We Believe Part 8

2. G O D S P E A K S T H R O U G H
T R A D I T I O N

3. PA S S I N G F O R WA R D O F VA L U E S ,
B E L I E F S , A N D C U S T O M S F R O M
G E N E R AT I O N T O G E N E R AT I O N

4. T H E S E C O M M A N D M E N T S T H AT
I G I V E Y O U T O D AY A R E T O B E
U P O N Y O U R H E A R T S . I M P R E S S
T H E M O N Y O U R C H I L D R E N .
TA L K A B O U T T H E M W H E N Y O U
S I T AT H O M E A N D W H E N Y O U
WA L K A L O N G T H E R O A D ,
W H E N Y O U L I E D O W N A N D
W H E N Y O U G E T U P. T I E T H E M
A S S Y M B O L S O N Y O U R H A N D S
A N D B I N D T H E M O N Y O U R
F O R E H E A D S . W R I T E T H E M O N
T H E D O O R F R A M E O F Y O U R
H O U S E S A N D O N Y O U R G AT E S .
D E U T E R O N O M Y 6 : 4 - 9

5. I H AV E B E E N R E M I N D E D O F
Y O U R S I N C E R E FA I T H ,
W H I C H F I R S T L I V E D I N Y O U R
G R A N D M O T H E R L O I S A N D I N
Y O U R M O T H E R E U N I C E A N D ,
I A M P E R S U A D E D , N O W
L I V E S I N Y O U A L S O . F O R
T H I S R E A S O N , I R E M I N D Y O U
T O FA N I N T O F L A M E T H E
G I F T O F G O D , W H I C H I S I N
Y O U T H R O U G H T H E L AY I N G
O N O F M Y H A N D S .
I I T I M O T H Y 1 : 5 - 6

6. B E D I L I G E N T I N T H E S E
M AT T E R S ; G I V E Y O U R S E L F
W H O L LY T O T H E M , S O
T H AT E V E RY O N E M AY S E E
Y O U R P R O G R E S S . WAT C H
Y O U R L I F E A N D D O C T R I N E
C L O S E LY. P E R S E V E R E I N
T H E M , B E C A U S E I F Y O U
D O , Y O U W I L L S AV E B O T H
Y O U R S E L F A N D Y O U R
H E A R E R S .
I T I M O T H Y 4 : 1 5 - 1 6

7. B E D I L I G E N T I N T H E S E
M AT T E R S ; G I V E Y O U R S E L F
W H O L LY T O T H E M , S O
T H AT E V E RY O N E M AY S E E
Y O U R P R O G R E S S . WAT C H
Y O U R L I F E A N D D O C T R I N E
C L O S E LY. P E R S E V E R E I N
T H E M , B E C A U S E I F Y O U
D O , Y O U W I L L S AV E B O T H
Y O U R S E L F A N D Y O U R
H E A R E R S .
I T I M O T H Y 4 : 1 5 - 1 6

8. • “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this:
God has made this Jesus, whom you
crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
• Acts 2:36

9. • unify the church
• encapsulate the Gospel
• fight heresy

10. Sola fide

11. A M E R I C A N B A P T I S T D I S T I N C T I V E
Our tradition emphasizes the Lordship and atoning sacrifice of
Jesus Christ, believers’ baptism, the competency of all believers
to be in direct relationship with God and to interpret Scripture,
the importance of the local church, the assurance of freedom in
worship and opinion, and the need to be Christ’s witnesses within
society.

12. I N S I G H T S
• Appreciate the durability of the biblical story
• Convey time-tested wisdom to the present
• Challenge and correct temporal thought
• Guide toward a more robust faith in practice

13. L I M I TAT I O N S
• Previously unknown realities
• New information and knowledge

14. “ T H E L I V I N G C O R E O F
T H E C H R I S T I A N FA I T H
WA S R E V E A L E D I N
S C R I P T U R E , I L L U M I N E D B Y
T R A D I T I O N , V I V I F I E D I N
P E R S O N A L E X P E R I E N C E ,
A N D C O N F I R M E D B Y
R E A S O N . S C R I P T U R E I S
P R I M A RY, R E V E A L I N G T H E
W O R D O F G O D S O FA R A S
I T I S N E C E S S A RY F O R
O U R S A LVAT I O N . ”

15. – P E T E R M E I D E R L I N , 1 6 2 6
“In essentials unity, in non-
essentials liberty, and in all
things charity.”

16. “You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with
God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself
as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined
together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in
him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in
which God lives by his Spirit.”
Ephesians 2:19-21