Confession of Faith (1644)
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]
References
- ^ Crawford Gribben, The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 (Revised Edition), Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2008, p. 252
- ^ 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
- ^ Michael Edward Williams, Walter B. Shurden, Turning Points in Baptist History, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 17
External links
The full text of 1644 Baptist Confession of Faith at Wikisource