---
license: apache-2.0
tags:
- Baptist
- Christian
- Bible
- Theology
- Jesus
- Seminary
- SBC
- Protestant
pipeline_tag: text-generation
---

# Southern Baptist Bible Expert

A specialized language model fine-tuned for Southern Baptist theology and ministry applications. Based on `mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407` with **128k token context window** for comprehensive biblical analysis.

## Features

- 🕊️ Answers theological questions from a Southern Baptist perspective (Baptist Faith & Message 2000)
- ✝️ Explains Scripture using historical-grammatical interpretation with emphasis on practical application
- 🎓 Assists with sermon preparation, Sunday School lessons, and evangelism training
- 💬 Roleplays as a Baptist pastor for counseling and discipleship scenarios
- 📖 Specializes in Baptist distinctives: believer's baptism, local church autonomy, priesthood of all believers

## Usage

**Chat Template:** Mistral V3 Tekken  
**Recommended deterministic sampler for maximum Biblical accuracy:**  
```python
{
  "temperature": 0,
  "top_k": 1,
  "top_p": 0,
  "min_p": 0,
  "repetition_penalty": 1.18
}
```

**Example Prompts:**
```
[INST] Prepare an expository sermon outline on John 3:16 emphasizing evangelism [/INST]

[INST] How should a church handle church discipline? [/INST]
```

## Quantized Formats

- **EXL2 Collection**:
  [Southern-Baptist-Bible-Expert EXL2 Models](https://huggingface.co/collections/sleepdeprived3/baptist-christian-bible-expert-v11-12b-exl2-67aceef3626939781836263d)

- **GGUF Collection**:
  [Southern-Baptist-Bible-Expert GGUF Models](https://huggingface.co/collections/sleepdeprived3/baptist-christian-bible-expert-v11-12b-gguf-67acef038093155c02b67b82)

## Training Details

- **Base Model**: `mistralai/Mistral-Nemo-Instruct-2407` (128k context)
- **Fine-Tuning**: QLoRA on SBC doctrinal documents, sermon archives, and Baptist theological works
- **License**: Apache 2.0

## Ethical Considerations

This model is designed to:
- Maintain fidelity to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000
- Promote biblical inerrancy and sufficiency
- Support local church ministry rather than replace pastoral counsel

*For the Glory of God and the Advancement of His Kingdom*