The Protestant denominations characterized by the need for adult baptism.
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American and Southern Baptists
What are the principal differences between the Southern Baptist and American Baptist denominations in the US?
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Why are Independent Baptist Fundamentalists labelled Protestants?
Something that always bothers me which I witness to Catholics: the well-meaning ones tell me I am a Protestant and say that "we protested the Catholic Church". This isn't true, the Baptist Church was ...
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Why did the authors of the London Baptist Confession of 1689 callout the pope as being the antichrist?
In chapter 26 paragraph 4 of the 1689 LBC, the authors called the pope the antichrist:
neither can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof, but is that antichrist, that man of sin, and son ...
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Why do Baptists believe in the autonomy of local congregations?
Why do Baptists reject the idea of a central authority and instead place authority in the local congregations? Does this have a biblical basis or is it a result of past conflict with authority ...
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How does the doctrine of British Baptists compare with their American cousins?
This question examines the difference between the American Baptists and Southern Baptists in the USA. In the UK, there is one formal Baptist denomination, the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB).
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Where did Baptists get their name and what do they believe?
Where and when did the Baptists get their name and what do they believe that sets them apart from the rest of Protestant denominations?
I realize there are different divisions among Baptists as well, ...
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What is the relation between the First Baptist Church and the Baptist Church?
In my neighboorhood ther has been a Baptist Church for a while. I´m moderately aware of the history of Baptist Church in general.
Very recently a temple of The First Baptist Church has been built. ...
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What is the SBC's stance on what/how salvation is/works?
What is the Southern Baptist Convention's stance on what salvation is and how it works?
Is there an official doctrine?
Is it challenged by prominent members?
