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Background Christianity Protestantism Anabaptists General Baptists Particular Baptists Landmarkism The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a United States-based cooperative ministry agency serving Baptist churches around the world. ... logo of the southern baptist convention This work is copyrighted. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Anabaptists (re-baptizers, from Greek ana and baptizo; in German: Wiedertäufer) are Christians of the so-called radical wing of the Protestant Reformation. ... Baptists were first identified by the name General Baptists in 17th century England. ... The name Reformed Baptist does not refer to a distinct denomination but instead is a description of the churchs theological leaning. ... Landmarkism is a ecclesiological viewpoint held by some Baptists concerning the origin and nature of the church. ...

Baptist theology London Confession, 1689 New Hampshire Confession, 1833 Baptist Faith & Message The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith was written by Calvinistic Baptists in England to give a formal expression of the Reformed and Protestant Christian faith with an obvious Baptist perspective. ... In 1833, Baptists in the United States agreed upon a confession of faith around which they could organize a missionary society under the Triennial Convention. ... The Baptist Faith and Message (BF&M) is a Southern Baptist Convention confession of faith. ...

Doctrinal distinctives Biblical inerrancy Autonomy of the local church Priesthood of believers Two ordinances Individual soul liberty Separation of church and state Two offices Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position [1] that in its original form, the Bible is without error; referring to the complete accuracy of Scripture, including the historical and scientific parts. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... The priesthood of all believers is a Protestant doctrine founded on the First Epistle of Peter, 2:9: But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into... Baptist ordinances, the term for the sacraments within Baptist theology, are the Lords Supper and Believers baptism. ... Soul competency is a Christian theological perspective on the accountability of each person before God. ... Separation of church and state is one of the primary theological distinctions of the Baptist tradition. ... Baptists only recognize two Scriptural offices, those of pastor-teacher and deacon. ...

People John Smyth John Spilsbury Lottie Moon B. H. Carroll W.A. Criswell Billy Graham Adrian Rogers Paige Patterson Albert Mohler Rick Warren Erwin McManus John Smyth (1570 - c. ... John Spilsbury was an English Baptist minister who led the Particular Baptists during the Eighteenth Century. ... Lottie Moon Lottie Moon (1840-1912) was a missionary to China who spent 40 years helping the Chinese - weighing only 50 lbs at her death having given away all she had to aid the starving Chinese. ... Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843-1914) was a Baptist pastor, theologian, teacher, and author. ... W.A. Criswell,Ph. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Adrian Rogers Adrian Rogers,Th. ... Patterson after hunting in Africa. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard D. Rick Warren (born January 28, 1954) , He is the founding and senior pastor of Saddleback Church. ... Erwin Raphael McManus is the lead pastor and Cultural Architect of Mosaic in Los Angeles, California, a community of followers of Jesus Christ committed to live by faith, to be known by love, and to be a voice of hope. ...

Related organizations Cooperative Program North American Mission Board International Mission Board LifeWay Christian Resources Women's Missionary Union Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Baptist Press Cooperative education is a structured method of combining academic education with practical work experience. ... The North American Mission Board (NAMB) was founded in 1997 out of the roots of the Home Mission Board. ... The International Mission Board (or IMB) is a missionary sending agency affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention which opperates in virtually every nation except the United States and Canada (these nations are serviced by the SBCs North American Mission Board). ... LifeWays headquarters, One LifeWay Plaza, are located in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Womens Missionary Union is an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention that was founded in 1888. ... The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is the political advocacy agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. ... Baptist Press (BP) is a religious news service based at the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Seminaries Golden Gate Midwestern New Orleans Southeastern Southern Southwestern Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of six official seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. ... The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning associated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is a seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention. ... The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville, Kentucky and is the flagship seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, or SBC. Southern Seminary or SBTS is the oldest of the seminaries in the SBC and was founded in Greenville, South Carolina in 1859 by James Petigru Boyce who served... Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Fort Worth, Texas, is a private, non-profit institution of higher education, associated with the Southern Baptist Convention, whose stated mission is to provide theological education for individuals engaging in Christian ministry. ... This box: view • talk • edit

Strict Baptists, also known as Particular Baptists, are people who believe in a strict-Calvinist interpretation of Christian theology. Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes Gods sovereignty in all things. ... Given the overwhelming influence exercised by Christianity, especially in pre-modern Europe, Christian theology permeates much of Western culture and often reflects that culture. ...

History

General and particular

In the early 17th century, Baptists in England developed along two different theologies. The General Baptists were so-called because they held the General Atonement. The General view of the atonement is that Christ in His death undertook to make possible the salvation of all men who would believe. This position is identified with Arminianism and Amyraldianism. Early General Baptist leaders included John Smyth and Thomas Helwys. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... ... For the Armenian nationality, see Armenia or the Armenian language. ... Moses Amayraut (1596 - 1664), also known as Amyraldus, was a French Protestant theologian and metaphysician. ... The name John Smyth can refer to: John Smyth (1570-1612), a founder of the Baptist church [1] John Smyth (1748-1811), British Privy Councillor in 1802 John George Smyth, English recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War. ... Thomas Helwys, born c. ...

The Particular Baptists were so-called because they held the Particular Atonement. The Particular view of the atonement is that Christ in His death undertook to save particular individuals, usually referred to as the elect. This position is often identified with Calvinism. Some early Particular Baptist leaders included Benjamin Keach, Hanserd Knollys, and William Kiffin. Limited atonement (or definite atonement or particular redemption) is a controversial doctrine in Christian theology which is particularly associated with Calvinism and is one of the five points of Calvinism. ... Calvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life that emphasizes Gods sovereignty in all things. ...

Present day Strict Baptists of England are descendants of the Particular Baptists, but heavily influenced by men from the Gospel Standard Strict Baptist movement such as William Gadsby. Sometimes they are referred to as Strict and Particular Baptists. The terminology "strict" refers to the strict or closed position they held on membership and communion.

The majority of early Particular Baptists rejected open membership and open communion. One notable exception was the author of Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan. John Bunyan. ...

Hyper-Calvinism

Over the 18th century, General Baptists lapsed into theological liberalism and practically disappeared from the scene in England. During this same period, the Particular Baptists, under the influence of John Brine and John Gill, moved toward an extreme doctrinal position, which some have labelled as Hyper-Calvinism and Antinomianism. Hyper-Calvinism is a theological position that historically arose from within the Calvinist tradition among the early English Particular Baptists in the mid 1700s. ... Antinomianism (from the Greek αντι, against + νομος, law), or lawlessness (in the Greek Bible: ανομια), in theology, is the idea that members of a particular religious group are under no obligation to obey the laws of ethics or morality as presented by religious authorities. ...

Fullerites

In 1785, Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) published The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation. This helped turn many Particular Baptists back to their Baptist origins in the great Puritan tradition and would lead to eventual division among the Particular Baptists of England. The "Fullerites" are probably best represented by Fuller and William Carey (1761-1834), Baptist missionary to India, and C H Spurgeon. 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) was an eminent Baptist minister, born in Cambridgeshire, and settled at Kettering. ... William Carey (August 17, 1761 – June 9, 1834) was an English missionary and Baptist minister, known as the father of modern missions. ...

The leading spokesman for hyper-Calvinism was John Gill (1696-1771), perhaps best known for his Exposition of the Whole Bible. Among the "Fuller strain" of Particular Baptists, true Calvinism was recovered. In 1891, most of the remaining General Baptists merged with the Particular Baptists in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (formed 1813). The Old Baptist Union represents General Baptists that did not participate. Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Baptist Union of Great Britain - the oldest and largest national association of Great Britain. ... The Old Baptist Union is a small group of evangelical Baptist churches in the United Kingdom dedicated to the proclamation of the gospel. ...

Strict Baptists in the UK

Strict Baptists represent the strain of Particular Baptists that strayed into the "hyper-Calvinistic" course, maintained the practice of strict or closed communion, and remained aloof from the Baptist Union of 1813. They are roughly equivalent to the Primitive Baptists of America. Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Primitive Baptists are a group of Baptists that have an historical connection to the missionary/anti-missionary controversy that divided Baptists of America in the early part of the 19th century. ...

Leaders among them include William Gadsby (1773-1844), whose A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship is still in use among their churches today, John Warburton (1776-1857), John Kershaw (1792-1870), and J. C. Philpot (1802-1869). Having no central organization or rallying point, Strict Baptists were nicknamed based on the newspapers they supported - Christian Pathway Strict Baptists, Earthen Vessel Strict Baptists, Gospel Herald Strict Baptists, and Gospel Standard Strict Baptists. William Gadsby William Gadsby (1773-1844) was a hymwriter and Baptist Pastor. ... A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship was compiled by William Gadsby, a minister of the Gospel Standard Strict Baptists in England. ... John Warburton (also credited as John Hayward-Warburton) is a British television producer and director, best known for his collaborations with television producer, critic and prankster Victor Lewis-Smith. ...

Earthen Vessel, Gospel Herald and other Strict Baptists united in what would later become the Grace Baptist Assembly (founded 1980 as a merger of the Strict Baptist Assembly and the Assembly of baptised churches). The Grace Baptist Assembly churches represent a modification of Strict Baptists close to the recovered calvinism of the 18th century. These churches additionally meet together in three regional associations - Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia), Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Midlands), Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East) - and one fellowship - the Fellowship of Northern Particular Baptist Churches. Grace Baptist Assembly is a fellowship of Particular Baptist churches organised in England in 1980, when the Strict Baptist Assembly (founded in 1964) and the Assembly of baptized churches holding the doctrines of grace (founded in 1976) voluntarily agreed to cease their organisations and form the Grace Baptist Assembly. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Association of Grace Baptist Churches - any one of three regional associations in England in cooperation with one another and with the Grace Baptist Assembly. ...

The Gospel Standard Strict Baptists maintain the doctrinal innovations Fuller sought to remove. Most Gospel Standard Strict Baptists do not own a TV, go to the movies, or listen to modern music. They remain opposed to Fuller's true Calvinism, as well as to open membership and open communion. At times, Gospel Standard Strict Baptists have been called Gadsbyites after Mr. William Gadsby.

In recent times, B. A. Ramsbottom has been the leader of the 'Gospel Standard Strict Baptists,' serving as editor of the Gospel Standard magazine since 1971.

Modern Strict Baptists

In 1995, the Grace Baptist Assembly had over 10,000 members in about 260 churches. The Gospel Standard Strict Baptists had 6400 members in 156 churches in the British Isles, plus 3 churches in the United States and 3 more in Australia

References

• Historical Sketch of the Gospel Standard Baptists, by S. F. Paul
• The Baptist, by Jack Hoad
• Strict and Particular, by Kenneth Dix
• Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
• A History of the Baptists, by John T. Christian
• The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth
• History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1791-1892, by Robert Oliver (2006), ISBN 0-85151-920-2

See also

• Reformed Baptists
• Bible Belt (Netherlands)

The name Reformed Baptist does not refer to a distinct Christian denomination, but instead is a description of the churchs theological leaning. ... A map showing where the Political Reformed Party received a significant amount of votes in 2003, and therefore shows the extent of the Dutch Bible Belt. ...

External links

• Gospel Standard Trust Publications
• Strict and Particular Baptists (article on John Cargill's site The Faith of God's Elect)
• Strict Baptist Historical Society
• Strict and Particular Baptist, UK (thread on BaptistBoard)
• Grace Baptist Assembly 2003
• Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East)
• Particular Baptist Press – publishes reprints and original works highlighting the Doctrines of Grace in historic Baptist literature