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THEOLOGY
101 From The
baptism of believers signifies
repentance and forgiveness of sin, new
birth, and the entry into Christian
discipleship. We
believe that young children are under
the atonement of Christ and, as heirs
of the Kingdom of God, are acceptable
subjects for Christian
baptism. For
young children baptism is a symbol of
God taking the initiative toward them.
Their baptism should be followed by
Christian nurture within the
church. Our
hope and prayer is they will be led at
a later time to receive God's gift of
salvation through profession of faith
in Jesus Christ. "We
acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins." "Baptism
is not only a sign of profession and
[a] mark of difference
whereby Christians are distinguished
from others [who] are not
baptized... it is also a sign of
regeneration or the new
birth. "The
baptism of young children is to be
retained in the Church." "We
believe baptism signifies entrance
into the household of faith, and is
a symbol of repentance and inner
cleansing from sin, a representation
of the new birth in Christ Jesus,
and a mark of Christian
discipleship. "We
believe children are under the
atonement of Christ and as heirs of
the Kingdom of God are acceptable
subjects for Christian baptism.
Children of believing parents
through baptism become the special
responsibility of the Church. They
should be nurtured and led to
personal acceptance of Christ, and
by profession of faith confirm their
baptism..."
Gateway
Church gathers
for worship
Sundays
at 10:30 a.m.
(Hwy. 129) in Athens,
Georgia.
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WINTER
2006
What
do United Methodists
believe?
This
is the eleventh in a series of brief
articles summarizing the doctrinal
beliefs of the United Methodist
Church.
WHAT
DO WE BELIEVE ABOUT
BAPTISM?
The
Nicene Creed:
Article
XVII, The Articles of Religion, The
United Methodist Book of
Discipline:
Article
VI, The Confession of Faith, The
United Methodist Book of
Discipline:
Next
time: What do we believe about Holy
Communion?