What are baptist and what do they believe?

Question

yes i know the bible but all christians have different interpretions.... anyways i really don't know anything about you guys other then what I see on tv *ahem*.. and I've only really known two people who were baptist one friend who went to catholic school with me who said that people in here church say that fat people go to hell and my neighbour who converted to catholicsm and didn't have good things to say about the baptist church and others didn't actually pracitice the religion.. so My view of you guys is biased.. please tell me the truth about you guys

God Bless

Answer 1

you guys???

Answer 2

There are three main divisions of the Christian church, Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox. Catholic and Orthodox are vary similar as they split more for geographical reasons rather then religious issues. The Protestants however split from the catholic church because of religious reasons are are pretty different.

Both the Catholics and Orthodox have one single 'ruler-like figure" of their beliefs. They both have their Popes, one in Rome, and the other (I think) is in Istanbul. I believe that 'good' Catholics and Orthodox are going to heaven just like 'good' Protestants are, dispite these differences. It is hard to say though.

Some of the basic differences are their Bible, forms of worship, who they pray too, and how their church is governed. The Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include some books that the Protestants dont, they are called the Apocrypha. Protestants have more issues with just how official these books are rather then what they say.

Some other differences are...
Prayer to Saints and belief that all humans are not perfect are another difference between us and the Catholics. They dont believe that God will listen to us, but he will listen to Saints who are passed away. They also believe that man can become perfect, this is why they have a Pope. Orthodox use 'Icons' which to Protestants is like worshiping idols, but to the Orthodox it is using items empowered by God.

I am a Protestant, and specifically I am a United Methodist. I know more about this group then the other two. The Protestants dont have one human 'ruler' of their church but we do focus more on the teachings of some of these early protesters. Our name is given to us by the early Catholic church because we protested their church customs.

In the protestant faith the denominations include Methodists, Calvinists, Lutherans, Nazarenes, Reformed, Menonites, Quakers, and others. Jehovah Witnesses, Scientologists and Mormons are not generally accepted as official christian organizations by the rest of the Protestants as they do not follow some of our basic tenants or follow some individuals that are concidered heritical.

We believe in 'three in one' (God, Son and Holy Spirit) and being saved and issues of Faith and Love, but we have a slant towards the first Protestors. Basically if you can find the 'Apostles Creed' that is the basis of our beliefs and what all christians should believe. Wesley, Calvin, and Luther. They focused our understanding of the Bible more on understanding Gods will, practicing Faith and Love, and reading the Bible.

Mainly the diffences between the verious denominations within the Protestant group is based on minor interpretations differences of the Bible. Some take these differences pretty seriously, but they are not issues that will keep you from Heaven generally.

Baptist are not quite the same as Protestants but they split from the Catholic church too. Also the English church, call the Anglicans, are not really Protestant either. Anglicans are more a subtype of the Catholic church. The King and Queen of England is the head of that church, just as the Pope is the head of the Catholics.

Finally Witnessing is talking to others about your faith. It has some differences amongst the denominations of the Protestant churches, but basically to the United Methodist, it is talking to others about your faith, sharing how you were saved, and telling them about how to be saved. Being Saved is complicated but belief in the Bible verse John 3:16 is the best start

Answer 3

Well, there are different kinds of Baptists. I, personally, am an Independant, Fundamental Baptist. We believe that God has preserved His Word in the King James Bible. We believe that all Scripture was given by inspiration of God. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith and that being born again is the only requirement for salvation. We believe in the eternal security of the believer that once you are saved, you are always saved. We believe that the unsaved will spend an eternity in torment in a literal Hell. We believe that Jesus is God, and that he was begotten of God and brought into world through a virgin named Mary. We believe only in the local church and not in a universal church. We reject the teaching of Calvanism and believe God wants everyone to be saved. We believe that Baptism is a picture of what you trusted in to get you to Heaven: Jesus' death, burial, and ressurection. We do not baptize anyone who has not accepted salvation. We believe that baptism is a full immersion under the water, which is originally why we are called Baptists.
This is our basic doctrine. Hope this helped you get an idea. God Bless!

Answer 4

I am an independent Baptist....and one reason people don't care to much for baptist is because we follow the Bible, we believe in the 10 commandments. when we go to church we are not going to see who wearing what or who's got a new car, we don't care, if they do get a new car we give thanks with them, we don't believe in letting kids run rampant. We respect the church, and what it stands for. we go to worship God and teach and follow his word, and we apply it to our life's, not just one day out of the week, we are serious about our believes. And i guess some people can't understand that or most people like doing as they please, and being a true believer of God, we follow the Fathers teaching, some people can't handle being told they are going to die, and if not saved will go to hell. But that's what we are told to go and tell others by Jesus Christ before he ascended to heaven. Some people just don't want to be told they are doing wrong and will be punished.....that's why there's so much crime, people think they can do what ever they want, and never expect to be caught, and get mad if they do......the devil is on the earth...and people are glad to let him run and ruin their life's

Answer 5

The Baptist church was formed after a conflict about BAPTISM, the conflict was this: Does it count to sprinkle or must you be immersed. The Baptists believed immersion was a requirement.
There is more than one kind of Baptist (Southern, American, others), but generally they believe that Jesus was born of a virgin, died for our sins, was raised again, and that by acknowledging this sacrifice (accepting Jesus) people can be 'saved' and go to heaven. Then, to seal the deal, a new Christian must be Baptized as a symbol of their faith.

Answer 6

you're precise. Baptists have faith we are saved by religion on my own--that they, and all of their sins, are "coated by the blood" of Jesus. Jesus is our Savior from sins. maximum Baptists have faith that Baptism is only a logo of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. they think that in the time of and of itself, baptism holds no capability--yet is an basically an outward sign of obedience and is the thank you to grow to be a member of the Baptist church. The fact above is qualified with the words *maximum Baptists*, when you consider that Baptists don't have a Catechism or a fact of ideals that contributors can examine and learn. subsequently, our ideals are on occasion everywhere in the board. .

Answer 7

We believe the bible is the true word of god.

Answer 8

they are a break off from the catholic church... and they believe in christ... and god... and they basically are exactly like the catholic curch but they have small differences...

Answer 9

Visit http://www.landoverbaptist.org for your answer.

Answer 10

they believe in god and they r ppl