Baptisim

ttreg said:

ok when u get baptized (which i havent ) do u have to take certain oaths and become a member of that church and isnt each churches oaths different? what is the SDAs?

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1. 1. I believe there is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons.
   2. I accept the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary as the atoning sacrifice for my sins. I believe that by God’s grace through faith in His shed blood that I am saved from sin and its penalty.
   3. I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal Saviour and believe that God, in Christ, has forgiven my sins and given me a new heart, and I renounce the sinful ways of the world.
   4. I accept by faith the righteousness of Christ, my Intercessor in the heavenly sanctuary, and accept His promise of transforming grace and power to live a loving, Christ-centered life in my home and before the world.
   5. I believe the Bible is God’s inspired Word, the only rule of faith and practice for the Christian. I covenant to spend time regularly in prayer and Bible study.
   6. I accept the Ten Commandments as a transcript of the character of God and a revelation of His will. It is my purpose by the power of the indwelling Christ to keep this law, including the fourth commandment, which requires the observance of the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath of the Lord and the memorial of Creation.
   7. I look forward to the soon coming of Jesus and the blessed hope when “this mortal shall . . . put on immortality.” As I prepare to meet the Lord, I will witness to His loving salvation by using my talents in personal soul-winning endeavor to help others to be ready for His glorious appearing.
   8. I accept the biblical teaching of spiritual gifts and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church.
   9. I believe in church organization. It is my purpose to worship God and to support the church through my tithes and offerings and by my personal efforts and influence.
   10. I believe that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit; and I will honor God by caring for it, avoiding the use of that which is harmful; abstaining from all unclean foods, from the use, manufacture, or sale of alcoholic beverages; the use, manufacture, or sale of tobacco in any of its forms for human consumption; and from the misuse of or trafficking in narcotics or other drugs.
   11. I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I purpose, by the grace of God, to fulfill His will by ordering my life in harmony with these principles.
   12. I accept the New Testament teaching of baptism by immersion and desire to be so baptized as a public expression of faith in Christ and His forgiveness of my sins.
   13. I accept and believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the remnant church of Bible prophecy and that people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship. I desire to be a member of this local congregation of the world church.

1. I believe in God the Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit.
2. I accept the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary as the atoning sacrifice for my sins, and believe that through faith in His shed blood I am saved from sin and its penalty.
3. I renounce the world and its sinful ways, and have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour, and believe that God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven my sins and given me a new heart.
4. I accept by faith the righteousness of Christ, recognising Him as my Itercessor in the heavenly sanctuary, and claim His promise to strengthen me by His indewelling Spirit so that I may receive power to do His will.
5. I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, and that it constitutes the only rule of faith and practice for the Christian.
6. Loving the Lord with all my heart, it is my purpose, by the power of the indwelling Christ, to keep God's law of Ten Commandments, including the fourth, which requires the observance of the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath of the Lord.
7. The soon coming of Jesus is the Blessed hope in my heart, and I am determined to be ready to meet the Lord and to do all in my power to witness to His loving salvation, and by life and word to help others to be ready for His appearing.
8. I accept the Biblical teaching of spiritual gifts, and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church.
9. I believe in church organisation, and it is my purpose to support the church by my tithes and offerings, and by my personal effort and influence.
10. I believe that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that I am to honour God by caring for my body, avoiding the use of that which is harmful, abstaining from all unclean foods, from the use, manufacture, or sale of alcoholic beverages, the use, manufacture, or sale of tobacco in any of its forms for human consumption, and from the misuse of, or trafficking in, narcotics or other drugs.
11. Knowing and understanding the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it is my purpose by the grace of God to order my life in harmony with these principles.
12. I accept the New Testament teaching of baptism by immersion, and desire to be so baptised as a public expression of faith in Christ and His forgiveness of my sins.
13. I believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the remnant church of Bible prophecy and that people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship. I desire to be a member in this local congregation of the world church.

ttreg said:

ok when u get baptized (which i havent ) do u have to take certain oaths and become a member of that church and isnt each churches oaths different? what is the SDAs?

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