Our Doctrine

Salvation

We at Pleasant View Baptist Church believe that man’s sinful condition requires the work of Salvation which only God can graciously accomplish. The foundation for Salvation was laid by our Lord Jesus Christ when he died for the sins of the whole world as a vicarious sacrifice. We further declare that for a man to be saved and justified from sin, he must hear the Word, be convicted by the Spirit, repent from his sin, believe in his heart unto righteousness, and confess with his mouth the Lord Jesus. The work of Salvation is further experienced by the reality of a personal transformation and personal communion with God. (Romans 10:10)

The Church

We believe that the Church is a living spiritual body consisting of all the regenerated persons from the day of Pentecost until the day of the Rapture, into which every born-again believer is baptized by the Holy Spirit at the time of salvation. We believe that the Church is an entirely distinct entity from the nation of Israel, and that the visible manifestation of this body is the center of God’s program for this age. We are commanded for the perpetual observance of two ordinances: the baptism of believers by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. We hold that the offices of the church are pastors and deacons, whose qualifications are clearly defined in Scripture. We hold also that the local Church has the absolute right of self-government, free from hierarchical interference, and has one Superintendent - Christ. We also believe that the true Church, according to our Saviour’s promise, will never be defeated nor destroyed. (Matthew 16:18)

The Holy Scriptures

We believe that the Bible is the Word of God; that it was written and finished by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit so that their writings in the original were supernaturally and verbally inspired and free from error, contradiction, or omission as no other writings have been or ever will be. They are the complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; forever settled in Heaven, and thus are the supreme and final authority in all/every matter(s) of faith, practice, and Christian fellowship. We further contend that the Bible is complete, preserved for every generation, and the King James 1611 is God’s Word for English-speaking people today. (Psalms 119:89)

Marriage

We at the Pleasant View Baptist Church define marriage as the act of uniting one man and one woman for life. Marriage is a contract, both civil and religious, and therefore witnessed by man and God, as it was instituted by God in the beginning. Therefore, the Pleasant View Baptist Church will only recognize the union between a man and a woman, who are born male and female. We also will not accept for its membership, church officers, or any other leadership position, any persons involved in the practice of unnatural affection (including but not limited to, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, pedophilia, transgender, intersex, or any other sexual orientation that is contrary to the Scriptures). Neither will the Pleasant View Baptist Church, its Pastor, nor any minister of this assembly, perform a ceremony for any such unbiblical union. Nor will its membership have any affiliation of any kind with a ceremony involving such an unnatural relationship. (Matthew 19:3-6, Romans 1: 21-32)