6) THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit has been sent to show people their sins and to lead them to Christ for salvation. He brings spiritual life to those who believe, and gives them a true understanding of the scriptures. He lives in all believers, assuring them of salvation and works in them to make them more like Christ. He builds up the church and enables believers to worship, to serve God and reach out to others with the message of salvation.

7) THE CHURCH

The universal church is the body of which Christ is the head and to which all true Christians belong. Local churches are congregations of believers who are called together for the worship of God, the preaching of God's Word (The Bible), the administering of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, for pastoral care and discipline, and for evangelism.

8) BAPTISM AND THE LORDS SUPPER

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are God's chosen ways of reminding us of the way of salvation. Baptism does not save people but is a picture of believers sharing in the death and resurrection of Christ's sufferings and death. The bread and the wine do not change. They represent Christ's broken body and shed blood.

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