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I. The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is the
record of God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine
instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without
any mixture of error, for its matter. It reveals the principles by which God judges
us; and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center
of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds,
and religious opinions should be tried. The criterion by which the Bible is to
be interpreted is Jesus Christ.
Ex. 24:4; Deut. 4:1-2; 17:19; Josh. 8:34; Psalm 19:7-10; 119:11,
89, 105, 140; Isa. 34:16; 40:8; Jer. 15:16; 36; Matt. 5:17-18; 22:29; Luke 21:33;
24:44-46; John 5:39; 16:13-15; 17:17; Acts 2:16 ff.; 17:11; Rom. 15:4; 16:25-26;
2 Tim. 3:15-17; Heb. 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21
[Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963]
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