The Baptist Faith and Message
Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963
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I. The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and
is the record of 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. It reveals the principles
by which God judges us; and therefore is, and will remain to
the end of the world, the true center of Christian union,
and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds,
and religious opinions should be tried. The criterion by
which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ.
Ex. 24:4;
Deut. 4:1-2,
17:19;
Josh. 8:34;
Psalm 19:7-10;
119:11,
89,
105,
140;
Isa. 34:16;
40:8;
Jer. 15:16;
36;
Matt. 5:17-18;
22:29;
Luke 21:33;
24:44-46;
John 5:39;
16:13-15;
17:17;
Acts 2:16 ff.;
17:11;
Rom. 15:4;
16:25-26;
2 Tim. 3:15-17;
Heb. 1:1-2;
4:12;
1 Peter 1:25;
2 Peter 1:19-21.
