Confessions of faith have fallen on hard times. Some say that they are too restrictive or unnecessarily divisive. But the orthodox, the Protestants, and the Baptists—to name our theological forebears—have always affirmed their faith with written statements. For this is how assemblies guard their life and doctrine, and how cooperating churches do ministry together.
So, this month, we explore the role of confessions in the life of the church, and we hone in on the Southern Baptist Convention to consider the Law Amendment and its implications for the future of this denomination. In doing so, we hope to help Baptists, as well as non-Baptists, to see how confessions are a bulwark to unity and cooperation.