FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST ASSN. NOT CALVINIST (N. Carolina)

 The Friendship Baptist Assn. was formed in 1861. This association was formed from churches in the Tennessee River Assn. The Tennessee Association was formed from churches in the French Broad Association. The French Broad Association was formed from churches in the Holston Association.  Articles of faith of the Friendship Association are virtually the same as French Broad and Tennessee River. Friendship would be the granddaughter of the French Broad Association whose history can be read here and the great granddaughter of the Holston Association. All of these associations have proven to be Non Calvinist. Since the churches who founded the Friendship Ass. came out of the Tennessee River Assn., we know that it was organized as a Non Calvinist/Provisionist association.

 ARTICLES OF FAITH.

1. "We believe in one only living and true God, and that there are three persons in the Godhead : the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and that these three are one.

I 2. We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God and the only true rule of word and practice.

3. We believe in the doctrine of original sin. 

4. We believe in man's incompetency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature, and that justification in the sight of God is only obtained by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. - 

5. We believe in the doctrine of election through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.

6. We believe that saints shall persevere in grace, and that none of them shall ever fall away and be lost.

 7. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and a general ju merit, and that the punishment ot the wicked and joys of the righteous shall be eternal.

8. We believe that Baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances instituted by Christ, and that true believers are the only proper subjects thereof.

9. We believe the only true mode of Baptism is Immersion.

10. We believe that none have a right to administer the ordinances but Ministers of the Gospel regularly ordained to that office.

This is recorded as part of the history of the Tennessee River Assn which can be read in its entirety here. 

As with many Non Calvinist articles of faith, we have the phrase "through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth" when dealing with "election". This phrase, as proven before, negates the Calvinist doctrine of regeneration before faith. You can read about other Non Calvinist Associations which have that phrase here and here .




 

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