The Baptist Faith and Message 2000

by Blount, Douglas K.; Wooddell, Joseph D.; Hawkins, Susie; Akin, Daniel L.; Brand, Chad Owen; Cook, E David; Creamer, Barry K.; Eitel, Keith E.; Hammett, John S.; Johnson, Jerry A.; Lemke, Steve W.; Mitchell, C Ben; Mohler, R Albert, Jr.; Moore, Russell D.;

• ISBN13: 9780742551039
• ISBN10: 0742551032
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-04
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The volume consists of essays by Baptist scholars, explaining and defending The Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Each of the 18 articles of the BFandM 2000 is addressed, with special attention to the most critical issues and changes from the 1963 confession. Also included is an appendix comprising all three Baptist Faith and Message statements from the 20th century (1925, 1963, and 2000), in side-by-side columns for easy reference and comparison.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
The Scriptures	p. 1
God	p. 13
Man	p. 25
The Doctrine of Salvation	p. 37
God's Purpose of Grace	p. 45
The Church	p. 55
Baptism and the Lord's Supper	p. 71
The Lord's Day	p. 83
The Kingdom	p. 89
Last Things	p. 99
Evangelism and Missions	p. 111
Education	p. 121
Stewardship	p. 137
Cooperation	p. 143
The Christian and the Social Order	p. 151
Peace and War	p. 163
Religious Liberty	p. 171
The Family	p. 183
Comparison of 1925, 1963, and 2000 Baptist Faith and Message	p. 193
About the Contributors	p. 231
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