Important Truths of Baptists – An Appraisal of their beliefs in contrast with Catholics and Protestants… THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…
Roger Fulk
June 22, 2023
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| Important Truths of Baptists – An Appraisal of their beliefs in contrast with Catholics and ProtestantsDan Nelson – Top contributor – Facebook · Freedom from State-Mandated ReligionA free church in a free state was the only settlement the Anabaptists would settle for in their beliefs. They were the recipients of oppression, persecution, and martyrdom by both of these groups.The state-mandated church dictated what type of faith you would have. They sealed the religious fate of everyone through infant baptism, a pre-requisite for citizenship.The hypocrisy of the state controlling religion raised its ugly head when Felix Manz drowned at the urging of Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli. Catholics in Austria and Germany burned Michael Sattler and Balthasar Hubmier at the stake.Baptists chased and saw their worship services were forbidden.This problem straightened out in the first amendment of our Constitution is still tenuous. Before the Constitution, provincial churches were favored, and Baptists were denied freedom in several established colonies.Today we still have to remain vigilant because we are dealing with a biblical illiterate populace that does not understand or, in many cases, care about the struggle for religious liberty in our country, which the Baptists spearheaded. Many would insist this freedom only be allowed in church buildings. Communist Russia believed the same thing. We are free to practice our faith; no one should be able officially or unofficially restrict our beliefs and practices everywhere we go.The state-enforced religion is the bane of Scriptural truth. But state heads often enforced false doctrine to protect the power-hungry state religion at the apex of controlling peoples’ consciences and freedoms. It was needful to execute state religion because their beliefs were indefensible. An open Bible would disprove many of these practices. Hence the suppression of the Bible creates a biblically illiterate citizenry.Emer Canier reveals how this arrangement worked with the state religion protecting and enforcing false doctrine. He said, “The very reason for error’s defense and enforcement was that it was indefensible. No wonder it will take an oppressive state church partnership to uphold doctrines that would otherwise be indefensible.” You can’t defend false doctrine by the Bible, so rulers defended whatever the state religion taught and restricted biblical truth and Baptist beliefs.Our faith was fought for through a long struggle. It grieves me when many do not appreciate our Baptist identity and walk away from it. How can we do so when our religious freedom is bought through blood and oppression? Think of that the next time one says it doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you say we are Christian. God will reward those who keep His word and do not succumb to false religion supported by the state and used by the devil to bring many to Hell. May we remain true to God’s truth through Baptists and all we have stood for? Important Truths of Baptists An Appraisal of their beliefs in contrast with Catholics and Protestants Freedom from State-Mandated Religion – Earnestly Contend For The Faith Jude 3 (awarningministry.com) |
| THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATHOLICS, PROTESTANTS, AND BAPTISTSDan Nelson – (8) Facebook (The religious landscape as I see it. I did not include Orthodox since they are split from Catholicism. I also did not include non-Denominationalism since they are a mixture of everything).Many do not understand the difference between Catholicism, Protestantism, and Baptists.Catholics believe in the tradition of the church through centuries as a higher authority than the Bible, although those practices or not taught and even rebuked by the Bible.They believe in the magic of the sacraments in primary transubstantiation, saying the elements are changed to the body and blood of Christ.They believe in the Pope as the ultimate authority of the “Church.”They believe in a works salvation through keeping the sacraments. They believe in the priestly intermediator between God and man with confession, absolution of sins, and prayers for them.They believe in the deification of Mary, the veneration of the saints approved by the church.They believe in one universal church, supplemented by various parishes that are not churches.They believe in the celibacy of the priesthood for priests, monks, and nuns.They believe in the church’s marriage with the state, which has been their ally in the past and has been used to persecute and slaughter dissenters.They believe in infant sprinkling, which gives a false assurance they are Christians when they are not.They have suppressed the Bible and groups who oppose those teachings.There are many more practices too numerous to mention here, which have not only led to an ignorance of the masses about biblical Christianity but persecution and silence of those who believe in it.Protestants came out of the Reformation believing in biblical authority and justification by faith.Certain vestiges of Catholicism are still retained to some degree or another in their faith and practice. Many mainline groups still sprinkle infants.They have a hierarchical church government that appoints local congregation church leaders and church faith and practice patterns.They believe in a Universal church that requires only faith in Christ to get into, whereby they essentially create two churches; the universal and local.They have traditionally been in league with the state leading to the persecution of Baptists in martyrs like Felix Manz drowned in Switzerland, and others like Balthazar Hubmaier being chased and caught by Catholics who burned him, Michael Sattler and Jacob Hutter, plus a host of others.In America, they banished Roger Williams and imprisoned over 40 pastors in one decade in Virginia. They whipped and imprisoned Obadiah Holmes and imprisoned him, John Clarke and John Crandall. They forced the first Baptist Church in Boston to assemble secretly and imprisoned their first Pastor: Thomas Gould. They have a loose view of church membership that filters into many Baptist churches. Generally, at least one of their practices or more are traced back to Catholicism.A Baptist believes the church is a visible assembly of baptized believers joined together for the faith of the gospel.A Baptist believes in believers’ baptism by immersion as baptism’s only mode and purpose. That baptism needs to be administered by and under the authority of a New Testament church.A Baptist does not believe in a state church or civil government controlling and restricting religion.A Baptist believes in a free independent congregation ruled by the Lordship of Christ and governed by that local congregation under the Spiritual leadership of the Pastor called of God.A Baptist believes in individual accountability when it comes to conversion. No one can be sponsored or go into the Kingdom of God and church by their parents are other’s coattails. We will all be individually accountable to God for our souls as we understand the gospel.a Baptist ministers in a local congregation and does not hire a designated clergy to minister for them, for the interpretation of Scripture, witness, and serve for them in the body of Christ.A Baptist does not substitute tradition, personal revelation contrary to Scripture, denial of the basic teachings of God’s Word, and diminishment of its teachings to fit the contemporary culture of the Bible. They believe the Bible is God’s Word without error and our only authority of faith and practice.The head of any Baptist Church is our Lord Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, God in human flesh, who lived a life without sin, died as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sin on the cross so that when we believe in His atoning work God imputes His righteousness to us and sees us in Him. He rose bodily and visibly from the grave. He ascended into heaven after authorizing His church and sending them into the world with the gospel. He empowered them with the Holy Spirit and is returning to establish His kingdom on earth and in heaven.Baptists are biblically oriented, with the Bible as our only Authority and Christ as our only head.If you don’t understand these differences, you don’t understand Christian History and who Baptists are. Yet, to know all this gives you liberating freedom to continue the work God has given us till Christ comes again. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CATHOLICS, PROTESTANTS, AND BAPTISTSDan Nelson – (8) Facebook |
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| Dan Nelson posted to Baptist History Preservation 32m 4/20/23 · Can You share with someone why you are a Baptist? Many members of our churches cannot do so. Could something break it down and help people know how to explain these truths to people? Yes, there is a tool you can use to help you. Dan Nelson’s new book: Baptist Revival 2.0: Baptist Faith and Practice, analyzed and Explained Scripturally and Historically. Dan takes Six great truths about Baptists and why we are different are defined with ten subheading explanations about them.Dan formatted his postings on several Facebook Baptist History sites to make them understandable and together a fusion of beliefs, practices, and history. Each belief and its explanation breaks down the belief with understanding, and historical examples and quotes illustrate every belief. Dan is a long-time pastor with a Ph.D. in Church History who has written several other books on the subject. He explains Baptist beliefs from the historical background, making their practice more understandable. You can contact Dan for a copy to use in your ministry. The 384 page has over 300 references and eight appendices to use as teaching tools. The book is $22.99 as a special new release offer from the regular $28 price. Contact him on messenger or email at gospel4you1@gmail.com. He can give you more information and take your order. Doctrines that were essentially universal among Baptists until just a couple of generations ago are easily explained and then illustrated with stories from Baptist history. –.-Ben Stratton, Pastor Farmington Baptist Church, Farmington Kentucky.TWO ADDITIONAL ARTICLES ADDED TO THIS POSTTHAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THE READERS! (1) Baptist Church History | FacebookWritten by Dan Nelson, 2016, paperback, 126 pages.Category:Current Events, Doctrinal, History, Ministry We need to know how we have gotten to this place in the history of Christianity, as Baptists. What sacrifices have been made by Baptists that have shaped our distinct identity today. It is my concern that many of these cherished teachings may be forgotten, in a rush to not turn off people by teaching doctrines for whom many have fought and even died. I believe it will cost us bigtime, if we lose our identity and forget from where we have come. I am not for preservation, however; as much as I am for fresh truth that will invigorate and give new life to churches, where there is staleness and where churches have plateaued or are dying. When we know our beliefs and proclaim them boldly, God can use these truths to bring revival to churches in a way we have not seen possible before. We will see revival become reality, if we will study and proclaim the truths that have made us great. The real objective of this work is to help those who have taken Baptist beliefs so lightly and loosely. In doing so, I want them to know we not only have a biblical faith, but that we are very clear on why that faith is biblical. The next generation of pastors, church leaders, and churches will be faced with serious doctrinal questions and challenges. Since we live in a pragmatic culture, the pressure is on us to use whatever works in church. We need to be all things to all people that we might save some (I Corinthians 9:22); but also we need to stand for something, so we affirm not only do we believe truth, but are transformed by it. We should be moved by our convictions and want future generations to see these truths have made us what we are.Written by Dan Nelson, 2016, paperback, 126 pages. Category:Current Events, Doctrinal, History, Ministry |
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