Category Archives: Theological Thursdays

The Baptist Faith and Message 2000

2/14/2008 – 5:29 am

Every Thursday for the past few months, I’ve posted an article from The Baptist Faith and Message 2000. On some of the articles I provided related links, relevant books, and my own random thoughts. For all of them, I posted the accompanying scripture references to my Bible translation of choice, the ESV. For convenience, here [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000, General | Comments (0)

XVIII. The Family

2/7/2008 – 5:46 am

from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000:

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption.
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000 | Comments (0)

XVII. Religious Liberty

1/31/2008 – 8:43 pm

from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000:

God alone is Lord of the conscience, and He has left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are contrary to His Word or not contained in it. Church and state should be separate. The state owes to every church protection and full freedom in the [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000 | Comments (5)

XVI. Peace and War

1/24/2008 – 5:41 am

from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000:

It is the duty of Christians to seek peace with all men on principles of righteousness. In accordance with the spirit and teachings of Christ they should do all in their power to put an end to war.
The true remedy for the war spirit is the gospel of our [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000 | Comments (0)

XV. The Christian and the Social Order

1/17/2008 – 6:05 am

from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000:

All Christians are under obligation to seek to make the will of Christ supreme in our own lives and in human society. Means and methods used for the improvement of society and the establishment of righteousness among men can be truly and permanently helpful only when they are rooted [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000 | Comments (0)

XIV. Cooperation

1/10/2008 – 5:19 am

from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000:

Christ’s people should, as occasion requires, 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. They are voluntary and advisory bodies designed to elicit, combine, and direct [...]

By Don A. Elbourne Jr. | Also posted in BF&M 2000 | Comments (0)