Albany Missionary Baptist Church
Questionnaire answered by Brother Nathan Hocker
- When and by what authority was your church organized?
First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church of Springfield was organized on January 9th, 1960 by the Hillcrest Missionary Baptist Church of Portland, Oregon
- What is your definition of a church?
X A local, visible, called-out assembly only.
_____ The Baptist Denomination.
_____ All born again believers.
_____ Other.
- When was the Lord’s New Testament Church established?
Matthew 4:18-20
Isaiah 9:1
Acts 10:37
Acts 13:31
- What is the bride now and in the eternal age?
2 Corinthians 11:2 The local new testament church is the bride now
Revelation 19:7-8 Those that have made themselves ready with the righteousness of Christ will be the bride in eternity
Ephesians 5:25-27 This is how the saints in this life stay saints in eternity
- Define scriptural salvation?
Romans 10:9-10 belief with the heart God’s record is true
1 John 5:10-13 This is the record that God gave us to believe by faith
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 One must believe by repentance and faith the gospel
Ephesians 2:8-9 This is why we have no works to offer, God did everything for us
- Define scriptural baptism?
It is a burial – Romans 6:4-5
It is a burial in water – John 1:33
It is for the purpose of church membership – Acts 2:41-42
Who has the authority?
Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus, who is God, authorized His new testament church to baptize
Give qualifications of a candidate?
Acts 8:36-39 A candidate will be one that has accepted Christ as their personal savior
Acts 2:41-42 Gives proper order of the great commission
Matthew 3:8-9 Shows an example of the requirements prior to baptism
Who can administer?
John 1:33 A man called of God to do so
Acts 13:1-4 Paul by the Spirit through the local church at Antioch was sent
Acts 19:4-6 Paul baptizing the confessed saved
- Who do you accept baptism and letter from?
x American Baptist Convention Churches. – Have Board System, Board controls Church, liberal open communion, universal church.
x Southern Baptist Convention Churches. – 1845 established Board to do Church work, if started by board, started by man – most believe in universal church, open communion.
x General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
x Conservative Baptist Churches. – Women pastors, open communion, universal church, out of N.B.C. 1950.
x Bible Baptist Fellowship Churches. – Talk the truth, but don’t practice, out of S.B.C.
Baptist Missionary Association Churches.
American Baptist Association Churches.
Independent.
The red “x” indicates NO, they have either departed from the truth long ago or they were started out of churches that had departed the truth long ago. The others I wouldn’t give a definitive answer until diligently investigating their lineage, doctrine and perhaps the obvious key, their practice. Acts 18 and 19 are good examples of questioning to make sure. Even the religion of Jesus’ day were concerned about authority in Matthew 21:23-27.
- What is your practice concerning the Lord’s Supper?
X Restricted to a member of the local church only.
_____ Restricted to a member of Baptist Churches of same faith and order.
_____ Open to born again believers.
_____ Other.
1 Corinthians 5:12-13 A church must judge her membership prior to observing the Lord’s Supper. 1 Corinthians 11:33 instructs the saints in Corinth to come together to eat the Lord’s Supper. This can only be accomplished by observing it as a local body membership.
- What elements do you use in the Lord’s Supper?
Matthew 26:17,26 unleavened bread for leaven is sin and the bread is the body of Christ who had no sin
Matthew 26:29 pure juice of the vine, pure from the grape. The Passover and unleavened bread feasts were to be done with no leaven in the house. Leaven is needed for wine, beverage alcohol – Exodus 12:19
- Would you fellowship or exchange a letter with a church that used wine in the Lord’s Supper?
No – 2 Corinthians 6:14 light can’t participate with darkness
- Would you accept the Baptism from a church that was organized with wine (fermented) for the Lord’s Supper or after organization, began to use wine (fermented) for the Lord’s Supper?
Matthew 7:17-18 A people organized with wine for the Lord’s Supper is corrupt from the beginning therefore has no foundation, no good fruit. I would not accept that baptism. A church organized with decent order I would accept their baptisms before they began using wine but I would not be able to fellowship or exchange letters. Baptisms after their use of wine would be rejected.
- Which spiritual gifts remain in the Church today?
1 Corinthians 13:13 are the only spiritual gifts that remain in the church today
1 Corinthians 13:8-10 explains that miraculous gifts will fail when something better arrives
James 1:25 tells us what perfect thing it is that will come, better than miracles
- Do you believe salvation is available only to those elected before the foundation of the world?
( ) yes ( X ) no
John 3:16 whosoever means all
Titus 2:11 salvation hath appeared to all men
- Do you believe Christ died for all mankind?
( X ) yes ( ) no
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
- Do all believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling in their hearts or is it just church members?
All believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
John 3:5-8 Born of the Spirit
Romans 8:9-16 Spirit dwells in the believer
- Did God predestine some to be saved and some to be lost or does he offer salvation to all mankind and will save those who are willing to accept it by repentance and faith?
1 Timothy 2:4 God’s will is that all men be saved
2 Peter 3:9 God is not willing that any should perish (be lost eternally)
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 His sacrifice was for all
- Would you ordain a preacher or deacon who has been married more than once, whose first wife is still living? No
1 Timothy 3:2 That one wife is first wife, not one at a time
Romans 7:2 The marriage is fulfilled upon the death of a spouse, the other is loosed
Matthew 19:4-6 God does the joining and God decides life or death
- Would you ordain a preacher or deacon whose wife has been married more than once and the first husband is still living? No
Matthew 5:31-32 She is under the marriage and agreement to the one God joined her to
- When does a person become a Son of God?
X At Salvation.
_____ After Baptism.
_____ After Church Membership.
- A person that is saved, but has not lived their life for the Lord, which Resurrection will they be taken in? They will be in the first resurrection.
Acts 24:15 there will be a resurrection for the just and one for the unjust
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 This happens before the tribulation
Revelation 20:4-6 Shows Christ reigning on the earth for 1000 with those of the first resurrection which includes the saints of the tribulation
Revelation 20:11-15 depicts the second resurrection for the unjust
- If a saved person is disobedient to God’s call to Baptism, and even after Baptism refuses to live faithfully for the Lord, will he go to Heaven or the Prison of Spirits?
2 Corinthians 5:17 a saved person is a new creature
Ephesians 1:13 states that a saved person is sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise
John 3:36 proclaims that the believer hath everlasting life, that is life that is forever
Luke 16:23 only hell or heaven
- Is Heaven for all the saved or just those who have come into covenant relationship with the Lord through Baptism and lived faithfully until the end of life?
Luke 23:43 teaches directly that salvation is heaven forever
Ephesians 2:8-9 it is a gift, didn’t work for it, can’t lose it
- Will all the saved stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ? Yes
Romans 14:10 brothers, those that have accepted the work of Christ for salvation
- Will all the saved be in the first Resurrection?
Yes
- Is there outer darkness in Heaven? If so, please explain?
No
- What was the standing of this member when they left?
Good
