We believe in the fall of Adam and the consequent depravity of human nature, and that all men, by nature, are in a state of wrath, and utterly unable to recover themselves by their own free will and ability into the favor of God. We believe that God, before the foundation of the world, chose a definite number of the human race in Christ Jesus to salvation, and that they in particular are saved. We believe that faith is a gift of God. Good works, the result of faith, justify us in the sight of men and angels and are evidences of our salvation. We believe that baptism, the Lord s supper, and washing of the saint s feet are ordinances of Jesus Christ which are to be perpetually observed by the church.
True believers are the only proper subjects for baptism, and immersion is the only mode.
None but baptized believers may participate in the observation of the Lord s supper and washing of the saint s feet. We believe that no man has the right to administer the ordinances of the gospel, unless he is called of God, holds to these confessions, is regularly baptized, and has come under the imposition of the hands of a presbytery. We believe in the resurrection both of the just and the unjust, and that the happiness of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be everlasting.