Historical Theology · Patristic Database

The Christian
Belief Map

What the first five centuries believed — and who still believes it today.

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BAPTIST TRADITION

Second London Baptist Confession (1689)
How does the early Church (AD 30–500) relate to your tradition's doctrinal positions?
✓ Early Church Agrees With You
Christology
100% agreement 8/8 records
Pneumatology
100% agreement 6/6 records
Prayer & Devotion
80% agreement 4/5 records
Ecclesiology
72% agreement 52/72 records
Soteriology
71% agreement 5/7 records
The Priesthood
70% agreement 7/10 records
The Sacraments
65% agreement 13/20 records
Scripture & Tradition
57% agreement 16/28 records
Eschatology
56% agreement 9/16 records
✗ Early Church Disagrees With You
Petrine Ministry
76% oppose your view 13/17 records
Mariology
71% oppose your view 5/7 records
The Eucharist
52% oppose your view 11/21 records
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