BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE: Article 18: The Family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The Bible is replete with family imagery as evidenced in the many wonderful verses cited for the Baptist Faith and Message Article 18. We are indeed "brothers and sisters" in Christ, adopted as children by our heavenly Father. The importance of the marriage relationship unfolds symbolically in the Old Testament with God as husband and Israel as wife, and in the New Testament with Jesus as the bridegroom and the church as the radiant bride. Clearly, marriage and family are distinctly theological.
The Ongoing Battle for Personhood
As Jesus approached Jerusalem for that final time during his earthly walk, Scripture records that He wept – not because the evil of unregenerate humans surprised Him, but because He was deeply grieved by it. Such a time is now. We are not surprised, but this is indeed "a time to weep." The U.S. Supreme […]
FIRST PERSON: Southern Baptist physician predicts battle for personhood will be ongoing struggle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–As Jesus approached Jerusalem for that final time during his earthly walk, Scripture records that he wept — not because the evil of unregenerate humans surprised him, but because he was deeply grieved by it. Such a time is now. We are not surprised, but this is indeed “a time to weep.” The […]
