From: "Blaine Borrowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Baptist Baptism Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 08:14:58 -0700
Blaine: Hi Perry. Am I to conclude from your assertion that John was the
first member of the Baptist religion that all Baptists are disciples of John
the Baptist? John had a numerous following, not all of whom became
Christians.
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From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Baptist Baptism
> Wasn't John the first Baptist? Not the Apostle John, the one that was
jesus'
> cousin...Elizabeth Zacharias' boy.
>
>
> >From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Baptist Baptism
> >Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:47:50 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Who was the First?
> >First Mormon? - Joe Smith
> >First Presbyterian? - John Knox & Calvin
> >Fiirst Methodist? - John Wesley
> >First Disciples of Christ? - Alexander Campbell
> >
> >All faiths have a founder, answer this:
> >First Baptist? ???????
> >
> >There is no personality this side of Jesus Christ who is a satisfactory
> >explanation of Baptist origin. The New Testament churches were
independent,
> >self-governing, democratic bodies like the Baptist churches of today. We
> >originated, not at the Reformation, nor in the Dark Ages, not in any
> >century after the Apostles but our Marching Orders are the Great
> >Commission, and the first Baptist Church was the Church at Jerusalem. Our
> >principles are as old as Christianity, and we acknowledge no founder but
> >Christ" !!!!!
> >
> >The footsteps of the Baptists of the ages can more easily be traced by
> >blood than by baptism. It is a lineage of suffering rather than a
> >succession of bishops; a martyrdom of principle, rather than a dogmatic
> >decree of councils; a golden chord of love, rather than an iron chain of
> >succession, which, while attempting to rattle its links back to the
> >apostles, has been of more service in chaining some protesting Baptist to
> >the stake than in proclaiming the truth of the New Testament. It is,
> >nevertheless, a right royal succession, that in every age the Baptists
have
> >been advocates of liberty for all, and have held that the gospel of the
Son
> >of God makes every man a free man in Christ Jesus.
> >
> >
> >NO INFANT BAPTISM
> >Anabaptist: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants;
> >complete separation of church and state
> >The greek word ana is used in its meaning of "again"
> >AnaBaptists were RE-Baptizers.
> >They baptized only believers, this is a core belief.
> >Infants can not believe.
> >Baptists and Anabaptists existed before the reformation.
> >In this way they are not Protestants.
> >
> >
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