Baptists

The SBC link to the Baptist Faith and Message gives what most Baptist believe, but first and foremost, Baptist believe that Jesus was the Son of God and that through His death on the cross, He paid the price for all people's sins. However, the only way to partake of that salvation and payment and become redeemed of all sin is to ask Jesus for it. But in so doing, one must be honest and truly feel conviction for their sins, resolving to live the rest of their life for God in the best of their abilities.

Baptists believe that in the beginning, humans were unseparated from God, but that sin brought about separation from His grace and mercy. Jesus restored that through his sacrificial death on the cross. Baptist do not believe in Purgatory, it is not a Biblical place. Hades was, but is not the same concept. It was a place mainly for the souls of people who were righteous, but died before Jesus did. Baptist are different from Catholics for that reason, also, because Baptist do not necessarily confess their sins to a priest so he can pray to God for that person's forgiveness or something. Jesus established the connection between God and His followers, so we can pray directly to God without a high priest or a burnt offering or the other stuff they needed in the Old Testament times before Jesus.

Baptist believe that the Holy Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit (a facet of God but not separate) and that it is for our instruction for life and for the strengthening of our faith. In essence, it was passed from God to man to paper by divine revelation.

Also Baptists are much different from Southern Baptist. There is Independent Baptist and Southern Baptist. Souther focus mainly on the matter of abstenince, meaning the matter of sex before marrage. Or remaining pure. I am An Independant Baptist and we are a great religion. Come check us out at FBC! U know baby!

Saint-Brice-Courcelles is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.

No. The leader of a baptist church is called a preacher or pastor.

Usually at family reunions.

We propose just like everybody else does!

Baptists as far as I am aware have no union fees, as they have no unions.

Yes and it is as follows: To abstain from the sale of and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage.

Because each church has its own sovereignty, they can determine if they want to recite the covenant in its entirety or parts of it. I believe it all needs to be recited.

The questions vary from Baptist church to Baptist church, due to their autonomous nature.

The Church of the Nazarene is actually a denomination that came out of Methodist Denomination. The major difference that cause it is the theological idea of Holiness. Others would be the Wesleyan Church or any church that claims a Wesleyan Tradition.

Colors

Black - death and affliction Scarlet- a suffering king

Red- Anger and blood Gold- divinity

Blue- the heavenlies Green- peace, fruitlessness,

prosperity

Purple- royalty

scarlet- a suffering king

Gold- divinity

green- peace fruitlesness prosperity

ten commandments and beatitudes

This answer is a personal opinion. If you remember when Christ was baptized by John, the Spirit of God rested upon Christ in the form of a Dove. Meaning the Spirit came down as gentle as a Dove. (Bird)

Franklin

Being a psychic is unique. If someone is a psychic the only way that they can "pass" it on to someone else is to help them hone their on skills.

Being a psychic is not a goal and is considered by some as a gift that is religiously questionable.

Sometimes, but usually the church council decides who will become the next pastor. If the church has no council, then the clergy members of the church will come together and decide which one of them will be pastor.

There are quite a few of those, If your looking for the one in Marquette Michigan, its address is 829 Grove Street, Marquette, MI

For most Baptist churches, there are two offices: Pastors and deacons.

Pastors often are selected from outside the congregation, whereas deacons are usually selected from within the congregation. Baptist congregations rely heavily on the biblical qualifications for deacons (1 Timothy 3) and on the selection of the Seven (Acts 6) as fundamental guides for understanding the role of the deacon.

Deacons usually administer the resources of the congregation, while pastors focus on the spiritual needs. Often deacons are elected by their congregation and may serve for life (or until resignation).

While the particular responsibilities may vary from congregation to congregation with some guidance from the convention, deacons often advise the pastor, help lead the congregation, visit the sick, and organize relief and support for the poor and vulnerable.

The current estimate of Baptists in the US exceeds 38.5 million

Angels do not sin so they can not be forgiven. Only humans sin. Not only that, angels were given free will. They can choose to sin! But the consequences are severe because they cannot be forgiven. For us humans, we have NO CHOICE, sin is in us, that is why God sent Jesus to die for us so that we can choose like the angels.

There are several definitions of 'authority'.

One is as in the sense of 'an authority on a particular subject'. Catholics believe in respecting the Church as the ultimate authority on matters of faith and doctrine.

Yes, in general Puritan groups did baptize infants under the assumption that early baptism was a "half-way covenant" with God that included the child in the Faith community much the same way Circumcision was a mark of community membership in the Old Testament. Baptism of an infant was not considered a final seal of salvation however, as each individual was expected to have a later "conversion experience" that would bring them into a personal covenant with Christ in addition to the community covenant that took place at Baptism.

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is in Georgia. They have quite a few local activities but one can also look on their website and watch live events and sermons that have been recorded.

Generally speaking, a Baptist is one who believes in certain Baptist distinctives. A Baptist holds to believer's baptism (not possible of infants), baptism by immersion, freedom of conscience for the soul, a church made up of true believers (as much as can be known), and the absolute authority of scripture. If these distinctives seem quite common today, it is because of the influence Baptists have had--especially in America. Many groups today hold to many of the Baptist distinctives while not calling themselves Baptists. But that is another story.

An Anabaptist is by definition a re-baptizer. Baptists of earlier times denied that they rebaptized. They simply stated that the earlier experience that some church called baptism was not baptism at all. Historically, many peoples have been called Anabaptists. However, the group that is usually called such in the history books of today are said to have originated in Switzerland in the early 1500's. They were confederates of the reformer Zwingli and when he balked at baptism by immersion, they went on to more biblical Christianity. They were much persecuted and many died for the faith. Also, the majority of them believed in the Baptist distinctives.

Connections between the Baptists and Anabaptists is a much-argued subject and many, many books have been written about this. The most obvious extension of the 16th century Anabaptists are the Mennonites and their related groups (like the Amish). There are evidences of Anabaptist influence on the 17th century English Baptists, but most modern scholars deny any direct connection. I believe that the influence was probably more than is generally allowed today.

However, the Anabaptists tended toward some beliefs that are not common among Baptists today. As a result of their persecution, they were totally opposed to any participation in government: no belonging to public office, etc. They were also against Christians participating in war. Some of them leaned toward baptismal regeneration and they were Armenian in theology. All of these tendencies can be seen in certain Mennonite groups today. They have a great heritage, but in some areas I would not be able to go along with them.

Baptist Union of Southern Africa was created in 1877.

Each local church or congregation is self governing. There is no one leader of the Baptist Church.

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