1925 Baptist Faith And Message Analysis

1925 Baptist Faith and Message to 1963 Baptist Faith and Message One clear similarity involving both the 1925 Baptist Faith and Message and 1963 Baptist Faith and Message is the preamble. Both architects took great care in wording the preamble content. Herschel Hobbs called the 1963 preamble "as important as any other part." In both the 1925 and 1963 the preamble clearly states the document is not a Southern Baptist creed and both chairmen were adamant about emphasizing that point. Both viewed their respective documents as a guide rather than a conscience authority. Where the 1925 gave a brief, yet succinct, description of God due to the hermeneutic tension, the 1963 version extended Section 2-referring to God-to include a complete paragraph to God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. In the 1963 section God as Father, it brought a masculine tone to God rather than keeping God as a Being. Section 3 in 1925 is titled The Fall of Man and it leans towards man being born holy, or sacred. Section 3 in1963 is simply titled Man and leans towards man being born innocent, or blameless. Similar terms but in the case of man and sin that small change makes a big statement. Another mentionable difference between the 1925 and 1963 comes in Section IV of 1963-Salvation. While 1925 details the Path to Salvation (IV) by speaking individually to
They also desired to look forward in order to create longevity with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. To do this, the committee felt they need to made additions to address the family unit and social issues. The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message detailed the roles within the family, the church and social issues and sexual ethics and Christianity. Within the 1925 version, social issues, sexual ethics and the family unit were not mentioned. This was more than likely due to a lack of issue in these areas in