To be a Baptist is to be about the work of freedom, to find in our relationship to God, ourselves, the bible and the wider community the opportunity and responsibility of liberation from all but that which the Holy Spirit imparts to us. This series will combine our learning community and regular worship into a “worship in action” opportunity for intergenerational small group conversation about our identity.
11/3 Bible freedom: “the historic affirmation that the Bible, under the Lordship of Christ, must be central in the life of the individual and church and that Christians, with the best and most scholarly tools of inquiry, are both free and obligated to study and obey the Scripture. ( 9)
11/10 Soul freedom: “the historic affirmation of the inalienable right and responsibility of every person to deal with God without the imposition of creed, the interference of clergy, or the intervention of civil government.” (5, 23)
11/17 Church freedom: “the historic Baptist affirmation that local churches are free, under the Lordship of Christ, to determine their membership and leadership, to order their worship and work, to ordain whom they perceive as gifted for ministry, male or female, and to participate in the larger Body of Christ, of whole unity and mission Baptist are proudly a part.” (33)
11/24 Religious freedom: “is the historic Baptist affirmation of freedom OF religion, freedom FOR religion, and freedom FROM religion, insisting that Caesar is not Christ and Christ is not Caesar ” (5) the focus is on the relationship between the church and the state.
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