- The Bible is God's word to us and it is the ultimate authority by which we
live. (2 Timothy 3:16-17;
2 Peter 1:21).
- God is one God in three Persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
(Matthew 28:19).
- The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God who, as a real man, lived on earth
(John 4:25-26;
Hebrews 1:3).
- Every Person has rebelled against God (we call this sin) and so is
separated from God. (Romans 3:23,
5:12).
- All people may be reunited with God, having their sin and its effects
cancelled because of Jesus' perfect life, death and rising from the dead as our
substitute. Jesus is now with God and prays for us constantly.
(1 Corinthians 1:3-4;
2 Corinthians 5:21;
Ephesians 2:8-9).
- To be reunited with God it is necessary for us to turn away from our sins,
to accept what Jesus has done on our behalf, and believe in Him.
(Acts 2:29).
- When we do this, the Holy Spirit enters our lives to renew and preserve us,
to help us grow more like Jesus. (John 16:8-14;
1 Peter 1:2;
Ephesians 4:20).
- One day everyone will rise from the dead and be judged by Jesus Christ
(John 5:28; Acts 17:31).
- There are two ceremonies that Jesus commanded us to follow:
- Baptism by which believers express their faith in Jesus. They do this by
being totally immersed in water as an act of identification with Jesus'
death, burial and resurrection. (Matthew 28:18-20;
Acts 8:35-38;
Romans 6:3-4).
- The Lord's Supper (also known as Communion) to remind us of Jesus dying
for us, rising to new life, and that he is coming again.
(1 Corinthians 11:23-32).
The World of Baptists
NBBC is one of 200 or more Baptist Churches in
Victoria who co-operate together under the Baptist Union of Victoria (www.buv.com.au) and one of around 1800
Baptist Churches around Australia who are part of the Baptist Union of Australia
(www.baptist.org.au)
We are also part of the Baptist World Alliance (www.bwanet.org) which has churches in
most nations of the world and numbers over 100 million people. |
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