What is a Christian?

If you would like to become a Christian you can do it now by talking to God. The exact words don't matter, it's not a matter of reciting a formula but entering a relationship. You could say something like this:

"God, here I am, and I could use a new beginning. I know that I haven't been living to please You, but I want to now. Thank you for sending Jesus into our world to die for me. I trust Him to forgive me. I now want to give Him first place in my life and to live for Him."

Talking to God like that is powerful stuff! When done sincerely, it makes you a son or daughter of God. It makes you a new Christian. Of course that is just the beginning; as a new Christian you need to grow. The best way to do that is to get in touch with other Christians.

If you want to find out more about what it means to be a follower of Jesus then contact us and talk with one of our Pastors, and consider coming here and doing an Alpha Course.

BEING BAPTIST – THE NZ BAPTIST CHURCH

Statement of faith

We are a community of those who believe in God the Father, in His Son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit - one God; who are repentant of sin and have been saved by personal faith in Jesus Christ through His atoning death and resurrection; who publicly confess their faith and who are committed to the church's aims and functions.

What we believe

The true humanity and deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The atonement made on the cross by our Lord for the sin of the world.
The person of the Holy Spirit as the one who sets apart, empowers, and imparts spiritual gifts to the church.
The inspiration of the Bible and its authority in all matters of faith and practice.
Salvation and membership in the Church by faith in Christ alone.
Membership of the church for the regenerate.
The immersion of believers as the scriptural form of water baptism.