Church Doctrines
Hello Brothers and
Sisters; fellow children of God. I want to thank God for awakening me
this morning. Thank Him for the “sunrise” this morning. O how great God is. He
is an excellent, mighty God. Family of God, I want to talk with you at this
time about our Lord Jesus Christ, the founder of the “New Testament Church.”
Jesus said in Matthew 16:18: “…upon this rock will I
build my church…” Ephesians
Christ
gave to the church doctrines, which are beliefs and teachings. He also gave to
the church ordinances, which are things to be observed. In the New Testament
church, there are two ordinances: one is baptism and the other the Lord’s
Supper. The Lord’s Supper was instituted by our Saviour the night Jesus was
betrayed and delivered to die for our sins on the cross. I want you to note: no one can be saved by partaking of the Lord’s Supper.
It is a memorial of the death of the Lord Jesus. The purpose of it is that you
and I will remember what He did for us on the cross. It is dangerous to take
part in the Lord’s Supper if you are not saved, but if you have trusted the
Lord Jesus Christ as your saviour and have followed
Him in baptism, you may partake of the Lord’s Supper. I John 5:1: “Whosoever
believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loveth him begat him also is begotten of him.” That you
will continue and read the whole fifth chapter of I
John is my prayer, for I believe you will find great comfort in this chapter.
You will also find love and the understanding that God’s Word and commandments
are not grievous. There is a period-God has the final
word. In I John 5:4, you will find victory. It says,
“…whosoever is born of God overcometh the world: and
this is the victory that overcometh the world, ever
our faith.” Most importantly, I believe you will find eternal life, if you
believe on the Son of God.
You
have to know that you are saved and a child of God before you partake in the
Lord’s Supper. Paul wrote that some died because they took communion in an
unworthy manner: I Corinthians 11:27-30. Ananias and Sapphira were struck dead; they lied to God: Acts 5:1-11.
I
believe the answer for us is Christ’s return! We must have assurance of our
salvation-we cannot have questions about our salvation. We must be sure we are
saved. I John 5:13: “These things have I written unto you that believe on the
name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son of God.” Matthew 3:1, 2: “In those days came
John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of
I
want to speak on the meaning of baptism and show a picture of three things.
Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Galatians 3:27: “For as many of you as
have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” We must be saved and
baptized, only then can we take part in the Lord’s Supper.
I
want you to know that baptism is a picture of the death, burial, and
resurrection of Jesus. Our death to sin and our resurrection
to a new life. Our faith that when we die and are buried we shall also be raised from the dead. Jesus overcame these
things: He overcame death, He overcame the grave, and He overcame Hell. As
saved people, we will do the same.
Brother
and Sister, I want you to remember the Bible teaches that we are to be baptized
by immersion. This means going under the water and coming up out of the water.
As we stand in the water, it crosses our body, like the cross where Jesus died.
Going beneath the water is a picture of how Jesus went into the grave. Coming
up out of the water is a picture of how Jesus came out of the grave: alive
forever.
I
want to thank you readers and believers. You must be saved, Acts
At
this time, my brother and sister, we go in peace, we pray for your sure
salvation, we urge you to tell someone about Christ that they
may know of Him and have a personal relationship. The answer for us is Christ,
Amen!
May
God bless you in a great way!
Love,
Your Brother in Christ,
Marion
Dobbs