Where did the Baptist Religion come from?

Question

Thanks

Answer 1

It started in the mid seventeenth century by John Smyth in
England. The first had Arminian soteriology but subsequent churches adopted some of the teachings of John Calvin as expressed at the Council of Dort. Today Baptist teaching is some of the most diverse among Protestant churches usually adopting the beliefs of a charismatic leader. There is no certainty of a specific teaching and no real assurance of commonality from one Baptist Church to another. They range from hyper-liberal to fundamentalist conservative and everything in between.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 2

John The Baptist

Answer 3

Our best historical evidence says that Baptists came into existence in England in the early seventeenth century. They apparently emerged out of the Puritan-Separatist movement in the Church of England. Some of these earnest people read the Bible in their own language, believed it, and sought to live by it. They formed separate congregations which accepted only believers into their membership, and they baptized converts upon their profession of faith. Their opponents nicknamed them "Baptists," and the name stuck.

The General Baptists got their name because they believed in a general atonement. They believed Christ died for all people generally, and that whoever would believe in Christ could be saved. The first General Baptist church, led by John Smyth, was founded in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1608/09. Its members were English refugees who had fled England to escape religious persecution.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Steven Mumford i think who came here from England

Answer 5

All protestant religions formed from Lutheranism (Martin Luther) which in turn formed from Catholicism.

Answer 6

Were they the ones that invented the dunking chair?

Answer 7

Well, there was this guy named Calvin.