Mainstream Baptists

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Mainstream Baptists is a network of Baptists in fourteen U.S. states that have organized to advocate historic Baptist principles, particularly the separation of church and state, and to oppose Fundamentalism and Theocratic Calvinism within the Southern Baptist Convention. As such, it is not a denomination, but rather an organization that provides resources, support, and interagency communication.

Contents

Beliefs

Source: [1]

Lordship of Christ

Salvation by Grace Through Faith

Believer's Baptism

Priesthood of All Believers and Liberty of Conscience

Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State

Mainstream Baptists and the Bible

Congregational Autonomy

Cooperative missions

Cooperating agencies/organizations

References

  1. Baptist Beliefs
  2. Ephesians 2:8–9
  3. Gal. 3:28
  4. 1 Tim. 2:5
  5. Heb. 7:25–28
  6. Heb. 4:15–16
  7. 2 Tim. 2:15
  8. John 16:13
  9. 2 Peter 1:20–21
  10. 1 Peter 2:9
  11. 1 Cor. 12:4–7
  12. Dr. Truett was pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX 1897-1944, president of the Southern Baptist Convention 1927-1929, and president of the Baptist World Alliance 1934-1935. The quotation is from Truett's famous sermon, "Baptists and Religious Liberty," preached on May 16, 1920 to 15,000 people from the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
  13. Further details are posted at http://www.mainstreambaptists.org/mbn/mainstream_&_bible.htm
  14. Matt. 18:20
  15. 1 Cor. 12:2