Articles of Faith
We believe that the Bible is the verbally inspired and infallible, authoritative
Word of God and that God gave the words of Scripture by inspiration without error
in the original autographs. God promises that He will preserve His Word; Jesus
said, “but my words shall not pass away”–Matt. 24:35. We
believe God has kept that promise by preserving His infallible Word in the traditional
Hebrew and Greek manuscripts and that the Authorized Version (KJV) is an accurate
English translation of the preserved Word of God.
- We believe there is one triune God, eternally existent in the persons of
Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit; these three are one in essence,
but distinct in person and function.
- We believe that Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, became the
physical manifestation of the Godhead to mankind. We believe in His virgin
birth, sinless life, miracles, vicarious and atoning death through His shed
blood and His bodily resurrection.
- We affirm that the Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity, the Agent
of conviction, regeneration, indwelling, baptism, sanctification, and illumination
of all who are born into God’s family through Jesus Christ. We are opposed
to the charismatic movement and its tongues and other sign manifestations.
- We believe that God created the universe in six literal days and that man
was created in the image of God but chose to sin. Hence, all persons inherit
a depraved nature and are lost sinners in need of salvation.
- We believe that salvation is a free gift of God for “whosoever will”;
it is by grace, through faith, plus nothing, and believers are eternally secure.
Salvation is received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and
His finished work.
- We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and lost: those that are
saved unto the resurrection of eternal life in heaven and those that are lost
unto the resurrection of eternal damnation in a literal lake of fire.
- We believe in the spiritual unity of the body of Christ and that God has
ordained the local church for the perpetuation of His truth and work in
the
world, and that two ordinances of the local church are baptism by immersion
and a regular observance of the Lord's Supper by believers.
- We believe in the imminent, pre-Tribulation return of Jesus Christ for
all believers. This Rapture of the saints will be followed by a seven-year
period
of Tribulation, after which Christ will return in glory to judge the world
and set up His millennial reign on earth.
Without meaning to be unfriendly or unkind to anyone, we feel it only fair
to say that we do not agree with the modern-day
charismatic movement, and we believe that students who are a part of the modern-day
tongues movement should seek their education elsewhere as they would
not be allowed to participate in or promote any charismatic activities.
Pensacola Theological Seminary believes that “whosoever will” may
come to Christ and does not believe that God pre-elects persons to heaven
or hell.
We believe in the plenary, verbal inspiration
of the Bible, and it is our practice to use only the King James Version in the
pulpit and in classroom instruction. We believe the Textus Receptus is a superior
text, and we use it for Greek instruction.
Pensacola Theological Seminary serves a constituency of churches across America
which is primarily independent Baptist. Faculty, staff, and students attend
Campus Church, which operates in the spirit of an independent Baptist church
in both faith and practice.
