Individual Soul Liberty: Every person has the right to study Scripture for himself and the duty to correctly understand it by interpreting it in its own context in a literal, grammatical and historical perspective. However, no one has the right to twist Scripture out of its context to make it fit any private interpretation.

Saved, Baptized Membership: A local Baptist church is composed of people who have already received Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and have been obedient to Christ's command to be baptized and to be baptized by immersion.

Two Offices of a Local Baptist Church:  

1.    The Pastor: The undershepherd of a local Baptist, called by its congregation to serve as their spiritual leader. He also serves as its bishop and elder, as those terms are defined in Scripture.  

2.    Deacons: Assist the Pastor and serve the needs of the congregation. 

Separation: The doctrine of Separation serves to keep a Baptist church pure from relationships and influences that are alien and/or harmful to its obedience to Scripture and honoring of Jesus Christ.  

Separation has historically emphasized the importance of civil government having no authority, influence or control over any aspect of a Baptist church. As such, it opposes any establishment of a state church, but believes that the Godly influences of Scripture, and churches and people obedient to the Word of God should influence government in order to have beneficial civil authority.  

Separation should also be understood from Scripture to compel believers in Christ to practice the principles of Separation in two other areas:  

1.    Personal Separation of the Believer, unto God and from the unbelieving world that surrounds him. Contrary to an isolationism, it is the understanding of a clear loyalty to Jesus Christ and Scripture that must prevail in all of our relationships, and keep us from compromising our Biblical principles.  

2.    Ecclesiastical Separation which limits the fellowship and cooperative ministries of local Baptist churches to those which sustain Biblical doctrines and prohibits fellowship and cooperation with those religious organizations which advance to cause of a unified world church at the expense of Biblical doctrines.