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• What is the basis for our denominational distinctives?
• Are they merely a collection of “faded traditions” or true doctrinal necessities rooted in the Bible alone?
• Are they theologically rich cornerstones of faith that easily transcend time, culture, and preference?
Contributors include Malcolm B Yarnell III (“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church: A Theological Exposition of Matthew 16:13-20”), Paige Patterson (“Observing the Two Ordinances of Christ”), Thomas and Joy White (“Church Officers and Gender: Can Women Be Pastors? Or Deacons?”) and Bart Barber (“A Denomination of Churches: Biblical and Useful”) as well as Jason G. Duesing, David Allen, Emir F. Caner, James Leo Garrett, Jr., and Byron McWilliams.
Acknowledgments vii
Dedication viii
The Baptist Faith and Message, 2000 ix
Author Introductions x
Introduction: The Duty of Baptists to Teach Their Distinctive Views? Jason G. Duesing 1
1 "Upon this Rock I Will Build My Church" A Theological Exposition of Matthew 16:13-20 Malcolm B. Yamell III 24
2 Autonomy of the Local Church: Crucial Baptist Distinctive David Allen 57
3 Covenant or Confusion? "Associated by Covenant in the Faith and Fellowship of the Gospel" Emir F. Caner 84
4 Observing Two Ordinances-Are They Merely Symbols? Paige Patterson 102
5 Under the Lordship of Christ through Democratic Processes James Leo Garrett Jr. 116
6 A Denomination of Churches: Biblical and Useful Bart Barber 133
7 The Church and Its Officers: A Pastor's Perspective Byron McWilliams 152
8 The Offices and Women: Can Women Be Pastors? or Deacons? Thomas White Joy White 174
9 The Universal and Local Church Thomas White 208
Author Index 240
Scripture Index 242
Overview
• What is the basis for our denominational distinctives?
• Are they merely a collection of “faded traditions” or true doctrinal necessities rooted in the ...