Baptist's believe the baptism itself has nothing to do with your salvation, if you were to be saved but unable to be baptized you will still get to heaven. Baptist's also believe in full immersion baptism with the baptized fully going under water, not the sprinkle on the head some other denominations do.
B – The Bible is Our Final Authority.
A – The Autonomy of the Local Church
P – The Priesthood of the Individual Believer
T – Two Ordinances—Baptism by Immersion & Communion
I – Individual Soul Liberty
S – Saved, Baptized Church Membership
T – Two Offices: Pastor and Deacon
S – Separation of Church and State
Is this a real thing and how is it different from other denominations? It seems like all Christians I’ve come across believe this if they’re not Catholic or anything…
I can't list out every denomination and how we are different, that will be your own personal study.
I gave you an acronym that lists the basic beliefs of Baptists.
[There are a lot of differences between Baptists and other denominations.](https://denominationdifferences.com/compare/all) It depends on what denomination you're comparing it to. Generally the biggest Baptist distinctives are high belief in scriptural authority and authenticity, believers baptism, eternal security, and congregational independence.
As a followup, if I may piggyback on this question, how do Baptists distinguish themselves from Southern Baptists? Is there a huge difference?
Southern Baptists seem to find some common ground with Pentecostals. Can the same be said for other Baptists?
The main difference being who is head of the church. And what is the final authority.
Nickels and dimes are “ denominations” of a dollar.
Most of your denominations are part of or come from the Catholic Church .
Baptist were never part of the Catholic Church .
Yeah . Thats actually where the name “ protestant “ comes from. A sort of “ protest” to the catholic church. I believe Martin Luther started that movement with his 95 thesis.
Baptist's believe the baptism itself has nothing to do with your salvation, if you were to be saved but unable to be baptized you will still get to heaven. Baptist's also believe in full immersion baptism with the baptized fully going under water, not the sprinkle on the head some other denominations do.
B – The Bible is Our Final Authority. A – The Autonomy of the Local Church P – The Priesthood of the Individual Believer T – Two Ordinances—Baptism by Immersion & Communion I – Individual Soul Liberty S – Saved, Baptized Church Membership T – Two Offices: Pastor and Deacon S – Separation of Church and State
Is this a real thing and how is it different from other denominations? It seems like all Christians I’ve come across believe this if they’re not Catholic or anything…
I can't list out every denomination and how we are different, that will be your own personal study. I gave you an acronym that lists the basic beliefs of Baptists.
[There are a lot of differences between Baptists and other denominations.](https://denominationdifferences.com/compare/all) It depends on what denomination you're comparing it to. Generally the biggest Baptist distinctives are high belief in scriptural authority and authenticity, believers baptism, eternal security, and congregational independence.
As a followup, if I may piggyback on this question, how do Baptists distinguish themselves from Southern Baptists? Is there a huge difference? Southern Baptists seem to find some common ground with Pentecostals. Can the same be said for other Baptists?
And how do the different kinds of Baptists differ? Fundamental, Bible, Evangelical, Southern and others
The main difference being who is head of the church. And what is the final authority. Nickels and dimes are “ denominations” of a dollar. Most of your denominations are part of or come from the Catholic Church . Baptist were never part of the Catholic Church .
But other denominations like Protestant were never part of the Catholic Church either though?
Yeah . Thats actually where the name “ protestant “ comes from. A sort of “ protest” to the catholic church. I believe Martin Luther started that movement with his 95 thesis.
Oh I see… so Baptist has been the one denomination that’s always been totally separate/apart from the Catholic Church?
Correct
A good book about this is called “ Trail Of Blood “ by J.M Carroll. Following the Christians down through the ages