Baptism, The Lord's Supper, and Marriage

Ordinances:

Baptism, The Lord's Supper, and Marriage

Rome International Church sits at the cross-roads of cultures.  This means that we are a diverse group of people, welcoming anyone from anywhere to worship with us as we discover how God's Word reveals God's purpose for our lives.  Our services are in English to reach across cultures with the message of Jesus for all nations.  If you know someone looking for a community where they can grow in their understanding of God and the Bible, please invite them!

Our Doctrine (Part 5):

Ordinances: Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water as a visual and symbolic demonstration of his union with Christ in the likeness of His death, burial, and resurrection. The act of baptism has no power to save but vividly depicts a person’s release from the mastery of sin. (Rom 6:4; Matt 28:19; Gal 3:27)

As with baptism, the Lord’s Supper is to be observed by those who personally know Jesus as Savior. This ordinance symbolizes the breaking of Christ’s body and shedding of His blood on our behalf and is to be observed regularly in remembrance of Christ’s finished work. (1 Cor 11:17-34; Luke 22:14-20; Acts 2:42,46)

From creation God wonderfully made man and woman to be sexually distinct from one another and complementary to one another. Through marriage, a man and a woman are united in an exclusive, lifelong covenant with each other. Marriage is a gift from God that is intended to mirror the union of Christ and His church. (Gen 1:27-28; 2:18, 21-24; Matt 19:4-6; Mark 10:5-8; Heb 13:4; 1 Cor 6:9-20)