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The Baptist Faith and Message. “Baptists cherish and defend religious liberty, and deny the right of any secular or religious authority to impose a confession of faith upon a church or body of churches. We honor the principles of soul competency and the priesthood of believers, affirming together both our liberty in Christ and our ...
Download a printable version of the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Table Of Contents. I. The Scriptures. II. God. III. Man. IV. Salvation. V. God’s Purpose of Grace. VI. The Church. VII. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. VIII. The Lord’s Day. IX. The Kingdom. X. Last Things. XI. Evangelism and Missions. XII. Education. XIII. Stewardship. XIV.
THE 2000 BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE. I. The Scriptures. II. God. III. Man. IV. Salvation.
The Baptist Faith and Message. THE 2000 BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE. I. The Scriptures. The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
In 1963, Southern Baptists responded to assaults upon the authority and truthfulness of the Bible by adopting revisions to the Baptist Faith and Message. The Convention added an article on "The Family" in 1998, thus answering cultural confusion with the clear teachings of Scripture.
Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience. Baptism is the picture of the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour.
The Baptist Faith and Message. THE 2000 BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE. I. The Scriptures. The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.