The Baptist Faith and Message
Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963
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XV. The Christian and the Social Order
Every Christian is under obligation to seek to make the
will of Christ supreme in his own life 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 in the
regeneration of the individual by the saving grace of God in
Christ Jesus. The Christian should oppose, in the spirit of
Christ, every form of greed, selfishness, and vice. He
should work to provide for the orphaned, the needy, the
aged, the helpless, and the sick. Every Christian should
seek to bring industry, government, and society as a whole
under the sway of the principles of righteousness, truth,
and brotherly love. In order to promote these ends
Christians should be ready to work with all men of good will
in any good cause, always being careful to act in the spirit
of love without compromising their loyalty to Christ and His
truth.
Ex. 20:3-17; Lev.
6:2-5; Deut. 10:12;
27:17; Psalm
101:5; Mic. 6:8; Zech.
8:16; Matt. 5:13-16,
43-48; 22:36-40;
25:35; Mark
1:29-34; 2:3 ff.;
10:21; Luke
4:18-21; 10:27-37;
20:25; John
15:12; 17:15; Rom.
12; 13; 14;
1 Cor. 5:9-10; 6:1-7;
7:20- 24; 10:23
ff.; 11:1; Gal.
3:26-28; Eph. 6:5-9;
Col. 3:12-17; 1
Thess. 3:12; Philemon;
James 1:27; 2:8.
