GBTF Statement of Faith – Frequently Asked Questions
➕ 1. What does GBTF believe about the Bible?
GBTF believes the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, composed of 66 books. It is the final authority and complete revelation of God’s will to mankind.
➕ 2. What does GBTF teach about God?
GBTF believes in one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — equal in every divine perfection and working harmoniously in redemption.
➕ 3. Who is the Holy Spirit according to GBTF?
The Holy Spirit is a divine person equal with the Father and the Son. He convicts of sin, regenerates, teaches, guides, empowers, and seals believers.
➕ 4. What does GBTF believe about Satan?
Satan was a holy angel who fell due to pride. He is now the enemy of God, deceiver of mankind, and is destined for eternal punishment in hell.
➕ 5. What is GBTF’s stance on creation and gender?
GBTF affirms a literal 6-day creation. Humanity was created male and female in God’s image. Marriage is between one man and one woman. All sexual immorality is sin.
➕ 6. What does GBTF believe about sin and the fall of man?
Mankind fell into sin through voluntary transgression. As a result, all people are sinners by nature and choice, under just condemnation without excuse.
➕ 7. What does GBTF teach about the virgin birth?
Jesus Christ was miraculously born of the virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit. He is fully God and fully man — the Son of God and God the Son.
➕ 8. Why did Christ die according to GBTF?
Christ died as a substitute for sinners, satisfying God’s justice. His atonement is not symbolic but full, vicarious, and essential for salvation.
➕ 9. How are people saved according to GBTF?
Through repentance and faith, gifts of God brought about by the Holy Spirit. Sinners turn to God with confession and receive Christ as Savior.
➕ 10. What does GBTF teach about being born again?
The new birth is a supernatural act of God, not a process. It makes the sinner a new creation and a partaker of eternal life through faith in Christ.
➕ 11. What is justification?
Justification is the pardon of sin and the declaration of righteousness, not based on works, but solely through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
➕ 12. What does GBTF believe about the local church?
A Baptist church is a body of baptized believers governed by God’s Word. Men are ordained as pastors. The local church is self-governing and fulfills the Great Commission.
➕ 13. What ordinances does GBTF observe?
GBTF observes two ordinances: Baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism symbolizes death and resurrection and precedes church membership and communion.
➕ 14. Does GBTF believe in missions?
Yes. GBTF believes the Great Commission is the responsibility of the church to evangelize, baptize, and teach all nations in obedience to Christ.
➕ 15. Can a believer lose their salvation?
No. GBTF believes in eternal security — that true believers are kept by God’s power and will never be lost.
➕ 16. What does GBTF believe about Christ’s return?
Christ will return bodily and visibly. Believers will be resurrected or raptured, followed by His 1,000-year reign, final judgment, and the eternal state.