Mississippians affirm Bible
___JACKSON, Miss. (ABP)--Rather than endorse either the newly revised Baptist Faith & Message or an earlier version adopted in 1963, Mississippi Baptists in their annual convention voted to "affirm the word of God as our final authority for faith and practice."
___Several resolutions affirming both versions of the Southern Baptist Convention's official faith statement were proposed by messengers during the Mississippi Baptist Convention in Jackson last week. The convention's resolutions committee, however, noted the state convention has never voted on any version of the Baptist Faith & Message and traditionally has viewed such decisions as a matter for the local church.
___Some moderates have opposed changes to the document approved by the SBC in June as being too conservative. Defenders of the revisions, however, say they were needed to keep liberals from infiltrating Baptist schools and agencies.
___In other business, the Mississippi convention re-elected president Kermit McGregor to a second term by acclamation.
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