Bible Fellowship Church is an independent, non denominational body of believers established in the San Jacinto Valley in 1976.

Our Doctrinal Statement; what we believe and teach...

The Bible
     We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God which reveals the complete will of God for all mankind through every age. Inspiration may be defined as the inward work of the Holy Spirit in the hearts and minds of chosen men who then wrote the Scriptures as God directed. The Bible in all of its parts constitutes the written Word of God to man. This Word is free from all error in its original writings. It is wholly trustworthy in matters of history and doctrine and is the final, supreme authority in faith and life. (John 10:35; Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

God
     We believe in the one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is the absolute and sole creator of the universe. (John 6:27; Hebrews 1:8; Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 48:16)

The Father
     We believe that the Father is the first person of the Godhead and is the Original Source of all things. He is the source of grace, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Father of all men as the Source of their being. He is particularly the loving Father of all those redeemed by the blood of His Son. (Genesis 1:1; Ephesians 3:14; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; Luke 12:30-32)
     We believe that the Father is the Author of the plan of salvation, that He sent the Son into the world, that He is the disciplinarian of His children. (Psalm 2:7-9; Ephesians 1:3-6; John 5:37; Hebrews 12:9)

Jesus Christ
     We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man; that He was miraculously born of a virgin and lived a sin-free life, being fully God and fully man. He is Creator and Sustainer of the universe. (John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 1:18-25; John 8:40; Hebrews 1:8; Colossians 2:9; John 1:3; Hebrews 1:3)
     We believe that Christ died on the cross for the sins of mankind, was raised bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven there to intercede for believers and from whence He shall come again to receive believers unto Himself. (2 Corinthians 5:14; Mark 10:45; I Peter 3:18; Romans 5:8; Romans 1:4; Acts 1:9-11; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 20:4-6; Isaiah 9:6,7)
     We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified through His shed blood, being declared righteous. (1 Corinthians 15:3; Romans 5:8-9; Hebrews 7:25)

The Holy Spirit
     We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, possessing all the distinctively divine attributes. He is God. (Acts 5:3-4;1 Corinthians 2:10-11:1 Corinthians 12:11; Psalm 139:7-12)
     We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He regenerates, seals, and sets apart the believer to a holy life. At regeneration, He baptizes the believer into the Body of Christ and comes to indwell him/her permanently. (Titus 3:5; John 3:5-7; John 14:16-17; John 16:7-15; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 5:18)

Humanity
     We believe that people were created in God’s image, that they sinned and incurred both a physical decay and a spiritual death, that all mankind is born with a sinful nature and those who reach moral responsibility, being sinners in thought, word and deed, are accountable for their sins. (Genesis 1:26- 27; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:6; Romans 5:12-21; Ephesians 2:1-3; Ephesians 4:18; Mark 7:20-23; John 2:24-25)

Salvation
     We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. (Romans 3:24; John 1:12; Ephesians 2:8-9)

Eternal Life
     We believe that every true believer is assured of eternal life with God. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 6:23)
     We believe that every believer looks forward to the hope of Christ’s coming when each will receive a resurrection body, whether through resurrection from the dead or translation while still living. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 1 Corinthians 15:32; Revelation 20:4-6; Titus 2:13)
     We believe that all believers will share in the eternal state after Christ’s millennial reign. (Revelation 20:12-15; Revelation 21:1 -8)

The Church
     We believe that people and not buildings are the Church, for the local church is a coming together of believers. (Ephesians 4:4-6; Matthew 16:18; Hebrews 10:23-25)
     We believe that Christians are to commit themselves to the local church with an attitude of love for one another as they carry out the activities of Bible teaching, fellowship, prayer, the Lord’s table, and water baptism, seeking to build up one another in love as a witness to unregenerate people. (Acts 2:42; John 13:34-35; 1 John 1:3; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:24-26; Ephesians 4:11-16)

Human Sexuality
     We believe that legitimate sexual relations are exercised solely within marriage. Hence, sexual activities, such as, but not limited to adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality, pedophilia, and bestiality are inconsistent with the teaching of the Bible and the Church. Further, lascivious behavior, the creation and/or distribution and/or viewing of pornography, and efforts to alter one’s gender, are incompatible with the biblical witness.
     We believe that marriage has been ordained by God. This church recognizes marriage as exclusively the legal union of one man and one woman in which such union is a lifetime commitment.

Bible Fellowship Church is an independent, non denominational body of believers established in the San Jacinto Valley in 1976.

Our Doctrinal Statement; what we believe and teach...

The Bible
     We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God which reveals the complete will of God for all mankind through every age. Inspiration may be defined as the inward work of the Holy Spirit in the hearts and minds of chosen men who then wrote the Scriptures as God directed. The Bible in all of its parts constitutes the written Word of God to man. This Word is free from all error in its original writings. It is wholly trustworthy in matters of history and doctrine and is the final, supreme authority in faith and life. (John 10:35; Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

God
     We believe in the one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God is the absolute and sole creator of the universe. (John 6:27; Hebrews 1:8; Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 48:16)

The Father
     We believe that the Father is the first person of the Godhead and is the Original Source of all things. He is the source of grace, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Father of all men as the Source of their being. He is particularly the loving Father of all those redeemed by the blood of His Son. (Genesis 1:1; Ephesians 3:14; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; Luke 12:30-32)
     We believe that the Father is the Author of the plan of salvation, that He sent the Son into the world, that He is the disciplinarian of His children. (Psalm 2:7-9; Ephesians 1:3-6; John 5:37; Hebrews 12:9)

Jesus Christ
     We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man; that He was miraculously born of a virgin and lived a sin-free life, being fully God and fully man. He is Creator and Sustainer of the universe. (John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 1:18-25; John 8:40; Hebrews 1:8; Colossians 2:9; John 1:3; Hebrews 1:3)
     We believe that Christ died on the cross for the sins of mankind, was raised bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven there to intercede for believers and from whence He shall come again to receive believers unto Himself. (2 Corinthians 5:14; Mark 10:45; I Peter 3:18; Romans 5:8; Romans 1:4; Acts 1:9-11; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 20:4-6; Isaiah 9:6,7)
     We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified through His shed blood, being declared righteous. (1 Corinthians 15:3; Romans 5:8-9; Hebrews 7:25)

The Holy Spirit
     We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, possessing all the distinctively divine attributes. He is God. (Acts 5:3-4;1 Corinthians 2:10-11:1 Corinthians 12:11; Psalm 139:7-12)
     We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He regenerates, seals, and sets apart the believer to a holy life. At regeneration, He baptizes the believer into the Body of Christ and comes to indwell him/her permanently. (Titus 3:5; John 3:5-7; John 14:16-17; John 16:7-15; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 5:18)

Humanity
     We believe that people were created in God’s image, that they sinned and incurred both a physical decay and a spiritual death, that all mankind is born with a sinful nature and those who reach moral responsibility, being sinners in thought, word and deed, are accountable for their sins. (Genesis 1:26- 27; Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:6; Romans 5:12-21; Ephesians 2:1-3; Ephesians 4:18; Mark 7:20-23; John 2:24-25)

Salvation
     We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God. (Romans 3:24; John 1:12; Ephesians 2:8-9)

Eternal Life
     We believe that every true believer is assured of eternal life with God. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 6:23)
     We believe that every believer looks forward to the hope of Christ’s coming when each will receive a resurrection body, whether through resurrection from the dead or translation while still living. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 1 Corinthians 15:32; Revelation 20:4-6; Titus 2:13)
     We believe that all believers will share in the eternal state after Christ’s millennial reign. (Revelation 20:12-15; Revelation 21:1 -8)

The Church
     We believe that people and not buildings are the Church, for the local church is a coming together of believers. (Ephesians 4:4-6; Matthew 16:18; Hebrews 10:23-25)
     We believe that Christians are to commit themselves to the local church with an attitude of love for one another as they carry out the activities of Bible teaching, fellowship, prayer, the Lord’s table, and water baptism, seeking to build up one another in love as a witness to unregenerate people. (Acts 2:42; John 13:34-35; 1 John 1:3; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:24-26; Ephesians 4:11-16)

Human Sexuality
     We believe that legitimate sexual relations are exercised solely within marriage. Hence, sexual activities, such as, but not limited to adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality, pedophilia, and bestiality are inconsistent with the teaching of the Bible and the Church. Further, lascivious behavior, the creation and/or distribution and/or viewing of pornography, and efforts to alter one’s gender, are incompatible with the biblical witness.
     We believe that marriage has been ordained by God. This church recognizes marriage as exclusively the legal union of one man and one woman in which such union is a lifetime commitment.