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The churches that descended from Helwys were of the General Baptist persuasion. Baptist historian Tom J. Nettles argues that Helwys and his group "earned the name General Baptists" because they "claimed that Christ died for all men rather than for the elect only". [17] This is seen as a step away from fully Calvinist commitments.
Baptists practice believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) as the ordinances instituted in Scripture (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). [5] [additional citation(s) needed] Most Baptists call them "ordinances" (meaning "obedience to a command that Christ has given us") [6] [7] instead of "sacraments" (activities God uses to impart salvation or a means of grace to the participant).
The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization now called the American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA). [45] In 2015, Baptists in the U.S. number 50 million people and constitute roughly one-third of American Protestants .
Hemerobaptists (Heb. Tovelei Shaḥarit; 'Morning Bathers') were an ancient religious sect that practiced daily baptism. They were likely a division of the Essenes. [10] In the Clementine Homilies (ii. 23), John the Baptist and his disciples are mentioned as Hemerobaptists. The Mandaeans have been associated with the Hemerobaptists on account ...
The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is the statement of faith of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Bible and its authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God's plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction ...
Baptist Faith and Message, Southern Baptist Convention (1964) Baptist Affirmation of Faith, Strict Baptist Assembly (1966) Romanian Baptist Confession (1974) The Statement of Beliefs of the North American Baptist Conference (1982) Baptist Faith and Message, Southern Baptist Convention (2000)
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Perspectives in Religious Studies 13 (Winter, 1986): 35–45. "Isaac Backus and Religious Liberty." Foundations 22 (October/December 1979): 352–360. Isaac Backus, Puritan and Baptist: His Place in History, His Thought, and Their Implications for Modern Baptist Theology. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983. Hovey, Alvah (1859).