Grace Saves wrote the following:
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According to DHK, a Baptist tennet is "Soul Liberty," which he defines as: "the right to believe what one believes the Scripture is teaching to be true."
If that is the case, why do you call it idolatry that I believe that Jesus Christ is physically present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Eucharist, if I deduce this from Scripture? According to you, I am allowed to believe what I believe the Scripture is teaching to be true. This is what I am doing. But you then throw in a double standard and call me an idolator.
So, either Baptists don't really believe in Soul Liberty, or DHK's definition is wrong, or there is no such thing, since to be a Baptist really means to believe pretty much what all the other faithful Baptists believe.
In fact, since one has Soul Liberty to interpret Scripture, then he should be free to disregard other tennets of the Baptist faith and still remain Baptist (i.e., to believe there are more than two ordinances that one must observe).
I await an explanation.
God bless,
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Brief Answer:
First of all, let me say, Baptist are not Protestant, even though we protest a lot.
Baptist were here long before Roman catholics.
Even catholic theologians have stated that in their writings against Baptist. (can give source if you wish).
Soul Liberty is simply, as one already put it, "free will."
However, I may add to that: once we accept Christ as Saviour, we now have the "liberty" to serve Christ, we did not have that "liberty" before we were saved. "Liberty" is NOT the freedom to live any way we want to or to believe anything we want to.
Before salvation, we were dead in tresspasses and sins. Christ has made us "alive" when we were saved.
The issue of someone calling you an idolator because of your belief of transsubstantiation is accurate. However, you may believe that because you were simply taught that from your catholic background and teachings.
As Bible believing Baptist, we use the Bible as the soul rule of faith & practice. NOT the pope, the church (catholic) councils nor tradition.
The belief that the bread and wine turn into the literal blood & body of Christ is false because: 1. it is not taught in the Bible
2. that belief is used by the catholic church to
teach that you receive Christ each time you
receive the eucharist. That would also involve the fact that catholic theology teaches that eternal secutity is "heresy."
3. It involves believing that Christ sacrifice on the Cross was not sufficient, and catholisism adds
sacriments = something with a saving grace.
There is baptism; eucharist; etc. They add good works ... and of course "outside the catholic, there is no salvation."
4. The Bible tells us to have "sound doctrine"
Paul expounds upon that many times in his epistles.
To be a Baptist is to receive Christ as Saviour, follow Him in believers baptism after salvation. believers baptism is baptism by immersion --- just as the Bible teaches.It is the 1st act of obedience that a new Christian can do.
Baptist believe in the Bible as the literally, verbally, Inspired Word of God.
It was written by Holy men of old as Petes tells us. The new Testament was written by apostles under inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Not the catholic church, as they claim.
Baptist are NOT protestant
Baptist do not baptise babies
Baptist do not sprinkle etc.
Baptist believe in Eternal security
Baptist have 2 ordinances: baptism and the Lord's Supper which are NOT sacriments.
Now ... dear friend, hope this helps. i wrote it off the cuff. Appreciate your sincere question
