How did Baptist Church get stronghold in the American South ?
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Because they need lots of rivers for baptizing.\n\nI'm a baptist and our church is built near a river.
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1. Baptist are those protestant Christians who are characterized by a belief in believers baptism by emersion.\n2, fundamentalist believe that the bible is the inerrant exact word for word literal word of god without any mixture of error \n3. Independent means they are not members of either the Southern or Northern associations. They do have their own association.
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I believe he is southern Baptist.
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I was raised Baptist, but I no longer go to a Baptist church. I notice that you say nothing about being saved, only about "believing in God." Remember that the devil believes in God, too. Maybe by that, you meant that you were saved, I don't know - just a thought. \n\nLet's put this into perspective. Christians have two commandments - that we love God above all else, and that we love each other. The Bible teaches that we should have fellowship with other Christians - because it encourages us and lets us grow in our relationship with God, which keeps us close to Him. It also strengthens every member that they might better avoid poor choices and sinful decisions. \n\nAnother aspect to this is that to be saved and to love God means that you have a personal relationship with Him. He wants you to worship Him and have fellowship with other Christians. When you do not, I think it hurts Him. When you avoid the chance to do what his word taught that you should for your own reasons (staying out on Sat. night), I think that also hurts Him. In human to human relationships, we try to not hurt each other because of our love for each other. In a human to God relationship, that should apply even more so. \n\nYou can pray anywhere, and going to a church building is not going to church. The church is not the building - it is the people. \n\nI think that you can be a Christian and not go to church, most definitely. But I don't think you can reach your potential as a Christian without actively seeking God's will instead of your own.
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Do the words "Buckle of the Bible Belt" mean something to you?\n\nYou're moving into the vortex of Christianity in the South.
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They were down there helping lay the groundwork for the coming takeover of Latin-America by the Anglo-American aristocracy who will soon be migrating south seeking refuge from the coming Ice Age.\n\nOh, I'm sorry, were you looking for a serious answer?\n\nWell I'm half-serious; there must be some reason why all the elite factions of the Western world seem to be trying to move their powerbase south.  \n\nThink about it.....\n\nNimadan
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The Souther Colonies consisted primariy of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.\n\nColonists wanted gold, land, and resources. The biggest reason however was plantations. Many wanted to reap huge profits from growing a variety of crops including tobacco and cotton. Georgia was a colony where English debtors were sent. Though it always acted as a "buffer" between the English and Spanish (Florida).
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Baptists are a branch of the Puritan movement that flourished in England during the 17th century. Most of them believed in predestination, and they believed that baptism was only for adult believers that had come to faith on their own. They also fervently advocated for the separation of church and state.\n\nMethodism, on the other hand, was the church that came out of the 18th century revivals that were led, among others, by John and Charles Wesley. They did not believe in predestination, but they continued to baptise infants. They eventually made a reluctant break from the Church of England.\n\nSo, Methodists baptise babies while Baptists don't, and while Baptists used to affirm predestination while Methodists rarely did, most Baptists don't believe in it any more, either. As far as Christian truth is concerned, there is no real difference between the two.\n\nAnd there ARE some Baptists, like this one, who affirm the ordination of women to the pastorate!
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john the baptist. he openly re-enacted the exodus and baptised those who would follow. that was a pretty bold move that showed not only his faith, but also successfully struck a political nerve. he demonstrated that he could get mass demonstrations that there were ppl that werent afraid to openly follow someone besides those in political power at the time.
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Baptists, but they are every where.
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Christian; specifically...Baptist.
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The union blockaded the south to prevent them from obtaining supplies to carry on the war.  The south had virtually no factories, they were almost all up north.  The blockade strategy was very successful because by wars end the south was unable to not only feed itself but it was unable to arm itself sufficiently to wage war.
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LOL!  Hey Old Hippie,  I've never worshipped at a church that made that distinction, so I have no idea what that's about.\n\nSo I looked on the web to see how far it goes, and when I got to eighth, I was alarmed to find there is a thirty-eighth Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS!  (It's on 38th Avenue.)  \n\nSo the highest number was 7th. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22seventh+baptist+church%22&y=Search+the+Web&ei=UTF-8&fr=my-vert-web-top&x=wrt
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I think the breaking up of Christ's Church into the various denominations was Satan's greatest victory. I ALSO believe that God USED that action to provide a variety of paths to Him that are still through Jesus. So now everyone can find their most comfortable path to Him with confidence.\nSo to Satan: HAH!
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This is a question for the great and powerful Rev Trask! A Baptist minister doing Gods work , however I would believe Mainworry first, I think.
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I am not Southern Baptist, but a wife/fiance should go with him on an interview. The selection committee would love to meet the wife/fiance and I'm surprised you haven't been invited.