What do Baptists believe anyway?

Baptist Distinctives

2 Timothy 3:14-17

The Holy Bible- The sole authority for faith and practice

The Bible is a divine revelation given of God to men.

The New Testament is...

The Constitution of Christianity

The Charter of the Christian Church

///

The only authoritative code for ecclesiastical law

The warrant and justification of all Christian institutions.

In it alone is life and immortality brought to light

The way of escape from wrath revealed

In it alone is life and immortality brought to light

All things necessary to salvation made plain

the way of escape from wrath revealed

Quoted from "The New Directory for Baptist Churches", Written by: Edward T. Hiscox (1859)

and all things necessary to salvation made plain

Quoted from "The New Directory for Baptist Churches", Written by: Edward T. Hiscox (1859)

The doctrine of the INERRANT (free from error), INFALLIBLE (incapable of error), INSPIRED (God breathed), Word of God has always been at the forefront of Baptist belief. It must be the final authority in faith and practice for it is GOD'S WORD given to man to reveal Himself and to instruct mankind in the way of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the instruction manual in righteousness and can not be superseded by any other set of rules or creeds of man. The dictates of man must never usurp the position of preeminence of the Holy Bible.

INSPIRATION...PLENARY, VERBAL

Inspired- God Breathed

Plenary- Complete in every respect, all

Verbal- the very words

Baptists believe that all (plenary) of the very words (verbal) of the Bible are inspired (God breathed) by God.

Profitable... helpful, serviceable, advantageous, to heap up and accumulate benefit

Doctrine... teaching, instruction

The Bible may be used as the perfect textbook to present the systematic teachings of the great truths relating to God Himself.

Reproof... proof of conviction The Bible is to be used to convict man of the wrong in his life.

Correction... a straightening up again The Bible will show the right way

Instruction... tutorage, training

Righteousness... right living God's Word provides all the necessary details, which will allow a Christian to become fully equipped for every good work.

REFERENCES: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

B-ible - the soul authority for faith and practice

A-utonomy or independence of the local church

Priesthood of all believers

P-riesthood of all believers

T-wo offices -Pastor, Deacon

Pastor Deacon

T wo offices -Pastor, Deacon

I-ndividual soul liberty and responsibility

S-eparation of Church & State

T-wo ordinances: Believer's Baptism by immersion, Lord's Supper

Believer's Baptism by immersion Lord's Supper

Saved, baptized and serving members