Featured Must we be "Baptist"?

Yes, I must insist that believer’s baptism > infant baptism.

And that baptism is not required for salvation.

 

You are no idealist my brother. But is that how Christ wants it to be?

 

That’s a start... perhaps all that is important

 

Well, John baptized where there was much water.

 

Since we were given a repository of faith & practice, but not given a specific name, the doctrine must be more important than the name.

I like the name, which, though it covers a wide spread practically, generally stands for those who believe the basics (or fundamentals) of Bible doctrine (such as virgin birth, inspired Bible, salvation by grace) and also covers Baptist distinctives such as believers' immersion, congregational government, priesthood of believers, etc. I don't think we have to abandon the name to preserve the doctrines, but if the name became closely associated with some kind of heresy, I would be willing to give it up.

In my own personal experience, though, the churches I have seen remove the name usually have been those more liberal and progressive. Maybe they will eventually give up the name and leave it for the rest of us.

 

never do that in lake Superior, as its 34 degrees year round!

 

reminds me of while back in AOG church, when elder friend of the local IFB church liked to brag that they followed the way of John the Baptist being a Baptist, then my friend would remind him that "John baptized in water, while we follow the one who baptized in the Holy Ghost!"

 

There is actually a trend within Baptist churches to remove "baptist" from the name of the church, in an effort to avoid the baggage that term has acquired.

 

think that it really happens in an area that has been heavy RCC, as my church several members and some of the pastors ex RCC, so chose not to have Baptist labels that title is seen as being 'evil" among many Catholics for daring to convert them!

 

Well I'm proud to wear the label of an Old Line Sovereign Grace Primitive BAPTIST... You try to take the name BAPTIST off of our church, who btw the way was the forerunner of Jesus, John The Baptist and baptized him by immersion and that's where we got our name... You may incite a rebellion... Its true I'm a Christian first and that being said I'm a Primitive Baptist one!... Brother Glen

I forgot we believe in believers baptism ONLY, we don't baptize babies!

 

"Superior, they said, never gives up her dead."

 

When I was a young man, it was fairly common to hear "Baptist" touted as a/the scriptural name for the church (at least I heard it in this area). I think much of that was a push back against the Church of Christ, who were always saying that they had the scriptural name.

 

'They might have split-up, might have capsized, or even dove deep and took on water!"

 

She must really like then"sun down, you better take care if I find you creeping down my back stairs"

 

Every Christian is a Baptist since all Christian sects follow Jesus command to make disciples and baptize. The difference is at what time do we baptize someone.