Changes

The BF&M originated in 1925 out of the much older New Hampshire Confession of Faith.  It has been amended three times: in 1963, 1998, and 2000.<ref>However, the SBC website shows only the 1925, 1963, and 2000 versions.</ref>

The BF&M originated in 1925 out of the much older New Hampshire Confession of Faith.  It has been amended three times: in 1963, 1998, and 2000.<ref>However, the SBC website shows only the 1925, 1963, and 2000 versions.</ref>

The 2000 revision was comprehensive, adding an entire new section (Section XVIII) on The Family.  It also added, among other notable changes, a sentence in Section XV (The Christian and the Social Order) supporting the [[sanctity of life]].

The 2000 revision was comprehensive, adding an entire new section (Section XVIII) on The Family.  It also added, among other notable changes, a sentence in Section XV (The Christian and the Social Order) supporting the [[sanctity of life]].  It also replaced gender-specific terms with gender-neutral ones in those cases where applicable to all Christians, male and female.

The revision was controversial among the liberal elements of the SBC (and among supporters of the liberal splinter group Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) for the following changes:

The revision was controversial among the liberal elements of the SBC (and among supporters of the liberal splinter group Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) for the following changes: