1644 Baptist Confession of Faith

The 1644 Baptist Confession of Faith, also called the First London Baptist Confession, is Particular Baptist confession of faith.

Origin

In 1644, 7 Particular Baptists churches met in London to write a confession of faith.[1] The document called First London Baptist Confession, was published in 1644.[2]

Doctrine

This confession of faith contains 53 articles.[3] It contains the doctrine of the believers' Church and the believer's baptism.[4]

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gollark: Hardly. There is lots of inertia in country design.
gollark: As supreme eternal world dictator, I would be all of knowledgeable (I have a copy of Wikipedia for purposes), ethical (via relativistic trolley collision simulations), and pragmatic (we would have superhuman AI do all diplomacy for us, ethically).
gollark: Except me. I want to and should.
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References
  1. Crawford Gribben, The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 (Revised Edition), Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2008, p. 252
  2. Michael Edward Williams, Walter B. Shurden, Turning Points in Baptist History, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 17
  3. James Leo Garrett, Baptist Theology: A Four-century Study, Mercer University Press, USA, 2009, p. 53
  4. Michael Edward Williams, Walter B. Shurden, Turning Points in Baptist History, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 17

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