Baptists

Definition

Baptists are Christians who believe in 'believer's baptism', meaning that only individuals who profess faith in Christ should be baptized. This baptism is usually done by full immersion in water.

Related terms

John Smyth: An early Baptist minister from England whose teachings greatly influenced the Baptist Church.

Separation of Church and State: The principle that government must maintain an attitude of neutrality toward religion; many Baptists strongly support this concept due to their historical experiences with state churches in Europe.

Evangelicalism: A worldwide trans-denominational movement within Protestant Christianity that maintains the belief that the essence of the Gospel consists of the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ's atonement.