Baptist / Statement of Faith / Article 7
Church & Ordinances
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior. It is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord's Supper, in which the church commemorates the death of the Redeemer.
We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
— Romans 6:4 (WEB)
Note
Two ordinances, both symbolic. Baptism is immersion of believers only. The Lord's Supper is a memorial, not a sacrifice or transformation.
Bible references
Matthew 3:13-17 · Matthew 26:26-30 · Matthew 28:19-20 · Mark 1:9-11 · Mark 14:22-26 · Luke 3:21-22 · Luke 22:19-20 · John 3:23 · Acts 2:41-42 · Acts 8:35-39 · Acts 16:30-33 · Acts 20:7 · Romans 6:3-5 · 1 Corinthians 10:16,21 · 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 · Colossians 2:12