Why I'm Still Baptist Part 1
Over the last five years I have analyzed and re analyzed my beliefs and have compared them to what the Bible says. For a couple years I shunned the Baptist name although I knew that many of my beliefs were still held by Baptists . Last year I read, or rather listened, to a book on the history of Baptists in America. After listening to this book I came to the conclusion that I am still Baptist theologically even though I reject many of the practices and applications that Baptists have held to and practiced for the last couple generations. First let me go over the Baptist distinctives and what defines the modern Baptist. As Baptists so often do they either alliterate or do acrostics. This time they have done an acrostic. B iblical authority A utonomy of the local church P riesthood of all believers T wo Ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper) I ndividual soul liberty S aved and baptized church membership ...