, we seek to emphasize the more excellent way of love as well as zeal for the more edifying gifts ( John 16:8 13:15 Titus 3:5 Ephesians 1:22 4:11-12 Romans 8:9-17 12:4-8 1 Corinthians 3:16 12:4-5, 12:11-13, 12:19 Galatians 5:25 Hebrews 4:1-4 2 Corinthians 12:12). While we believe that the Scriptures do not teach that certain gifts have ceased, they indicate that use of the gifts vary according to the need that each gift meets.
The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of God’s righteousness and of coming judgment ( John 16:8-11). The Holy Spirit indwells, guides, instructs, fills, comforts and empowers the believer for godly living ( Mark 13:11 John 14:26 John 16:13 Romans 5:5 1 Corinthians 3:16). The Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner upon belief in Christ, baptizing the believer into one body of which Christ is the head. We believe in the total deity of the Holy Spirit and that His ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ ( John 16:14). We believe Him to be true God and true man ( John 1:1, John1:14, John1:18 John 14:8-9 1 Timothy 3:16). We believe He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. We believe He is the manifestation of God in the flesh. We believe in the total deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. These three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections, and are worthy of precisely the same homage, confidence and obedience ( Mark 12:29 John 1:1-4 Matthew 28:19-20 Acts 5:3-4). We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He is a God of truth and without iniquity, He is just and right ( Deuteronomy 32:4) and He shall judge the world ( Psalm 9:8). In Him we live and move and have our being ( Acts 17:28). He created all things ( Revelation 4:11) and upholds all things by the Word of His power ( Hebrews 1:3). We believe in the only true God ( John 17:3), the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ( Matthew 28:19-20).