Baptism and the Lord's Supper (Communion)
We believe that 1Christian baptism is A PART OF THE BELIEVER'S OBEDIENCE TO CHRIST AND INVOLVES IMMERSION ONCE IN WATER; 2IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; 3to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Saviour, AND OUR IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SAVIOUR IN death to sin and resurrection to new life; 4that the Scriptural order in (baptism) preceeds the privileges of church membership and is the public recognition of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. 5The Lord's Supper is a memorial service in which the elements of bread and the fruit of the vine remind us of the love of God in Christ Jesus, "Who spared not His own Son but delivered Him up for us all," that this ordinance is to be observed in anticipation of His coming and preceded always by solemn self-examination.
1Matt.3:6, 16; 28:19; Acts 8:36-39; John 3:23; Rom.6:4-5
2Matt.28:19
3Rom.6:3-5; Col.2:12
4Acts 2:41-42; Matt.28:19-20
5ICor.11:23-28; Rom.8:32