Adherents of one of the branches of the Protestant Church called Baptists.The name comes from the word baptize, which translates from the Greek as "dipping", "Cross, plunging into the water."According to this doctrine, do not need to be baptized in infancy, and in the age of reason by immersion in consecrated water.In short, the Baptist - a Christian who deliberately takes his faith.He believes that man's salvation is whole-hearted faith in Christ.
Church of Evangelical Christians-Baptists.History of
Community Baptist adherents began to take shape in the early seventeenth century in the Netherlands, but they were not the founders of the Dutch and the English Congregationalists, who were forced to flee to the mainland to avoid the persecution of the Anglican Church.And here, in the second decade of the 17th century, namely in 1611, it was formulated by the new Christian teaching for the British, who will of fate residing in the capital of the Netherlands - Amsterdam.After a year in England was established Baptist church.Then there was the first community professing that belief.Later, in 1639, and in North America it was first Baptists.This sect is widespread in the New World, especially in the United States.Every year the number of its supporters grew with incredible speed.Over time, the Evangelical Baptists also spread around the world: in Asia and Europe, Africa and Australia, well, and the Americas.By the way, during the Civil War in America, most black slaves took this faith and became its ardent followers.
Distribution Baptists in Russia
Until the 70s of the 19th century in Russia practically did not know who the Baptists.What kind of faith brings people, who refer to themselves in this way?The first community of adherents of this belief appeared in St. Petersburg, its members called themselves evangelicals.These Baptists came from Germany, along with foreign artists, architects and scientists invited by Russian tsars Alexei Mikhailovich and Peter Alexeyevich.The most widely used is found in over Tauride, Kherson, Kiev, Ekaterinoslav provinces.Later, it came up to the Kuban and the Caucasus.
first Baptists in Russia was Isaevich Nikita Voronin.He was baptized in 1867.Baptist evangelism and are very close to each other, but they are nonetheless considered two separate lines of Protestantism and in 1905 in the northern capital of their followers have created evangelists Union and the Union of Baptists.In the first years of Soviet power relation to any religious groups was biased, and the Baptists had to go into hiding.However, during World War II as the Baptists and evangelicals once again stepped up and joined together to create a Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of the USSR.To them after the war joined Pentecostal sects.
Eden Baptist
main aspiration in life for the adherents of this faith is to serve Christ.Baptist Church teaches that we must live in harmony with the world, but not of the world, that is to obey earthly laws, but only read the heart of Jesus Christ.At the heart of the Baptists, emerged as the radical Protestant bourgeois trend, based on the principle of individualism.Baptists believe that the salvation of man depends only on the individual, and that the church can not be a mediator between him and God.The only true source of faith is the Gospel - the Holy Scriptures, but it is possible to find answers to all the questions and doing all the commandments, all the rules embodied in this sacred book, you can save your soul.This sure everyone Baptist.This is for him an indisputable truth.All of them do not recognize the sacraments and celebrations, do not believe in the miraculous power of icons.
Baptism Baptist
adherents of this faith go through the rite of baptism is not in its infancy, and in the age of reason, as the Baptist - a believer who is fully aware of what he needs to baptism, and refers to it as a spiritualrevival.To become a member of the community and be baptized, candidates must pass a trial period.Later, they pass through repentance at a prayer meeting.The process involves immersion baptism in water, followed by the ritual breaking of bread.These two rituals symbolize belief in spiritual union with the Savior.In contrast to the Orthodox and Catholic churches that believe baptism sacrament, that is, the means of salvation, for the Baptists this step demonstrates belief in the rightness of their religious views.Only after a person is fully aware of the depth of faith, only then he will have the right to go through the rite of baptism and become a member of the Baptist Church.The spiritual leader does this ritual, helping his charge to plunge into the water, only after he was able to go through all the tests and to persuade members of the community in nezyblimosti their faith.
Settings Baptist
According to this doctrine, the sinfulness of the world outside the community is inevitable.Therefore, they argue for strict observance of the norms of morality.Evangelical Christian Baptist should completely abandon the use of alcoholic beverages, use profanities and curses, and so on. D. Encouraged mutual support, humility and compassion.All members of the community have to take care of each other, to assist those in need.One of the main responsibilities of each of the Baptist is the treatment of dissidents in their faith.
Baptist Faith
In 1905, London hosted the first World Congress of Christian Baptists.On the basis of its doctrine it was adopted symbol of the apostolic faith.There were also adopted the following principles:
1. adherents of the Church may be the only people that have passed through baptism, that is, an evangelical Christian Baptist - is spiritually reborn person.
2. The Bible - it is the only truth, it is possible to find answers to any questions, it is infallible and immutable authority in matters of faith, and in practical life.
3. Universal (invisible) church is the same for all Protestants.
4. Knowledge of the Baptism of the Lord, and Vespers are taught only the baptism, that is, regenerated people.
5. Local communities in practical and spiritual matters are independent.
6. All members of the local community have equal rights.This means that even ordinary Baptist - a member of the community, which has the same rights as a preacher or spiritual leader.By the way, early Baptists were against the church hierarchy, but today they create something like rank within his church.
7. To all - both believers and non-believers - there is freedom of conscience.
8. Church and state should be separated from each other.
Baptist Preaching
members of evangelical communities several times a week are going to hear a sermon on a particular theme.Here are some of them:
- about suffering.
- Heavenly batch.
- What is holiness.
- Life in victory and in abundance.
- Can you hear it?
- Evidence of the Resurrection.
- secret of family happiness.
- hleboperelomlenie first in life and others.
listening to the sermon, the adherents of the faith are trying to find answers to questions about torture them.Preaching can read each, but only after special training, to obtain sufficient knowledge and skills to speak publicly in front of a large group of fellow believers.The main worship Baptists held weekly, on Sunday.Sometimes the community is found in the week, to pray, to study and discuss the information found in the Bible.The service takes place in several stages: preaching, singing, instrumental music, reading poems and poems on spiritual themes, as well as a retelling of the biblical story.
Holidays
Baptists Followers of this current church or sect, as they call it in this country, have their own special holiday calendar.Their honoring each Baptist.This is a list that consists of both general Christian holidays, and from unique to the church solemn days.Below is the full list.
- Any Sunday - the day of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- the calendar first Sunday of each month - the day hleboperelomleniya.
- Christmas.
- Baptism.
- Candlemas.
- Annunciation.
- Entrance of the Lord in Jerusalem.
- Holy Thursday.
- Resurrection (Easter).
- Ascension.
- Pentecost (the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles).
- Transfiguration.
- Harvest Festival (exclusively Baptist holiday).
- Unity Day (celebrated in 1945 to commemorate the unification of Evangelicals and Baptists).
- New Year.
Famous worldwide Baptists
followers of this religious movement, which found distribution in more than 100 countries around the world, not only Christian, but also Muslim, or even Buddhist, also the world-famous writers, poets, publicactivists and others. For example, the Baptists were the English writer John Bunyan (Banyan), who is the author of "The Pilgrim's Progress";the great English poet, human rights activist and social activist John Milton;Daniel Defoe - the author of one of the most famous works of world literature - adventure novel "Robinson Crusoe";Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, who was an ardent fighter for the rights of black slaves in the United States.In addition, the Baptists were big businessmen Rockefeller Brothers.
