Baptist Faith and Message

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Southern Baptist Convention document confession of faith doctrinal statement

The Baptist Faith and Message is the official doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention, summarizing its core theological beliefs and guiding principles.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Baptist Faith and Message canonical	9
Baptist Faith and Message 2000	6
Baptist Faith and Message 1963	3
Baptist Faith and Message 1925	2
Baptist Faith and Message (2000)	1
Baptist view of Scripture	1
Southern Baptist confessional standards	1
The Baptist Faith and Message	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1949609 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Baptist Faith and Message
Context triple: [Southern Baptist Convention, confessionalDocument, Baptist Faith and Message]

A. The Christian Baptist
The Christian Baptist was an early 19th-century religious periodical that Alexander Campbell used to promote Restorationist theology and critique established church practices in the United States.
B. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
C. Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance is a global fellowship and representative body of Baptist churches and organizations that promotes unity, evangelism, human rights, and humanitarian aid worldwide.
D. Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church is a Protestant doctrinal statement that outlines the core theological beliefs and teachings now shared within the United Methodist Church.
E. Belhar Confession
The Belhar Confession is a Christian doctrinal statement originating in South Africa that emphasizes unity, reconciliation, and justice in opposition to apartheid and racial segregation within the church.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Baptist Faith and Message
Target entity description: The Baptist Faith and Message is the official doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention, summarizing its core theological beliefs and guiding principles.

A. The Christian Baptist
The Christian Baptist was an early 19th-century religious periodical that Alexander Campbell used to promote Restorationist theology and critique established church practices in the United States.
B. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church is the denomination’s authoritative manual that outlines its doctrine, polity, rules, and procedures for church governance and practice.
C. Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance is a global fellowship and representative body of Baptist churches and organizations that promotes unity, evangelism, human rights, and humanitarian aid worldwide.
D. Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church is a Protestant doctrinal statement that outlines the core theological beliefs and teachings now shared within the United Methodist Church.
E. Belhar Confession
The Belhar Confession is a Christian doctrinal statement originating in South Africa that emphasizes unity, reconciliation, and justice in opposition to apartheid and racial segregation within the church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Southern Baptist Convention document ⓘ confession of faith ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ
adoptedBy	Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine	Trinity ⓘ believers’ baptism by immersion ⓘ biblical inerrancy (especially in 2000 revision) ⓘ local church autonomy ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateAdopted	1925 ⓘ 1963 ⓘ 2000 ⓘ
dateCreated	1925 ⓘ
denomination	Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ
hasSection	Baptism and the Lord’s Supper ⓘ Cooperation ⓘ Education ⓘ Evangelism and Missions ⓘ God ⓘ God’s Purpose of Grace ⓘ Last Things ⓘ Man ⓘ Peace and War ⓘ Religious Liberty ⓘ Salvation ⓘ Stewardship ⓘ The Christian and the Social Order ⓘ The Church ⓘ The Family ⓘ The Lord’s Day ⓘ The Scriptures ⓘ linked to: Bible
hasVersion	Baptist Faith and Message 1925 ⓘ linked to: Baptist Faith and Message Baptist Faith and Message 1963 ⓘ linked to: Baptist Faith and Message Baptist Faith and Message 2000 ⓘ linked to: Baptist Faith and Message
influencedBy	Abstract of Principles ⓘ New Hampshire Confession of Faith ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
placeCreated	Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
publisher	LifeWay Christian Resources ⓘ linked to: Lifeway Christian Resources
religiousTradition	Baptist ⓘ linked to: Baptists
status	current official doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention ⓘ
subject	Baptist ecclesiology ⓘ Baptist soteriology ⓘ Baptist view of Scripture ⓘ linked to: Baptist Faith and Message Baptist view of evangelism and missions ⓘ Baptist view of ordinances ⓘ Baptist view of the church ⓘ Baptist view of the family ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ
theologicalPosition	conservative ⓘ evangelical ⓘ
usedAs	confessional basis for Southern Baptist mission boards ⓘ doctrinal guideline for Southern Baptist seminaries ⓘ teaching standard in Southern Baptist churches ⓘ

How these facts were elicited