This is the adult Sunday school lesson for Bible Baptist Church of Puyallup, Washington October 17, 2021. For more resources from Bible Baptist Church of Puyallup and Pastor Marvin McKenzie, visit bbcpuyallup.org or marvinmckenzie.org. This lesson covers the Baptist distinctive of individual soul liberty. No man has the right to force his convictions upon another. Every man has the responsibility to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.

1. Upon this Rock
Lesson Twelve
A Study in Baptist Doctrine
Dr. Marvin McKenzie

2. I. THE PRINCIPLE
• A. A man's heart must change
before his beliefs.
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• B. Every one of us is
individually accountable to
God.

3. II. HISTORICALLY, THIS IS
A BAPTIST DISTINCTIVE
• A. History does not record one
incident where any Baptist
group has persecuted a non-
Baptist group.
• B. Would Baptists have
persecuted those disagreeing
with them had they had the
power to do so?

4. III. A PRECAUTION
A. This does not mean that we do not
care for others
B. We do not have the right to use
our personal soul liberties to put a
stumbling block before another
C. Individual soul liberty does not
justify living in disobedience to the
Bible