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List Of Baptist Confessions
Since the early days of the Baptist movement, various denominations have adopted common confessions of faith as the basis for cooperative work among churches.William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2020, p. 160-161 The following is a list of confessions that have been important to the development of various Baptist churches throughout history. 1600s * 161Thomas Helwys Declaration of Faith* 1644 First London Baptist Confession - revised in 1646 * 165The Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations* 165* 165* 165* 166* 167The Orthodox Creed* 1689 Second London Baptist Confession - originally written in 1677 * 169A Short Confession or a Brief Narrative of Faith 1700s * 174* 175* 175* 177* 178 * 179 1800s * 1812 Former Articles * 1833 New Hampshire Confession of Faith * 183A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists* 1858 The Abstract of Principles * 186Compend of Christian Doctrines Held by Baptists* 187The Articles of Faith of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
