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[Mainstream Baptists] 1) Confessions of faith are guides that are not �official creeds carrying mandatory authority.� 2) Dialogue with others in a face to face community. 3) Reflection on the Church�s historical traditions and testimonies. _________ [SBC Fundamentalists] 1) Confessions of faith are guides that are �instruments of doctrinal accountability.� 2) Submissiveness to the authority of pastors, elders, deacons, administrators, etc. who hold believers accountable . . . under the word of God.� _________ [1] 
Guides for Interpreting Faith
R e v e l a t i o n
T e s t i m o n y
C r i t e r i a
O f f i c i a l I n t e r p r e t e r s _ _ _ _ _
G u i d e s f o r I n t e r p r e t i n g F a i t h
S o u l C o m p e t e n c y
P r i e s t h o o d o f B e l i e v e r s
L i b e r t y i n C h r i s t
Two Visions
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