Baptist

The Methodists, the Baptists, and the Presbyterians were so successful on the frontier because Methodists which was founded by John Wesley, spread to America in the 1770’s and became a formal denomination in 1784 under the leadership of Francis Asbury. Authoritarian and hierarchical in structure, the Methodists Church sent itinerant preachers throughout the nation to win recruits; it soon became the fastest growing denomination in America. Almost as successful were the Baptists, who were…

John the Baptist was Jesus’ cousin who preached repentance in the Judean desert and baptized those who confessed their sins in the Jordan River (Elwell and Yarbrough 109). He had a special call on his life “to bear witness about the light” (English Standard Version, John 1.8) of Jesus (Foster 65) and is recorded in all four of the Gospels of the New Testament. John’s entire ministry is a perfect example of the faithful servitude Christ calls each believer’s life to illustrate. The Gospel of…

helps me be purer for the Holy Spirit. We need to treat our bodies like temples, eating junk food and fast food will only hurt your body. Houston Baptist has only Chickfila as a source of food on campus. It is a bad environment on campus because it cannot keep up with the demand of students. This causes students to leave campus in an unsafe area. Houston Baptist is not being a good contributor to our nutritional diets. Every student and student athlete should be in a good and healthy…

temptations that he encountered. Who is Jesus according to the Gospel of Mark? In the beginning of chapter one of the Gospel of Mark he introduces John the Baptist and all his works. Thereafter, as the chapter progresses Mark starts to talk about how Jesus and John the Baptist encountered each other. The chapter first talks about how John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus. Then it starts to talk about all the different miracles Jesus had done. Also, the acts that he done shows that he is…

Introduction Introduction This paper will discuss the interpretation of John 15:2. In this chapter, Jesus preached to His disciples a discourse about Himself as the True Vine; His Father is the Vinedresser, and the disciples are the branches. In verse 2, Jesus taught the disciples the consequences to the branch that does bear fruit and to the branch that does not bear fruit. To the branch that was fruitful, the Father will prunes so that it may produce more fruits. To the branch that…

Last Supper created in 1495-98[1] and Raphael’s, La Belle Jardinière created in 1507[2]. In both cases, these masterpieces depict famous religious figures, The Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Some of the secondary religious figures include John the Baptist and the 12 disciples. Both masterpieces have held major significance and acclamation, not only in the religious realm, but also in History, especially Art History. Both of these works would be categorized as sacred works due to the religious…

The Christian subculture, in particular the Protestant, Baptist division is a subculture of those that hold the same value, symbol and practices of the Baptist denomination of Christianity. This subculture allows individuals to separate themselves from not only the American society as a whole but also everyone in the Christianity religion that doesn’t necessarily share the same values as them but to connect with those that do. Often times when you think of christianity the first things that come…

especially when it comes to relationships, the way we dress, and technology. The majority of my beliefs about my relationships stem from being raised in the south and being a southern Baptist. I feel that a man should lead his family in all things, especially when it comes to religion. Also, because of my southern Baptist raising or spiritual beliefs, I am strongly against having sex before marriage. I feel like it is something that is special and should be saved once you have fully committed…

The Westboro Baptist Church is arguably a radical hate group who vehemently protests gay rights. Their presence disrupts the peace by inciting riots and violence, their protests can be seen as bullying or harassment, they are discourteous to the sanctity of a funeral and indifferent to the suffering of others. Therefore, this church and its followers should not be able to protest at service members’ funerals. This group is well known for its peaceful picketing of funerals that seem to respect…

New Year 2011 Message Theme: It 's all about Jesus Our fellowship has had a wonderful 2010. We have seen the hand of God move among us. I am so grateful to God because His Spirit has done a marvelous work in us this past year. It is wonderful to see all of us come together as a family, with one mind as the beautiful bride of our Lord Jesus Christ. Then God was pleased to use us in reaching many who have not heard the Gospel with the good news of Jesus. We have all had one of the best…