Why are YOU a Baptist?

[Jonaitis]

Please explain.

Extra credit: how long does your pastor/elder preach?

 

[Mark Quayle]

Please explain.

The biggest difference I can find between those two Reformed stances, (Presbyterian and Baptist), is the mode and cause for baptism. I tend toward the Baptist, but I dearly love the idea of the authority of the father of a family, in the identification of the family and its members with Christ. But in the end, to me, Baptism is simply the believer's statement of self-identification, as a witness to and claim for the assistance of the Body of Christ --the Church. It is a formal induction into the Body, as a member.

 

[Stranger36147]

I'm not.

 

[Jonaitis]

I'm not.

Why are you not?

 

[Stranger36147]

Why are you not?

 

[Jonaitis]

Think about it, have you ever wondered why he was called John the Baptist? Notice he wasn't called John the Methodist, nor John the Lutheran. I tell you, he was not even called John the Presbyterian. If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will!

 

[Stranger36147]

Think about it, have you ever wondered why he was called John the Baptist? Notice he wasn't called John the Methodist, nor John the Lutheran. I tell you, he was not even called John the Presbyterian. If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will!

Alright, you convinced me. I'm converting now.

 

[Jonaitis]

 

[Jonaitis]

 

[Pioneer3mm]

Think about it, have you ever wondered why he was called John the Baptist? Notice he wasn't called John the Methodist, nor John the Lutheran. I tell you, he was not even called John the Presbyterian. If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will!

Good point!!
LOL..

 

[Mary Meg]

It seems like kinda a silly, maybe mocking thread... but ok I'll bite...

I'm Baptist because I was raised in the Baptist Church, and my parents are Baptist, and my grandparents, and my great-grandparents, and on through the generations.

I'm still Baptist because my church is home and I love my church family and they love me.

As I've gotten older and learned things (maybe too much for my own good), there are things I don't agree with, things I struggle with, things I wonder about. I don't know if I'll remain Baptist in the long run. But for now, I'm Baptist because Baptist is home.

 

[Jonaitis]

It seems like kinda a silly, maybe mocking thread... but ok I'll bite...

Don't mind the memes.

 

[98cwitr]

I'm baptist as it's the denomination that I grew up in, and as an adult looking over the others, was the only one I found to keep to the Bible, promote the sainthood of the believer in practice and not just word. I also really like Anabaptist and Presbyterian, but don't have either church near me.

Preacher preaches about 10-12 minutes.

 

[DeaconDean]

Like many others here, I was raised in a Baptist church. Been a Baptist about 44 years. I am now a Baptist because I believe everything taught by Baptists, especially in regards to theology, is scripturally correct. And that it follows as close as possible to scripture.

I preach about 45 minutes.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[Man of Proverbs]

I'm the son of a Baptist preacher, so I've grown up that way. When I started really questioning what I believed and studying the word, I agreed with what Baptist taught in relation to the Bible.

 

[Jonathan Mathews]

Think about it, have you ever wondered why he was called John the Baptist? Notice he wasn't called John the Methodist, nor John the Lutheran. I tell you, he was not even called John the Presbyterian. If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will!

Anyone who baptizes people is technically a Baptist. Baptist means "Baptizer". The Methodists got their name because they believed God uses a Method to save people... a process or steps of conversion. Lutherans get their name from holding to the doctrines of Martin Luther. I was raised in a Baptist church, but I've never baptized anyone in water, just like Jesus never baptized anyone in water, but was Himself, baptized. That's why I just accept the name "Christian" which means "little Christ" or "like Christ". They were first called "Christians" at Antioch. I guess I would also go by the name "Son of Abraham" because I have the same Faith as Abraham (just maybe in lesser measure). I'll also accept "Child of God" or "a Son of God". But one of my favorites is "follower of the Way" or "believer in the Way". That's what some of the earliest believers called themselves (Acts 24:14). Also, "disciple of Christ".

 

[Hammster]

It was one of the first denominations that I visited after salvation. I enjoyed the people and the sermon, so I stayed. As I’ve grown, I’ve become more convinced that baptism by confession is the most biblical.

The sermons run about an hour.

 

[morse86]

Baptist simply means you believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.


Here is a qualified pastor:

 

[Ttalkkugjil]

Please explain.

Extra credit: how long does your pastor/elder preach?

I originally started attending a Baptist church simply because they were available for me when I needed some counseling.

I then moved to a different Baptist church, where in time I became a member, upon the recommendation of my first Baptist church's pastor. The reason was that I wanted to be part of a smaller church.

When I moved from Toronto to South Korea, I started attending a Baptist church here on the recommendation of a friend in Toronto. I was chiefly interested in finding a good, English-speaking congregation.

Extra credit: approximately 40 minutes.