POINT BIBLE CHURCH

“We exist to bring God glory through the teaching of His Word to build up the body and to reach those who do not yet know Christ.”

About Us

We are an independent Baptist church that has been in existence for over 180 years. In 2019 we changed our name from First Baptist Church of Whitney Point to Point Bible Church. On Sunday morning at 10am we offer nursery, toddler, and children’s classes during the service. We have Kid’s Club, and an Adult Bible Study with a time of prayer on Wednesday night at 6pm. A verity of Life Groups throughout the week and on Sunday Nights we have Youth Group for teens, grades 7-12th.

Our Heartbeat

Our heartbeat as a church focuses around the verse James 1:27 ” Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. ” Every church has a different niche, and be believe God has specially equipped us to care for those who are often overlooked. This has resulted in ministries in the church, but also a children’s home in Thailand and a Seniors Trailer Park.

Our Beliefs

When it comes to choosing a church community, it’s important that your beliefs line up. Learn more about what we believe at Point Bible Church.

  1. The Scriptures– We believe the Holy Bible, both Old and New Testaments, to be God’s Word verbally and fully inspired, inerrant, infallible in the text of the original manuscripts and our final authority for faith and practice. (II Tim. 3:16, II Peter 1:21, John 10:35, Matt. 5:18)
  2. God– We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three Persons- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit co-eternal in being, coidentical in nature (possessing the same attributes and perfections), co-equal in power and glory. We believe that God is the Creator, Ruler, Preserver, and final Judge of the universe. (Gen. 1:1, Deut. 6:4, Matt. 28:19, II Corin. 13:14, Matt. 6:30, Col. 1:17, Heb. 12:23, Rev. 19:16)
  3. The Person and Work of God the Father – We believe that God the Father was active in the creation of the universe (I Cor. 8:6, Rev. 4:9-11). He is also the source of all divine revelation (John 16:15, Rev. 1:1, I Corin. 2:9-10, Heb. 1:1-2). Initiating salvation (Eph. 1:4-5), He gave His Son for the atonement of human sins (John 3:16, I John 4:9-10) and raised Him from the dead (Gal. 1:1). He begets all who believe the gospel, making them His children, forgiving their sins, and giving them eternal life (I Peter 1:3, Matt. 6:14). Finally, He is supreme over all things (Luke 10:21, Eph. 4:6) and is judge of all personal creatures (I Peter 1:17, II Peter 2:4) through the Lord Jesus (John 5:22).
  4. The Person and Work of JESUS CHRIST -We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary as a result of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, in order that He might reveal the father, triumph over Satan and his work, and redeem sinful man. We believe that He accomplished our redemption through His death upon the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice. We believe that He was raised bodily on the third day and ascended into heaven where He is seated at the right hand of the Father, ministering as our High Priest. (John 1:1-2, 14, Luke 1:35, John 1:18, I John 3:8, I Tim. 1:15, Rom. 3:24-25, I Peter 2:24, 3:18, I Cor. 15:4, Acts 1:9-10, Heb. 7:25, I John 2:1-2)
  5. The Person and Work of the HOLY SPIRIT -We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. We believe that in this age He is the agent of regeneration; the One who baptizes believers into the body of Christ, permanently indwells them and seals them until the day of redemption. We further understand that even in this present day the Holy Spirit cannot be limited or restrained. He can and does continue His work in all areas, including bestowing the gifts of prophesy (in the sense of direction from God, for a specific purpose), tongues, interpretation of tongues, miracles, and healings as He deems necessary. We also recognize, however, that Scripture itself is God’s Holy Word, complete in itself, and it cannot be changed, deleted, or added to. Further, already revealed Scripture is the standard to which all of these past, present, and future gifts must be compared and reconciled. (John 16:8-11, Titus 3:5, I Corin. 12:12-14, Rom. 8:9, Eph. 1:13-14, Acts 17:10-11, I Thess. 5:21)
  6. Creation– We accept literally the creation account given in Genesis, that in six days, by the power of His Word, God brought into being all that is, and that on the seventh day he rested from His labors. We believe that by the power of His Word He keeps His creation; “reserved unto judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” (Gen. 1:1-31, Heb. 1:3, 11:3, II Peter 3:5, 7)
  7. Man– We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, in innocence and without sin, but the first man, Adam sinned and in him the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, became totally depraved and alienated from God and is unable to remedy this lost condition. We believe that all men exist forever. This faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will live in the presence of the Lord, and the unregenerate will exist in everlasting condemnation in the Lake of Fire. (Gen. 1:26-27, Psalm 23:6, Rom. 3:22-23, 5:1214, Eph. 2:1-3, John 5:14, 29, Rev. 20:11-15)
  8. Sin– We believe that sin is that which is contrary to the commands and holy character of God. We believe that Satan introduced sin into the world, that all men are born sinners, and that the result of sin is death, both physical and spiritual. (Rom. 3:23, I John 3:4, 5:17, Gen. 3:1-6, Psalm 51:5, Eph. 2:13, Rom. 6:23)
  9. Salvation– We believe that every person needs to be saved; that salvation is the free gift of God given by grace and received by those who place their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their substitute, who shed His blood for their sins; that once saved, the believer is forever secure in Christ, kept by the power of God. (John 3:16, 18, 36, Eph. 2:8-9, John 1:12, Eph. 1:7, Rom. 10:9-10, John 10:28-29, I Peter 1:4-5, I John 5:13)
  10. Satan– We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin, the open and declared enemy of God and His people; and that he shall be punished eternally in the Lake of Fire. (Job 1:6-7, Gen. 3:1-6, Matt. 4:2-11, 25:41, I Peter 5:8, Rev. 12:9, 20:10)
  11. The Universal Church– We believe that the universal church is the body of Christ, a spiritual organism made up of all of the regenerate (those having faith in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ) of this age. (I Corin. 12:13, Eph. 5:25-27)
  12. The Local Church– We believe that a local church is to be an organized assembly of believers who have been baptized by immersion, who are in subjection to the Word of God and independent of any external ecclesiastical control. We believe that the local church exists to fulfill the purpose of glorifying God through the evangelism of the lost, edification of the saved, corporate worship, fellowship, the defending of the faith and the observance of the ordinances. We believe in the separation of church and state, the priesthood of all believers and individual soul liberty. We believe that the two ordinances are baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper ministered to believers only. (Titus 1:5-9, I Tim. 3:1-13, Acts 2:41, II Tim. 2:15, 3:16-17, I Corin. 6:19, I Thess. 1:5-10, Eph. 4:11-16, Jude 3, Matt. 28:19-20, I Corin. 11:23-28, I Peter 2:9, Rev. 1:6)
  13. Future Events– We believe in the pre-tribulational, premillennial return of Jesus Christ for His church (the Rapture), an event that is imminent. We believe that the Tribulation is a seven year period of God’s wrath which will follow the rapture and which will be concluded at the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth to establish His millennial kingdom. We further believe that at the end of the millennial kingdom, time itself will cease, and all humanity will move from the temporal to their eternal state of being. (I Thess. 4:13-18, Titus 2:13, Dan. 9:24-27, Matt. 24:15-31, Rev. 6:11, Matt. 25:31-46, Rev. 21:22, I Corin. 15:51-53)
  14. Christian Responsibility– We believe that all believers should live godly lives, separated from the world and triumphant over the flesh. We believe that the regenerate should affiliate with a local church, supporting it by regular attendance, by prayer, and by cheerful giving, as ordained by God in His Word. We believe that the saved are to be witnesses of the Gospel of Jesus to the world, both in word and in lifestyle. (Titus 2:11-12, I John 2:15-17, Rom. 6:11-13, Rom. 8:1-4, Heb. 10:25, Eph. 6:18, I Corin. 16:2, I Thess. 1:5-10)
  15. Sexual Purity– We believe that the Word of God declares homosexuality and lesbianism to be sinful misuse of His creation, that these practices are a result of the depraved nature of man, and that God specifically condemns them. (Leviticus 18:22, 20-13, Romans 1:26,27) We believe that this sin, as any other, can be forgiven and overcome through the power of the blood of Jesus Christ and that Jesus loves, and directs us to love, those ensnared by it. (Matt. 12:31, I John 1:9, Luke 17:3, II Corin. 2:7-10) We also believe, however, that this sin is a direct attack by Satan upon God’s plan for the church and family, and as such we feel the need to address it specifically.
  16. Marriage– We believe that the Word of god explicitly declares marriage to be a union between a man and a woman. We further believe that the Word of God expressly forbids same sex unions, declaring them to be an abomination in the eyes of God. Therefore we will not allow such unions to take place within our church, or on our church property, and we will not approve, sanction, nor otherwise recognize such unions entered into outside our church. (Genesis 1:27, 2:24, Eph. 5:31, Leviticus 18:22, 20:13, Romans 1:26,27)