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Are the United Methodists closer theologically to the Episcopal Church or the Baptist Church?
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∙ 9y ago
There are many different kinds of Baptists, ranging from the more liberal in their theology to much more conservative. Generally speaking, the United Methodist Church would probably have more in common theologically with the Episcopal Church than with most Baptist congregations.
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I assume the questioner is in the United States, but I can only speak from my own experience here in Australia. In Australia, the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church amalgamated to form the Uniting Church [equivalent to United Methodists in America], while the Church of England in Australia was renamed as the Anglican Church [or Episcopal Church in America].
I was a member of the Anglican Church here in Australia [or Episcopal Church in America] but left it and am now a member of a Baptist Church because of the stance of the other churches about Homosexuality. The Bible is against Homosexuality [but don't get me wrong: God is not against homosexuals who have repented.], so the issue of Homosexuality is a Theological Litmus test of whether or not one believes and obeys God. If you disobey or re-interpret God on this issue you will also do it on other theological issues as well.
In Australia, the Uniting Church accepted it, the Anglican Church neither accepted or rejected it but left it up to the individual, while the Baptist Church was definitely against it. Accordingly, to answer the specific question, the United Methodists are closer theologically to the Episcopal Church, but it is only a matter of degree: I would personally recommend people leave both.
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