Our Faith

What We Believe and Affirm

Belief Statement         Our Relationship With Other Baptist Groups           How To Become A Member

We believe in these truths:

The only true God, the almighty Creator of all things, existing eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• The unique divine inspiration, entire trustworthiness and authority of the Bible as interpreted through the life and servant model of Jesus Christ.

• The reality of sin and the guilt of all people subjecting them to God’s condemnation.

• Salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone who assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place.

• The indwelling presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

• The unity of all believers in Jesus Christ, manifest in worshiping and witnessing churches making disciples throughout the world.

• The bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and his future personal return in power and glory to judge the world and to receive the redeemed to eternal life .

We affirm the following:

• The ordinances of the church—believer’s baptism by immersion as an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus; and the observance of the Lord’s Supper to remember the death of our Savior and his second coming. All believers are welcome at the table.

• The priesthood of each believer. Each individual has personal access to God’s grace, equal standing in the government of the church, freedom to interpret and apply scripture under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and equal responsibility to carry out the ministry of the church.

• The autonomy of the local church. While Tabernacle cooperates with other groups who share our mission vision, we are not subject to the control of any other ecclesiastical body.

• Religious liberty. Religion must be freely exercised, neither advanced nor inhibited by government. We identify with our Baptist heritage and support the separation of church and state. A free church in a free state is the Christian ideal.

• Women in ministry. Tabernacle ordained its first woman as a deacon in 1978 and our first woman to the Gospel

Our Relationships with Other Baptist Groups

Tabernacle Baptist Church affiliates with the Raleigh Baptist Association, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Our budget plan allows members to choose the affiliates through which they will financially support state, national and international missions.

How to Become a Member

By Profession of Faith and Baptism

If you receive Jesus Christ as your personal savior and follow Him in baptism by immersion, we welcome you into our fellowship.

By Letter

As a Baptist whose church membership is elsewhere, should God direct you here, we will be pleased to welcome you into our church family. We will happily take care of details for transferring your membership.

By Statement

In the event church membership records are not available for a transfer of membership, or if you were once a Baptist church member but are presently a member of another denomination, we will accept you upon your statement of these conditions.

By Watchcare

A person may keep their membership at their home church and come under the Watchcare of this church while residing in this area for a brief time period.

You may express your desire to fulfill any of the above by presenting yourself during the invitation at the close of any worship service. Of course, any decision assumes your commitment to being faithful in prayer and participation in our Lord's work through Tabernacle Baptist Church.

The pastor or any staff member will be happy to meet with you as a prospective member to discuss your decision.

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Last Modified 04/27/2008