Article 3 - Statement of Faith The Holy Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and practice. It is therefore the basis for any statement of faith. Believing that the doctrinal statement of "The Baptist Faith and Message" as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1963 is in harmony with the above statement, we as a body subscribe to this statement of faith.