Baptists' belief?

Question

Methodists believe in Methodism. So what do Baptists believe in? What is the name of their belief? Thanks.

Answer 1

Baptist believe that if you hold someone underwater long enough they will eventually see your point of view or 'the problem' will take care of it's self whichever comes first.

Answer 2

Baptists are generally distinguished from other groups based on a handful of doctrines and the fidelity of those doctrines to Baptists. Because Baptists hold doctrine in such high regard, they are often seen as exclusive rather than inclusive. Many other churches would lay down doctrine if it means they could cooperate trans-denominationally. Baptist will generally only cooperate with those who share the same doctrine as they do.

Here is an acronym that I think is helpful for defining basic Baptist doctrine:

B - Biblical authority -- the Bible is the inspired word of God.

A - Autonomy of the local church -- more of a confederate model than a federal model. The conventions have no control over the local church

P - Priesthood of the believer -- no priests or churches are necessary to interpret scripture or talk to God.

T - Two ordinances (Believer's Baptism and Communion) -- as opposed to sacraments. Baptist believe in believer’s baptism by immersion as opposed to infant baptism or baptism by sprinkling or pouring

I - Individual soul liberty -- a person can choose to believe as he or she wants to believe

S - Separation of Church and State -- this was championed by Baptists, mainly for religious freedom.

T - Two offices of the church (Pastor and Deacon) -- although some Baptist churches have elders.

Answer 3

A Baptists believe in the inerrance of the Bible in the original languages. They worship God as the Father Son and Holy Spirit. They believe that the Local Church is free and autonomous from outside ecclesiastical control. The official churches back in the first millennium called groups of Baptist, Ana-baptists. The name stuck and Baptist became the official name for christian groups that would bow under the control of the popes... Jim

Answer 4

Baptist difference in belief from that of Methodists is in the baptizing of the body. This is the physical imagery of cleansing the body and emerging a different being. It is by images only as to the proof of faith.

Answer 5

Baptists used to be more individual or independant until they had to make a creed

it used to be "no one can tell me what to believe or be sure" until the standardization

In the 20th and 21st centuries, many Baptists in America, particular among Southern Baptists, are viewing diversity as ever more undesirable, insisting instead upon forced conformity. In many instances in modern Baptist circles, long-held Baptist theology is being replaced with modernistic theology which leaves no room for diversity. The time-honored doctrine of "biblical infallibility," for example, has been denied and discarded by fundamentalist Baptists and replaced with the modern theological concept of "biblical inerrancy." Creedalism is encroaching upon Baptist life despite Baptists' strong historical aversion to creeds.

Answer 6

We believe in baptism the exact way that John the Baptist performed it. There are many different types of baptist religions I can only speak to the general "baptist". If you have questions specifically about Primitive Baptists I would be glad to answer them.

Answer 7

Baptism.
Seriously, 1 of the defining characteristics is how we do baptism (by full emersion). We do this because the original greek word was baptiso which means to submerge.

Answer 8

Water baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

Answer 9

they are both a denomination.Denominationalism is something Jesus prayed would not happen. The Bible predicted that it will happen and warns against it.