Since the early days of the
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 compete ...
movement, various denominations have adopted common
confessions of faith
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets.
The ea ...
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
* 161
Thomas Helwys Declaration of Faith* 1644
First London Baptist Confession - revised in 1646
* 165
The Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations* 165
* 165
* 165
* 166
* 167
The Orthodox Creed* 1689
Second London Baptist Confession - originally written in 1677
* 169
A 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
In 1833, Baptists in the United States agreed upon a confession of faith around which they could organize a missionary society under the Triennial Convention. The New Hampshire Confession of Faith was drawn up by the Rev. John Newton Brown of New ...
* 183
A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists* 1858
The Abstract of Principles
* 186
Compend of Christian Doctrines Held by Baptists* 187
The Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Aid and Poor Relief Societies (Strict Baptist)— an expression of
Hyper-Calvinism
1900s
* 1900
Fulton Confession of Faith (Primitive Baptists)
* 192
Articles of Faith Put Forth by the Baptist Union of America* 1925
Baptist Faith and Message
The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spir ...
- revised in 1963, 1998 and 2000
* 1935
Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists
The Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists is a document that outlines the basic doctrines, faith and practices of Free Will Baptists.
The treatise was adopted in 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee as the two largest groups of F ...
*198
Doctrinal Statement of the Brazilian Baptists 1985, Brazilian Baptist Convention.
Other resources
''Baptist Confessions of Faith''
References
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