Baptists
Also known as Baptist church, Baptist
Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), sola fide (justification by faith alone), sola scriptura (the Bible as the sole infallible authority) and congregationalist ecclesiastical polity. Baptists generally recognize at least two sacraments or ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
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Baptists are a Protestant Christian tradition that practices believer's baptism by total immersion and emphasizes personal faith, biblical authority, and congregational church governance. They matter historically and culturally as one of the largest Protestant groups worldwide, shaping Christian theology and practice through their distinctive beliefs about individual responsibility before God and the authority of Scripture.
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- Origins
- English Dissenters view
- Anabaptist influence view
- Successionist and perpetuity view
- Baptist origins in the United Kingdom
- Baptist origins in North America
- Baptist origins in Germany
- Baptist origins in Finland
- Baptist origins in Ukraine
- Baptist churches
- Missionary organizations
- Membership
- Beliefs
- Beliefs that vary among Baptists
- Types of Baptists
- General Baptists
- Reformed Baptists (Particular Baptists)
- Missionary Baptists
- Independent Baptists
- New Independent Baptists
- Seventh Day Baptists
- Landmark Baptists
- Worship
- Education
- Sexuality
- Controversies
- Missions crisis
- Slavery crisis
- United States
- Caribbean islands
- Landmark crisis
- Modernist crisis
- Criticism
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- External links
Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), sola fide (justification by faith alone), sola scriptura (the Bible as the sole infallible authority) and congregationalist ecclesiastical polity. Baptists generally recognize at least two sacraments or ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Diverse from their beginnings, those identifying as Baptists today may differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. Baptist missionaries have spread various Baptist churches to every continent. The largest Baptist communion of churches is the Baptist World Alliance, and there are many different groupings of Baptist churches and Baptist congregations.