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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.
Baptists practice believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) as the ordinances instituted in Scripture (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). [5] [additional citation(s) needed] Most Baptists call them "ordinances" (meaning "obedience to a command that Christ has given us") [6] [7] instead of "sacraments" (activities God uses to impart salvation or a means of grace to the participant).
The full name of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer is The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England, Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be Sung or said in churches: And the Form and Manner of Making, ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and ...
The Frontier Camp Meeting: Religion's Harvest Time (1955) online edition; Kidd, Thomas S. and Barry Hankins. Baptists in America: A History (2015) Leonard, Bill J. Baptist Ways: A History (2003), comprehensive international history; Leonard, Bill J. Baptists in America. (2005), general survey and history by leading Southern Baptist
Baptist successionism (or Baptist perpetuity) is one of several theories on the origin and continuation of Baptist churches. The theory postulates an unbroken lineage of churches (since the days of John the Baptist or the Book of Acts) which have held beliefs similar to those of current Baptists.
The new Schaff-Herzog encyclopedia of religious knowledge, embracing Biblical, historical, doctrinal, and practical theology and Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical biography from the earliest times to the present day. Edited by Samuel MacAuley Jackson (Volumes 2 to 12 have abbreviated titles which vary slightly; volume 13 is an Index ...
The treatise is not binding on the member congregations. The Treatise describes the common beliefs and practices that bind the churches and most churches are expected to adopt the Treatise as a "Church Covenant." The treatise was revised and republished in 1848. [2]
The Church of England adopted the Alternative Service Book in 1974, which was so-named to avoid the parliamentary involvement required for a new Book of Common Prayer. The process and fallout from the failed prayer book measures saw new calls for disestablishment both within and outside of Church of England.