Beliefs

The following are the core beliefs of Friendswood Baptist Church based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

We believe in God as revealed in the Biblical narrative, manifested in the person of Jesus, and present through the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of life and the true authority over heaven and earth, in whom is truth, goodness, mercy, and justice. From him we receive healing from our wounds and trauma, forgiveness of the wounds and trauma we have created, power to overcome our self-serving desires that disregard God and others, and the knowledge and ability to live as he created us to live.

God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.

We believe that everyone sins. We sin by nature, and we sin by choice. Sin has disastrous effects on every aspect of life. To sin is to fall short of living as God designed and desires us to live. This is due to not trusting in God's goodness and authority, so the rescue from the power and penalty of sin must come from God.

We believe that Jesus died a voluntary death on the cross because He was not accepted as being the Lord of creation. Further, we believe that Jesus was resurrected on the third day after His crucifixion, and that  through his death and resurrection, Jesus is revealed as Lord and Savior over all creation. We can receive the rescue and restoration that God has promised through him alone.

We believe that we are in need of being rescued from living under the authority of sin and death and the consequences of doing so. This rescue, or salvation, is experienced by trusting in the authority and power of Jesus, which He demonstrated through His life to be power and authority rooted in His love for us. It is through trusting in Him and following His way of life that we not only receive the gift of salvation, but that we also live like those who have been rescued.
We believe that this rescue is a gift from God, meaning that we do not have to work to earn it. This rescues begins with believing that God loves us and has great dreams for us, and that we are able to experience His love and pursue the good He desires by following Jesus and walking in the way of the Holy Spirit. The way of the Holy Spirit is summed up by the apostle Paul in Galatians 5 as producing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

We believe that Jesus established his church during his earthly ministry. The church is comprised of those who trust in Jesus as their Lord and Savior, the baptized community of faith who are his disciples, and who are intent on making other disciples of Jesus.

We believe that Jesus will come again in person as promised, to fully establish his kingdom on the earth as it is in heaven. He will bring justice and judgment and resurrection to all those whose faith is in Jesus.