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Southern Baptists "Baptist Faith and Message" summary.    
The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and   is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine
instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth,   without any mixture of error, for its matter.  
God
There is one and only one living and true   God. …The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with
distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or   being. 
God the Father
God as Father reigns with   providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream   of human history according to the purposes of His grace. …God is Father in truth   to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ.  
God the Son
Christ is the eternal Son of God.   In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born   of the virgin Mary. …He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in   His death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men from   sin.  
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the   Spirit of God. …He exalts Christ. He convicts of sin, of righteousness and of   judgment. …He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship,   evangelism, and service.  
Man
Man was created by the special act of   God, in His own image, and is the crowning work of His creation. …By his free   choice man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. … The   sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own   image, and in that Christ died for man; therefore every man possesses dignity   and is worthy of respect and Christian love.  
Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption   of the whole man, and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord     and Saviour, who by His own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer.    In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and    glorification.  
God's Purpose of Grace
Election is the    gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, sanctifies, and   glorifies sinners. …All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has   accepted in Christ, and sanctified by His Spirit will never fall away from the   state of grace, but shall persevere to the end.  
The Church
A New Testament church of the Lord   Jesus Christ is a local body of baptized believers who are associated by   covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel…and seeking to extend the   gospel to the ends of the earth. …This church is an autonomous body. …The New   Testament speaks also of the church as the body of Christ, which includes all of   the redeemed of all the ages.  
Baptism & the Lord's Supper
Christian   baptism is the immersion of a believer in water. …It is an act of obedience   symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the   believer's death to sin, the burial of the life, and the resurrection to walk in   newness of life in Christ Jesus.    The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members …   memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.  
The Lord's Day
The first day of the week is   the Lord's Day. …It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and   should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion.  
Last Things
God, in His own time and in His   own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. …Jesus Christ will return   personally and visibly…the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in   righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell. …The righteous… will   receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.  
Evangelism & Missions
It is the duty and   privilege of every follower of Christ and every church of the Lord Jesus Christ   to endeavor to make disciples of all nations … to seek constantly to win the   lost to Christ by personal effort.  
Education
The cause of education in the   Kingdom of Christ is co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general   benevolence … there should be a proper balance between academic freedom and   academic responsibility. …The freedom of a teacher in a Christian school,   college, or seminary is limited by the pre-eminence of Jesus Christ, by the   authoritative nature of the Scriptures, and by the distinct purpose for which   the school exists.  
Stewardship
God is the source of all   blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him.   Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in   the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore   under obligation to serve Him with their time, talents, and material   possessions.  
Cooperation
Christ's people should …   organize such associations and conventions as may best secure cooperation for   the great objects of the Kingdom of God. Such organizations have no authority   over one another or over the churches. …Cooperation is desirable between the   various Christian denominations.  
The Christian & the Social Order
Every   Christian is under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in his   own life and in human society. ... The Christian should oppose in the spirit of   Christ every form of greed, selfishness, and vice.  
Religious Liberty
Church and state should be   separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the   pursuit of its spiritual ends. …A free church in a free state is the Christian   ideal.  
Family
God has ordained the family as the   foundational institution of human society. …Marriage is the unity of one man and   one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. …The husband and wife are of   equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image. The marriage   relationship models the way God relates to His people. …Children, from the   moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord.


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