Some doctrinal issues on which there is widespread difference among Baptists are:
The above list is a copy and paste job (with a few edits) to provide an overview.
We have beat the Cal/Non-Cal topic to death and is banned as a discussion topic here.
Perhaps the Fundamentalist forum has discussed the topic of being in the world but not of the world. But anyone holding a view on the topic is welcome to enlighten us.
I am a Cessionalist, but I understand some Baptists believe the authentication gifts present in the 1st Century have not ceased.
We certainly differ as to hermeneutics, with me being alone (or almost alone) saying an important method of not adding to scripture is to ask, "What is the least God is saying?"
Our church leaders select which missionaries to support, with the congregation confirming the selection through budget approval.
We have discussed allowing all professing believers to participate in communion, versus more restrictive views.
With the exception of the NWT, we pretty much accept all modern translations, but prefer either thought for though types like the NIV and NLT, or the word for word types like the NASB, NKJV or LEB.
Most Baptists are dispensanalists, believing in the 1000 year reigh of Christ on earth. Many of the Cals hold tp the Covenant Theology view.
I find it saves a lot of time to just do what my wife tells me to do.
I think most here think women should not be ordained to roles where they exercise power over men.
- Calvinism versus Non-Calvinism
- The doctrine of separation from "the world" and whether to associate with those who are "of the world"
- Speaking-in-tongues and the operation of other charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit in the modern church[55]
- How the Bible should be interpreted (hermeneutics)
- The extent to which missionary boards should be used to support missionaries
- The extent to which non-members may participate in the Lord's Supper services
- Which translation of Scripture to use (see King-James-Only movement)[56]
- Dispensationalism versus Covenant theology
- The role of women in marriage.
- The ordination of women as deacons or pastors.[57]
The above list is a copy and paste job (with a few edits) to provide an overview.
We have beat the Cal/Non-Cal topic to death and is banned as a discussion topic here.
Perhaps the Fundamentalist forum has discussed the topic of being in the world but not of the world. But anyone holding a view on the topic is welcome to enlighten us.
I am a Cessionalist, but I understand some Baptists believe the authentication gifts present in the 1st Century have not ceased.
We certainly differ as to hermeneutics, with me being alone (or almost alone) saying an important method of not adding to scripture is to ask, "What is the least God is saying?"
Our church leaders select which missionaries to support, with the congregation confirming the selection through budget approval.
We have discussed allowing all professing believers to participate in communion, versus more restrictive views.
With the exception of the NWT, we pretty much accept all modern translations, but prefer either thought for though types like the NIV and NLT, or the word for word types like the NASB, NKJV or LEB.
Most Baptists are dispensanalists, believing in the 1000 year reigh of Christ on earth. Many of the Cals hold tp the Covenant Theology view.
I find it saves a lot of time to just do what my wife tells me to do.
I think most here think women should not be ordained to roles where they exercise power over men.
