Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order

by Kevin Bauder

Publisher:

Regular Baptist Press

, 2012

Overview

When people identify themselves with a label like “Lutheran,” “Presbyterian,” or “Baptist,” they’re really identifying themselves with a combination of convictions. The labels help distinguish one set of convictions from another.

Dr. Kevin Bauder says, “Increasingly, church members display an astonishing lack of knowledge about just what Baptists believe.” In Baptist Distinctives, he not only spells out the beliefs that make Baptists different from others, he shows the Biblical bases, discusses differences between Baptist groups, and explains how the Baptist distinctives affect believers’ lives, especially their church life. If the Biblical, “Baptist” convictions are worth holding, they're worth understanding and standing for. Read Baptist Distinctives for a contemporary look at Baptist beliefs and life.

Key Features

• Investigates and explains at least the principal evidences and arguments for the Baptist distinctives
• Seeks to explain Baptist thought and practice to ordinary church members and those training for ministry
• Serves as an over-view for the thoughtful inquirer that seeks to know which ideas and practices set Baptists apart from other Christians

Contents

Part One: The Baptist Distinctives

• The Authority of the New Testament
• Believer’s Baptism
• Pure Church Membership
• Individual Christian Responsibility
• Congregational Government
• Separation of Church and State

Part Two: New Testament Order

• Baptists and Organizations
• Church Councils
• Landmarkism
• Baptismal Regeneration
• Organizing a Baptist Church

Top Highlights

“The debate between Wayland and Rice eventually led to the organization of two large regional bodies” (Page 164)

“Baptists consistently affirm the absolute authority of the New Testament in all matters of church faith and order.” (Page 20)

“The distinctives, taken together, are what set Baptists apart from other Christians. Therefore, no belief that is held universally by Christians can qualify as a Baptist distinctive.” (Page 12)

“sufficiency of Scripture. The idea is that Scripture reveals everything necessary to life and godliness.” (Page 25)

“Baptists, however, have made the authority of the New Testament for church faith and order the key to their understanding of the church.” (Page 21)

Product Details

• Title: Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order
• Author: Kevin Bauder
• Publisher: Regular Baptist Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 263
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Baptists › Doctrines; Baptists › Government
• ISBNs: 9781607766520, 9781607765837, 1607766523, 1607765837
• Resource ID: LLS:BPTSTDSTNCTVRDR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:18:55Z