Baptist Deacon Study Guide

It is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the Ordinances of Christ, governed by His laws, and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word.

There are eighteen (18) Articles of Faith.

1.The Scriptures

2.The True God

3.The Fall of Man

4.God’s Purpose of Grace

5.The way of Salvation

6.The way of Regeneration

7.The way of Repentance

8.The way of Faith

9.The way of Justification

10.The way of Adoption

11.The way of Sanctification

12.The Perseverance of Saints

13.The Law and the Gospel

14.The Gospel Church

15.Christian Baptism

16.The Lords Supper

17.The Christian Sabbath

• 18.The Civil Government

There are two ordinances:

• 1. Baptism
• 2. The Lord's Supper

There are three tables:

• 1. The Lord's Supper Table
• 2. The Poor Saint's Table
• 3. The Pastor's Table

There are four ways into a Baptist Church:  (BLCR)

• 1. By Baptism
• 2. By Letter
• 3. By Christian Experience of Grace
• 4. By Restoration

There are three ways a membership may be dissolved in a Baptist Church: (LED)

• 1. By Letter
• 2. By Exclusion
• 3. By Death

By Scripture there are two offices in the Church:

• 1. The Pastor
• 2. The Deacons

They are assistants to the Pastor and Church; they are non-scriptural offices:

• 1. The Church Clerk
• 2. The Treasurer
• 3. The Secretary

State laws relating to Religious Corporations require that there be a specific body which holds legal title to the Church's property and responsible for its financial affairs.

The policy of a Baptist Church is the stated rules and regulations that govern the action of the people as found in the New Testament

• and explained in:
• Hiscox's Guide For Baptists and Huntley'sManuel For Every Baptist

There are sixty-six (66) books in the Bible.

There are thirty-nine (39).

There are twenty-seven (27).

A New Testament Church means divine organization among men, that was instituted for the purpose by Christ who still retains Headship and Kingship.

Adoration and praise offered to God.

It is to exalt and magnify God, to whom all honor and glory are due.

God the Supreme Being of the whole universe:

• 1. He is Omnipotent - All Powerful
• 2. He is Omniscient - All Knowing
• 3. He is Omnipresent - Everywhere

He is the second person of the Trinity and is manifested in the flesh as God's only Begotten Son.

• A. He is the Redeemer
• B. He is the Mediator
• C. He is the Revelator

The Holy Spirit or the Holy Ghost, as He is sometimes called, is the third person of the Trinity and is manifested as the Comforter.

• A. Sanctifier
• B. Comforter
• C. Teacher
• D. Regenerator

• A. God the Father
• B. God the Son
• C. God the Holy Spirit