Featured What are the Fundamentals of the Faith ?

On another thread the question came up as to whether Independent Fundamental Baptists could fellowship with Reformed Baptists. Is this not possible or is there enough agreement on fundamental (small f) beliefs that we can at least acknowledge each others salvation and possibly even worship together. I think we can but I also think this is a minority opinion. So, does anyone have a minimal list of essential points that they would share, that would tend to shed light on this.

 

Puritans under Oliver Cromwell 1654
1. The Holy Scripture is the rule of knowing God and living unto Him which whoso does not believe cannot be saved.
2. That there is a God who is the Creator, Governor, and Judge of the world, which is to be received by faith, and every other
way of the knowledge of Him is insufficient.
3. That this God who is the Creator is eternally distinct from all creatures in His Being and Blessedness.
4. That this God is One in Three Persons or subsistences.
5. Jesus Christ is the only Mediator between God and Man without the knowledge of whom there is no salvation.
6. That this Jesus Christ is the true God.
7. That this Jesus Christ is also true Man.
8. That this Jesus Christ is God and Man in One Person
9. That this Jesus Christ is our Redeemer, who by paying a ransom and bearing our sins, has made satisfaction for them.
10.That this same Lord Jesus Christ is He that was crucified at Jerusalem, and rose again and ascended into Heaven.
11.That this same Jesus Christ being the only God and Man in One Person remains forever a distinct person from all saints and
angels notwithstanding their union and communion with Him.
12.That all Men by nature were dead in sins and trespasses, and no man can be saved unless he is born again, repent and
believe.
13.That we are justified and saved by grace and faith in Jesus Christ and not by works.
14.That to continue in any know sin upon what pretense or principle soever is damnable.
15.That God is to be worshipped according to His own will and whosoever shall forsake and despise all the duties of His
worship cannot be saved.
16.That the dead shall rise, that there is a day of judgement where all shall appear, some to go into everlasting life and some
into everlasting condemnation.

 

Sorry for the long post above but I posted it because this was what the Puritan's came up with. Apparently lead by John Owen. Richard Baxter was also there. I say this because I don't see a lot of what we constantly argue about with the Calvinism/Arminianism debate. I don't mean that these issues aren't valid issues to argue about in a debate forum, but my point is these Calvinist Puritans did not see fit to elevate some of these issues to "essential" status.

 

If you are a Fundamentalist Baptist or a Reformed Baptist, what specific things do you perceive that would make it impossible to worship together, or to fellowship? Or what things make you doubt the salvation of the other group?

 

I think both groups would go with that. ????

 

Help me out here. Do you know what they were off hand? I was referring to a series of papers published in the 20's called the fundamentals but I didn't know what the points were. I did read where some Presbyterians came up with a list but they left a lot out because they, amongst themselves, already agreed on the Westminster Confession of Faith.

I'm just trying to figure out here if there are primary doctrines that would cause either a fundamental Baptist or a Reformed Baptist to doubt the salvation of the other party. I understand the theological disagreements and have no problem debating them on a theological debate forum. But do you doubt the salvation of someone holding a IFB position on these issues? If so, specifically why?

 

@Marooncat79 That's a good list I think. @JesusFan , good list too.

I feel like that more and more.