Pentecostals and Baptists

[RileyG]

How similar are these two Churches?

(I know there are multiple Baptist and Pentecostal denominations)

Both of them believe in adult Baptism, have similar theology (from my understanding), and have many Churches in the Southern United States.

Is there worship style similar?

What are the major differences?

Blessings!

 

[NBB]

Pentecostals, seek the power of God and gifts, and being filled with the Holy spirit, even do deliverance.
I think baptists don't do deliverance, or seek being filled with the Holy spirit as something that can happen after conversion.
By the way, for me being filled with the Holy spirit, like Pentecostals believe is the meaning of life itself.

 

[RileyG]

Pentecostals, seek the power of God and gifts, and being filled with the Holy spirit, even do deliverance.
I think baptists don't do deliverance, or seek being filled with the Holy spirit as something that can happen after conversion.
By the way, for me being filled with the Holy spirit, like Pentecostals believe is the meaning of life itself.

Thanks for the response!

 

[ozso]

The order of the service in each I've attended is very similar. Both start out with worship were similar songs and hyms are sung. And then the pastor delivers a sermon. The sermons have been pretty similar in each.

That's in regard to Pentacostal churchs that are lowkey. Others can be a lot more charismatic. But I've never attended one of those.

 

[ozso]

Pentecostals, seek the power of God and gifts, and being filled with the Holy spirit, even do deliverance.
I think baptists don't do deliverance, or seek being filled with the Holy spirit as something that can happen after conversion.
By the way, for me being filled with the Holy spirit, like Pentecostals believe is the meaning of life itself.

Baptists believe in being filled with the Holy Spirit. But they don't attach outward charismatic manifestations to it like speaking in prayer language tongues or being slain in the spirit and such. The believe the Holy Spirit can speak through you though, or at least guide you when teaching the gospel.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

How similar are these two Churches?

(I know there are multiple Baptist and Pentecostal denominations)

Both of them believe in adult Baptism, have similar theology (from my understanding), and have many Churches in the Southern United States.

Is there worship style similar?

What are the major differences?

Blessings!

They compliment each other.

They use the same theology books, but come to different conclusions.

 

[ozso]

They compliment each other.

They use the same theology books, but come to different conclusions.

I've been comfortable in both settings.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

I've been comfortable in both settings.

Yes, it works like that.

 

[RileyG]

They compliment each other.

They use the same theology books, but come to different conclusions.

What do you mean by theology books? Theologically they’re Calvinist?

 

[Gregory Thompson]

What do you mean by theology books? Theologically they’re Calvinist?

I've met both Baptists and Pentecostals that end up with a Calvinist theology, and both with a non-calvinist theology.

Theology books, those books people read in seminary instead of the Early Church Fathers.

 

[RileyG]

I've met both Baptists and Pentecostals that end up with a Calvinist theology, and both with a non-calvinist theology.

Theology books, those books people read in seminary instead of the Early Church Fathers.

Ah, gotcha!

 

[Always in His Presence]

What do you mean by theology books? Theologically they’re Calvinist?

The Doctrinal Stance on Scripture, the fallen state of man - salvation through Christ - the need for repentance - is the same.

My Baptist Brothers and Sisters differ in that they believe the Charisms (Gifts/Manifestations) of the Holy Spirit ended with Apostles - whereas Pentecostals believe they are valid and still available today through the Believer.

If you would like to see more of a scholarly approach, I would recommend two resources

"Bible Doctrines - a Pentecostal Perspective" - by Willam w Menzies.; Stanley Horton,

and

"The Foundations of Pentecostal Theology" by Guy R. Duffield & Nathaniel M. VanCleave

Both are found on Kindle, both well written and properly footnoted.

 

[RileyG]

The Doctrinal Stance on Scripture, the fallen state of man - salvation through Christ - the need for repentance - is the same.

My Baptist Brothers and Sisters differ in that they believe the Charisms (Gifts/Manifestations) of the Holy Spirit ended with Apostles - whereas Pentecostals believe they are valid and still available today through the Believer.

If you would like to see more of a scholarly approach, I would recommend two resources

"Bible Doctrines - a Pentecostal Perspective" - by Willam w Menzies.; Stanley Horton,

and

"The Foundations of Pentecostal Theology" by Guy R. Duffield & Nathaniel M. VanCleave

Both are found on Kindle, both well written and properly footnoted.

Thanks! I appreciate it

God bless!

 

[ARBITER01]

How similar are these two Churches?

(I know there are multiple Baptist and Pentecostal denominations)

Both of them believe in adult Baptism, have similar theology (from my understanding), and have many Churches in the Southern United States.

Is there worship style similar?

What are the major differences?

Blessings!

In my opinion,.....

If you go back to the beginning history of the various old line protestant denominations, a lot of them started out on fire for GOD, being filled with The Holy Spirit and operating in the gifts and such. Very powerful for GOD.

At some point though, this all died down and eventually out, to the point that all of these various denominations now speak ill of the gifts, even attributing them to evil spirits being in those that operate in them, whilst slowly becoming Catholic-light in their services.

So,.... in the early 1900's GOD brought about a new, more modern protestant denomination called The Assemblies of GOD, that would hold onto the filling of The Holy Spirit and His gifts and fruits, and for the most part, we have. This time frame also saw a couple other denominations associated with us, having similar beliefs, as well as the Charismatic faith groups that arose shortly thereafter, all holding to the filling of The Holy Spirit beyond the born again experience.

At this point though, I would say that the only real visible thing that is similar between Baptists and Pentecostals is our choices of worship music. Everything else theologically beyond the teaching of being born again and such between us is different.

 

[RileyG]

In my opinion,.....

If you go back to the beginning history of the various old line protestant denominations, a lot of them started out on fire for GOD, being filled with The Holy Spirit and operating in the gifts and such. Very powerful for GOD.

At some point though, this all died down and eventually out, to the point that all of these various denominations now speak ill of the gifts, even attributing them to evil spirits being in those that operate in them, whilst slowly becoming Catholic-light in their services.

So,.... in the early 1900's GOD brought about a new, more modern protestant denomination called The Assemblies of GOD, that would hold onto the filling of The Holy Spirit and His gifts and fruits, and for the most part, we have. This time frame also saw a couple other denominations associated with us, having similar beliefs, as well as the Charismatic faith groups that arose shortly thereafter, all holding to the filling of The Holy Spirit beyond the born again experience.

At this point though, I would say that the only real visible thing that is similar between Baptists and Pentecostals is our choices of worship music. Everything else theologically beyond the teaching of being born again and such between us is different.

Remember hearing about the Second Great Awakening in the United States?

Second Great Awakening - Wikipedia

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