Many Baptists actively seek converts to their faith. They place a great deal of power in the hands of individual congregations. In the early s, more than thirty million Baptists resided in the United States.
Smyth eventually broke with the Baptists and joined the Mennonites. Helwys led a small group of Baptists from the Netherlands to England in and established the first Baptist Church in England. Due to religious persecution, many Baptists fled to the New World. Rhode Island was the first English colony in the New World that promoted freedom of religion. During the s, the Baptist Church divided over the issue of slavery.
Many Baptists, especially in the South, firmly believed that slavery was religiously permissible. Other Baptists disagreed and argued that slavery violated God's word as printed in the Bible. Some churches will re-baptise those who were baptised as infants in another Christian tradition, others respect that various denominations do things differently.
The baptism is carried out by full immersion. Most Baptist churches have a baptistery, which is more or less a pool about 4m by 3m in the church. During a baptismal service the minister and the person being baptised enter the water. The minister, holding the person, will lie them back in the water so they are totally immersed, and then bring them back up again.
Baptists believe this practice is in line with the New Testament practice of baptism, as carried out by John the Baptist. They believe God created every individual as competent, with the skills to be a priest for themselves and others. That means that in Baptist churches which appoint a minister, he or she is an equal member in the church meeting but with special responsibilities as outlined by the congregation.
Baptists believe in congregational church government. That is, each church can govern itself with absolute autonomy. As each Baptist church is autonomous there can be no outside interference in decision making. This applies to any secular power, such as the state, being involved in church matters. Therefore Baptists reject the idea of an established or state church. Search term:. Read more. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled.
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Baptist churches Last updated On this page Introduction and history Structure Distinguishing features Page options Print this page. History The roots of the Baptist movement date back to the sixteenth century and the post-Reformation period, although the first Baptist congregation appeared in in Holland. They were: The Bible, not church tradition or religious creed, was the guide in all matters of faith and practice.
The church should be made up of believers only, not all people born in the local parish. Does a man or woman really need to add to it?
It is freedom,,,if you really have faith,,,not easy,,,but comforting,,,liberating of this world of hate,,,,faith,,,how can you honestly have faith in God if you dont show love in any sense so to speak,,,God is love,,,and truth,,,and both will set you free,,,,genuine love and truth,,,and the bible says you cant make it to God unless you come through Jesus,,,which is He in the flesh,,see,,,Jesus was our example and our savior,,,our He set a foundation,,,and showed us the way,,,you right about alot thougg,,,like ,,,why the fuss,,,thats not love at all,,,i just love Gods word and sharing it amongst people,,,AND SO,,,,,IT SAYS Romans 12New International Version NIV.
Humble Service in the Body of Christ 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Love in Action 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Honor one another above yourselves. Practice hospitality. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Are you serious? Wow you sure are calling the kettle black. You are very pompous problably view yourself as Elite. As i feel so sorry for you.
Your xomment shows you arw super judgemental. Who is the one who can judge? Id re evaluate your belief your a christian or follow anything like. To say i have faith oh i believe but judge like that is so absolutely terrifying. Wars so many because of religion. You can certainly. See why. Sorry i would be ashamed to introduce you in any capacity as a Christian. You should speak to someone as you need it.
I hope you find peace within yourself. Praise God Praise Jesus Praise the holy ghost. I also give thanks to the Christians on earth such as Mother Theresa as example. I know their are thousands who give so much. Not for acknowledgement but to help the wrakest poorest sickest of he earth. Thankyou everyone for sharing the your thoughts… some really clear my doubts and some of us really need helps though,..
May god bless you all. Thank you so much Patrick. Your words sank into me and I am greatful for your clarity. I feel a closeness to God and a thirst for his Word that I did not have before. I am very thankful that God has called me out and I am patiently waiting to see what He has in store for me.
Hoping you continue sharing, May God continue to Bless You! I too, was raised a Catholic. Like many people, I had questions about why we believed certain things. I was also told I was wicked for even asking those questions. In my 23rd year, I was taken to church by a friend. There I discovered Jesus. I was saved and I have never looked back.
In my opinion, Baptists worship Christ. They reach things that are simply not in Scripture. As a devout Catholic l think it is a disgrace that u feel the need to follow all these money hungry pastors! We believe in infant baptism and when we get older we do our communion and confirmation I am not pointing fingers but to me it seems that these fake pastors prey on the weak and. He lives inside of me.
He has done enough for me. And he isthe son of God not God…. Taking advice from A devout Catholic is no different then hearing out a Muslim or Jehovah witness in my view. The whole Joel Osteen thing I get but calling pastors crooks for accepting tithes is a little to extreme. Jesus is God. Hi Maureen, They are not letting me comment on abuse in my family from a priest in the Catholic Church. I am glad you found some peace! All i have to say is our opinion means nothing. If we listen he speaks to us.
If we love him we listen to him and do what he tells us. If we have faith we can let go and fall back he will catch us. If we give all we have because he tells us to he will always provide for us. Are we suppose to pray to saints for our needs? No we are not. The only person we pray to is GOD the father.
Will decisions we make get us to heaven? I think not. Following and doing what GOD tells us to do will get us to heaven. Can we be prayed out of hell? No we cannot. If we live a sinful life we dont get another chance.
Now while you have breath live right. Love GOD with all your heart and soul. Bless others with your blessings. Love one another as he has loved us.
Secondly what about the parable of the three servants. One burried the money the other doubled and lastly the other did so well with his works of the gifts he charged the others to give all to him. Listen we are on this huge old ship ship metaphor for catholic church.
Who was built by one master builder to sail the open water of faith on one and only one destination to go to God or heaven. This ship was built over years ago and is still sailing. Sure there were over the years evil captains. Or bad stewards. Or even corrupt passengers. But still the ship never changed its course. Set by the first captain the Apostle Peter or rock or cephus from Simon. Now during this voyage that is still going on today we have passengers or deck hands that think they would do better if they had there own ship.
There own church type. As long as it is on the same heading as the mother ship. So the mother ship says sure why not. Go ahead and build yourself another ship to voyage with us.
Now where are they going to get the materials to build there new ship. From the mother ship of course. Now they are in the middle of the sea and want a newer style ship and the only place they can get it is from the big old original ship. Now some of these newer ships are fast and can menouver better or can better read the stars or charts but in all other ships built, churches that started you will see the similarity and style of the original one who was designed by the one who is the master carpenter Christ.
When studying my Bible, I have found it very helpful to identify the audience that is being spoken to. This helps to discern what is being taught, to whom. Sometimes the audience is Jewish, sometimes Gentile, sometimes saved, sometimes not.
All these things matter when interpreting the Bible. Works are a proof your are saved it what flows out of your heart. Salvation is the gift Jesus gives you when he knocks at your door if you let him in. Wow, Patrick, you hit it right on. Very well said. So true dear. Thankyou for elaborating so well!! Would save us all from eternal tedium. Thank you very much Sir patrick. You are very sound in your doctrine. Thanks for addressing the issue of different beliefs in our christian life today.
Surely, we are wasting our time pointing fingers at others. The only thing we can do rightnow is to do what God wants us to do. Once again, thank you very much.
That is not true about Baptist — Children and infants are baptised. No one is denied baptism. However Baptists pray only to God in Jesus name. The Trinty: father, son, and holy ghost is the core of the Baptist religion.
It is true about Baptist. We DO NOT baptize infants or children under 12 unless they show great understanding of the things of God and salvation.
This means our church is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, we agree with the tenants of the Southern Baptist Convention, and support missions through the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Convention does not believe in salvation by baptism.
Our church does perform baby dedications where the parents dedicate themselves to raising the child in a Christian home, teaching them about Christ. Also, the Southern Baptist Convention does not assign a minimum age at which children can be baptized. In the Southern Baptist Church baptism is an outward sign of the salvation we have been provided through Christ. The pastor will spend time in conversations with anyone that wishes to be baptized to ensure they have a clear understanding of what it means to be saved and that they have accepted this gift so generously provided.
As long as you live your life as a good person and a loving, caring person you will be rewarded in the next life. Catholics believe in baptism as the forgiveness of the original sin, not all sins.
To get forgiveness for sins you do in the future you must ask forgiveness and you will recieve it. Baptism doesnt make one immune to sin. I feel compelled to tell you that it does matter greatly what we believe. The Bible tells us that the only way to God is through Jesus. Jesus is the only way. Nothing else leads to God. None of us will ever be so good that we do not commit any sin. Sin permeates through us, it has been in the human nature since the fall of Adam and Eve. We are selfish, or angry, or desirous, all of which are sins.
God and sin cannot and do not mix. That is why the punishment for sin is death — separation from God eternally. Jesus is the only one that ever lived on earth without sin. That is why he could be our sacrifice for our sins. Only his sacrifice of his life can save us from eternal separation from God.
Only Jesus. I pray you understand this and recognize that there is nothing within yourself that can get you to God, it comes only through Jesus. Well said. In the end it is all about how much we love. Anything we do without love is useless. How are we ever going to be a good example to non believers when all we do is argue among ourselves. When we have love, we do because of that love. We are all so very loved.
We need to act like children of God. Brilliant Patrick, God in your heart, openess in your mind. No matter the vigor in opposing differences, someone must be wrong. I believe this is a biased account of the differences. As I see it, in the baptist faith people are to be baptized when they feel that God is working in them. Some children do get baptized, some in first or second grade and others wait until they are adults.
Either way, Catholics and Baptists both love Jesus and find common ground in that. Sorry i disagree, from the beginning catholics forced the people to be baptised while they are infant. More than 50,, batists died because of infant baptism which is not in the bible.
They were tortured. This is a completely false statement. People should be spreading love. And just so you know this has been proving incorrect. It was made up by someone that had something against the catholic church. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Those who trust in the shed blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, on the cross will spend eternity with Him in heaven. But be warned also, there is a Satan and hell. Satan would have you believe there is no God. He plants doubts in your mind and then laughs at you.
Hi John and thank you! My sibling was raped by a priest in church on Easter Sunday many years ago. He never really recovered nor did my family. The church handled this horrifically from the top down.
People just be kind to one another and just stop all of your nonsense! Thank you John, Only 24percent of Americans go to church every Sunday. After reading all of these posts, I can see why. Just be kind to one another. You can submit the the commit that there is no GOD. Make that sacrifice at the alter of the god known as atheism. My friend if you had only seen what my eyes have seen in the way GOD moves then you would change your mind and your heart.
I bet you are a good man and I pray that GOD will move in a mighty way in your heart. God, nor believers in Him have to prove that He exists. Hi John, Thank you. It caused years of problems for my brother and our entire family. Not sure they will post this either. People please stop the nonsense and be kind to one another! Thank you John, My sibling was severely abused by a priest many years ago. It ruined his life and caused years of turmoil and pain.
People, please be kind to one another and stop your nonsense! There is something wrong with this site! Take care, Stella. They are honest, true and pertain to the conversation. Why all the censorship? So in reading all of the comments I have come to the understanding that, not a lot of us read our bible as much as we should, and most people are relying on what someone is telling them instead of finding the truth.
GOD and the son and the Holy Spirit are one in the same. Baptism is a public display of faith like a wedding ring on your finger it is not a requirement for salvation. Notice that the eunuch of great authority believed first then he was baptized. And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;.
I have so much more to say but I know, know one will read it all, I pry that the catholic churches come to a true understanding. But I fear that they all be lead astray, because of there rituals, ides and beliefs. They will believe in the anti Christ and the new world order and fall inline. Do u know the name of the first bibke.
How can y believe a bible that was changed by man? That is nutsGodis the father if Jesus not the same. Baptist believe once baptized. They are not responsible for future sins. They are not accoutntable.
They believe you can continue to sin. They believe they never loose salvation which is against the sceipt Hebrew Once saved is always saved. My body can commit sin but my soul is covered by the blood of Christ, that the sins which i committed are washed and will wash away. That is why i am saved forever. Keith- Baptists do NOT believe that baptism saves us. Baptists believe that the price of sin is death and separation from God.
The only way we can receive salvation is through Christ, because Jesus — who never sinned — took on the punishment for our sins. He took on my death and separation from God so I do not need to. If I accept Christ as my Savior and Lord, then my salvation is written in stone.
I will continue to sin.
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