The BGCT Commitment to the Bible Texas Baptists have always believed the Bible to be authoritative for faith and practice as Christians and churches. All Baptist beliefs flow from the basic foundation of Holy Scripture, and none of our doctrines is to supersede or contradict God s Word. In 1980 the BGCT passed a motion that affirmed The Baptist Faith and Message , adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1963, as the guideline for doctrinal beliefs.
Confessions are only guides in interpretation, having no authority over conscience.
Therefore, the sole authority for faith and practice among Baptists is Jesus Christ whose will is revealed in the Holy Scriptures. 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. The criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ.