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The 1963/1998 Baptist Faith and MessageA Statement Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention |
On May 9, 1963, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a revised summary of the Southern Baptist faith. The committee's report says in part:
Baptists emphasize the soul's competency before God, freedom in religion, and the priesthood of the believer. However, this emphasis should not be interpreted to mean that there is an absence of certain definite doctrines that Baptists believe, cherish, and with which they have been and are now closely identified. It is the purpose of this statement of faith and message to set forth certain teachings which we believe.
On June 9, 1998, the Southern Baptist Convention added an eighteenth section, "The Family," to the seventeen sections adopted in 1963. The complete text of the committees' reports and the entire Baptist Faith and Message can be found below.
| 1963/1998 The Baptist Faith and Message | |
| Preamble | Current Version |
| 1. The Scriptures 2. God 3. Man 4. Salvation 5. Gods Purpose of Grace 6. The Church 7. Baptism and the Lord's Supper 8. The Lord's Day 9. The Kingdom 10. Last Things |
11. Evangelism and Missions 12. Education 13. Stewardship 14. Cooperation 15. The Christian and the Social Order 16. Peace and War 17. Religious Liberty |
| 18. The Family (added in 1998) | |
| Report of the
Committee on the Baptist Faith and Message (1963) Report of the Baptist Faith and Message Study Committee (1998) |
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