Since the early days of the Baptist movement, various denominations have adopted common confessions of faith as the basis for cooperative work among churches.[1] The following is a list of confessions that have been important to the development of various Baptist churches throughout history.
17th century
- 1611 Thomas Helwys Declaration of Faith
- 1644 First London Baptist Confession - revised in 1646
- 1651 The Faith and Practice of Thirty Congregations
- 1654 The True Gospel-Faith Declared According to the Scriptures
- 1656 The Somerset Confession of Faith
- 1655 Midland Confession of Faith
- 1660 The Standard Confession
- 1678 The Orthodox Creed
- 1689 Second London Baptist Confession - originally written in 1677
- 1691 A Short Confession or a Brief Narrative of Faith
18th century
- 1729 The Goatyard Declaration of Faith
- 1742 The Philadelphia Confession
- 1757 Carter Lane Declaration of Faith
- 1758 The Sandy Creek Confession
- 1770 Articles of Religion of the New Connexion
- 1788 The Coalheaver's Confession.[2]
19th century
- 1833 New Hampshire Confession of Faith
- 1834 A Treatise on the Faith of the Freewill Baptists
- 1858 The Abstract of Principles
- 1866 Compend of Christian Doctrines Held by Baptists
- 1878 The Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Aid and Poor Relief Societies (Strict Baptist)—an expression of Hyper-Calvinism
20th century
References
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 160-161
- ^ Huntington, William (1788). Catalogue Entry » The coal-Heaver's confession; intended as a supplement to "the rule and the riddle.". OCLC 642680974 – via WorldCat.
External links
- Baptist Confessions of Faith
- Reformed Reader - Historic Baptist Documents