Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of Bridge City First 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.
All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
Scriptures Inspired By God
All Scripture was inspired by God & intended to be applied to our lives
One True God
There is one true God
Deity of Jesus
Jesus was, is and always will be God
The Fall
People disobeyed God and violated His laws,
creating a separation in the relationship between God and man
creating a separation in the relationship between God and man
Salvation
God created a way to bridge the gap and save mankind
from eternal suffering by sending His own Son, Jesus,
to take our place and our punishment
from eternal suffering by sending His own Son, Jesus,
to take our place and our punishment
Ordinances of the Church
Two of the main ways we can connect
with what God has done in saving us are by
publicly declaring our commitment to follow Christ
through water baptism,
and by taking Holy Communion with other believers
with what God has done in saving us are by
publicly declaring our commitment to follow Christ
through water baptism,
and by taking Holy Communion with other believers
Baptism In The Holy Spirit
God has given us His Holy Spirit to help us
know Him more intimately,
serve Him more effectively,
and share Him more boldly
know Him more intimately,
serve Him more effectively,
and share Him more boldly
Initial Physical Evidence of Baptism In The Holy Spirit
God helps us- and those around us- know that
His Holy Spirit is living and active in us
with outward evidence of an inward experience:
speaking in languages we have not previously known or learned
His Holy Spirit is living and active in us
with outward evidence of an inward experience:
speaking in languages we have not previously known or learned
Sanctification
While we are instantly considered holy and sinless by God
the moment we commit our lives to Him,
living that out on a daily basis can be a challenge
which we have to work at with His help
the moment we commit our lives to Him,
living that out on a daily basis can be a challenge
which we have to work at with His help
The Church & Its Mission
God's Church exists to invite more people into God's family,
to create opportunities for believers to
celebrate and connect with God together,
and to help people grow in their relationship with God
to create opportunities for believers to
celebrate and connect with God together,
and to help people grow in their relationship with God
The Ministry
God calls some people to commit to make
ministering to others their life's work
ministering to others their life's work
Divine Healing
God has, can, and still does heal people
physically, emotionally, and mentally
physically, emotionally, and mentally
The Blessed Hope
There will be a definite point in time when God
removes His people from this earth and
takes them to Heaven to be with Him forever,
rescuing them out of the difficulties and craziness of this world, and rewarding them for their service to Him
removes His people from this earth and
takes them to Heaven to be with Him forever,
rescuing them out of the difficulties and craziness of this world, and rewarding them for their service to Him
The 1,000-Year Reign of Christ
There will come a time when Jesus Christ reigns over this earth
in peace for 1,000 years,
and no one will be able to oppose Him
in peace for 1,000 years,
and no one will be able to oppose Him
The Final Judgment
A definite time is coming in the future
when people who did not commit their lives to Christ
will stand before God to be judged
as to whether they are for God or against God
when people who did not commit their lives to Christ
will stand before God to be judged
as to whether they are for God or against God
The New Heaven & New Earth
When it's all said and done in time as we know it,
God will start over and make everything new again
so that He can enjoy it with all of us whom He has made His family
God will start over and make everything new again
so that He can enjoy it with all of us whom He has made His family