Baptist Doctrine??!!!!!!!

[ushalk]

I've encountered many times of Baptist and also visited some Baptist churches. They all vary.. some carry bigot and racial views on interracial marriage, hateful towards muslims, immigrants and others don't( I believe a member on this board once used the analogy of slewing his sword against them). The word baptist carry different meanings for churches around the world. There's the spiritual baptist in the Caribbean that I know of, their members if ever invited to a baptist church here will expect a church like their's. I've been on baptist forums and they debate among themselves. The baptist church doctrine is determined by the culture of the people and it's location. They are no different to any other christian denomination that carry differences within it sects. The Pentecostal have differences as the non-denomination have differences within. A southern baptist church appointed lesbian minister a few years ago, not sure of the numbers today. A baptist minister who is anti-gay was caught going on holiday with a male prostitute. The list goes on, but I would be wrong to say all baptist ministers are hiding in the closet.

It's hard to define which baptist sect is the best or have errors due to their variations. In the city here if not all but most of the baptist churches here are into spiritual gifts, having instruments, women wearing pants, women preaching etc. Not saying I've visited all but it's a common association or stereotype I may say, vs baptist church from the country side of south the first thing comes to mind, is women in skirts, no instruments, hymn books, KJV only, no makeup etc.

Again it does vary so the best thing would be to give the name of the churches that you know who do not believe in spiritual gifts. For as culture changes, many churches also adapt to the new and no longer hold on to what would be perceived as traditional baptist doctrinal belief.

It's strange but when one is dealing with humans there's no such thing as 100% in agreement, get them talking long enough and a difference will arrive. They both depart forgetting the 99% they have in common and hold the other in contempt and condemnation for the 1%.

i did give specific church that teaches this doctrine. there are others. i agree that as humans we will not find one hundred percent same ground of thought and perception. however i believe that if we are truly tuned into the holy spirit we will not have so many different doctrines and twists of the word of god. the problem is that to many times people are going by their own understanding or what they were taught by man and not asking for the lords intervention in every part of their lives. i know that i have been guilty of that. i am sure that we all have been.