Baptist: Individual Soul Liberty

Individual Soul Liberty = Responsibility

This is a core baptist belief that has existed through the centuries. And has really one of the building blocks of America. What it means is that every human has the right to seek God himself for himself.

Baptists have had a long-term determination to adhere to the Biblical doctrine that they call "Individual Soul Liberty."

Church history verifies that Christians have died for this principle. The teaching that individuals are sovereign in matters of faith is one that Baptists will not compromise.

The individual soul is answerable to Almighty God and to Him alone. This precludes giving up that independence to a pope, a priest, a system, an organization, a convention, a fellowship, an association, or any other human being. None of these are given the authority to interpose anything whatsoever between the individual believer and God concerning any matter of faith.