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Since its original publication in 1980, Baptists and the Bible has become one of the most complete and oft-quoted sources for reliable, incisive, and detailed information on the history of Baptist attitudes toward the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible. Now this newly expanded edition makes it even more useful in understanding what Baptists believe about the Scriptures—and...

CHAPTER ONE “THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS” Baptists seek to conform local expressions of the Christian church to the New Testament. A church must not confuse ancient social customs with normative principles, but it should seek to duplicate the polity and the normative practice of the churches in the New Testament era. Therefore, Baptists believe that the church should have only two ordinances: baptism by full immersion in water upon the public profession of obedient trust in
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