We believe the Bible is the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are without error in the original manuscripts, given by divine inspiration, and are the sole and final authority for all matters of faith and practice. We believe God has preserved His Word for the English-speaking people in the King James Version of the Bible.

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three co-equal Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each possessing the same nature, attributes, and perfections. These three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.

We believe in the absolute deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is fully God and fully man. We believe in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His substitutionary and atoning death on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal, visible return in power and glory.

We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He indwells every believer at the moment of salvation, seals them unto the day of redemption, and empowers them for godly living and Christian service. We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of healing, were temporary and have ceased with the completion of Scripture.

We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin through the disobedience of Adam. As a result, all people have inherited a sin nature, are totally depraved, and are in need of the saving grace of God. Man is completely unable to save himself and is without excuse before God.

We believe that salvation is the gift of God, offered by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. Salvation is not the result of human effort, good works, or religious ceremony. It is obtained solely through repentance toward God and faith in the finished work of Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. The shed blood of Jesus Christ provides the only basis for the forgiveness of sins.

We believe that all who are genuinely born again are kept by God the Father for Jesus Christ and can never lose their salvation. We believe that God grants eternal life to the believer, and this gift is irrevocable. While a believer may stumble in their walk, their relationship with God as His child is sealed and secure forever.

We believe that a New Testament church is a local, visible assembly of born-again, baptized believers who are joined together to carry out the Great Commission. Each local church is self-governing and independent, with Jesus Christ as its head. The two offices of the church are pastor and deacon, and the two ordinances are believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

We believe that scriptural baptism is the immersion of a believer in water, administered by the authority of the local church, as a public testimony of their faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Baptism is not a requirement for salvation but is an act of obedience. We believe the Lord’s Supper is a memorial observance in which believers partake of the bread and the cup as a remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice until He comes again.

We believe that all believers are called to live a life of separation from worldly and sinful practices. The Christian is to walk worthy of his calling, abstaining from activities and associations that would bring dishonor to the name of Christ, hinder one’s testimony, or compromise biblical convictions. We believe in ecclesiastical separation from religious organizations and movements that deny the fundamentals of the faith.

We believe in the personal, pre-tribulational, premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that He will first come in the air to rapture His church, both the living and the dead in Christ, before the seven-year Tribulation period. Following the Tribulation, Christ will return to earth to establish His literal thousand-year millennial kingdom. This blessed hope has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.

We believe in the literal, six-day account of creation as recorded in the book of Genesis. God created the heavens and the earth, and all living things, by His spoken word. We reject the theory of evolution in all its forms and believe that man was a special and direct creation of God, made in His own image.

Our Partnership with Bearing Precious Seed

Hope Baptist Church is privileged to partner with Bearing Precious Seed in the work of getting Scripture into the hands of people across the globe. This ministry is one of the ways our church family directly participates in the Great Commission, not just through giving, but through hands-on work right here in Warsaw.

Together, we help produce New Testaments, Gospel of John booklets, and John & Romans booklets in various languages. These Scriptures are then sent to missionaries and churches around the world who distribute them in their communities.

What We Produce

Each project focuses on a specific language and Scripture portion. The materials we assemble include:

Every booklet that leaves our church represents an opportunity for someone on the other side of the world to read the Word of God, many for the very first time.

Get Involved

This ministry is a wonderful way for individuals, families, and groups to serve together. Whether you can help with assembly work, contribute financially toward a project, or simply want to learn more, we'd love to have you be a part of what God is doing through this ministry.