NEW LIFE IN CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
Head Pastor G Wright
Our Beliefs Concerning Baptism
John the Baptist insisted that those who sought baptism at his hand give testimony to a radically changed life, evidenced by repentance, but Jesus baptizes with the Holy Spirit, and with fire according to; (Matt. 3:11). Baptism symbolizes submission to Christ, a willingness to live God’s way, and identification with God’s covenant people. There is also a symbolic reenactment of the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old man, and a resurrection to walk in newness of life with Christ.
The church maintained this development in its post-resurrection worship and elevated it to prominence as the first public act of identification with Christ.
In addition to identifying with the ministry of John, the act declared the nature of the Messiah’s mission. He would be a crucified, buried and resurrected Messiah. This event provided one of the most important declarations of the Trinitarian nature of God with the baptism of the Son, the voice of the Father and the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.
In its most simplest form, water baptism is a outward expression of what has taken place on the inside of the believers heart.
Statement of Faith
WE BELIEVE in One God, eternally existent in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
WE BELIEVE that the Holy Bible is the inspired, infallible written Word of God and is the ultimate authority on all matters regarding His will in the believer’s life.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the World, was born of a virgin, and is the very God for whom and by whom all things were created. Colossians 1:14-19
WE BELIEVE that “Neither is there Salvation in any other for there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
WE BELIEVE in the necessity of regeneration and indwelling of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s everyday life.
WE BELIEVE that the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is given according to Acts 2:4.
WE BELIEVE that our Lord instituted three ordinances for our observance: Holy Communion, Water Baptism and Feet Washing.
WE BELIEVE in the rapture of the Church of God, and the literal Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
WE BELIEVE that God has given His Saints’ power and authority over their adversary (the Devil) and that they can enjoy victory in every area of their lives. Luke 10:19
WE BELIEVE that we can stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free. Gal 5:1 Amen