What We Believe | First Baptist Church Covington

The Authority of the Scripture

“The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God.”
2 Timothy 3:16 (TLB)

Congregational Authority

“Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren.”
Acts 15:22 (NKJV)

The Priesthood of the Believer

“So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive His mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 (TLB)

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)

An Individual/Personal Commitment to Christ

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”
John 1:12 (NKJV)

Believer’s Baptism

“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life…”
Romans 6:4-6 (NKJV)