What do we believe about God?
There is one God: The Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit; who subsist in unity, and
also as three separate distinct Persons.
What do we believe about Jesus
Christ?
Jesus Christ is God's Son. He was born of a
virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless
life, died to atone for the sins of human
beings, was buried, arose from the grave,
ascended into heaven and will literally
return to earth.
What do we believe about the
Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the divine helper,
assistant, counselor and instructor and His
work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin,
lead to repentance, guide believers,
comfort, strengthen, and sanctify the soul.
What do we believe about the
Bible?
The Bible is God's Holy Word, without error,
and is the sole authority for life.
What do we believe about man?
Human beings are the special creations of
God, made in His image. They fell through
the sin of the first man, Adam, and all
human beings are sinners in need of
salvation.
What do we believe about
salvation?
Salvation is a gift through repentance
toward God and faith in Jesus Christ. Every
person who truly is saved is eternally
secure in the Lord Jesus Christ and will
spend eternity in heaven, while those who
die in their sins will spend eternity in
hell. Each believer has direct access to God
through the Lord Jesus Christ.
What do we believe about
baptism?
- Meaning: We perform
believer's baptism. Baptism follows
salvation, which is why it is called
believer's baptism. Baptism is commanded
for new believers (Matt. 28:18-20).
Baptism does not save you or make you a
Christian; your faith and trust in Jesus
Christ alone and His sacrifice for your
sin makes you a Christian. Believer's
baptism should be one of the first acts
of obedience as a Christian. It
identifies you as a member of the body
of Christ.
Additionally, the English word "baptism"
actually comes from the Greek word,
baptizo, which means "to immerse
or submerge." Therefore, biblical
baptism is complete immersion by a
Christian to identify himself/herself
with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Jesus provides the example of biblical
baptism in Matt. 3:16, which records: "After
being baptized, Jesus came up
immediately from the water..."
- Significance: Baptism
publicly identifies you with Jesus
Christ, who is now your Lord. It is your
public testimony to everyone of your
inner commitment of renouncing your old
life of self-centeredness and, in
response to the invitation of the Lord
Jesus Christ, joining yourself to Him.
You are saying you belong to Jesus
Christ and are committing your life to
serving Him. It is not a requirement for
salvation, but it is commanded for all
those who have accepted Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior.
- Symbolism: Baptism is
a symbol of your commitment to Jesus
Christ. Immersion provides a
re-enactment of the death, burial, and
resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
It shows that you have died with Christ,
have been buried with him, and are
raised again to walk in newness of life.
Paul described baptism in Rom. 6:4: "Therefore
we have been buried with Him through
baptism into death, so that as Christ
was raised from the dead through the
glory of the Father, so we too might
walk in newness of life."
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