What We Believe¶
Re:born Baptist Church is an Independent Fundamental Baptist church, holding to the historic Baptist faith as set forth in our Articles of Faith. The following is drawn directly from those Articles, which every member subscribes to. We believe that doctrine matters — that what a church believes shapes what it becomes.
Our Identity¶
Re:born Baptist Church is an Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) church. We do not hold to Reformed or Calvinist theology. We believe in the free offer of the Gospel to all people, the individual soul's responsibility before God, and salvation by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible¶
We hold the Bible as the verbally inspired, inerrant Word of God — the final and complete authority in all matters of faith and practice. Scripture, not tradition or creed, governs our doctrine, our worship, and our life together.
God¶
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons — Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, born of a virgin, sinless in life, crucified for the sins of the world, risen bodily from the grave, ascended to heaven, and coming again.
Salvation¶
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. His death on the cross paid the full penalty for sin. The individual who trusts in Christ is born again by the Holy Spirit, justified before God, and given eternal life.
The Gospel¶
The Gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again. We believe in the free offer of the Gospel to all people — "whosoever believeth on him" (John 3:16). We reject the Reformed/doctrines of grace interpretation that limits the atonement to the elect.
Believer's Baptism¶
Baptism is by immersion of a believer, following personal trust in Christ. It is an outward expression of an inward faith — not a means of salvation. We do not practise infant baptism.
The Lord's Supper¶
The Lord's Supper (communion) is observed by churches as a memorial of Christ's death until He returns. It is for baptized believers who are in fellowship with their local church.
The Church¶
The local church is a self-governing body of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel. Each local church is independent under the headship of Christ — we hold to local church autonomy and reject connectionalism or denominational hierarchy.
Baptist Distinctives¶
- Soul Competency: Every person has direct access to God through Christ — no mediator between the believer and God but Christ alone.
- Priesthood of Believers: All believers are priests before God, individually responsible for their faith and walk.
- Local Church Autonomy: Each church is self-governing under Christ's headship, answerable to no convention, board, or hierarchy.
- Two Ordinances: Believer's baptism by immersion and the Lord's Supper.
Separation¶
We believe in separation from apostasy and worldliness — both personal separation from sin and ecclesiastical separation from false teaching and churches that compromise the Gospel.
Last Things¶
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead — the saved to eternal life and the lost to eternal punishment. We believe in the imminent, personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Christian Life¶
The Christian life is a life of obedience to the Word of God, growth in grace, and witness to the Gospel. We are called to love God, love one another, and go into all the world with the Gospel.
Our Mission¶
Our mission is taken from the Great Commission: to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ — rooted in Scripture, growing in grace, and sent to love our neighbours in Singapore and beyond.
For questions about our beliefs, please contact us.