Theological Topics
Though Anchor Bible Church might generally be labeled as “Reformed Baptist,” we desire to be known as Christians who place all of the fallible writings of men in subjection to the infallible Word of God.
Calvinism Versus Arminianism
We believe theological labels are often not helpful because there are no standard definitions. In many instances, many who identify as Calvinist or Arminian often deviate from what these men actually taught, revealing the need to evaluate all theology by Scripture alone. Calvin and Arminius, though used by God, were fallible interpreters of the Word of God. Though Anchor Bible Church might generally be labeled as “Reformed Baptist,” we desire to be known as Christians who place all of the fallible writings of men in subjection to the infallible Word of God (including this doctrinal statement).
Divine Creation Versus Materialistic Evolution
We believe God created the heaven and earth and all they contain supernaturally, out of nothing, in six, literal, sequential, 24-hour days less than ten thousand years ago. We believe evolution is a false religion, based on unscientific assumptions, and a materialistic, man-centered worldview. Evolution attacks biblical authority, the truthfulness of the authors of Scripture, and even Jesus Himself. Evolution is a man-made lie built upon rebellion against the Creator, designed to suppress the truth of divine creation and justify human autonomy. Evolution is a lie that produces tragic consequences and is incompatible with biblical Christianity.
End Times Events
We believe the study, preaching, and teaching of biblical prophecy is important for the health of the church. Though a person’s views of end-time events are not a matter of salvation, how we interpret prophetic portions of the Bible has massive implications on what we believe about God, the Bible, how to interpret the Bible, and how we should presently live in light of what the Bible says will happen in the future. We hold to a literal, historical, grammatical, contextual interpretation of the Bible. We believe if the literal interpretation of a text makes sense, we should not seek another sense by adopting a figurative, metaphorical, or spiritualized meaning foreign to the original author’s intent. How we study the Bible compels us to hold to a dispensational, premillennial, pretribulation view of end-time events.