Origins of Baptists

Descriptive Essay # 116154

Religion and Theology > Christianity
Religion and Theology > The Bible

Origins of Baptists

A discussion on the beliefs and origins of Baptists.

3,318 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper takes a look at Baptists, a sect of Protestant Christians. The paper examines the historical roots of the Baptists, and briefly discusses the connection between the earliest of Baptist churches with the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Reformation while also tracing the evolution of the church.

From the Paper:

"Baptists are a sect of Protestant Christians, begun post Reformation, with beginnings in Europe. In the simplest of terms they are believers in New Testament teachings that baptism is necessary for those individuals who desire to come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Because of that belief they practice Believers' Baptism, which is the baptism of adults by total immersion after the expression and profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their own personal Savior."

Sample of Sources Used:

Mark Bell, Apocalypse How? ( Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2000)
Baptiststart.com no date Baptists on Believers' Baptism The Schleitheim Confession of 1527 Retrieved 2-7-07 from: http://www.baptiststart.com/doctrine.htm
Challies.com 2004 Baptism: Sacrament or Ordinance Retrieved 2-07-07 from http://www.challies.com/archives/000456.php
Faithalone.org The Gospel And Water Baptism Retrieved 2-6-07 from http://www.faithalone.org/journal/1991i/Tanton.htmlgeocities.com.genebrooks/Baptists More Than We Asked: Early Baptists of England Retrieved 2-8-07 from: www, geocities.com.genebrooks/
Holy Bible King James Version (Acts 22:16)