Is the ERLC biblically orthodox and in full agreement with the Baptist Faith & Message 2000? 

Yes, the ERLC, like all the entities of the Southern Baptist Convention, operates under the authority of Scripture as faithfully interpreted by the Baptist Faith & Message 2000. Its staff and trustees affirm without any reservation all the articles of the BF&M 2000 and conduct their work and lives in light of those commitments. 

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