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Quote
Suppose someone should offer me a
plateful of crumbs after I had eaten a
T-bone steak. I would say, "No, thank
you. I am already satisfied." Christian,
that is the secret - you can be so
filled with the things of Christ, so
enamoured with the things of God that
you do not have time for the sinful
pleasures of the world.
Billy Graham (1918) |
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OUR
BELIEFS
Rayners Lane Baptist Church is affiliated to the Baptist Union
of Great Britain and to the Evangelical Alliance, and is in
agreement with the doctrinal statements of those two bodies,
which are as follows:
Baptist Union of Great Britain: declaration of principle
The basis of this Union is:
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That 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. |
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That Christian Baptism is the immersion in
water into the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
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”. |
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That 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. |
Evangelical
Alliance : basis of faith :
Evangelical Christians accept the revelation of the triune
God given in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
and confess the historic faith of the Gospel therein set
forth.
They here assert doctrines which they regard
as crucial to the understanding of the faith, and which should
issue in mutual love, practical Christian service and
evangelistic concern:
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The sovereignty and grace of God the Father, God the Son and
God the Holy Spirit in creation, providence, revelation,
redemption and final judgement. |
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The divine inspiration of the Holy Scripture and its
consequent entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in
all matters of faith and conduct. |
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The universal sinfulness and guilt of fallen man, making him
subject to God’s wrath and condemnation. |
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The substitutionary sacrifice of the incarnate Son of God as
the sole and all-sufficient ground of redemption from the
guilt and power of sin, and from its eternal consequences. |
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The justification of the sinner solely by the grace of God
through faith in Christ crucified and risen from the dead. |
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The illuminating, regenerating, indwelling and sanctifying
work of God the Holy Spirit. |
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The priesthood of all believers, who form the universal
Church, the Body of which Christ is the Head, and which is
committed by His command to the proclamation of the Gospel
throughout the world. |
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The expectation of the personal, visible return of the Lord
Jesus Christ in power and glory. |
 
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