Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Great Baptist Distinctive

1 Corinthians 7:17 KJV
But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Here is another passage of instruction on what I believe to be the great Baptist distinctive; soul liberty, the freedom to worship God according to the dictates of ones own conscience. Other distinctives, such as baptism by immersion after salvation, are a product of this.[1]

Baptists have historically
  • Believed
  • Preached and fervently
  • Practiced
the doctrine of soul liberty. They have ardently promoted the cause of allowing each man to worship God as he sees the Word of God teaching him to do.
  • He has encouraged that all men should have access to the Bible for their own soul liberty
  • He has instructed so that children would be able to read and understand the Bible and gain their soul liberty
  • He has lobbied those who framed the Constitution of the United States so that there was a country that offered men soul liberty
  • He has died both in the practice of soul liberty and in support of others soul liberty




[1] Not that the doctrine of Baptism is a product of this one but that the fact that Baptists became distinct for their practice of baptism die to their understanding of this truth.

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