Baptists

World Baptist Fellowship was created in 1933.

Roman Catholics and Eastern Catholic acknowledge the authority of the Pope as God's vicar on earth, and profess the points of the Nicene Creed, as interpreted by their own traditions.

Pentecostals, and Baptists - together with all other Protestant denominations - also hold dear the doctrines of the Creed, but reject the authority of the Pope.

There will be Mormons, Jews, baptists & Muslims in hell. I don't believe that anyone practicing faith sincerely will go to hell. Just as there are many languages, i believe god speaks to different people in different ways and grants them different experiences with him.

Technically no. But, there is a table at the front of the church that is used to place the offering on and to serve the Lord's supper from. When there is a call for following Jesus at the end of the service that is referred to an altar call.

just what any other christian would celebrate. EASTER, Christmas, etc.

The Triennial Convention in the United States divided into the Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions in 1845. There were several reasons. H. Leon McBeth (in "The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness") listed three major reasons. 1. Method of Organization. Baptist churches in the North preferred a society structure. Baptist churches in the South preferred a more denominational structure. This reflects somewhat different attitudes regarding how Baptists (who believe in the autonomy of local churches) can and should work together on common causes such as benevolence and missions. 2. Home Missions. Southern churches felt that they were being neglected with regard to home missionaries. In effect, they felt they were putting in more than they were getting out of the Convention. 3. Slavery. While many Baptists and Baptist churches, both in the North and South, opposed slavery (either wanting it abolished, or encouraging its gradual demise) as slavery became a polarizing issue in the United States in the early to mid-1800s, so it became among Baptists as well. As the 1800s progressed, Northern churches became more strongly anti-slavery, and Southern churches became more strongly pro-slavery (or at least anti-abolition). To discuss what caused the break-up of the Baptists into North and South is like asking about the causes of the US Civil War. In both cases there were several fuels, but it was slavery that lit the match. Obviously, the slavery issue became a moot point within 20 years of the separation, but other issues came up that increased the cultural gap between North and South, keeping them separate.

The Holy Spirit comes upon the born-again Christian (as on the day of Pentecost in Acts Chapter 2) and the person is then called to live, to the very best of their ability, like Jesus called his followers to live.

Billy Graham has 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren, but I don't know how many are boys.

We do not receive communion. Sometimes on special occasions, like Easter, they give the adults wine, but I do not know if that is for every church.

I do not think this is the same for every church. Most churches do receive communion on a weekly or monthly basis.

If you do not know the appropriate mode of address for his or her denomination (pastor, reverend, brother, father, etc.) then "Doctor" would be appropriate. Usually "Reverend Doctor" is the formal address, as it is less misleading regarding profession.

Baptist Churches and Pentecostal Churches have significant differences in theology and interpretation of Scripture which lead to very clear differences in worship and religious experience. Although both traditions place a great deal of emphasis on the "born again experience," (confession and repentance of sin and accepting Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior,) Pentecostals also stress the importance of the Second Blessing, sometimes called the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is a second, often deeply emotional experience that may occur moments or years after the believer accepts salvation by faith. Generally the sign of the Pentecostal experience is speaking in tongues (glossolalia) but other "gifts" such as prophesy, miracles, healing and others may be recognized.

Theologically, Baptist doctrine usually holds that the age of miracles closed when the final miracle, the Holy Bible, was complete. According to this tradition, occasional miracles of healing may be granted as answers to the prayer of the faithful, but other miracles and signs such as tongues and prophesy no longer exist in this world. Pentecostals, on the other hand, believe that the age of miracles has no limit; tongues, prophesy, discernment, healing, deliverance (exorcism) and other supernatural gifts continue to flow through the Holy Spirit for the blessing and edification of the faithful and as signs to unbelievers.

There are no duties of a deaconess in the apostolic church, because there were never any women appointed . Stephen was a man, and in the Bible it reads the deacon must be the husband of one wife. So show me how a woman can become something the Bible does not teach?

Read Romans 16:1-2

No. Baptists do not practice the doctrine of saints. However, it is common in Baptist teachings to refer to all born again persons as saints.
We are all saints that believe and follow the Son of God, Jesus. Saint comes from sanctified, or made holy by following the Lord. This is the belief of most baptists.

Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse was created in 1835.

100 or so, almost all are extended family members.

African Methodist Episcopal--a branch of Methodism that broke off when black members were discriminated against by white members.

The song is titled "Seek Ye First." Click the link below to go to a site that displays the lyrics to that and many other praise choruses. It's not called "Seek Ye First". It's called "All Good Things", and you can find the lyrics if you search the name of the song on any search engine and the lyrics will be a php file, but it won't give you all the lyrics. That's the close I ever got.

To serve the members of the local congregation in any way he can. Visiting the sick, caring for the elderly, widows, orphans, working within the church, planning the budget, and taking car of all church business.

Baptist accept the existence of hell. It is the separation from God in the after life. Jesus called it the garbage heap where the worm never dies and the fire never stops.

Many Christians today doubt the severe state of Hell. They feel that God is love and would not punish the children with Hell.

First be friendly and loving to the widows, singles and young married women. The women of excellence should be known for their generous and loving hearts. They are to pray and keep the ministry and leader before the Lord. She should be made aware of whose sick among them, convey messages to the deacons and make periodic calls to members who may have slacked in their commitment to the church.

* 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.

The religious denominations in the Bahamas include Anglican, Assembly of God, Ba'hai Faith, Baptist, Bretheren, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Christian Science, Church of God of Prophecy, Greek Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Latter Day Saints (Mormon) Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist and other smaller denominations.