Thousand Oaks Baptist Church
What We Believe
Here's what we believe about...
The Scripture The authority and inerrancy of the Scriptures based upon verbal, plenary inspiration.
The Trinity The one true God eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Creation God is the Creator of all things and has planned everything for His glory, according to the Genesis account.
Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is both God and man, having added to His complete Deity a fully human nature in His incarnation.
The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person who convicts the unsaved and controls the saved. The sign gifts were temporary and not valid for today.
Sin Man was created by God, but in Adam the whole race fell, bringing upon it both physical and spiritual death.
Total Depravity Every person is totally depraved so that he cannot initiate, aid, maintain, or complete his own salvation.
Salvation God has provided for man’s salvation by making Christ the substitutionary sacrifice for sinful man. Salvation is totally by God’s grace through faith.
Righteousness Believing sinners are declared righteous based solely upon Christ’s work on their behalf.
Christ's Resurrection Christ was raised bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven where He now carries on His ministry as High Priest and Advocate.
Christ’s Return Christ will return in the air before the tribulation to take His church from the earth.
Christ's Second Coming Christ will personally return after the tribulation to rule upon the earth.
The Judgments All will someday be included in one of several resurrections from the dead and will stand in in their proper judgment before God.
Eternity The saved will be given everlasting life, and the unsaved will be given everlasting punishment.
For more details on any of our beliefs, please contact Pastor Glenn Sjoerdsma.