It's the way we think, act, speak, and love one another. It's in the way we raise our families, love our community, and seek the good of others before ourselves. Here's what drives Maplewood First Baptist Church.
We worship, follow, and believe in the eternal, unchanging, holy and
loving God. He is the Creator and Ruler of all things. God is One, yet
He reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God loves every
person and has a plan for their life.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was miraculously conceived and was
born of a virgin. Jesus was fully God and fully man. Because of His
sinless life, Jesus became the sacrifice for our sins. After He died on
the cross, He was buried and three days later He was raised from the
dead. Jesus is the only way by which a person can know God personally.
We eagerly await His triumphant return.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ. He
convicts us of our sin and our need for Jesus Christ. He lives in every
believer from the moment of salvation. He comforts, teaches, and
empowers believers to live in righteousness. He equips every believer
with spiritual gifts for service and ministry in the Body of Christ.
Man is made in the image of God. Man is a soul which will live forever.
Man is separated from God by sin. Unless a person has a personal
relationship with God, they have no hope of Heaven.
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin
and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our
transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers
as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their
Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God. The truths of the Bible
are absolute standards for all people throughout the ages. The Bible is
the final authority for all matters of the Church and the Christian
life. The Bible contains the answers to all of life’s questions.
Jesus Christ is the head of the Church. All believers make up the Church
which is also called the body of Christ. The purpose of the Church is to
carry out God’s mission in the world. God’s Church and Mission are best
lived out through local, autonomous churches.
Through baptism, we follow Christ’s example and obey His command.
Baptism by immersion, symbolizes the death, burial and resurrection of
the believer to new life in Christ. Baptism serves as a public testimony
of one’s faith after receiving Christ as Savior and Lord.
The Lord’s Supper is an act of obedience and a testimony of personal
faith. It symbolically memorializes the death of Jesus Christ.
Self-examination and confession of sins should precede participation in
the Lord’s Supper. Every born again believer is invited to participate
in the Lord’s Supper. We observe the Lord’s Supper each quarter.
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