We believe and teach that participation in “Union” worship services with denominations is unscriptural and therefore not permissible. (1 Pet 2:9; 2 Cor 6:14-18)

Many may read this statement and wonder, “What are ‘Union’ worship services?” It typically refers to a joint meeting of various denominations to “worship” together. Members of faithful congregations of the Lord’s church have avoided such meetings for several reasons. However, in more recent times, liberal congregations have made it their practice to openly participate, and even encourage, such participation with denominations. In this article I want to give a few of the reasons for our refusal to participate in such meetings.
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We believe and teach that scriptural baptism is immersion for the remission of sins, and is in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost/Spirit.  (Act 8:35-38; Mat 28:19).

In the last article from our doctrinal statement we established, from Scripture, the essentiality of baptism to salvation. However, there are many who believe that the command to be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38) can be satisfied by the mode of sprinkling or pouring. There are also those who believe that the biblical baptism necessary for salvation does not involve any physical element at all and is completely an act of the Holy Spirit. They believe that it is Holy Spirit baptism that is necessary for salvation. By clarifying the biblical mode of baptism we will know for certain what God is commanding of us when he says that we must be baptized to be forgiven of our sins.
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