From the Elders of SMBC December 10, 2024 Thesis: The practice typically referred to as “Common Cup” is to be the preferred method of observing the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper (Communion). Definition of Common Cup– The sharing of One Loaf broken and distributed, and in like manner, the sharing of One Cup of wine, passed throughout the congregants for …
Patriarchalism
The officers of Stone Mountain Baptist Church hold to and teach patriarchalism. Patriarchy means father rule. We believe that men, as men, rule, lead, and lord, wherever they are men. By man’s created nature, he has this duty, and will be judged by God for how he discharges the execution of his nature. As with many fundamental Christian doctrines, the …
Abortion
The God revealed in Holy Scripture sides with the weak and powerless (Dt. 10:18) and sets Himself against those who would harm or take advantage of the widow, the orphan or the alien (Ex. 22:22; Dt. 27:19). He is the Father of the fatherless (Ps. 68:5) and those who love Him are called to imitate Him (Jas. 1:27). Throughout Scripture, …