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| | The Baptist Bible Union was started in 1923 by prominent Fundamentalists including W. B. Riley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Minneapolis, T. T. Shields, Canadian Baptist pastor, and J. Frank Norris, of First Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Riley said the Union was founded to give "open, determined opposition to menacing modernism" in the | | The Baptist Bible Union was started in 1923 by prominent Fundamentalists including W. B. Riley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Minneapolis, T. T. Shields, Canadian Baptist pastor, and J. Frank Norris, of First Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Riley said the Union was founded to give "open, determined opposition to menacing modernism" in the |
| | Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions. The union was of "inspirational character" for those who sought to purge liberalism from Baptist denominations.<ref>Leonard (1987) p. 506</ref> | | Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions. The union was of "inspirational character" for those who sought to purge liberalism from Baptist denominations.<ref>Leonard (1987) p. 506</ref> |
| | + | ==Beliefs== |
| | The following acrostic backronym, spelling BAPTIST, represents a useful summary of Baptists' distinguishing beliefs: | | The following acrostic backronym, spelling BAPTIST, represents a useful summary of Baptists' distinguishing beliefs: |
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| − | * Biblical authority (Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
| + | * Biblical authority (Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) |
| − | * Autonomy of the local church (Matt. 18:15–17; 1 Cor. 6:1-3)
| + | * Autonomy of the local church (Matt. 18:15–17; 1 Cor. 6:1-3) |
| − | * Priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Timothy 5)
| + | * Priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Timothy 5) |
| − | * Two ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper) (Acts 2:41–47; 1 Cor. 11:23-32)
| + | * Two ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper) (Acts 2:41–47; 1 Cor. 11:23-32) |
| − | * Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5–12)
| + | * Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5–12) |
| − | * Separation of Church and State (Matthew 22:15–22)
| + | * Separation of Church and State (Matthew 22:15–22) |
| − | * Two offices of the church (pastor-elder and deacon) (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1–2)
| + | * Two offices of the church (pastor-elder and deacon) (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1–2) |
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| | == Baptist Denominations == | | == Baptist Denominations == |