Thread for Baptist

[Brother Love]

Thanks guys, this is really clearing things up. lol, keep arguing!

Psalm 119- Can you get me some SBC sites that say they are not protestant? In fact, does ANYONE know the SBC site, and if so, what part of the site should I look at to find there part where they say they are not protestant. I’m not denying what anyone is saying, I agree, Baptist are known for saying they are not protestant. I know this, but some friend of mine don’t, and are still clamoring for “credible” info.

Brother love- I’m not trying to ignore you, I just don’t have a clue what your talking about! lol, my tag? What do you mean?

What Group do you belong to, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church Of God, etc, etc?

Brother Love

[Tibby]

Charismatic Episcopal. What about you?

[Ambassador4Christ]

Charismatic Episcopal. What about you?

 

LOL

[ollie]

Depending on how you define "Protestant," I think you would have to say that Baptists are indeed Protestants. The word literally comes from the word "protest" -- the Protestants were protesting against the Roman Catholic Church of the Middle Ages. The Baptists were one group that grew out of a group of Protestants, I think beginning in the Netherlands, known as the Anabaptists. They drew their name from their primary and supposedly unique declaration that baptism was a symbol of salvation to be performed only by someone old enough to receive and, at least as much as is humanly possible, understand the sacrifice made for us by Christ.

On the other hand, you're certainly right in suggesting that Baptists frequently like to separate themselves from other Protestant denominations in the mainline church. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure why this is the case, but it's also worth pointing out that there is a huge variety of "Baptist" groups, from the Southern Baptists of the U.S. -- George Bush is a good example of this faith -- to a Canadian evangelical group I know of which is almost liberal in their faith -- ALMOST, I say.

 I once heard a joke -- from a Baptist pastor and friend of mine, actually -- which went something like this:

A Methodist who had just gone to heaven was met by a Presbyterian as he was staring at a square marked off by very high walls. Behind the walls, the Methodist could hear voices. "Who is behind the wall, and why is there no way in?" he asked the Presbyterian.

"Oh, those are the Baptists," said the Presbyterian. "They think they're the only ones up here."

 

Isn't anabaptist a name applied to mennonites and amish? A name applied due to their belief that children are not baptized.