We observe two ordinances ---- Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
BAPTISM
We believe that the baptism taught in the New Testament is by
immersion. Baptism is an act of obedience by a person who has
received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Baptism does not have
power to save or forgive us from sin, but the message of baptism is
significant:
1) Baptism is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith
in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior.
2) Baptism also is a picture of the believer's death to sin, the
burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of
life, in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, baptism is a personal statement of your faith in Jesus
Christ. Baptism doesn’t make you a believer . . . it shows that you
already believe.
Who should be baptized? . . .
Every person who has believed.
“Those who believed and accepted His message were baptized…” Acts
2:41
“Simon himself believed and was baptized…” Acts 8:13
“But when they believed Philip as he preached the Good News…and the
name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women.” Acts 8:12
LORD’S SUPPER
Jesus never asked His disciples to remember His birth. But He did
instruct them to remember His death and resurrection. The Lord’s
supper is a memorial meal that was instituted by our Savior the
night in which He was betrayed and delivered to die for our sins on
the cross. As is true of baptism, we are not saved by eating the
Lord’s Supper. It is a memorial of the death of Christ, that we may
always remember His sacrifice for us. When believers observe the
Lord’s Supper they proclaim His death until He comes again.
Who may take the Lord’s Supper?
. . . Those who have trusted Jesus as their Savior and Lord and who have
been baptized in obedience to His command.
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