First Baptist Hebron holds to the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message, and highly recommends the New
Hampshire Baptist Confession of 1833.
What We Believe
(Taken from the 1963 Faith and Message, and the New Hampshire Confession)
First Baptist Hebron

I. Of the Scriptures

We believe [that] the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly
instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter;
that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world,
the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions
should be tried.

II. Of the True God

[We believe] That there is one, and only one, living and true God, [an infinite, intelligent Spirit,], Maker and
Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness; [and] worthy of all possible honor,
confidence, and love; revealed under the personal and relative distinctions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit; equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of
redemption.

III. Of the Fall of Man

[We believe] That man was created in a state of holiness, under the law of his Maker; but by voluntary
transgression fell from that holy and happy state; in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners, not by
constraint but choice, being by nature utterly void of that holiness required by the law of God, wholly given to the
gratification of the world, of Satan, and of their own sinful passions, therefore under just condemnation to eternal
ruin, without defense or excuse.

IV. Of the Way of Salvation

[We believe] That the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the Mediatorial Offices of the Son of God,
who [by the appointment of the Father, freely] took upon Him our nature, yet without sin; honored the [divine] law
by His personal obedience, and made atonement for our sins by His death; being risen from the dead He is now
enthroned in heaven; and uniting in His wonderful person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfections, [He] is
every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate, and an all-sufficient Savior.