About Us
Point View Baptist Church is a member of the Southern Baptists of Texas.Our Beliefs
Scripture
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian unity, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, beliefs, and religious opinions should be tried.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Psalms 19:7-10; Matthew 5:17-18; John 5:39; 17:17; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25
God & The Trinity
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; and His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
Genesis 1:1; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3, Jeremiah 10:10; John 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15;; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:7.
Humanity & The Fall
God created all things in sinless perfection, and all creation was in perfect harmony. Created to bear the image of God, humanity was specially created apart from the rest of creation. However, the act of Adam and Eve to reject God’s authority brought sin into the world. The effects of this initial sin marred every corner of creation, and removed humanity’s original innocence before a Holy God, known as The Fall.
The sacredness of human life is evident in that God created man in His own image, and in that Christ died for man. Therefore, every person of every race possesses full dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
Genesis 1:26-30; 2:5,7,18-22; 3; 9:6; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Matthew 16:26; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; Ephesians 2:1-22;
Jesus Christ & Salvation
The Gospel, the “Good News” is that Jesus Christ is the Son of God – the perfect, sinless atoning Lamb of God who makes us righteous and is our justification before a Holy God (Romans 3:21- 26). This justification brings us into a relationship of peace with God. Salvation is personal, not corporate or familial, and only occurs by the grace of Christ, through repentance of sins and faith in Him alone (Romans 5:15, 6:23).
Part of Salvation is the experience of sanctification, by which we are, over time, set apart to God’s purposes, and progress toward a moral and spiritual redemption.
Matthew 1:21; 4:17; 16:21-26; 27:22-28:6; Luke 1:68-69; 2:28-32; John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:9,28-29; 15:1-16; 17:17; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-31; 17:30-31; 20:32; Romans 1:16-18; 4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 6:1-23; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10,13; 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18,30; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20;; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-22; 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-22; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:11; Revelation 3:20; 21:1-22:5.
The Spirit & Regeneration
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity and is fully God. He has many roles (comfort, conviction, revelation, empowers, etc.) He is also responsible for the work of regeneration and sanctification in our lives. These processes occur simultaneously with the Spirit’s dwelling in us and continue for the remainder of our lives.
All believers are sealed and in-dwelt with the Holy Spirit at the moment of conversion, and therefore there is no need for a second baptism of the Holy Spirit post-conversion
Genesis 1:2; Judges 14:6; Job 26:13; Psalms 51:11; 139:7ff.; Isaiah 61:1-3; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:28-32; 28:19; Mark 1:10,12; Luke 1:35; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4,38; 4:31; 5:3; 6:3; 7:55; 8:17,39; 10:44; 13:2; 15:28; 16:6; 19:1-6; Romans 8:9-11,14-16,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 3:16; 12:3-11,13; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 1 Timothy 3:16; 4: Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; Revelation 1:10; 22:17.
The Ordinances (Baptism and the Lord's Supper)
Baptism is a non-salvific (contains no saving properties) step of obedience by a believer after salvation. It is symbolic of the internal, spiritual change that Jesus has brought to our hearts and our lives through salvation. By this, we show our church family and the world that we identify with Christ’s death and His resurrection (Matthew 28:19).
The Lord’s Supper is also non-salvific, and is a symbolic act meant to remind the church, in a sobering and sacred way, of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on our behalf (1 Corinthians 11:17-26). It is available and commanded only to believers and aids us in identifying with Christ’s crucifixion. We are open communion.
Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29; Colossians 2:12.
The Church
A New Testament church a local congregation of believers, brought together by covenant in faith fellowship. We observe the two ordinances of Christ, are governed by His Word, work out our spiritual gifts, and seek to extend the Gospel to all nations. Every local body operates under the Lordship of Christ, and each member is personally responsible and accountable to Jesus as Lord directly. However, its scriptural officers (pastor/elders and deacons) are to help members walk faithfully with Christ and will be held accountable before God for this fact.
The New Testament also refers to the universal Body of Christ as the church, which includes all believers of all the ages, from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.
Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42,47; 5:11-14; 6:3-6; 15:1-30; 16:5; 20:28; Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 3:16; 5:4-5; 7:17; 9:13-14; 12; Ephesians 1:22-23; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 2:9-14;; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3.
Memberships
We believe that the Lord established the local church to help disciple the saved, reach the lost, bear one another’s burdens, as well as serve and love one another. Because of this, we value church membership and all of the blessings and responsibilities attached to it.
WHAT IS THE MEMBERSHIP PROCESS?
Before officially joining Point View Baptist, we ask that anyone interested would meet with a staff member to go over our membership booklet. This booklet speaks of our beliefs, about the mission of our church, as well as answer any questions you may have.