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The Lord's Supper (Holy Communion) - The Lord's Supper symbolizes the Lord's death and suffering for
the benefit and in the place of His people. It also symbolizes the believer's participation in the crucified Christ.
it represents not only the death of Christ as the object of faith which unites the believers to Christ, but also
the effect of this act as the giving of life, strength, and joy to the soul. The communicant by faith enters into
a special spiritual union of his soul with the glorified Christ. Matthew. 26:26-28. All true believers and only
believers should share in it.
Water Baptism - We believe that Water Baptism is an ordinance instructed by Christ in John 3:5 however,
we do not believe that water baptism alone is a means of salvation, but is an outward demonstration that one
has already had a conversion experience and has accepted Christ as his personal Savior. We, at Jehoram
Christian Fellowship, practice immersion in preference to sprinkling, because immersion corresponds
more closely to the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Colossians 2:12-13. It also symbolizes
regeneration and purification more than any other mode. Therefore, we practice immersion as our mode of
Baptism. We use this Baptismal Formula in the name of the Father, Jehovah / Yahweh, and in the name of
the Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, and in the name of the Holy Ghost our comforter Matthew 28:19
and Acts 19:5.
Angels - The Bible uses the term "angel" (a heavenly body) clearly and primarily to denote messengers or
ambassadors of God with such scripture references as Revelations 4:5, which indicates their duty in heaven
to praise God Psalm 103:20, to do God's will Matthew 18:10 and to behold his face. The Bible indicates
that they accompanied God in the Creation, and also that they will accompany Christ in His return in Glory.
Demons - Demons are angels who were cast out of heaven after making an attempt to overthrow God in
heaven. Lucifer, the chief angel led this rebellion. Like angels, Satan and his demons are not omnipresent,
nor omnipotent, neither are they opposite of God in power. God is the creator, and they are the created.
Demons are sometimes called unclean, evil spirits, devils or demonic beings. They are evil spirits, belonging
to the unseen or spiritual realm, embodied in human beings.
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