Confession of Faith (1644)
Appearance
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The Confession of Faith, also called the First London Baptist Confession, is a Particular Baptist confession of faith.
Origin
[edit]In 1644, seven Particular Baptist (Reformed Baptist or Calvinistic Baptist) churches met in London to write a confession of faith.[1] The document, called First London Baptist Confession, was published in 1644.[2]
Doctrine
[edit]This confession of faith contains 53 articles.[3] It contains the doctrine of the believers' Church and the believer's baptism.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Crawford Gribben, The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 (Revised Edition), Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2008, p. 252
- ^ a b Michael Edward Williams, Walter B. Shurden, Turning Points in Baptist History, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 17
- ^ James Leo Garrett, Baptist Theology: A Four-century Study, Mercer University Press, USA, 2009, p. 53