Essential Christian Doctrine/ The Fundamentals of the Faith

The baptist one was too wordy to be essential.

The second was not bad. Like that it started with Jesus instead of the bible, my preference.

Apostles' Creed probably the best for "essential".

 

If spreading the message of the gospel is one of the primary functions of the church, I agree that doctrinal statements being publicly available are very productive practices.I appreciate finding them when researching a new ministry or church.

I think you are accurate in your wording:

but admit that not all professing Christians are in line with these fundamentals. As we know, there are people who claim Christianity but sadly are not.
Matthew 7 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

 

• I have a problem with teaching that a type of interpretation is essential doctrine.
• I have another problem with teaching a six "literal" day creation.

Both of these are things I look for when examining an organization.
I agree with the first but would never include it in an Organizational Statement of Faith;
it excludes rather than includes.

The first portion (the literal, grammatical-historical interpretation) is a method of interpretation and a preference, not an essential doctrine.
The second (the form of creationism) is debatable and not essential.

The organization makes a conclusion based upon the method of interpretation that many using the same method disagree with.

Both of these are non-essential to the message of the gospel.

Rob

 

The essentials of the Christian faith would, of necessity have to do with (1) glorifying Almighty God the Creator, and (2) the salvation of sinners from hell. Therefore the inspiration and infallibility of God's Word, the Bible, the incarnation & virgin birth of Jesus Christ, God's Son, His sinless life and His substitutionary blood atonement for sinners by His death upon the cross; His burial and physical, bodily resurrection from the dead; salvation by grace through faith in Jesus; and His visible, physical return to earth at the end of the world would all have to be considered the basic fundamentals of Christianity.

May His name be praised forever.

 

Neither of the two links provide "the essentials" of our faith. The first one contains several assertions that many (non-cal) believers reject. To claim the cal view is essential is essentially wrong.
It is essential to believe the Bible is the word of God, and therefore trustworthy and reliable for faith and practice. It is essential to believe in our Triune God (God in three persons) which of course means we believe Jesus is God the Son. It is essential to believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ, God's anointed, sent by God so that everyone believing into Him will not perish but have eternal life.