Articles of Faith: Of Baptism and the Lord's Supper

We believe that Christian baptism is the in water of a believer, in the of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, with the authority of the , to show forth in a solemn and beautiful our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Savior, with its effect in our to sin and to a new life; that it is to the privileges of a church relation and to the Lord's supper, in which the members of the church, by the of bread and the fruit of the vine are to together the dying love of Christ; preceded always by self-examination.

Matthew 3:6, 16

6. And were baptized of him in Jordan, their sins.

16. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway : and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Matthew 28:19-20

19. Go ye therefore, and all nations, baptizing them in the of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20. Teaching them to all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the . Amen.

John 3:23

And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was there: and they came, and were baptized.

Acts 2:41-42

41. Then they that gladly received his were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' and , and in , and in .

Acts 8:36-39

36. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth me to be baptized?

37. And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine , thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the .

38. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he him.

39. And when they were come up , the caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Romans 6:3-5

3. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into were baptized into his ?

4. Therefore we are buried with him by : that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the , even so we also should walk in .

5. For if we have been planted together in the l, we shall be also in the likeness of his :

1 Corinthians 11:23-28

23. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took :

24. And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is for you: this do in of me.

25. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

26. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the till he come.

27. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this , and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the .

28. But let a man himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Colossians 2:12

12. with him in baptism, wherein also ye are with him through the of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

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