whats the difference between the baptist & luthern beleifs?

Answer 1

They are miles apart. Luther actually had 20,000 baptists burned at the stake during the Reformation and the Baptists for their part went from city to city asking if it was saved and if not massacred the entire city.

Lutheran belief is fundamentally Catholic belief with a strong emphasis on faith alone. Still the Evangelical Lutheran Church is in formal talks of Union with the Catholic Church.

Baptists believe that each person is individually inspired by God and generally must be "saved," which is thought of differently from other denominations ideas of salvation. Only adults can have faith therefore only adults can be baptized.

Answer 2

The Lutheran Church is the oldest among the Protestant Churches. It is named after Martin Luther , man who started the Reformation in 1517. The next oldest is the Anglican Church which split from our Church in 1533. I am Roman Catholic and won't comment much on other people's faith because i would be a fool to speak for them. I do know that many Baptists and other folks in the newer churches accept the whole idea of the "rapture" as legitimate and Lutherans, Anglicans, Orthodox, and Catholics do not because no one ever taught that doctrine until the 1800s. That is about where my knowledge of the difference between Lutheran and Baptist ends. Paece be with you

Answer 3

Lutheran is a more traditional conservative Church setting, patterened a lot after the Catholic church with less rituals and no kneeling. It was the second reformist religion (after Anglican or Church of England) to openly practise.

The Baptists, depending on church, are more modern in their music (no Bach organ pieces), less formal in their dress (although they may wear robes, the minister often just wears a suit), they are more of a total involvement (everyone speaks up). They also believe only in adult baptism, often by total immersion.

They are somewhat evangelical.

Billy Graham is probably the best known advocate of the Southern Baptist movement, although he had all his children baptised just after birth since he was raised in a more conservative methodist, I believe, type of church.

Baptist history goes back before Jesus started his ministry, although it was different back that. It was based on a liberalized Jewish practise and centered solely around baptizing people in water, near the river in Palestine region.

Answer 4

Baptists believe that one must be born again to enter the kingdom of God. Some of them are born again several times.

Lutherans believe that you must confess to believing in Jesus and live a life of constant self-improvement, which is often slower and more incramental.

Having attended both churches, I prefer the Lutherans for doctrine and the Baptist churches for music.

Answer 5

As far as I know, Baptists don't follow the words of a nasty-tempered, anti-Semitic, possibly sexually questionable German monk. Now DON'T write in, I was baptised Lutheran, and I used to think that at least "my people" followed a bit of a rebel. Then I found out what old Marty was (apparently) really like, and disappointment ensued.

Answer 6

Sorry I can't answer, because I'm very familiar with Baptists, but have never had anything to do with the Lutherans. I'm just here to read the answers from other people.

Answer 7

God is believed in at moany levels, thus other levels of Christianity. I say that if you have a strong feeling in your church and you feel God is present and the people teaching you are not misleading, then you need NOT worry about the Baptist.