Where did the Baptist religion start?

Answer 1

* Baptist actually aren't a denomination at all. They are an ekkleisia, which means a called out group. They have been here since Jesus' days. A Baptist church is a local New Testament church. Baptists are not a protestant group nor are they a denomination. * Several different opinions exist regarding Baptist roots. The common answer is that Baptists came into being in the 1500s as a result of the Reformation, and Baptist roots can be traced to the Puritan movement. John Smyth and Thomas Helwys were considered the first Baptists in this view. Information on their influence on Baptist life, can be found on Wikipedia and by other research. Though certain Baptists would agree with the above description of Baptist beginnings, other opinions also exist. The primary example is the "Baptist Succession Theory," also known as Landmarkism. This was popular in the 19th century, and argues that Baptists have existed since New Testament times. This view is mainly held by conservative fundamentalist Baptists, who believe the Baptist church has had its heritage of beliefs existing throughout church history. Landmarkism information can be found on Wikipedia and by other research.

* A considerable number of Bible-believing fundamental Baptist Churches hold that their historic beliefs are traced back to the days of the first Christian believers. They don't consider themselves technically a denomination, because of the autonomy of the local church. Standard Baptist distinctives are claimed to have existed in the early church & to have been perpetuated through history unto the current days. Historically, Baptists have held to certain distinctive doctrines, of which other Christians may or may not uphold in totality. A simple acrostic of this is:

* Biblical authority for all faith & practice (The Bible being inerrant & preserved) * Autonomy of the local church * Priesthood of every believer * Two ordinances of the church: Baptism by immersion & The Lord's Supper * Individual soul liberty (The individual right & responsibility to believe) * Salvation through faith alone (Saved membership) * Two officers of the church: Pastors & Deacons * Separation of church & state

* The order of membership in a Bible-believing Baptist church is salvation first (by trust in Christ as one's Savior), believer's baptism (in obedience to Christ's teaching), then joining a local Christ-honoring congregation.

Anabaptists in the 16th century, who practiced these distinctives, were often persecuted by other branches of Christianity. They considered that they were continuing on the faith of the early church. Anabaptist history & parallel movements can be found on Wikipedia and by other research. * Many Baptists believe as I do that Baptists really started when Christ was here. I learned about it at a school function. There is a lot of proof to back it. Baptists have gone by many different names so there is confusion. But there was John the Baptist, but that is more of a joke. Back in Jesus' days, Christians were Christians and there were no denominations, we believe in the old-fashion beliefs of Christ, so our faith begin then. We have been called Baptists since the 1600's.

Answer 2

• The Baptist church originated in Rome (Italy) hence the pope, throughout the time of the coming of Jesus, it spread from Jerusalem and the first church and shrine was in Rome to commemorate GOD and Jesus.

• The Baptist ecclesial community originated in 1609, by John Smyth in Amsterdam from another unique interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.

Answer 3

There are four groups considered to be Baptists. The following groups exist in the United States.

The Anabaptists split from the Lutherans in 1525. They re-baptized their members. They are today's Amish and other groups.

The Arminian Baptists were created in 1619 among some Arminians in Holland when a group of Anabaptists decided to follow Arminianism. They are today's Free Will or General Baptists. They are sometimes called Dunkards.

In about 1643 Roger Williams in Massachusetts founded a Baptist church. It was a Calvinist Baptist Church. He was forced to flee to Rhode Island. About the same time, Anne Hathaway in Salem Massachusetts also founded a Calvinist Baptist Church. She wanted to bring the doctrine of "Justification by Faith" back to Massachusetts. She was forced to flee. When her movement did not die, her followers, who would not recant in secret trials, were burned at the stake for witchcraft. The Southern, American, Landmark, and a few other groups spring from this group.

In about 1648 The Pietist movement in Europe created The Church of the Brethren. The Pietist movement mixed Roman Catholic Mysticism with Protestantism.

Answer 4

There is no single Baptist Church from which all others descend.

According to Baptist historian H. Leon McBeth, Baptists, as a distinct denomination, originated in England in a time of intense religious reform. McBeth writes, "Our best historical evidence says that Baptists came into existence in England in the early seventeenth century. They apparently emerged out of the Puritan-Separatist movement in the Church of England." However there is also documentation saying that Baptists could have been in England in the 1500's. Joan Boucher (or Joan of Kent) who was martyred for her beliefs in 1550, is reported to have mentioned that she met with Baptists as a young girl in Eythorne, Kent.

Baptists, per se, separated from the Church of England in the early 17th century.

Puritan separatists John Smyth and Thomas Helwys are acknowledged by numerous historians as key founders of the modern Baptist denomination.

Answer 5

Baptist began in the Bahamas by thomas helwys

Answer 6

...Those protestants

Answer 7

jamaca

Answer 8

1787