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  1. Steve Allen

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    I've heard it said, "John was a Baptist, Jesus was a Baptist, and so am I" or things to that effect, and I was wondering how far our Baptists on here take that.

    The range of possibilities is quite broad -- anywhere from "We should baptize people" (you'd be hard pressed to find someone claiming the name of Christ who doesn't believe that) through "we rebaptize people based on XYZ" all the way over to "short hair on men, long on women (and no pants on them, either!), 1611 KJVO, bus-running, etc." (i.e. particular kinds of groups using the label "baptist", confessional or otherwise).

    Where do you (my dear reader) fall on the spectrum? Where would you categorize yourself? (If you've picked "Baptist" on your profile in the "Faith" option.)
     
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    Calvinist/particular/Reformed Baptist, all depending on how we define those terms!
     
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    FYI, to the best of my knowledge, the Quakers and the salvation Army do not practise water baptism.
    As related elsewhere, I class myself as a Reformed or particular Baptist, and though I call no man master I hold broadly to the Baptist 1689 Confession which may be found here:
    The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
     
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    Some Quakers (in England, I here) are rediscovering baptism as a rite. The practice, although rejected by most Friends, never completely died about among groups such as the Orthodox Quakers.
     
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    The standard Confession for Baptists!
     
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    I...doubt that. At least as far as I understand the word "standard."
     
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    The Confession that most Baptists who are Reformed would hold with!
     
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    Other groups who've historically eschewed baptism are Hyperdispensationalists and Evangelical Free.
     
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    Sure, but that's a much smaller pool than "baptists."
     
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    Reformed Baptist historian Tom Chantry:

    chantrynotes.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/defining-reformed-baptist-again/
     
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    John the Baptizer was a Jewish Priest. Jesus is God, but walked this earth as a Jewish rabbi, among other titles.

    Imho, any claim by modern Baptists that John or Jesus were "baptists" in the same sense that modern Christains use the term is a foolish attempt to out do Catholics who trace their church founding to the Apostle Peter whom they see as the first Pope.
     
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    Radical Christian Steve. One that goes to the very root to understand what the Christ is calling us to.
     
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    Reformed, confessional Baptist.
     
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    I am a Baptist because I hold to "believer's baptism". I also affirm the Baptist understanding of church government (congregational as opposed to elder) and the autonomy of the local church.

    I currently attend a KJVO IFB church.
     
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    I am a Baptist because I hold to "believer's baptism". I also affirm the Baptist understanding of church government (congregational as opposed to elder) and the autonomy of the local church.

    I currently attend an any bible goes SBC church.
    :Biggrin
     
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    To clarify-
    I'm not hung up on the KJV (it's not my preference) or IFB. This church just happens to be IFB and KJVO. :)
     
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    A Baptist Church is supposed to hold to the Baptist Distinctives.

    Baptist DistinctivesGARBC
     
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    I am just a Baptist, but I think I may lean towards the IFB... I am KJVO, I use both the 1611 and 1769.
    I believe personally women should wear skirts, and men should wear pants, but I do not see that as an issue of Salvation, but of obedience.
    I am old fashioned so my beliefs delve into being Conservative, for instance I believe in the Bible when it says women are the weaker vessel.
    So on and so on...
     
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    Yet John baptized those who repented (Matthew 3:5-6) and the Lord Jesus made disciples and then He (or rather His disciples) baptized them (John 4:1-2). Neither of them baptized infants.
     
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    Weaker vessel....how so? Perhaps you mean physically.
     
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