input: [Mainstream Baptists] 1) Confessions of faith are guides that are not �official creeds carrying mandatory authority.� 2) Dialogue with others in a face to face community. 3) Reflection on the Church�s historical traditions and testimonies. _________ [SBC Fundamentalists] 1) Confessions of faith are guides that are �instruments of doctrinal accountability.� 2) Submissiveness to the authority of pastors, elders, deacons, administrators, etc. who hold believers accountable . . . under the word of God.� _________ [1] 
output: Guides for Interpreting Faith