Cedar Hill Baptist Church is non-denominational, Fundamental in doctrine, and Christ-Centered in preaching. We stand unashamedly upon the Word of God. In addition, we are Baptistic in our philosophy and traditional in our worship.

• We believe that the Bible is the infallible, inspired Word of God. We believe that the Bible is plenarily and verbally inspired. We will use the King James Version* in all of our worship and Bible Study.

• We believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• We believe that mankind is a sinner in need of a Saviour who alone is Jesus Christ.

• We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.

• We believe that baptism is by immersion and is an outward sign of the inward change

• We believe that there is one infinite and changeless God who is in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

• We believe that the church has two ordinances: Baptism and Communion.

• We believe that there will be a rapture of the church before the tribulation period and before the millennium age.

Below is our extended Doctrinal Statement:  

ATICLE III -TATEMENT AH

BIBLIOLOGY

We believe that the Bible, consisting of 66 books is the Word of God. We believe that it was written by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit (II Peter 1:20-21), so that their writings in the original manuscripts were supernaturally inspired. We believe that the Bible is plenarily and verbally inspired, therefore, free from error and omission (II Timothy 3:16). It is the complete and final revelation of the will of God to man and it is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

THEOLOGY

We believe that there is one infinite, changeless, holy God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are the same in substance, equal in power and glory. God is righteous and loving, having created mankind and all that exists.

God the Father: - We believe in God the Father who is perfect in holiness, boundless in love, infinite in wisdom, and measureless in power (I John 2:20; Genesis 17:1; I John 4:8). We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men (Psalm 108), that He hears and answers prayer (Daniel 10:12), and that He saves from sin and hell all who come to Him through faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16).

God the Son: - We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He is God (Colossians 2:9), and all the fullness of the Godhead dwelleth in Him. He is eternal and, therefore, existed before His incarnation (John 1:1; John 8:58). He was born of a virgin (Luke 1:35) and was without sin (I John 3:5). His death on Calvary’s cross is the only means of man’s redemption, being set forth in the Scriptures as a ransom (I Peter 1:18; Galatians 3:13), a propitiation (Romans 3:25), a reconciliation (Romans 5:10),  and as a substitution (Isaiah 53:6;  I Peter 3:18). He arose bodily from the dead (John 20:6, 7; Acts 2:32-36), and ascended into heaven to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9). He presently acts as our intercessor (Romans 8:34) and advocate (I John 2:1). We also believe in His imminent and premillennial return to establish His kingdom (Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).

God the Holy Spirit: - We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He has all the attributes of Deity, including personality (John 14:26; Ephesians 4:30; I Corinthians 12:11). The Holy Spirit bestows common grace upon all men and efficacious grace involving salvation (I Timothy 6:12). The Holy Spirit indwells believers upon acceptance of Christ (Romans 8:9), regenerates (John 3:5), and seals them unto eternal life (Ephesians 4:30).

ANTHROPOLOGY

We believe that man is a direct creation of God (Genesis 2:7) and that woman was created by God from the rib of the first man (Genesis 2:22). Man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). We believe that man was created without sin but that Satan deceived Eve and that Adam was persuaded by Eve to eat the fruit (Genesis 3). This was an act of rebellion against God’s authority, which led to both physical and spiritual death (Romans 5:12; Genesis 2:17). Therefore man is now born in sin, alienated from God, totally depraved, and unable to merit salvation by human activity.

SOTERIOLOGY

We believe that salvation is by God’s Grace and will, and not through man’s deeds or power (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5). The individual receives salvation when he realizes that he is a sinner, that Jesus is the Savior, and places his faith in Jesus as he rejects his sinful past, and repents (I Peter 1:18-21; Acts 3:19). We believe that God calls the sinner to Christ through the Holy Spirit, who convicts, illuminates, and regenerates (John 16:8-11; I Corinthians 2:10-14; John 3:5). When the individual responds to God’s call by inviting Lord Jesus Christ into his life, he is justified (Romans 3:24; 5:11) before God. This begins the process of sanctification (I Peter 1:2; Colossians 3:8-12) as the Holy Spirit begins to deliver His child from the power of sin.

ANGELOLOGY

We believe that angels are personal beings which were created by God. The exact time of their creation is not known, but Job 38:4-7 explains that it was before the earth was made. We believe that angels are incorporeal (Psalm 104:4), wiser (II Samuel 14:20), and stronger (II Peter 2:11) than men. We believe that before the fall of man an angel called Lucifer rebelled against God along with other angels (Ezekiel 28:11-19)  The result of this rebellion was that many angels lost their holiness and became vile. Some were cast into Hell (II Peter 2:4), while others known as demons are still opposing God’s work (Daniel 10:12-13). They will one day be cast to the earth and following their judgment be placed into the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41).

ECCLESIOLOGY

We believe that the Bible distinguishes between the universal and the local church. The universal church is defined as consisting of every person who has placed his faith in Lord Jesus Christ, and is therefore baptized into the body of Christ (I Peter 1:3, 22-25; I Corinthians 12:13). The church is a spiritual organism made up of believers who are united by the Holy Spirit to the risen and ascended Son of God. It is set forth in scripture as the body of which Christ is the head (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18), the temple or building of which Christ is the chief cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20, 21; I Corinthians 3:9-17), and the bride of which Christ is the bridegroom (II Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25-27). The church began on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit indwelt the believers (Acts 2).

The local church is seen as a group of believers assembling in one locality for worship and the practice of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The purpose of the church is as follows:

1. Glorify God (I Corinthians 6:20).

2. Evangelize the World (Matthew 28:19,20).

3. Disciple believers (I Peter 5:1-4).

ESCHATOLOGY

We believe in the second coming of Christ. His return from heaven will be personal, visible and glorious. It is a blessed hope for which we should constantly watch and pray. When He comes, He will first by the resurrection of the dead and by the translating of the living remove from the earth His waiting church        (I Corinthians 15:51-54; I Thessalonians 4:13-18).  He will then pour out the righteous judgments of God upon the unbelieving world (Revelation 6:16). He will afterwards descend with His church and establish a literal kingdom over all the nations for a thousand years (Revelation 19:11-19). We believe that the spirits of the saved, at death, go immediately to be with Christ in heaven (II Corinthians 5:4; Philippians 1:23). Their works shall be brought before the judgment seat of Christ for the determination of rewards at the time of Christ’s return for His saints (II Corinthians 5:10). We believe that the spirits of the unsaved upon death descend immediately to Hell where they are kept under punishment until the final day of judgment, at which time their bodies shall be raised from the grave (Luke 16:23-29; Mt. 25:30). They shall be judged and cast into the lake of fire, which is the place of final and everlasting judgment (Revelation 20:11-15).