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London Baptist Standards
The confessional documents of seventeenth-century Particular Baptist churches: the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) and the Baptist Catechism. Together they define the Reformed Baptist theological tradition.
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Second London Baptist Confession of Faith
EssentialParticular Baptist Assembly· 1 hr readThe confessional standard of seventeenth-century Particular Baptist churches in England, adopted in its final form in 1689. Closely modeled on the Westminster Confession of Faith, it substitutes believer's baptism for infant baptism and congregational polity for Presbyterian governance while affirming the same Reformed doctrines of Scripture, grace, and salvation. It remains the defining confession of Reformed Baptist churches worldwide.
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The Baptist Catechism
Benjamin Keach· 30 min readA 118-question catechism written by the Particular Baptist pastor Benjamin Keach to accompany the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith. Closely modeled on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, it adapts the questions on baptism and church polity for Baptist practice while preserving the same Calvinist doctrinal content. It served as the primary catechetical tool of Particular Baptist churches in the seventeenth century and formed the basis for Spurgeon's Puritan Catechism nearly two centuries later.
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