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572759d8f1498d1400e8f6d5 | Baptist churches are widely considered to be what? | Protestant churches | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists are individuals who comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers (believer's baptism, as opposed to infant baptism), and that it must be done by complete immersion (as opposed to affusion or... |
57278bfcf1498d1400e8fb8e | When was the earliest church labeled "Baptist" traced to? | 1609 | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest church labeled \"Baptist\" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor. In accordance with his reading of the New Testament, he rejected baptism of infants and instituted baptism only of believing adults. Baptist practice spread to England, ... |
57278bfcf1498d1400e8fb8f | Where was the earliest church labeled "Baptist" traced to? | Amsterdam | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest church labeled \"Baptist\" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor. In accordance with his reading of the New Testament, he rejected baptism of infants and instituted baptism only of believing adults. Baptist practice spread to England, ... |
57278bfcf1498d1400e8fb90 | Who was the pastor of the earliest church labeled "Baptist"? | John Smyth | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest church labeled \"Baptist\" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor. In accordance with his reading of the New Testament, he rejected baptism of infants and instituted baptism only of believing adults. Baptist practice spread to England, ... |
57278bfcf1498d1400e8fb91 | Who believed Christ's atonement only extended to the elect? | Particular Baptists | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest church labeled \"Baptist\" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor. In accordance with his reading of the New Testament, he rejected baptism of infants and instituted baptism only of believing adults. Baptist practice spread to England, ... |
57278bfcf1498d1400e8fb92 | When did Roger Williams established the first Baptist congregation in the North American colonies? | 1638 | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest church labeled \"Baptist\" back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with English Separatist John Smyth as its pastor. In accordance with his reading of the New Testament, he rejected baptism of infants and instituted baptism only of believing adults. Baptist practice spread to England, ... |
57278cd2dd62a815002ea028 | Who outlined the four main views of Baptist origins? | Bruce Gourley | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist historian Bruce Gourley outlines four main views of Baptist origins: (1) The modern scholarly consensus that the movement traces its origin to the 17th century via the English Separatists, (2) the view that it was an outgrowth of Anabaptist traditions, (3) the perpetuity view which assumes that... |
57278cd2dd62a815002ea029 | Baptist origins were viewed as an outgrowth of what? | Anabaptist traditions | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist historian Bruce Gourley outlines four main views of Baptist origins: (1) The modern scholarly consensus that the movement traces its origin to the 17th century via the English Separatists, (2) the view that it was an outgrowth of Anabaptist traditions, (3) the perpetuity view which assumes that... |
57278cd2dd62a815002ea02a | What does the perpetuity view assume? | that the Baptist faith and practice has existed since the time of Christ | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist historian Bruce Gourley outlines four main views of Baptist origins: (1) The modern scholarly consensus that the movement traces its origin to the 17th century via the English Separatists, (2) the view that it was an outgrowth of Anabaptist traditions, (3) the perpetuity view which assumes that... |
57278cd2dd62a815002ea02b | What does the successionist view assume? | that Baptist churches actually existed in an unbroken chain since the time of Christ. | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist historian Bruce Gourley outlines four main views of Baptist origins: (1) The modern scholarly consensus that the movement traces its origin to the 17th century via the English Separatists, (2) the view that it was an outgrowth of Anabaptist traditions, (3) the perpetuity view which assumes that... |
57278f89708984140094e0df | Modern Baptist churches trace their history to what movement? | English Separatist movement | [
"Baptists\n\nModern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the century after the rise of the original Protestant denominations. This view of Baptist origins has the most historical support and is the most widely accepted. Adherents to this position consider the influence of Anaba... |
57278f89708984140094e0e0 | Adherents to this position consider the influence of Anabaptists upon early Baptists to be what? | minimal | [
"Baptists\n\nModern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the century after the rise of the original Protestant denominations. This view of Baptist origins has the most historical support and is the most widely accepted. Adherents to this position consider the influence of Anaba... |
57278f89708984140094e0e1 | Modern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the century after the rise of what? | original Protestant denominations | [
"Baptists\n\nModern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the century after the rise of the original Protestant denominations. This view of Baptist origins has the most historical support and is the most widely accepted. Adherents to this position consider the influence of Anaba... |
57279112708984140094e117 | When did the Church of England separate from the Roman Catholic Church? | During the Protestant Reformation | [
"Baptists\n\nDuring the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from the Roman Catholic Church. There were some Christians who were not content with the achievements of the mainstream Protestant Reformation. There also were Christians who were disappointed that the Church of England had ... |
57279112708984140094e118 | Who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation? | the Church of England | [
"Baptists\n\nDuring the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from the Roman Catholic Church. There were some Christians who were not content with the achievements of the mainstream Protestant Reformation. There also were Christians who were disappointed that the Church of England had ... |
57279112708984140094e119 | During the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from who? | the Roman Catholic Church | [
"Baptists\n\nDuring the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from the Roman Catholic Church. There were some Christians who were not content with the achievements of the mainstream Protestant Reformation. There also were Christians who were disappointed that the Church of England had ... |
57279112708984140094e11a | Puritans are described by Gourley as what? | cousins of the English Separatists | [
"Baptists\n\nDuring the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from the Roman Catholic Church. There were some Christians who were not content with the achievements of the mainstream Protestant Reformation. There also were Christians who were disappointed that the Church of England had ... |
57279112708984140094e11b | Others decided they must leave the Church because of their dissatisfaction and became known as what? | Separatists | [
"Baptists\n\nDuring the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England (Anglicans) separated from the Roman Catholic Church. There were some Christians who were not content with the achievements of the mainstream Protestant Reformation. There also were Christians who were disappointed that the Church of England had ... |
572792345951b619008f8ddb | Historians trace the earliest Baptist church back to when? | 1609 | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. Three years earlier, while a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, he had broken his ties with the Church of England. Reared in the Church of England, he became \"Puritan, English Separatist, and the... |
572792345951b619008f8ddc | Historians trace the earliest Baptist church back to where? | Amsterdam | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. Three years earlier, while a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, he had broken his ties with the Church of England. Reared in the Church of England, he became \"Puritan, English Separatist, and the... |
572792345951b619008f8ddd | Who was the pastor of the earliest Baptist church? | John Smyth | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. Three years earlier, while a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, he had broken his ties with the Church of England. Reared in the Church of England, he became \"Puritan, English Separatist, and the... |
572792345951b619008f8dde | John Smyth broke his ties with what church? | Church of England | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. Three years earlier, while a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, he had broken his ties with the Church of England. Reared in the Church of England, he became \"Puritan, English Separatist, and the... |
572792345951b619008f8ddf | Where did John Smyth go into exile? | Amsterdam | [
"Baptists\n\nHistorians trace the earliest Baptist church back to 1609 in Amsterdam, with John Smyth as its pastor. Three years earlier, while a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, he had broken his ties with the Church of England. Reared in the Church of England, he became \"Puritan, English Separatist, and the... |
57279338708984140094e14f | Smyth wrote a tract titled what? | "The Character of the Beast," or "The False Constitution of the Church." | [
"Baptists\n\nIn 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled \"The Character of the Beast,\" or \"The False Constitution of the Church.\" In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, \"Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism.\" He... |
57279338708984140094e150 | What was his first proposition? | infants are not to be baptized | [
"Baptists\n\nIn 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled \"The Character of the Beast,\" or \"The False Constitution of the Church.\" In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, \"Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism.\" He... |
57279338708984140094e151 | What was his second proposition? | Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism | [
"Baptists\n\nIn 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled \"The Character of the Beast,\" or \"The False Constitution of the Church.\" In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, \"Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism.\" He... |
57279338708984140094e152 | Smyth believed a scriptural church should consist only of regenerate believers who have been what? | baptized on a personal confession of faith | [
"Baptists\n\nIn 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled \"The Character of the Beast,\" or \"The False Constitution of the Church.\" In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, \"Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism.\" He... |
57279338708984140094e153 | What is paedobaptism? | infant baptism | [
"Baptists\n\nIn 1609, while still there, Smyth wrote a tract titled \"The Character of the Beast,\" or \"The False Constitution of the Church.\" In it he expressed two propositions: first, infants are not to be baptized; and second, \"Antichristians converted are to be admitted into the true Church by baptism.\" He... |
5727da802ca10214002d9812 | Who thought their self-baptism was invalid? | Smyth | [
"Baptists\n\nSmyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership. He died while waiting for membership, and some of his followers became Mennonites. Thomas Helwys and others kept their baptism and their Baptist commitments. The modern Baptist denomination is an outgrowth o... |
5727da802ca10214002d9813 | Smyth applied for membership with who? | the Mennonites | [
"Baptists\n\nSmyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership. He died while waiting for membership, and some of his followers became Mennonites. Thomas Helwys and others kept their baptism and their Baptist commitments. The modern Baptist denomination is an outgrowth o... |
5727da802ca10214002d9814 | What is an outgrowth of Smyth's movement? | The modern Baptist denomination | [
"Baptists\n\nSmyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership. He died while waiting for membership, and some of his followers became Mennonites. Thomas Helwys and others kept their baptism and their Baptist commitments. The modern Baptist denomination is an outgrowth o... |
5727da802ca10214002d9815 | What name did Baptists reject? | Anabaptist | [
"Baptists\n\nSmyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership. He died while waiting for membership, and some of his followers became Mennonites. Thomas Helwys and others kept their baptism and their Baptist commitments. The modern Baptist denomination is an outgrowth o... |
5727da802ca10214002d9816 | Who wrote that Baptists referred to themselves as "the Christians commonly—though falsely—called Anabaptists?" | McBeth | [
"Baptists\n\nSmyth, convinced that his self-baptism was invalid, applied with the Mennonites for membership. He died while waiting for membership, and some of his followers became Mennonites. Thomas Helwys and others kept their baptism and their Baptist commitments. The modern Baptist denomination is an outgrowth o... |
5727db044b864d1900163ea4 | When did John Spilsbury promote the strict practice of immersion? | 1638 | [
"Baptists\n\nAnother milestone in the early development of Baptist doctrine was in 1638 with John Spilsbury, a Calvinistic minister who helped to promote the strict practice of believer's baptism by immersion. According to Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, \"Spi... |
5727db044b864d1900163ea5 | Who promoted strict immersion baptism? | John Spilsbury | [
"Baptists\n\nAnother milestone in the early development of Baptist doctrine was in 1638 with John Spilsbury, a Calvinistic minister who helped to promote the strict practice of believer's baptism by immersion. According to Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, \"Spi... |
5727db044b864d1900163ea6 | Tom Nettles was a professor at what seminary? | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | [
"Baptists\n\nAnother milestone in the early development of Baptist doctrine was in 1638 with John Spilsbury, a Calvinistic minister who helped to promote the strict practice of believer's baptism by immersion. According to Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, \"Spi... |
5727db044b864d1900163ea7 | What was Tom Nettles a professor of? | historical theology | [
"Baptists\n\nAnother milestone in the early development of Baptist doctrine was in 1638 with John Spilsbury, a Calvinistic minister who helped to promote the strict practice of believer's baptism by immersion. According to Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, \"Spi... |
5727dbdf3acd2414000dee39 | Who was thought to be influenced by continental Anabaptists? | early seventeenth-century Baptists | [
"Baptists\n\nA minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, re... |
5727dbdf3acd2414000dee3a | Early seventeenth-century Baptists were thought to be influenced by who? | continental Anabaptists | [
"Baptists\n\nA minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, re... |
5727dbdf3acd2414000dee3b | General Baptists shared similarities with who? | Dutch Waterlander Mennonites | [
"Baptists\n\nA minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, re... |
5727dbdf3acd2414000dee3c | Who are two representative writers? | A.C. Underwood and William R. Estep. Gourley | [
"Baptists\n\nA minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, re... |
5727dbdf3acd2414000dee3d | What were the Dutch Waterlander Mennonites? | one of many Anabaptist groups | [
"Baptists\n\nA minority view is that early seventeenth-century Baptists were influenced by (but not directly connected to) continental Anabaptists. According to this view, the General Baptists shared similarities with Dutch Waterlander Mennonites (one of many Anabaptist groups) including believer's baptism only, re... |
5727dcc53acd2414000dee49 | Who founded the earliest Baptist church in North America? | Roger Williams and John Clarke | [
"Baptists\n\nBoth Roger Williams and John Clarke, his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom, are variously credited as founding the earliest Baptist church in North America. In 1639, Williams established a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island, and Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island... |
5727dcc53acd2414000dee4a | When was the first American Baptist church established? | 1639 | [
"Baptists\n\nBoth Roger Williams and John Clarke, his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom, are variously credited as founding the earliest Baptist church in North America. In 1639, Williams established a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island, and Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island... |
5727dcc53acd2414000dee4b | Where did Roger Williams establish a Baptist church? | Providence, Rhode Island | [
"Baptists\n\nBoth Roger Williams and John Clarke, his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom, are variously credited as founding the earliest Baptist church in North America. In 1639, Williams established a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island, and Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island... |
5727dcc53acd2414000dee4c | Where did John Clarke establish a Baptist church? | Newport, Rhode Island | [
"Baptists\n\nBoth Roger Williams and John Clarke, his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom, are variously credited as founding the earliest Baptist church in North America. In 1639, Williams established a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island, and Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island... |
5727dcc53acd2414000dee4d | Clarke was what to Williams? | his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom | [
"Baptists\n\nBoth Roger Williams and John Clarke, his compatriot and coworker for religious freedom, are variously credited as founding the earliest Baptist church in North America. In 1639, Williams established a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island, and Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island... |
5727dd584b864d1900163ec2 | Missionary work began in what Canadian colony? | Nova Scotia | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist missionary work in Canada began in the British colony of Nova Scotia (present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1760s. The first official record of a Baptist church in Canada was that of the Horton Baptist Church (now Wolfville) in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 29 October 1778. The church w... |
5727dd584b864d1900163ec3 | When did missionary work begin in Canada? | 1760s | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist missionary work in Canada began in the British colony of Nova Scotia (present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1760s. The first official record of a Baptist church in Canada was that of the Horton Baptist Church (now Wolfville) in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 29 October 1778. The church w... |
5727dd584b864d1900163ec4 | What was the first Baptist church in Canada? | Horton Baptist Church | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist missionary work in Canada began in the British colony of Nova Scotia (present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1760s. The first official record of a Baptist church in Canada was that of the Horton Baptist Church (now Wolfville) in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 29 October 1778. The church w... |
5727dd584b864d1900163ec5 | Where was the first Baptist church located in Canada? | Wolfville, Nova Scotia | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist missionary work in Canada began in the British colony of Nova Scotia (present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1760s. The first official record of a Baptist church in Canada was that of the Horton Baptist Church (now Wolfville) in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 29 October 1778. The church w... |
5727dd584b864d1900163ec6 | When was the first Canadian Baptist church established? | 29 October 1778 | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptist missionary work in Canada began in the British colony of Nova Scotia (present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1760s. The first official record of a Baptist church in Canada was that of the Horton Baptist Church (now Wolfville) in Wolfville, Nova Scotia on 29 October 1778. The church w... |
5727de03ff5b5019007d9716 | When did Baptist congregations split over slavery? | May 1845 | [
"Baptists\n\nIn May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization n... |
5727de03ff5b5019007d9717 | Why did American Baptist congregations split? | over slavery and missions | [
"Baptists\n\nIn May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization n... |
5727de03ff5b5019007d9718 | Slaveholders were prevented from being appointed as what? | missionaries | [
"Baptists\n\nIn May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization n... |
5727de03ff5b5019007d9719 | Who prevented slaveholders from being appointed missionaries? | Home Mission Society | [
"Baptists\n\nIn May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization n... |
5727de03ff5b5019007d971a | Northern congregations formed what organization? | American Baptist Churches USA (ABC-USA) | [
"Baptists\n\nIn May 1845, the Baptist congregations in the United States split over slavery and missions. The Home Mission Society prevented slaveholders from being appointed as missionaries. The split created the Southern Baptist Convention, while the northern congregations formed their own umbrella organization n... |
5727ded9ff5b5019007d9732 | What is the largest fellowship without control? | Southern Baptist Convention | [
"Baptists\n\nMany Baptist churches choose to affiliate with organizational groups that provide fellowship without control. The largest such group is the Southern Baptist Convention. There also are a substantial number of smaller cooperative groups. Finally, there are Baptist churches that choose to remain autonomou... |
5727ded9ff5b5019007d9733 | It has been suggested that a primary Baptist principle is that local Baptist Churches are what? | independent and self-governing | [
"Baptists\n\nMany Baptist churches choose to affiliate with organizational groups that provide fellowship without control. The largest such group is the Southern Baptist Convention. There also are a substantial number of smaller cooperative groups. Finally, there are Baptist churches that choose to remain autonomou... |
5727ded9ff5b5019007d9734 | What term is considered somewhat incongrous is a self-governing church? | Baptist denomination | [
"Baptists\n\nMany Baptist churches choose to affiliate with organizational groups that provide fellowship without control. The largest such group is the Southern Baptist Convention. There also are a substantial number of smaller cooperative groups. Finally, there are Baptist churches that choose to remain autonomou... |
5727df9eff5b5019007d9738 | Baptists are defined by what? | doctrine | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists, like other Christians, are defined by doctrine—some of it common to all orthodox and evangelical groups and a portion of it distinctive to Baptists. Through the years, different Baptist groups have issued confessions of faith—without considering them to be creeds—to express their particular d... |
5727df9eff5b5019007d9739 | Baptists have issued what without considering them to be creeds? | confessions of faith | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists, like other Christians, are defined by doctrine—some of it common to all orthodox and evangelical groups and a portion of it distinctive to Baptists. Through the years, different Baptist groups have issued confessions of faith—without considering them to be creeds—to express their particular d... |
5727df9eff5b5019007d973a | Most Baptists are what in doctrine? | evangelical | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists, like other Christians, are defined by doctrine—some of it common to all orthodox and evangelical groups and a portion of it distinctive to Baptists. Through the years, different Baptist groups have issued confessions of faith—without considering them to be creeds—to express their particular d... |
5727df9eff5b5019007d973b | Baptists have played a key role in what? | encouraging religious freedom and separation of church and state. | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists, like other Christians, are defined by doctrine—some of it common to all orthodox and evangelical groups and a portion of it distinctive to Baptists. Through the years, different Baptist groups have issued confessions of faith—without considering them to be creeds—to express their particular d... |
5727e0212ca10214002d9890 | Beliefs about one God; the virgin birth; miracles; atonement for sins through the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus are examples of what? | Shared doctrines | [
"Baptists\n\nShared doctrines would include beliefs about one God; the virgin birth; miracles; atonement for sins through the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus; the Trinity; the need for salvation (through belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God, his death and resurrection, and confession of Christ a... |
5727e0212ca10214002d9891 | When was the London Baptist Confession of Faith created? | 1689 | [
"Baptists\n\nShared doctrines would include beliefs about one God; the virgin birth; miracles; atonement for sins through the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus; the Trinity; the need for salvation (through belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God, his death and resurrection, and confession of Christ a... |
5727e0212ca10214002d9892 | When was the Philadelphia Baptist Confession created? | 1742 | [
"Baptists\n\nShared doctrines would include beliefs about one God; the virgin birth; miracles; atonement for sins through the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus; the Trinity; the need for salvation (through belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God, his death and resurrection, and confession of Christ a... |
5727e0212ca10214002d9893 | When was the New Hampshire Baptist Confession of Faith created? | 1833 | [
"Baptists\n\nShared doctrines would include beliefs about one God; the virgin birth; miracles; atonement for sins through the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus; the Trinity; the need for salvation (through belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God, his death and resurrection, and confession of Christ a... |
5727e0d93acd2414000deebf | "Crisis" comes from a Greek word meaning what? | to decide | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists have faced many controversies in their 400-year history, controversies of the level of crises. Baptist historian Walter Shurden says the word \"crisis\" comes from the Greek word meaning \"to decide.\" Shurden writes that contrary to the presumed negative view of crises, some controversies tha... |
5727e0d93acd2414000deec0 | Who wrote that some controversies reach a crisis level may actually be "positive and highly productive?" | Walter Shurden | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists have faced many controversies in their 400-year history, controversies of the level of crises. Baptist historian Walter Shurden says the word \"crisis\" comes from the Greek word meaning \"to decide.\" Shurden writes that contrary to the presumed negative view of crises, some controversies tha... |
5727e0d93acd2414000deec1 | What did Shurden claim was never ideal, has often produced positive results? | controversies that have shaped Baptists | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists have faced many controversies in their 400-year history, controversies of the level of crises. Baptist historian Walter Shurden says the word \"crisis\" comes from the Greek word meaning \"to decide.\" Shurden writes that contrary to the presumed negative view of crises, some controversies tha... |
5727e0d93acd2414000deec2 | What are some controversies that have shaped Baptists? | "missions crisis", the "slavery crisis", the "landmark crisis", and the "modernist crisis" | [
"Baptists\n\nBaptists have faced many controversies in their 400-year history, controversies of the level of crises. Baptist historian Walter Shurden says the word \"crisis\" comes from the Greek word meaning \"to decide.\" Shurden writes that contrary to the presumed negative view of crises, some controversies tha... |
5727e2263acd2414000deee3 | When did Baptists become embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States? | Leading up to the American Civil War | [
"Baptists\n\nLeading up to the American Civil War, Baptists became embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States. Whereas in the First Great Awakening, Methodist and Baptist preachers had opposed slavery and urged manumission, over the decades they made more of an accommodation with the institution... |
5727e2263acd2414000deee4 | When did Methodist and Baptist preachers oppose slavery and urge manumission? | the First Great Awakening | [
"Baptists\n\nLeading up to the American Civil War, Baptists became embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States. Whereas in the First Great Awakening, Methodist and Baptist preachers had opposed slavery and urged manumission, over the decades they made more of an accommodation with the institution... |
5727e2263acd2414000deee5 | They worked with slaveholders in the South to urge what? | paternalistic institution | [
"Baptists\n\nLeading up to the American Civil War, Baptists became embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States. Whereas in the First Great Awakening, Methodist and Baptist preachers had opposed slavery and urged manumission, over the decades they made more of an accommodation with the institution... |
5727e2263acd2414000deee6 | What denomination allowed blacks active roles in the congregation? | The Baptists | [
"Baptists\n\nLeading up to the American Civil War, Baptists became embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States. Whereas in the First Great Awakening, Methodist and Baptist preachers had opposed slavery and urged manumission, over the decades they made more of an accommodation with the institution... |
5727e2263acd2414000deee7 | What refused to appoint a slaveholder as a missionary? | the Home Mission Society | [
"Baptists\n\nLeading up to the American Civil War, Baptists became embroiled in the controversy over slavery in the United States. Whereas in the First Great Awakening, Methodist and Baptist preachers had opposed slavery and urged manumission, over the decades they made more of an accommodation with the institution... |
5727e2e5ff5b5019007d978e | When did black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies? | As early as the late 18th century | [
"Baptists\n\nAs early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states. Not only did blacks set up some independent congregations in the South before the American Civil War, freedmen quickly separated from white congre... |
5727e2e5ff5b5019007d978f | Who separated from white congregations and associations after the war? | freedmen | [
"Baptists\n\nAs early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states. Not only did blacks set up some independent congregations in the South before the American Civil War, freedmen quickly separated from white congre... |
5727e2e5ff5b5019007d9790 | Who wanted to be free from white submission? | freedmen | [
"Baptists\n\nAs early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states. Not only did blacks set up some independent congregations in the South before the American Civil War, freedmen quickly separated from white congre... |
5727e2e5ff5b5019007d9791 | What states setup black conventions? | Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky | [
"Baptists\n\nAs early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states. Not only did blacks set up some independent congregations in the South before the American Civil War, freedmen quickly separated from white congre... |
5727e2e5ff5b5019007d9792 | What percentage of all African-Americans identify with Baptist denominations? | 45% | [
"Baptists\n\nAs early as the late 18th century, black Baptists began to organize separate churches, associations and mission agencies, especially in the northern states. Not only did blacks set up some independent congregations in the South before the American Civil War, freedmen quickly separated from white congre... |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97ac | Where did Baptist missionaries take an active role in the anti-slavery movement? | the Caribbean | [
"Baptists\n\nElsewhere in the Americas, in the Caribbean in particular, Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti-slavery movement. In Jamaica, for example, William Knibb, a prominent British Baptist missionary, worked toward the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies (which took place in 1838... |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97ad | Who was a prominent British Baptist missionary in Jamaica? | William Knibb | [
"Baptists\n\nElsewhere in the Americas, in the Caribbean in particular, Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti-slavery movement. In Jamaica, for example, William Knibb, a prominent British Baptist missionary, worked toward the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies (which took place in 1838... |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97ae | Where did William Knibb work toward the emancipation of slaves? | the British West Indies | [
"Baptists\n\nElsewhere in the Americas, in the Caribbean in particular, Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti-slavery movement. In Jamaica, for example, William Knibb, a prominent British Baptist missionary, worked toward the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies (which took place in 1838... |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97af | Knibb also protagonised the creation of what? | Free Villages | [
"Baptists\n\nElsewhere in the Americas, in the Caribbean in particular, Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti-slavery movement. In Jamaica, for example, William Knibb, a prominent British Baptist missionary, worked toward the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies (which took place in 1838... |
5727e36dff5b5019007d97b0 | What was named after the slave port of Calabar? | Jamaica's Calabar High School | [
"Baptists\n\nElsewhere in the Americas, in the Caribbean in particular, Baptist missionaries took an active role in the anti-slavery movement. In Jamaica, for example, William Knibb, a prominent British Baptist missionary, worked toward the emancipation of slaves in the British West Indies (which took place in 1838... |
5727e3d54b864d1900163f5e | When did the Southern Baptist Convention vote to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots? | 20 June 1995 | [
"Baptists\n\nOn 20 June 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery. More than 20,000 Southern Baptists registered for the meeting in Atlanta. The resolution declared that messengers, as SBC delegates are called, \"unw... |
5727e3d54b864d1900163f5f | How many Baptists registered for the meeting in Atlanta? | More than 20,000 | [
"Baptists\n\nOn 20 June 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery. More than 20,000 Southern Baptists registered for the meeting in Atlanta. The resolution declared that messengers, as SBC delegates are called, \"unw... |
5727e3d54b864d1900163f60 | SBC delegates are called what? | messengers | [
"Baptists\n\nOn 20 June 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention voted to adopt a resolution renouncing its racist roots and apologizing for its past defense of slavery. More than 20,000 Southern Baptists registered for the meeting in Atlanta. The resolution declared that messengers, as SBC delegates are called, \"unw... |
5727e4514b864d1900163f6a | What sought to reset the ecclesiastical separation which had characterized the old Baptist churches? | Southern Baptist Landmarkism | [
"Baptists\n\nSouthern Baptist Landmarkism sought to reset the ecclesiastical separation which had characterized the old Baptist churches, in an era when inter-denominational union meetings were the order of the day. James Robinson Graves was an influential Baptist of the 19th century and the primary leader of this ... |
5727e4514b864d1900163f6b | Who was an influential Baptist of the 19th century and the primary leader of this movement? | James Robinson Graves | [
"Baptists\n\nSouthern Baptist Landmarkism sought to reset the ecclesiastical separation which had characterized the old Baptist churches, in an era when inter-denominational union meetings were the order of the day. James Robinson Graves was an influential Baptist of the 19th century and the primary leader of this ... |
5727e4514b864d1900163f6c | When did the Southern Baptist International Mission Board forbade its missionaries to receive alien immersions for baptism? | In 2005 | [
"Baptists\n\nSouthern Baptist Landmarkism sought to reset the ecclesiastical separation which had characterized the old Baptist churches, in an era when inter-denominational union meetings were the order of the day. James Robinson Graves was an influential Baptist of the 19th century and the primary leader of this ... |
5727e4f42ca10214002d98e0 | The Southern Baptist Convention adhered to what as its official position? | conservative theology | [
"Baptists\n\nFollowing similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position. Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of ... |
5727e4f42ca10214002d98e1 | What groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists? | the Alliance of Baptists in 1987 and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in 1991 | [
"Baptists\n\nFollowing similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position. Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of ... |
5727e4f42ca10214002d98e2 | When was the Alliance of Baptists formed? | 1987 | [
"Baptists\n\nFollowing similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position. Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of ... |
5727e4f42ca10214002d98e3 | When was the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship formed? | 1991 | [
"Baptists\n\nFollowing similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position. Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of ... |
5727e4f42ca10214002d98e4 | Conservative theology was the official position of what? | Southern Baptist Convention | [
"Baptists\n\nFollowing similar conflicts over modernism, the Southern Baptist Convention adhered to conservative theology as its official position. Two new Baptist groups were formed by moderate Southern Baptists who disagreed with the direction in which the Southern Baptist Convention was heading: the Alliance of ... |
57275b0a5951b619008f88a7 | What does child labour deprive children of? | deprives children of their childhood | [
"Child_labour\n\nChild labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. This practice is considered exploitative by many internationa... |
57275b0a5951b619008f88a8 | Are child artists an exception to the laws with regards to child labour? | exceptions include work by child artists | [
"Child_labour\n\nChild labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. This practice is considered exploitative by many internationa... |
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