OBC,
as a Baptist Church within the Baptist Union of Great Britain
family, shares the Declaration of Principle that:
1. Our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, is
the sole and absolute authority in all matters pertaining to
faith and practice, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, and
that each Church has liberty, under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, to interpret and administer His laws.
2.
Christian Baptism is the immersion in water into the Name of
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, of those who have
professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ who "died for our sins according to the Scriptures;
was buried, and rose again the third day".
3.
It is the duty of every disciple to bear personal witness to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to take part in the evangelisation
of the world.
We
believe that;
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as
individuals and as a church, we should seek to make Jesus
Lord of every aspect of our lives.
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the
Bible shows us God's way for living and we seek to root
our lives in the revelation of God's truth.
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on
the basis of the New Testament, baptism is for believers
only who are able to declare Jesus is Lord. We practise
baptism by immersion, in which candidates symbolise their
desire to die to self and live for Christ.
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the
church is a community of believers who gather together
for worship, witness and service. Every member has
a role to play, whether in teaching, faith-sharing, evangelism,
social action, pastoring, guiding, serving, prophetic insight,
praying, healing, administration or hospitality.
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in
the context of the priesthood of all believers, the church
meeting is an important occasion when members come together
to understand in prayer God's will for their life together.
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defined
church membership is important and involves not only commitment
to Christ, but also commitment to Christ's Church. Membership
involves a commitment not only to work together to extend
Christ's Kingdom, but also to love one another and stand
by one another whatever the cost.
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