Delaware Seventh-day Adventist Church

How to Become a Member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

If you have not as yet accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord, the pastor or another church member could lead you to an acquaintance with Him and would be most happy to talk with you about this.  There is nothing more beautiful and incredible than a daily relationship with Jesus!  Jesus said, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18, 19). 

As Jesus directs us, there is a teaching process for the new believer, so that he/she can understand the basics of the Christian faith.  The pastor would be happy to study with you as you prepare for baptism.

If you have already accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord and wish to join this church, again,  you will probably want to study the basic teachings of the Bible with the pastor, as you prepare for baptism.

If you have previously been baptized by immersion, you can become a member by profession of faith--that is, agreeing with the baptismal vows and basic teachings teachings of the Bible.

 

Our Baptismal Vows

  1. I believe there is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal persons.
  2. I accept the death of Jesus Christ on Calvary as the atoning sacrifice for my sins and believe that through faith in His shed blood I am saved from sin and penalty.
  3. I renounce the world and its sinful ways, and have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior believing that God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven my sins and given me a new heart.
  4. I accept by faith the righteousness of Christ, my Intercessor in the heavenly sanctuary, and accept His promise of transforming grace and power to live a loving, Christ-centered life in my home and before the world.
  5. I believe that the Bible is God's inspired Word, the only rule of faith and practice for the Christian. I covenant to spend time regularly in prayer and Bible study.
  6. I accept the Ten Commandments as a transcript of the character of God and a revelation of His will. It is my purpose by the power of the indwelling Christ to keep this law, inlcuding the fourth commandment, which requires observance of the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath of the Lord and the memorial of Creation.
  7. I look forward to the soon coming of Jesus and the blessed hope when "this mortal shall put on immortality." As I prepare to meet the Lord, I will witness to His loving salvation, and by life and word help others to be ready for His glorious appearing.
  8. I accept the biblical teaching of spiritual gifts and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church.
  9. I blieve in church organization. It is my purpose to support the church by my tithes and offerings and by my personal effort and influence.
  10. I believe that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and will honor God by caring for it, avoiding the use of what is harmful, abstaining from all unclean foods, from the use, manufacture, or sale of alcoholic beverages, the use, manufacture, or sale of tobacco in any of its forms for human consumption, and from the misuse of or trafficking in narcotics or other drugs.
  11. I know and understand the fundamental Bible principles as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I purpose, by the grace of God, to fulfill His will by ordering my life in harmony with these principles.
  12. I accept the New Testament teaching of baptism by immersion and desire to be baptized as a public expression of my faith in Christ and His forgiveness of my sins.
  13. I accept and believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the remnant church of Bible prophecy and that people of every nation, race, and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship. I desire to be a member of this local congregation of the world church.