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Baptists

Also known as Baptist church, Baptist

Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers (believer's baptism) and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), sola fide (justification by faith alone), sola scriptura (the Bible as the sole infallible authority) and congregationalist ecclesiastical polity. Baptists generally recognize at least two sacraments or ordinances: Baptism and the Lord's Supper.

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Baptists are a Protestant Christian tradition that practices believer's baptism by total immersion and emphasizes personal faith, biblical authority, and congregational church governance. They matter historically and culturally as one of the largest Protestant groups worldwide, shaping Christian theology and practice through their distinctive beliefs about individual responsibility before God and the authority of Scripture.

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Origins
English Dissenters view
Anabaptist influence view
Successionist and perpetuity view
Baptist origins in the United Kingdom
Baptist origins in North America
Baptist origins in Germany
Baptist origins in Finland
Baptist origins in Ukraine
Baptist churches
Missionary organizations
Membership
Beliefs
Beliefs that vary among Baptists
Types of Baptists
General Baptists
Reformed Baptists (Particular Baptists)
Missionary Baptists
Independent Baptists
New Independent Baptists
Seventh Day Baptists
Landmark Baptists
Worship
Education
Sexuality
Controversies
Missions crisis
Slavery crisis
United States
Caribbean islands
Landmark crisis
Modernist crisis
Criticism
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
Primary sources
External links

Diverse from their beginnings, those identifying as Baptists today may differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. Baptist missionaries have spread various Baptist churches to every continent. The largest Baptist communion of churches is the Baptist World Alliance, and there are many different groupings of Baptist churches and Baptist congregations.