What we believe Hopeman Baptist Church stands within the mainstream of the Christian Church and is therefore committed to upholding the central truths of the Christian faith.   We believe that God created us to have fellowship with him but that this was damaged by our sinful rebellion against him. In order that our broken relationship with God could be restored God sent his only Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross in our place to take away our sin and the punishment that we deserved. Jesus was then raised again to life, after which he ascended into heaven and then sent the Holy Spirit.   We believe that everyone needs to receive God's forgiveness and cleansing from sin. This can happen when firstly we confess our sin, secondly acknowledge that Jesus died in our place and trust in his saving work on the cross, and thirdly ask him to fill us with his Holy Spirit so that we can be spiritually born anew. We believe that by responding to God in this way that he accepts us his children and by the power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live for him.   As a church we also believe  that it is important to be followers of Jesus and to help us do this we look to  the Bible, God's Word for his guidance and instruction.   As a Baptist Church we are committed to Believer's Baptism by immersion as an expression of our personal faith in Jesus as practiced by the early church. We regard each local church as being able to administer it's own affairs under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We are also a member of the Baptist Union of Scotland and are willing to work with Christians in other denominations.

Registered Scottish Charity no: SC 005986

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