Comments on: John Dagg on The Duty of Baptists

By: Dagg on the duty of pursuing peace and unity « The Wanderer

Dagg on the duty of pursuing peace and unity « The Wanderer — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:41:27 +0000

[...] a comment » Timmy Brister posts an excerpt from the Baptist theologian, John Leadley Dagg. In his Manual of Church Order, Dagg’s final point was: “It is our duty to promote [...]

By: Thomas Twitchell

Thomas Twitchell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:10:17 +0000

You guys. Don’t you know that these things are not to be discussed in polite society! Don’t ask, don’t tell, that’s been the policy and it has always worked. We were doing just fine, now you’ve gone and openned the history books. What next, a regenerate membership?

That 1689 is a biased text, and the BFM… well we’ll fix that oversight.

By: johnMark

johnMark — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:59:00 +0000

The BFM2K under XIV. Cooperation.

Members of New Testament churches should cooperate with one another in carrying forward the missionary, educational, and benevolent ministries for the extension of Christ’s Kingdom. Christian unity in the New Testament sense is spiritual harmony and voluntary cooperation for common ends by various groups of Christ’s people. Cooperation is desirable between the various Christian denominations, when the end to be attained is itself justified, and when such cooperation involves no violation of conscience or compromise of loyalty to Christ and His Word as revealed in the New Testament.

Some might quibble and use the point of one’s “conscience” as a way out, but that cuts both ways.

Mark

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:44:58 +0000

1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, on Fellowship of the Saints: By their profession of faith, saints are committed to the maintenance of a holy fellowship and communion in the worship of God and in the performance of such other special services as promote their mutual well-being. They are also bound to relieve one another in their temporal concerns according to their various needs and abilities. According to the rule of the gospel, this type of fellowship, while it particularly applies to the family and church relationships of saints, is to be extended, as God gives opportunity, to the whole household of faith, that is to say, to all who in every place call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

By: tom ascol

tom ascol — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:36:16 +0000

What a contrast between Dagg’s view and the view of one prominent spokesman who sees himself as a defender of Baptist identity, who wonders how we can even know if Presbyterians are converted, since they haven’t been baptized! May Dagg’s vision of Baptist life prevail in our day.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:34:56 +0000

Critics might say something like this:

“See, that silly Founder’s movement republished that book just so that they can prove their flawed view of Baptist history. Everyone knows that ‘true’ Baptists have nothing to do with those outsiders.”

Right.

I have greatly appreciated Dagg’s work, and thank all those who made it’s re-introduction to Baptist life possible.

By: Jeremy Weaver

Jeremy Weaver — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:01:07 +0000

Good quote. That volume has been very useful to me in the past couple of years.