Any Baptists out there?
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I think they would have a bigger problem with the he was not faithful part than anything. When you work with youth it tough.
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I believe he is southern Baptist.
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:}\n1 Tim 3:8-13\n8  Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;\n9  Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.\n10  And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.\n11  Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.\n12  Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.\n13  For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.\n\nTitus 1:5-6\n5  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:\n6  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.\nSothern baptist deaacon nonminations are based on the preceeding verses. they are then voted on by the believing baptized body of that particular congregation without any input or oversight from the southern baptist conference
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I believe in God, and I'm definitely Christian, but I can't identify any more than that. I would say that I'm nondenominational, but nowadays that's a denomination in and of itself (which doesn't make sense, so go figure). I do think my beliefs tend to be more Baptist, although I'm not active in any sense of the word. A believer without works would describe me well.
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From what I understand, they are very similar. The Baptist preach once saved, always saved. The Nazarene, I think (don't quote me), believe you can lose your salvation. Go to whichever is going to help you in your spiritual walk. God bless you for taking your son to church.
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hello Idance2dance\nI have been a christian for as long as I can remember I grew up going to church. I am from Conn. \nWould be glad to be your e-mail buddy.
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International Bible Society has never let me down.\n\nhttp://www.ibs.org/\n\nBlessed Be
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Yes there are more people on here now. I hope and pray many are on here to learn more about being a C Christian, I hope the Lord will use us, (CHRISTIANS) to help spread the word of God to all the world. This goes out ALL over the world,(www) so maybe, just maybe we can help someone come to the Lord. This is the only section I go on. I come on as often as I can, I have a family and home to take care of and it takes a lot of my time, so when I have a little spare time I am on here learning how other Christians are doing at getting the message of God out there to the world. I hope this answer did some good ... May God bless you for asking a good, clean, no- nonsense question.
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OK, Baptists are not protestants, protestants are break aways from Catholicism at the reformation. Greek catholics and roman catholics split in 869 ad; then in 1530 Martin Luther started the Lutheran church; 1531 the church of England broke away; 1541 Presbyterian church formed 1602 congregationalists formed; 1785 Methodists came from the church of England; 1810 the Cumberland church formed from the Presbyterians; then finally in 1812 the Disciples from the Presbyterians. The Episcopalians, and others were formed later but all derived from these. Baptists are fractured into many (60 - 100) But can trace themselves back to John the Baptist without Catholicism.
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Hello.  I was raised Southern Baptist in Texas.  I'm not sure which branch of the Baptist church you are attending, but the basic tenants of all Baptist churches are: 1) Jesus Christ is the human incarnation of God; 2) He was crucified and died for the forgiveness of the sins of all humankind; 3) He was resurrected on the third day after His death; 4) He ascended to heaven where he sits with God; 5) His gift to us when he departed was leaving us with the Holy Spirit; 6) Christ will come again at the end of the world; 7) God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are three-in-one - the Trinity. 7) Baptism is a voluntary external demonstration of an internal acceptance of Christ as your personal savior.\n\nAfter those basic facts, churches can vary widely on their interpretation of Biblical events and on their doctrinal beliefs.  The book of Revelations provides great material for debates in the Baptist church.  Baptist churches are also largely evangelical - they believe in sharing the word of God with others and inviting outside people to visit the church and worship with them.  The Baptist church is not generally a place where you will hear a pastor say "our denomination is the only one that has it right."  Baptists generally believe that all denominations of Christianity are worshiping the same God and the same Christ, but that there are ceremonial and some doctrinal differences in the way the worship services are conducted.  I hope this information helps!  Please let me know if you would like to discuss the topic further.  \n\nBy the way, one of the previous respondents mentioned that women were treated as second-class citizens.  I have to say that I wonder what Baptist church this person has visited.  I taught Sunday School at my church from a very young age and was a very respected person (regardless of gender) there.  Women and men held equal positions in the church council, and were given equal voice.  While I'm sure that there are unfortunate areas of the United States where gender discrimination occurs in and out of church, I am proud to say I have not encountered it. Also, I am Mexican-American.  I never encountered racism in my church.  I did encounter racism in my public high school, and even in the work force, but the church was always a haven where everyone was welcome and treated with respect.  I hope and pray that you find a church home that follows the most basic teaching of Christ: "Love one another".  -Amy
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I go to a Southern Baptist Church , if that makes me a Southern Baptist  then say what you will . as for the way i see it  I just go to that church , because first and for most i am a follower of Jesus ,and a child of God . the preacher at the church  preaches from the Bible, and if he ever stops preaching from the Bible then i will find a church that does , no matter what they call themselves.  i am a Christian, I worship the Lord, not the Southern Baptist .  I do not call myself a Southern Baptist ,  I call my self A saved born again Christian.
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It sounds as if HE should convert. Baptists have to drink alone. But whenever you find four Catholics together there's always a fifth.
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You are right on so many levels, but being a protestant (Baptist) myself, I know that there are some things that needed to be changed from the Catholic church. The Bible is open to free interpretation by all who read it, that's why so many denominations have been started. I am a Baptist because generally, Baptists believe the Bible word for word and that's how I believe it should be looked at.\n\n(Contact me if you want to chat about religious stuff. I want to be a Youth Minister :D)
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United States. I am a Southern Baptist Christian
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Check with some of the other Denominations. I am involved in the ACTS Retreats in the Diocese Of Victoria and we use a Methodist one and two Baptist ones besides our Retreat Center.
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ok spud, its not just 'gay' people.  it's people in general.\n\nyears ago i was an unhappy Baptist.  being baptist just wasn't doing it for me and i had been born and raised in that faith.\n\na lot of the baptists i knew were mean spirited and hateful. they also had the "we're the only ones going to heaven" attitude.  i began looking for another faith.  that is a HARD thing to do, believe me.\n\ni worked in a pharmacy where one of the employees was obnoxious about his protestant faith.  if you asked him how he was he'd say "He was fine ever since he became a Christian." if you asked him what he knew he'd say "I know I'm saved."  and on and on and on.  there were also a couple of Catholics that worked in the pharmacy.  when steve the protestant was telling people why they were going to hell the Catholics never were mean or hateful to anyone. they accepted everyone, it seemed.  they accepted me---even though i didn't know what i was and they accepted steve even when he was telling them they worshipped statues.\n\ni thought to myself, there has got to be something to what these people believe, i want whatever that is for myself.\n\ni asked them how i could learn more about the Catholic Church and they told me about classes that were given at the local parish.  i went and talked to the priest and he signed me right up.  six months of classes later, i knew i'd found what i was looking for.  i joined the Catholic Church way back in 1980 and its been an important part of my life ever since.\n\nso---i don't think its just gays.  Catholics seem to be tolerant of just about everybody.  And that's a good thing.
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cutetrio2002,\n\nMy father was a Southern Baptist minister, so I know some of the history of the Baptists. The Baptists originated in Germany where they were called Anabaptists. In America, the Baptists were all one group until the time of the Civil War when they split over the slavery issue. Today there are several types of Baptists, but mainly the same 2 groups who split over slavery. Obviously the Southern Baptists supported slavery while the American Baptists in the north opposed it. I have heard of Conservative Baptists, and I seem to remember some others, but I don’t remember their names. While there are black churches that are affiliated with the Southern Baptists, they are often called Missionary Baptist churches.\n\nAll Baptists believe similarly. By the way, I believe that Southern Baptists still have the largest foreign missionary program of any denomination. I trust this will help.\n\nGod bless.\n\ncutetrio2002,\n\nI add this note for vangyblue from Wikipedia:\n\nSeveral existing denominational bodies may be legitimately regarded as the successors of the Continental (European) Anabaptists — Amish, Baptists, Brethren, Hutterites, Mennonites, Bruderhof Communities and Quakers.\n\nI don't want to argue. I just thought that you might like to know.\n\nGod bless.