My dad is a Methodist and my Mom is a Baptist and I don't know what to choose?

Question

quite frankly I'm confused by the differences and I don't believe them when they try to explain it to me. can anyone help?

Answer 1

Not much difference really, just choose the one where you are more comfortable, or give them a real thrill and become an atheist.

Answer 2

YOU DONT have to CHOOSE either of them!
this is a country of freedom of religion. Go hindu or mormon LOL.
I swore id never tell people what church to join.
but what church is the Best choice for the closest theology you bleieve in from you own personal studies of the scriptures.
Personally I prayed and fasted and made a covenant to know which church to join, and I was visited by a spirit of revelation, I wrote questions on 3x5 cards and after a while I found that all of them had been answered when i turned them over. i received a couple extra visions by this unseen spirit and the revelations pointed the way to a specific church. And what i was taught in those revelations are only taught in ONE church. so i joined that church.
But all churches I found out, are corruptible, and they are more or less a fraternity and a place to gather with people of likeminded beliefs. Some can have unrighteous dominion and others can be completely criminal. and many antichrists exist in every church.
This one church I visited for the anual auction I saw at least three people stalking me, the darkness and secrecy that these people REAKED of were not the spirit of God. The anual christmas pageant also proved to show sinister and secret sorceries polluting the air, and OH YEAH it was a baptist temple in Anchorage.
One question to ask! is how to enter the holiest of holies. How to come to God and get through all the angels and the false teachers and doctrines. Jesus clearly said be not deceived.

Answer 3

Sir,
A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church or any follower of Jesus Christ who believes that baptism is administered by the full immersion of a confessing Christian. Baptist churches are usually regarded as an Evangelical Protestant denomination originating from the English Puritan movement, when they were often called "anabaptists" (meaning "again" baptised, from Catholics baptised at infancy requesting to be baptised as an adult). However, there are some religious scholars, usually Baptists themselves, who disagree with this view of the origins of the Baptist faith. These scholars argue that Baptists date all the way back to the time of Jesus and John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus with a full-body immersion in the River Jordan. These scholars do not believe that Baptists originated in the Protestant Reformation 1500 years later. They argue that there have always been those who didn't follow any organized "denominational" system, rather they practiced their faith in the same manner as the early Christians mentioned in the book of Acts in the Bible. They claim to be successors to these early churches.

you can also go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptist

Answer 4

Methodist is a Protestant Religion, meaning out of the Catholic church. There is no history supporting this for Baptisits. Many Baptisits (me included) believe their faith was born from the day Jesus went back to heaven. Simply stated, they try to stick as close to the Scriptures as possible. However, there are some sects of Baptists that have pushed aside Scripture in favor of popularity. Most Independent Baptist churches still submit to Scriptural authority.

Answer 5

Why should you have to choose in the first place? Have they dictated to you that you have to pick one? I would think that it would be enough that you believe if you do. Methodists and Baptists and other religions use the same Bible so what's the difference with a tag? Tell them that you are undecided and when you get older you will be the one who decides what you want to do and they will either accept it or not.

Answer 6

I don't beleive that there is much difference between the two. I myself have been to quite a few churches, I grew up in a Pentecostal church, then later tried the waters in Lutheran, Methodist, Nazarene, and Baptist churches. And what I have found is that they all teach the same that God is in deed the creator, and that Jesus came in the flesh and died for the remission of our sins. I suggest that you try the churches and see which you feel the Holy Spirit in. Also, pray about it. God will send you to the right church.

Answer 7

Both believe in baptism at different times. I think the Baptist belief says that babies are not to be baptized, that children are to be introduced to the church, however their baptism takes place at a later time when they are older by full body immersion. The Methodist believes that anyone can be baptized (that we are called to do so), however, they baptise babies, and even full grown adults; anyone that wants to be baptized at any one time can. I believe if you join the Methodist Church, you are required to be baptized or show proof of baptism. I have seen a man or woman in their 80's or 90's being baptized for the very first time in the Methodist Church. Also, I would like to add that you don't have to be a member of the Methodist church to take communion... Anyone at church service is allowed.

The Catholic belief is to baptise babies and also dying babies. If they are still born in a hospital for instance, one can request a priest to come and baptise the baby. -- They don't ask you what faith you are before baptism, they just do it (no questions asked).

Answer 8

Choose to be a Christian Daze. Denomination is only man's tool to rule. Consider how many Baptist denominations there are? Is only one of them right? How splintered the Methodist's are. Only one right? Don't blame Jesus for this, just follow Him and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you. Good question, God bless.

Answer 9

Do you want a Red Apple or a Yellow Apple?

They're that close.

Baptists tend to believe in conversion as an adult, adult baptism, more conservative theology, "once saved, always saved" salvation theory, and as a rule are socially conservative. Each church is autonomous, too.

Methodists believe in conversion but allow for infant baptism. They have a broader range of theology, from conservative to fairly liberal, have a salvation theory that says people can lose their salvation, and as a rule tend to be more socially liberal (supporting civil rights). Each church is affiliated with a conference that is led by a bishop.

Other than that, they're both mainstream protestants.

Answer 10

Methodist believe you can loose yor salvation, and I think they believe in gifts of the spirit. Babtist are big on Babtism, but REFUSE to believe in the gifts of the spirit, like healing, prophecy ect, they think they are dead. I would go with the gifts church even though I do not believe you can loose your salvation, because if I needed to be healed, i could be healed. But then again, God may lead you to another church, with a differant theology, so i would ask him. That would throw your parents for a lope. But you could blame it on God, Fast to, to make sure the answer came from God, fasting draws you closer to God and helps you hear the still small voice of God.

Answer 11

choose Jesus. All these denominations are focused on their way of doing, which result in my way is better than your way. We are all the body of Christ!!!! There's no Baptist section, Methodist section in heaven. I myself go to a baptist church, but my belief is in Jesus, not a man made rule for a certain denomination. If you read your Word, God will reveal things to you no, pastor, preacher, deacon can. That's the cool thing about God. There's no big anybody. Everybody are on the same level. SERVANTS!