Pocket Theologian exists to simplify the deep truths of systematic theology, making them accessible for everyday believers. Rooted in the 1689 Baptist Confession, it explains Scripture-based doctrine in a clear, practical way, helping Christians connect faith to life while staying faithful to historic Reformed theology. We believe:
1. The Trinity: The one God exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
2. The Person and Work of Christ: Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, who lived, died, and rose to redeem His people (John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
3. The Authority of Scripture: The Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, sufficient for faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
4. The Fall and Redemption: Humanity is fallen and sinful, saved only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Note that we at Pocket Theologian agree with all Reformed Confessions in that God elects the faithful and faith comes as a result of the work of God and not the efforts of the sinner (Ephesians 2:8-9).
5. The Future Hope: Christ will return to judge the living and the dead and establish His eternal kingdom (Acts 1:11; Revelation 21:1-4).
6. Baptism: Christ commands all His followers to be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit upon their confession of faith (John 20:21).
7. The Lord’s Supper: Christ commands His followers to take Bread and Cup in His memory as a remembrance and gospel reminder of the weight of our sin and its atonement through Christ. It should be noted that we at Pocket Theologian agree with both the Westminster & 1689 LBCF on the Spiritual Presence of Christ in His Supper (1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Mark 14:22-24).
Pocket Theologian subscribes to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Along with this confession, we also subscribe to the Abstract of Principles as well as the Creeds of the Ancient Church (Nicene, Apostles’, and Athanasian).