VII. Baptism
and the Lord's Supper
Christian
baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of
obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified,
buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the
burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness
of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the
final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is
prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the
Lord's Supper.
The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members
of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of
the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate
His second coming.
Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30;
28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23;
Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7; Romans 6:3-5; 1
Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29; Colossians 2:12.
