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Article 1 – The Holy Scriptures
Articles Of The Faith And Order Of A Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptist Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ, Based On The Declaration Of Faith And Practice Of John Gill, D. D., 1720 I. The Holy Scriptures. We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired,[1] and our sole, supreme, and all-sufficient guide in every matter of Christian Faith and Practice.[2] ------------------------------- [1] Jn 10:35; 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20,21 [2] Psalm 19:9 -11; 119:128; Is 8:20; Lk 16:29-31; Jn 5:39; 2 Tim 3:15,16; 2 Pet 1:20,21 -------------------------------------------------------------- Annotations: Inspiration Asserted Note 1.—The passages cited clearly assert that, while the books of the Bible were written by human authors, (whose personal peculiarities are often apparent in their…
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The Articles Of Faith Of A Strict And Particular Baptist Church
Articles Of The Faith And Order Of A Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptist Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ, Based On The Declaration Of Faith And Practice Of John Gill, D. D., 1720 Anne Askew, Martyred 1846“I am not she that list My anchor to let fall, For every fleeting mist, My hope’s substantial."Gorge Murrell, St. Neots“I may lose all my friends. Well, be it so, if it is God’s will; but I am determined to go to hevane alone, rather than walk in fellowship with any who repudiate His truth, and decline to obey His commandments.”------------------------------- Introduction: Having been enabled, through Divine grace, to give ourselves to the Lord, and likewise to one another, according to the will of God[1], we count it…
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Table Of Contents
(This Book contains "The Articles of the Faith and Practice of a Primitive or Strict and Particular Baptist Church," and Annotations, or Explanatory and illustrative notes on the same. To facilitate reference, each Article with its corresponding Annotations is here presented under one heading.) Part 1—The Doctrines Of The Gospel Article 1—The Holy Sciptrues Inspiration asserted; Verbal Inspiration; 2 Timothy 3:16 Article 2—The Trinity In Unity The Being Of God; Our Knowledge Of Him; The Trinity A Mystery; Erroneous Phraseology; Christ, the Creator; 1 John 5:7,8 Article 3—The Federal Headship Of Adam And Human Guilt And Depravity Adam’s Original Nature; Federal Headship Taught In Scripture; Human Guilt And Depravity Distingusihed; Christ, Through His Miraculous Conception, Exempt From The Results Of The Fall; Adam’s Sin, Our…
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Preface
In the following pages an attempt is made to state with clearness and simplicity the views regarded as essential by the Section of the Baptist Denomination to which the title "Strict and Particular," or preferably "Primitive," is ordinarily applied. Debatable topics have been avoided. Nothing, therefore, is advanced ooncerning the Sonship of the Lord Jesus, in its controversial aspect: or the period of the creation of His human soul. On such questions, also, as the relation of God's holy Law to the lives of His people, and whether Covenant blessings were or were not purchased by the Redeemer's blood, absolute reticence has been maintained. These and kindred subjects—though far from unimportant—are matters for private judgment rather than truths which must be universally received. On them,…
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Title Page
A Guide To Church Fellowship, As Maintained By Primitive Or Strict And Particular Baptists. By William Jeyes Styles 1902