Nondenominational

[JM]

Should Non-Denominational Christians be allowed to teach/argue in the Baptist forum? It seems people choose this tag and believe they can post anywhere about anything.

We have a lot of Non-Demons posting in this forum and they are definately NOT Baptists.

jm

 

[twin1954]

Should Non-Denominational Christians be allowed to teach/argue in the Baptist forum? It seems people choose this tag and believe they can post anywhere about anything.

We have a lot of Non-Demons posting in this forum and they are definately NOT Baptists.

jm

If you don't identify yourself as a Baptist then you have no right to argue or debate in the Baptist forum. I changed my icon to Calvinist at the request of someone who no longer seems to post here. I will change it back to Baptist now.

 

[twin1954]

If you don't identify yourself as a Baptist then you have no right to argue or debate in the Baptist forum. I changed my icon to Calvinist at the request of someone who no longer seems to post here. I will change it back to Baptist now.

I can't seem to find the place to change my icon to Baptist.

 

[DawnStar]

I can't seem to find the place to change my icon to Baptist.

User Panel - Personal Details. Put Baptist in the Church box. It will not change your icon but it does identify you as a baptist in your profile. You do not have to have Baptist in the Faith portion of your status box to post here.

 

[twin1954]

User Panel - Personal Details. Put Baptist in the Church box. It will not change your icon but it does identify you as a baptist in your profile. You do not have to have Baptist in the Faith portion of your status box to post here.

Thanks but I took care of it.

 

[JM]

I've noticed some "Christian" folks doing the same. What is the point of having faith identifiers if no one uses them?

 

[PrettyboyAndy]

Here is my thoughts:
1) If we limit to only baptists, there will not be as much discussion. Its sometimes nice to have theological discussions and debates, iron sharpens iron.
2) As long as it is predominately Baptists, I think others should be welcome.
3) I like when other denominations chime in on my posts

 

[HantsUK]

Rather than divert the "Fractured Protestantism" thread, I will ask here:

What makes someone a Baptist? Being a member or attending a Baptist Church? What if you move and then become involved in a church of a different colour, eg Anglican? Would you then cease to be a Baptist?

Simple, you need to agree with the forum's Statement of Faith. But many 'non-denominational' churches would also agree with this - does that make then effectively Baptist? Or perhaps you must have the word 'baptist' in your church name? But some Baptist churches don't. Or perhaps 'non-denominational' is very different in America than the UK. JM says that they are definitely NOT Baptist. Why not?

As a UK Baptist, I find that the Statement of Faith here is lacking an important distinctive of Baptists - congregational government. The local congregation agrees and appoints leaders, discusses and takes decisions, which is one reason why membership is important. And in the UK this is what would stop other groupings from being 'Baptist'.

 

[JM]

JM says that they are definitely NOT Baptist. Why not?

Why not? Because they believe in things that have never been held by Baptists in the past. Ever. It's a redefinition of the word to accommodate anyone and a reductionist view of what a Baptist is.

I changed my faith tag to Protestant because "Baptist" on CF has become so broad it really doesn't mean anything. Anyone can post here and even claim to be a Baptist while teaching modern gifts!

Yours in the Lord,

jm

 

[mikedsjr]

There is a forum for debates for different denominations to gather.

This is not the place for cross denominational arguments.

 

[mikedsjr]

Rather than divert the "Fractured Protestantism" thread, I will ask here:

What makes someone a Baptist? Being a member or attending a Baptist Church? What if you move and then become involved in a church of a different colour, eg Anglican? Would you then cease to be a Baptist?

Simple, you need to agree with the forum's Statement of Faith. But many 'non-denominational' churches would also agree with this - does that make then effectively Baptist? Or perhaps you must have the word 'baptist' in your church name? But some Baptist churches don't. Or perhaps 'non-denominational' is very different in America than the UK. JM says that they are definitely NOT Baptist. Why not?

As a UK Baptist, I find that the Statement of Faith here is lacking an important distinctive of Baptists - congregational government. The local congregation agrees and appoints leaders, discusses and takes decisions, which is one reason why membership is important. And in the UK this is what would stop other groupings from being 'Baptist'.

Um no. I have always attended Baptist churches. Still do. But I reject the guidelines for what makes a Baptist here. But I will not argue my point here to respect the rules. I don't argue the issues in my church either. Its only in the past few years I changed my stance on baptism. I understand the baptist view. Iif I e er need to argue the point I can go to the debate area.

 

[JM]

If you don't identify yourself as a Baptist then you have no right to argue or debate in the Baptist forum. I changed my icon to Calvinist at the request of someone who no longer seems to post here. I will change it back to Baptist now.

I agree. We have a lot of posters in this forum with an axe to grind.