The Belief in the Necessity of Personal Christian Experience
1. We believe that a personal relationship with God, through
Jesus Christ, is essential for salvation (Rom. 5:1, 8:1,
etc.) Baptists believe that the eternal quality of life
is found through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as
Saviour and Lord and that nothing else is needed for that
purpose.
2. We believe in the priesthood (or ministry) of all believers.
(1 Tim. 2:5, 1 Pet. 2:4-9, Eph. 4:12, etc.) Baptists believe
that all mature people are able to relate to God for themselves
through faith in Jesus Christ and that it is their right
to do so.
3. We believe that the believer's initiation into the Church
of Jesus Christ is baptism by immersion, because-
-only a believer can mean what baptism professes. (Acts
2:38-40)
-only immersion can symbolize death and resurrection.
(Rom. 6:1-4)
Baptists believe that, to be true to the meaning of
the Greek word, baptizo, (to immerse or dip,) baptismal
candidates should be buried in water and raised up, as
our Lord was buried in the tomb and raised from the dead
for our salvation. However, while we hold such baptism
to be necessary in obedience to the Scriptures, we do
not believe that it is necessary for salvation, and we
believe that little children (who are not old enough to
confess faith in Christ) are safe in the love of God.
4. We believe that the church is composed of believers
in Christ, of those who share the Christian experience.
(I Cor. 12:12-27, Eph.4:1-16) Baptists hold that all who
believe in Christ are in His Church, and that local churches
are groups of baptized believers united to worship God,
to receive instruction in the faith, to enjoy supportive
fellowship and to serve God and humanity as "the body of
Christ".
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