Manifesto IV: Baptist Distinctives

We affirm the distinctive contributions of the Baptist tradition as a renewal movement within the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. These distinctives include the necessity of personal conversion, a regenerate church, believers’ baptism, congregational governance, and religious liberty.

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Manifesto III: Always Reforming

We affirm the fundamentals of reformational theology, especially as they are expressed in the great solae of the Reformation: fallen humanity can be saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone on the basis of Scripture alone to the glory of God alone.

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Theology Classics: Athanasius of Alexandria

In this episode, Brandon Smith and Luke Stamps summarize and discuss the main points of Athanasius' On the Incarnation, the second recommended read for the CBR Theology Classics Reading Challenge.

On the Incarnation

Athanasius, On the Incarnation, c. 319: Written by the young Alexandrian priest several years before the Arian controversy that would make him famous, On the Incarnation remains one of the best explanations of why the one who would redeem fallen humanity to God must be both God and man. Buy here.

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Manifesto II: The Centrality of the Gospel

We affirm the centrality of the gospel—the good news of salvation through the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of the Son of God—for Christian faith, life, and worship.

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Theology Classics: Irenaeus of Lyon

In this episode, Matthew Emerson and Brandon Smith summarize and discuss the main points of Irenaeus's On the Apostolic Preaching, the first recommended read for the CBR Theology Classics Reading Challenge.

On the Apostolic Preaching

Irenaeus, On the Apostolic Preaching, c. 180: The first biblical theology in Christian history by the church’s most important second-century theologian, this book explains how all of biblical history—indeed all of human history—reaches its climax and resolution in the coming of Jesus Christ.

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Manifesto I: The Triune God

In this episode, Matthew Emerson and Luke Stamps discuss the first article in the Manifesto for Evangelical Baptist Catholicity (EBC): the triune God. The CBR staff will discuss all the Manifesto articles in future episodes.

Article I:

We affirm the ontological priority of the Triune God and the epistemological priority of his inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word. Christian faith begins, is carried forth, and ends in God—in his being and works—and is made known to us in Holy Scripture. Watch the explainer video.

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