If John the Baptist was indeed a Baptist, which the bible clearly states he was, and he was a Baptist before Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom to Simon Peter? Would that not mean that Baptist predate the Catholic church and therefor cannot be considered part of the Protestant reformation? So even if you considered Protestants heritics, which obviously I do not, you could not include Baptist with them. Can you inteligently refute my logic? As always I promise no ugly remarks back to you and hope for the same. So what do you think?
2007-03-01 20:54:43 · 4 answers · asked by Jayson Kane 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Are Baptist and the South mutually exclusive? I don't think so, even if you don't agree with my postion Baptist have been around long before America was America.
2007-03-01 21:10:10 · update #1
Michael C, That is a very intelligent answer, IM not saying that Baptist today are exactly like back then, but then again Catholics are not the same as they used to be, so I think my point is still valid.
2007-03-01 21:29:31 · update #2
There is a world of difference between the Baptist that John was and the Denomination "Baptist." John the Baptist was always a Jew and baptized with water the Baptism of Repentance as it says in Acts 19:4. Whereas the Baptist Church seeks mainly the Baptism done as a testament of faith and commitment in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and cannot be done to remove sins by ritual or act of repentance like John did. This type may only be done by one who has already given their heart to the Lord Jesus Christ and the symbolism is that when you go down into the water, you are in effect, "dying with Christ" and when you come back up out of the water, you are risen anew, cleansed of sins, born again, and "alive in Christ." Hope that helped.
2007-03-01 21:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by MICHAEL C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
>>>Can you inteligently refute my logic?>>>
Yes, easily.
The word "Baptist" in John's name simply means "one who baptizes."
It does not refer to a religious denomination.
If it did, then all of John's followers (and he had many) would also be known in the Bible as "Baptists."
But they are never referred to that way.
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2007-03-01 21:01:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would have been a Kosher Hebrew Baptist. How does that fit in the deep south.
2007-03-01 21:03:52 · answer #3 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kane u use to be bad *** with ur mask on now without ur just ok...
2007-03-01 20:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by sickskillz883 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋