About CBC
What we believe
Our Doctrinal Statement - What We Believe
- We are a non-denominational Bible preaching Church. We believe ...
- . . . the Bible (all 66 books) is the inspired Word of God and is our authority in faith, life, and church practice.
- . . . that God exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit.
- . . . that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins.
- . . . that all men are separated from God by sin; and personal acceptance of Christ as Savior is the only way to forgiveness of sin and salvation to eternal life.
- . . . in the personal presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of every born-again Christian.
- . . . in the personal, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for all who trust in Him.
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What We Believe About
Communion - Using the physical elements of the bread, which represents the Savior's body, and the cup, which represents His shed blood, believers use this ceremony within the worship service to remember what Christ has done for us on the cross. In Luke 22:19, Christ leads the first communion service and instructs His disciples: "Do this in remembrance of me." Communion services at Canaan are typically on the third Sunday of each month, following the regular morning worship, and add an additional 15 minutes to the worship service's time.
Baptism - Scripture instructs believers to be baptized as an outward sign of one's faith. Baptism serves to illustrate the believer's solidarity with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. At CBC we practice baptism by immersion for believers. Parents wishing to have believing children baptized should arrange to meet with the pastor so as to evaluate an individual child's readiness to participate in this ceremony.
Infant Dedication - Instead of infant baptism, we periodically hold a brief ceremony during the Sunday morning worship service where parents of newborns or older babies publicly declare their intent to raise their children in the training and instruction of the Lord. The ceremony itself includes a time of exhortation to the parents as well as to the church family and concludes with a corporate prayer.
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