Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior. The act is a public declaration of the believer’s death to sin, burial of the old life, and resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his or her faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord’s Supper.
The Lord’s Supper is an act of obedience whereby the church memorializes the death of the Redeemer, Jesus Christ, and anticipates His second coming through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine.