Volgende doopgeleentheid: Sondag, 12 September, Soverby Gastehuis

As jy graag gedoop wil word kontak Sandra ( Hierdie e-pos adres is teen spambotte beskerm, jy moet JavaSkrip op jou webblaaier ontsper om dit te kan sien ) om vir die doopgesprek te registreer.

Die doop is ʼn ritueel wat ʼn gelowige ondergaan as ʼn stap van gehoorsaamheid en ook as ʼn simboliese getuienis van sy vereenselwiging met Jesus Christus en sy missie op aarde. By Stellenbosch Gemeente nooi ons mense uit om deel te neem aan hierdie getuienis as ʼn spontane reaksie op ʼn geloofspad. Dit is egter nie ʼn institusionele vereiste nie en niemand word op ʼn gegewe tydstip gedwing om dit te doen nie.

Om gedoop te word, is ryk in betekenis. Reflekteer gerus op die volgende aanhalings:

“Baptism is rich in meaning. Baptism suggests cleansing. When you are a disciple, you understand that you are cleansed by Christ. You understand that Christ died in your place on the cross, paying for your sins, fully forgiving you for all your wrongs. You are cleansed from guilt, and you are becoming a healthier, more whole person.
Baptism suggests an ending and a new beginning. Immersion especially dramatizes this: a person is buried under the water – signifying the end of his or her old life – and then rises up out of the water – signifying the beginning of his new life as a disciple.” – Brian McLaren

“Baptism bears witness to what God has done on our behalf and also signifies our identification with Christ. But that identification cannot be confined to an internalized and individualized commitment. We are baptized not only into the person of Christ but also into his body, constituted as the church here on earth, with all its diversity and imperfections (1 Cor 12:13). Baptism is a profoundly corporate act that signifies for all believers their new identity as members of a community of faith.” – Eddie Gibbs

Indien jy meer inligting oor die doop wil hê kan jy die Padlangs-kursus bywoon, les drie van die aanlyn dissipelskapkursus bestudeer of vir Wilma Enslin-Geyser kontak.