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  2. Baptist beliefs - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. Christian mortalism - Wikipedia

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    Seventh-day Adventists believe that death is a state of unconscious sleep until the resurrection. They base this belief on biblical texts such as Ecclesiastes 9:5 which states "the dead know nothing", and 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 which contains a description of the dead being raised from the grave at the second coming. These verses, it is ...

  4. Jimmy Carter’s Commitment to Religious Liberty Should Guide ...

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    My traditional Baptist belief was that there should be strict separation between church and state. I ended the longstanding practice of inviting Billy Graham and other prominent pastors to have ...

  5. Baptists - Wikipedia

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    Baptists are a denomination of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by complete immersion.Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), sola fide (salvation by faith alone), sola scriptura (the Bible is the sole infallible ...

  6. Mattingly: When it comes to 'religious liberty,' where do ...

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    * While 56% of church members believe politics is "a way for Christians to love their neighbor," 31% disagreed and 13% were not sure. Also, 70% said Christians are "obligated" to vote in elections ...

  7. Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90 - AOL

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    Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90, In Touch Ministries announced. Born in rural Dry Fork ...

  8. Baptism for the dead - Wikipedia

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    Floorplan of the Nauvoo Temple basement. The basement of the temple was used as the baptistery, containing a large baptismal font in the center of the main room.. Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism today commonly refers to the religious practice of baptizing a person on behalf of one who is dead—a living person receiving the rite on behalf of a deceased person.

  9. Alarmed by embryo destruction, Southern Baptists urge ... - AOL

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    Southern Baptist delegates expressed alarm Wednesday over the way in vitro fertilization is routinely being practiced, approving a resolution lamenting that the creation of surplus frozen embryos ...