Our beliefs

Granville Community Baptist Church holds to the following evangelical doctrines set out in the Baptist Union of NSW Incorporation Act, 1919 (NSW) and amplified by the 1979 Baptist Union of NSW Assembly:

  • The nature and unity of the Godhead (Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 4:6)
  • The deity and humanity of Christ (John 1:1, Philippians 2:6-7)
  • The Holy Spirit (John 14:26, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
  • The divine inspiration of the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16)
  • The sinfulness of man (Romans 3:10, 23)
  • Christ’s atonement for the sin of man (Romans 3:25—26, 1 Peter 2:24)
  • The work of the Holy Spirit in salvation (John 3:5—6, Romans 8:9—11)
  • The Church (Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 1:22—23)
  • The baptism of believers only, and by immersion (Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:3—4)
  • The communion (Luke 22:14—20, 1 Corinthians 11:23—26)
  • The return of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 24:30, Acts 1:11)
  • The resurrection of the dead (1 Corinthians 15:20, 2 Corinthians 4:14)
  • Rewards and punishments in a future state (Matthew 25:31—46, Romans 14:12)