What is the difference between Methodists and baptists?
2007-02-11 09:15:30 · 9 answers · asked by lorenzo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Methodists have a method of doing things. Baptists baptize.
I am both, I have a method, and change my methods, developing new methods. I was water baptized & baptized in the Holy Spirit. Jesus shed His blood and washed my sins away.
2007-02-11 09:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot depends on the branch of Baptists you're thinking of. Some branches of the Baptists are very similar to Methodists, and some are very different. You should probably check out a source like Wikipedia to learn more about both denominations and to see how they differ on particular issues like baptism, communion, salvation, ethics, church structure, etc.
Also keep in mind the distinction between the historical practices/beliefs of Methodists and Baptists and their current beliefs and practices. Methodists have become very liberal in the past 30 or so years but historically Methodists have not been associated with leftist beliefs.
2007-02-11 09:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by Sass B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From a pragmatic standpoint, modern day Methodists tend to be more liberal than Baptists. But this can vary from church to church.
Compare beliefs for yourself:
2007-02-11 09:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though the baptists have very diverse beleifs depending on which sect you are looking at(general conference, bible baptists, southern baptist), i beleive that the methodists generally are more liberal.
2007-02-11 09:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by dali333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to each denomination's website and search for their fundamental beliefs. That's what I do when I want to learn what a denomination believes.
2007-02-11 09:25:59 · answer #5 · answered by summer98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
methodist believe you can loose your salvation, but you can be saved, Babtist do not believe in tongues, or gifts of the spirit, no one gets healed, no one can prophecy, no one can intercess, no word of knowledge, ect oh yea, big on babtist. I think the methodits believein gifts of the spirit, but don't quote me on that.
2007-02-11 09:39:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
methodist originaly were anty alcohol and babtist believe in adult babtism rather than christening. deciding to become a christian follow christ is some thing you must do for yourself.
2007-02-11 09:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Demon-inations.
2007-02-11 09:21:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baptists hold you under water until you come around to their way of thinking.
2007-02-11 09:17:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋