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    BAPTIST CONFESSION

    1. OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURESPara 1

    Isaiah 8:20Consult Gods instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does notspeak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

    Luke 16:2 Abraham replied, !hey have "oses and the #rophets$ let them listen to

    them.

    E!hesia"s 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ %esus

    himself as the chief cornerstone.

    2 Ti#$%h& ':1()1* and how from infancy you have known the &oly 'criptures, which

    are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ %esus. ()All 'cripture isGod*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in

    righteousness, (+so that the servant of Goda-may be thoroughly euipped for every goodwork.

    Psa+# 1:1)', *)11

    !he heavens declare the glory of God$

    the skies proclaim the work of his hands./0ay after day they pour forth speech$night after night they reveal knowledge.1!hey have no speech, they use no words$

    no sound is heard from them.

    !he law of the 2340 is perfect,refreshing the soul.

    !he statutes of the 2340 are trustworthy,

    making wise the simple.5!he precepts of the 2340 are right,

    giving 6oy to the heart.

    !he commands of the 2340 are radiant,

    giving light to the eyes.7!he fear of the 2340 is pure,

    enduring forever.!he decrees of the 2340 are firm,and all of them are righteous.

    (8!hey are more precious than gold,

    than much pure gold$

    they are sweeter than honey,than honey from the honeycomb.

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    ((9y them your servant is warned$

    in keeping them there is great reward.

    R$#a"s 1:1)21 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God hasmade it plain to them. /8:or since the creation of the world Gods invisible ualities;his

    eternal power and divine nature;have been clearly seen, being understood from what

    has been made, so that people are without e

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    P/$e/s 22:1)21

    (7'o that your trust may be in the 2340,

    I teach you today, even you./8&ave I not written thirty sayings for you,

    sayings of counsel and knowledge,/(teaching you to be honest and to speak the truth,

    so that you bring back truthful reportsto those you serve

    Luke 1:1)-("any have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been

    fulfilleda-among us, /6ust as they were handed down to us by those who from the firstwere eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 1Dith this in mind, since I myself have

    carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly

    account for you, most e

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    2 Thessa+$"ia"s ':1* (+I, #aul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the

    distinguishing mark in all my letters. !his is how I write.

    R$#a"s 1:8)1(5:irst, I thank my God through %esus Christ for all of you, because your

    faith is being reported all over the world. 7God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching

    the gospel of his 'on, is my witness how constantly I remember you(8

    in my prayers atall times$ and I pray that now at last by Gods will the way may be opened for me to

    come to you.

    ((I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong; (/

    that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each others faith. (1I do not wantyou to be unaware, brothers and sisters,a-that I planned many times to come to you >but

    have been prevented from doing so until now@ in order that I might have a harvest among

    you, 6ust as I have had among the other Gentiles.

    (=I am obligated both to Greeks and non*Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. (?!hat

    is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in 4ome.

    3a+a%ia"s -:20 /8how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am

    perple

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    2 Pe%e/ 1:1)21 (7De also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,

    and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the

    day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. /8Above all, you must understandthat no prophecy of 'cripture came about by the prophets own interpretation of things. /(

    :or prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke

    from God as they were carried along by the &oly 'pirit.

    A4%s 1:21)22 /(!herefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with

    us the whole time the 2ord %esus was living among us, //beginning from %ohns baptismto the time when %esus was taken up from us. :or one of these must become a witness

    with us of his resurrection.B

    1 C$/i"%hia"s :1 (Am I not free Am I not an apostle &ave I not seen %esus our 2ordAre you not the result of my work in the 2ord

    1 C$/i"%hia"s 1(:*)8 +!hen he appeared to %ames, then to all the apostles, 5and last of

    all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

    E!hesia"s 2:20 /8built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ %esushimself as the chief cornerstone.

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    Para 2

    2 Ti#$%h& ':16 ()All 'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,correcting and training in righteousness.

    1 Ti#$%h& (:1*)18 (+!he elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthyof double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (5:or 'cripture

    says, 0o not muHHle an o< while it is treading out the grain,B a-and !he workerdeserves his wages.Bb-

    2 Pe%e/ ':16 ()&e writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of thesematters. &is letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and

    unstable people distort, as they do the other 'criptures, to their own destruction.

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    Para 3

    Luke 2-:2*/+And beginning with "oses and all the #rophets, he e

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    Para 4

    Luke 16:2*)'1/+&e answered, !hen I beg you, father, send 2aHarus to my family, /5

    for I have five brothers. 2et him warn them, so that they will not also come to this placeof torment. /7Abraham replied, !hey have "oses and the #rophets$ let them listen to

    them. 18Eo, father Abraham, he said, but if someone from the dead goes to them,they will repent. 1(&e said to him, If they do not listen to "oses and the #rophets, theywill not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.B

    3a+a%ia"s 1:8)59ut even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel otherthan the one we preached to you, let them be under Gods curseF 7As we have already

    said, so now I say again If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what youaccepted, let them be under Gods curseF

    E!hesia"s 2:20 /8built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ%esus himself as the chief cornerstone.

    2 Ti#$%h& ':1( (?and how from infancy you have known the &oly 'criptures, whichare able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ %esus.

    R$#a"s 1:2 /the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the &oly'criptures

    R$#a"s ':2 /"uch in every wayF :irst of all, the %ews have been entrusted with thevery words of God.

    A4%s 2:16 ()Eo, this is what was spoken by the prophet %oel

    A4%s -:2( /?ou spoke by the &oly 'pirit through the mouth of your servant, our father0avid

    Dhy do the nations rage

    and the peoples plot in vain

    5a%%he 1':'( 1?'o was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet

    I will open my mouth in parables,I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.B a-

    R$#a"s :1* (+:or 'cripture says to #haraoh I raised you up for this very purpose,that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed inall the earth.B

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    3a+a%ia"s ':8 5'cripture foresaw that God would 6ustify the Gentiles by faith, andannounced the gospel in advance to Abraham All nations will be blessed

    through you.B

    R$#a"s 1(:- =:or everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so

    that through the endurance taught in the 'criptures and the encouragement they providewe might have hope.

    1 C$/i"%hia"s 10:11 ((!hese things happened to them as e

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    $h" 1:'-)'6 1=Instead, one of the soldiers pierced %esus side with a spear, bringinga sudden flow of blood and water. 1?!he man who saw it has given testimony,

    and his testimony is true. &e knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that

    you also may believe. 1)!hese things happened so that the scripture would befulfilled Eot one of his bones will be broken,B a-

    $h" 1:2- /=2ets not tear it,B they said to one another. 2ets decide by lot who willget it.B

    !his happened that the scripture might be fulfilled that said,

    !hey divided my clothes among them

    and cast lots for my garment.Ba-

    'o this is what the soldiers did.

    Luke 22:'* 1+It is written And he was numbered with the transgressorsa-$ and I tellyou that this must be fulfilled in me. es, what is written about me is reaching its

    fulfillment.B

    5a%%he 26:(- ?=9ut how then would the 'criptures be fulfilled that say it musthappen in this wayB

    $h" 1':18 (5I am not referring to all of you$ I know those I have chosen. 9ut this isto fulfill this passage of 'cripture &e who shared my bread has turneda-against

    me.-

    Ti#$%h& ':16 ()All 'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,correcting and training in righteousness,

    2 Pe%e/ 1:1)21 (7De also have the prophetic message as something completelyreliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a darkplace, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. /8Above all,

    you must understand that no prophecy of 'cripture came about by the prophets

    own interpretation of things. /(:or prophecy never had its origin in the humanwill, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by

    the &oly 'pirit.

    5a%%he (:1*)18 (+0o not think that I have come to abolish the 2aw or the#rophets$ I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. (5:or truly I tell

    you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke

    of a pen, will by any means disappear from the 2aw until everything isaccomplished.

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    5a%%he -:1)11

    (

    !hen %esus was led by the 'pirit into the wilderness to be tempteda-

    by the devil./

    Afterfasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 1!he tempter came to him and said,If you are the 'on of God, tell these stones to become bread.B

    =%esus answered, It is written "an shall not live on bread alone, but on every word

    that comes from the mouth of God. b-B

    ?!hen the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of thetemple. )If you are the 'on of God,B he said, throw yourself down. :or it is written

    &e will command his angels concerning you,

    and they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. c-B

    +%esus answered him, It is also written 0o not put the 2ord your God to the test. d-B

    5Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of

    the world and their splendor. 7All this I will give you,B he said, if you will bow down

    and worship me.B

    (8%esus said to him, Away from me, 'atanF :or it is written Dorship the 2ord yourGod, and serve him only.e-B

    ((!hen the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

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    Para 5

    2 Ti#$%h& 2:1-)1( (=Jeep reminding Gods people of these things. Darn thembefore God against uarreling about words$ it is of no value, and only ruins thosewho listen. (?0o your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker

    who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

    e/e#iah 2':28)2 /52et the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let theone who has my word speak it faithfully. :or what has straw to do with grainB

    declares the 2340. /7Is not my word like fire,B declares the 2340, and like a

    hammer that breaks a rock in pieces

    Luke 16:2*)'1 /+&e answered, !hen I beg you, father, send 2aHarus to my family, /5

    for I have five brothers. 2et him warn them, so that they will not also come to this

    place of torment.

    /7Abraham replied, !hey have "oses and the #rophets$ let them listen to them.

    18Eo, father Abraham, he said, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will

    repent.

    1(&e said to him, If they do not listen to "oses and the #rophets, they will not be

    convinced even if someone rises from the dead.B

    $h" 6:6' )1!he 'pirit gives life$ the flesh counts for nothing. !he words I havespoken to you;they are full of the 'pirit a-and life.

    1 Pe%e/ 1:2')2( /1:or you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but ofimperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. /=:or,

    All people are like grass,and all their glory is like the flowers of the field$

    the grass withers and the flowers fall,/?but the word of the 2ord endures forever.Ba-

    And this is the word that was preached to you.

    He/es -:12)1' (/:or the word of God is alive and active. 'harper than any double*edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, 6oints and marrow$ it

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    6udges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (1Eothing in all creation is hidden

    from Gods sight. verything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to

    whom we must give account.

    eu%e/$"$#& '1:11)1' ((when all Israel comes to appear before the 2340 your

    God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in theirhearing. (/Assemble the people;men, women and children, and the foreigners

    residing in your towns;so they can listen and learn to fear the 2340 your Godand follow carefully all the words of this law. (1!heir children, who do not know

    this law, must hear it and learn to fear the 2340 your God as long as you live in

    the land you are crossing the %ordan to possess.B

    $h" 20:'1 1(9ut these are written that you may believea-that %esus is the "essiah,the 'on of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

    3a+a%ia"s 1:8) 59ut even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other

    than the one we preached to you, let them be under Gods curseF 7As we havealready said, so now I say again If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other

    than what you accepted, let them be under Gods curseF

    5a/k 16:1()16 (?&e said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to allcreation. ()Dhoever believes and is baptiHed will be saved, but whoever does not

    believe will be condemned.

    5a%%he 16:1* (+%esus replied, 9lessed are you, 'imon son of %onah, for this wasnot revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my :ather in heaven.

    1 C$/i"%hia"s 2:1- (=!he person without the 'pirit does not accept the things thatcome from the 'pirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot

    understand them because they are discerned only through the 'pirit.

    $h" ':' 1%esus replied, Kery truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of Godunless they are born again.a-B

    1 C$/i"%hia"s 2:-)( ="y message and my preaching were not with wise andpersuasive words, but with a demonstration of the 'pirits power, ?so that yourfaith might not rest on human wisdom, but on Gods power.

    1 Thessa+$"ia"s 1:()6 ?because our gospel came to you not simply with words butalso with power, with the &oly 'pirit and deep conviction. ou know how we

    lived among you for your sake. )ou became imitators of us and of the 2ord, foryou welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the 6oy given by

    the &oly 'pirit.

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    1 $h" 2:20)21, 2* /89ut you have an anointing from the &oly 3ne, and all of youknow the truth.a-/(I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, butbecause you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. /+As for you, the

    anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone toteach you. 9ut as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointingis real, not counterfeit;6ust as it has taught you, remain in him.

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    Para 6

    2 Ti#$%h& ':1()1* (?and how from infancy you have known the &oly 'criptures,

    which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ %esus. ()All'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training inrighteousness, (+so that the servant of Goda-may be thoroughly euipped for every good

    work.

    eu%e/$"$#& -:2 /0o not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it,but keep the commands of the 2340 your God that I give you.

    A4%s 20:20, 2* /8ou know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would behelpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. /+:or I have not

    hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.

    Psa+# 1:* +!he law of the 2340 is perfect,refreshing the soul.!he statutes of the 2340 are trustworthy,

    making wise the simple.

    Psa+# 11:6, , 10-, 128)!hen I would not be put to shame

    when I consider all your commands.

    7&ow can a young person stay on the path of purity

    9y living according to your word.

    (8=I gain understanding from your precepts$

    therefore I hate every wrong path.

    (/5and because I consider all your precepts right,I hate every wrong path.

    $h" 6:-(=?

    It is written in the #rophets !hey will all be taught by God.

    a-

    veryonewho has heard the :ather and learned from him comes to me.

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    1 C$/i"%hia"s 2:)1- 7&owever, as it is written

    Dhat no eye has seen,

    what no ear has heard,and what no human mind has conceivedBa-;

    the things God has prepared for those who love him;

    (8these are the things God has revealed to us by his 'pirit.

    !he 'pirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. ((:or who knows a personsthoughts e

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    Para 7

    2 Pe%e/ ':16 ()&e writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these

    matters. &is letters contain some things that are hard to understand, whichignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other 'criptures, to their own

    destruction.

    2 Ti#$%h& ':1()(+ (?and how from infancy you have known the &oly 'criptures,which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ %esus. ()All

    'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and

    training in righteousness, (+so that the servant of Goda-may be thoroughlyeuipped for every good work.

    2 Ti#$%h& ':1-)1* (=9ut as for you, continue in what you have learned and havebecome convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, (?and

    how from infancy you have known the &oly 'criptures, which are able to make

    you wise for salvation through faith in Christ %esus. ()All 'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in

    righteousness, (+so that the servant of Goda-may be thoroughly euipped for

    every good work.

    Psa+# 1:*)8

    +!he law of the 2340 is perfect,

    refreshing the soul.!he statutes of the 2340 are trustworthy,

    making wise the simple.5!he precepts of the 2340 are right,

    giving 6oy to the heart.!he commands of the 2340 are radiant,

    giving light to the eyes.

    Psa+# 11:10(

    (8?our word is a lamp for my feet,

    a light on my path.

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    2 Pe%e/ 1:1 (7De also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place,

    until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

    P/$e/s 6:22)2'//Dhen you walk, they will guide you$when you sleep, they will watch over you$

    when you awake, they will speak to you./1:or this command is a lamp,

    this teaching is a light,and correction and instruction

    are the way to life,

    eu%e/$"$#& '0:11)1- ((Eow what I am commanding you today is not too difficultfor you or beyond your reach. (/It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask,

    Dho will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey itB(1Eor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, Dho will cross the sea to getit and proclaim it to us so we may obey itB (=Eo, the word is very near you$ it is

    in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

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    Para 8

    R$#a"s ':2 /"uch in every wayF :irst of all, the %ews have been entrusted with thevery words of God.

    5a%%he (:18 (5:or truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallestletter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the 2aw

    until everything is accomplished.

    Isaiah 8:20/8

    Consult Gods instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone doesnot speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

    A4%s 1(:1( (?!he words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written

    2 Ti#$%h& ':16)1* ()All 'cripture is God*breathed and is useful for teaching,rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, (+so that the servant of Goda-

    may be thoroughly euipped for every good work.

    $h" 10:'-)'6 1=%esus answered them, Is it not written in your 2aw, I have said youare godsBa- 1?If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came;and

    'cripture cannot be set aside; 1)what about the one whom the :ather set apart ashis very own and sent into the world Dhy then do you accuse me of blasphemy

    because I said, I am Gods 'on

    eu%e/$"$#& 1*:18)20 (5Dhen he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write forhimself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the 2evitical priests. (7It

    is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn torevere the 2340 his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these

    decrees /8and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from

    the law to the right or to the left. !hen he and his descendants will reign a longtime over his kingdom in Israel.

    P/$e/s 2:1)(

    ("y son, if you accept my words

    and store up my commands within you,

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    /turning your ear to wisdom

    and applying your heart to understanding;1indeed, if you call out for insightand cry aloud for understanding,=and if you look for it as for silver

    and search for it as for hidden treasure,?then you will understand the fear of the 2340

    and find the knowledge of God.

    P/$e/s 8:'- 1=9lessed are those who listen to me,watching daily at my doors,

    waiting at my doorway.

    $h" (:', -6 17ou studya-the 'criptures diligently because you think that in themyou have eternal life. !hese are the very 'criptures that testify about me, =)If youbelieved "oses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.

    1 C$/i"%hia"s 1-:6, , 11, 12, 2-, 28 )Eow, brothers and sisters, if I come to youand speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some

    revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction 7'o it is with you.

    Lnless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone knowwhat you are saying ou will 6ust be speaking into the air. ((If then I do not

    grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and

    the speaker is a foreigner to me. (/'o it is with you. 'ince you are eager for giftsof the 'pirit, try to e

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    Para 9

    Isaiah 8:20 /8Consult Gods instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone doesnot speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

    $h" 10:'-)'61=

    %esus answered them, Is it not written in your 2aw, I have said youare godsBa- 1?If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came;and

    'cripture cannot be set aside; 1)what about the one whom the :ather set apart as

    his very own and sent into the world Dhy then do you accuse me of blasphemybecause I said, I am Gods 'on

    A4%s 1(:1()16(?!he words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written

    ()After this I will returnand rebuild 0avids fallen tent.

    Its ruins I will rebuild,

    and I will restore it,

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    Para 10

    5a%%he 22:2 /7%esus replied, ou are in error because you do not know the'criptures or the power of God.

    5a%%he 22:'1)'2 1(9ut about the resurrection of the dead;have you not read what

    God said to you, 1/I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of%acoba- &e is not the God of the dead but of the living.B

    A4%s 28:2')2( /1!hey arranged to meet #aul on a certain day, and came in even largernumbers to the place where he was staying. &e witnessed to them from morning

    till evening, e