OUR BELIEFS
WHAT WE BELIEVE MATTERS
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we think and act. While it's easy to say we believe in Jesus and the Bible and to leave it at that, this statement of faith expands on our core doctrinal beliefs with our particular theological distinctive. Steel City Church is under the lordship of Jesus Christ and cooperates as an autonomous local church within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), affirming the Baptist Faith & Message. We acknowledge that while some may not embrace all of our distinctive, they will shape the ministry of our church, and we commit to not being divisive over non-core issues.​
God
We believe that there is one God who is the Creator of everything and that he exists eternally in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 64:8; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; John 16:7-15; Hebrews 1:2-3
The Bible
We believe the Bible to be God’s Word, a true and fully accurate account of God’s love for us. Its purpose is to teach us how to have a relationship with him, worship him, and bring him glory.
Psalm 19:7-10; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21
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Humanity
We believe that God created us to worship him and give him glory.
Isaiah 43:7, 21; Psalm 96:9; Matthew 4:10
Sin
We believe that sin has kept us from knowing God and worshipping him but that Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sin, was physically resurrected, and now offers a restored relationship with God to all who believe in him.
John 3:16; Acts 2:22-39; Romans 3:21-24
Salvation
We believe salvation is a free gift given at God’s initiative and must be received personally by faith.
John 5:24; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9
The Church
We believe that Jesus established His body, the Church, on Earth. The Church is made of all believers throughout the world and exists for the purpose of declaring the gospel and glory of Jesus throughout the world.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Colossians 1:18-20; 1 Peter 2:9
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Participation in the Global and Local Church
We believe the church (global and local) is a diverse family of people from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, no longer living for themselves but for the name of Jesus, for the glory of God the Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Every believer should be identified with a local body of believers for the purpose of mutual encouragement, spiritual growth, and accountability.
Galatians 3:26-29, Ephesians 4:11-16; Colossians 3:12-25; Hebrews 10:24-25
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Mission
We believe that God cares about every need of every person and that the church, as Christ’s body, is to show his love and care for every person. Every member of the church is called to be a minister of the gospel through acts of loving service and a willingness to share the truth of the gospel with everyone at every opportunity. The scope of God’s love is worldwide, and this church is committed to taking the gospel to the farthest and most unreached places of the world.
John 13:34-35; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 Peter 4:8, Isaiah 49:6; Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 10:13-15; 1 Timothy 2:3-4
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Baptism and the Lord's Supper
We believe that every believer should be baptized by immersion as a symbol of their new birth in Christ and should participate in the Lord’s Supper as a symbol of remembrance of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection to celebrate our unity in Christ and to anticipate His return in victory.
Matthew 26:26-30, 28:19-20, Acts 2:41-42, Romans 6:3-5, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Revelations 1:5-8​​