Baptist view The basic concept of individual soul liberty, is that , in matters of religion, each person has the liberty to choose what his/her conscience or soul dictates is right , and is responsible to no one but God for the decision that is made. A person may then choose to be a Baptist, a member of another Christian denomination, an adherent to another world religion, or to choose no religious belief system, and neither the church, nor the government, nor family or friends may either make the decision or compel the person to choose otherwise. In addition, a person may change his/her mind over time. Lack of creeds In line with soul competency, the Southern Baptist Convention has no official creed. They do , however, have the Baptist Faith and Message, a statement of "generally held convictions" ( although many Southern Baptist Churches do not hold to the Baptist Faith and Message ) .
Baptist view The basic concept of individual soul liberty, is that in matters of religion, each person has the liberty to choose what conscience or soul dictates is right and is responsible to no one but God for the decision that is made. A person may then choose to be a Baptist, a member of another Christian denomination, an adherent to another world religion, or to choose no religious belief system, and the church, the government, family and friends may not make the decision or compel the person to choose otherwise. In addition, a person may change one's mind over time. Lack of creeds In line with soul competency, the Southern Baptist Convention has no official creed. They , however, have the Baptist Faith and Message, a statement of "generally held convictions" although many Southern Baptist Churches do not hold to the Baptist Faith and Message .
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