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A Second Thought: You know when one
honestly thinks about it, where are the major dogmas of most “so-called” Christian faiths found in the Bible?? The
Baptist Faith (The Faith once delivered to the saints - Jude 2) is easily found in the Bible. Easily, I say!
Compare this. Where can one find sprinkling in the Bible? One would be hard-pressed to find sprinkling supported in
the Bible, or churches who practiced it.
Where can one find Mary worship in the Bible? Or sacraments, god parents, liturgy, holy mass, or praying over
beads, etc. Where does one find the doctrine of salvation dependent upon human strength to “hold out faithful” in
the Bible? One may even question several of the inter-denominational (inter-doctrinal) beliefs, held by
“non-denominationalists.”
And could we include several beliefs and practices of fundamental “baptistic,” brethren? I think we should.
This Preacher personally believes that only Baptists (true Baptists) are doctrinally sound, and that the churches
of the true Baptist position and practice are in God’s favor as Scriptural churches.
Bible doctrines are Baptist doctrines, “Non”-denominational, multi (denominational) doctrinal, yea, even
fundamental baptistic churches are NOT Baptist, but (partly baptist: only the parts they like) a “mixed
multitude.”
True Baptists are not afraid of any Scripture any time, any place, as Baptist doctrine is Bible doctrine, and Bible
doctrine is Baptist doctrine.
Perhaps that is why many Fundamentalists want to call themselves “Baptistic,” who are not Baptist at all, but want
to get close to the truth.
The “Baptistic” brethren seem to be folks who hold only some of the Baptist beliefs AND practices along with, or
mixed with, protestant beliefs and practices. This Preacher wonders if much of fundamentalism and the “Baptistic”
brethren isn’t just protestants mixing into their faith and practices some of the Baptist beliefs that their
spiritual consciences require.
They certainly do not seem to me to be faithful to all that the Lord commanded to His churches.
Anywhere one reads in the New Testament, God charges the churches to hold true to the doctrine (if you love me, you
will keep my words) as He set in His first church, and He places high praise on those churches who do.
I believe that the Baptist faith and practice is the ONLY faith and practice true to the Scriptures.
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