DENOMINATIONS / SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION (SBC)
CORE DOCTRINE
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SOUND
SEXUALITY
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BIBLICAL
CHURCHES
1
IN DATABASE
STATEMENT
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PUBLISHED
ABOUT
Large evangelical Baptist denomination with autonomous local churches
DOCTRINAL POSITIONS
ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE (CLOSED-HANDED)
100%
All Christians must affirm these essential doctrines to be considered orthodox believers.
BIBLICAL INERRANCY
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TRINITY
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VIRGIN BIRTH
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PHYSICAL RESURRECTION
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EXCLUSIVE SALVATION
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IMPORTANT ISSUES - BIBLICAL SEXUALITY
100%
Critical biblical positions on gender and sexuality that define a courageous church.
BIBLICAL GENDER ROLES
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TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE
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REJECTS LGBTQ LEADERSHIP
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NO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
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SECONDARY ISSUES (OPEN-HANDED)
100%
Christians can agreeably disagree on these issues while maintaining unity in the faith.
COMPLEMENTARIAN (NO WOMEN PASTORS)
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PRACTICES CHURCH DISCIPLINE
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HAS STATEMENT OF FAITH
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CALCULATED COURAGE RATING
100/100
Weighted: Closed-handed 40%, Sexuality 25%, Secondary 10%, Non-woke 15%, Statement 10%
CHURCHES IN THIS DENOMINATION (1)
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DALLAS
95/100
Dallas, TX
QUICK FACTS
PRIMARY BIBLE TRANSLATION
CSB
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TYPICAL SERMON LENGTH
35 MINUTES
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POLITICAL ALIGNMENT
CONSERVATIVE
COVID RESPONSE
TEMPORARY CLOSURE
BLM SUPPORT
NO
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