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Independent Fundamental Baptist Catholicism

Is it possible that Independent Fundamental Baptists have elevated unscriptural traditions ABOVE the

King James Bible? YES!!!

Matthew 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees !hich !ere o" Jerusalem sa#ing

Matthew 15:2 $h# do th# disciples transgress the tradition o" the elders? "or the# !ash not their hands

!hen the# eat bread%

Matthew 15:3 But he ans!ered and said unto them $h# do #e also transgress the commandment o"

&od b# #our tradition?

Matthew 15: For &od commanded sa#ing 'onour th# "ather and mother( and 'e that curseth "atheror mother let him die the death%

Matthew 15:5 But #e sa# $hosoever shall sa# to his"ather or hismotherIt isa gi"t b# !hatsoever

thou mightest be pro"ited b# me)

Matthew 15: And honour not his "ather or his mother he shall be free% "hus ha#e $e made the

commandment o% &od o% none e%%ect '$ $ou( t(adition)

Matthew 15:* Yeh#pocrites !ell did Esaias prophes# o" #ou sa#ing

Matthew 15:+ This people dra!eth nigh unto me !ith their mouth and honoureth me !ith theirlips)but their heart is "ar "rom me%

Matthew 15:, But in vain the# do !orship meteachin-fordoct(ines the commandments o% men)

"his se(mon is ./" a'out IFB doct(ines!

It is a'out IFB 0chu(ch p(actices and the insistence that Bi'le 'elie#e(s su'mit to thei(

s$stem!

4hat is the histo($ o% Baptist chu(ch 'uildin-s

Article b# *r% Vernon +% ,#ons

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People are usually put in one of three religious groups. If you are not a Jew or a Roman Catholic,

then automatically you are a Protestant. Consequently, Baptists are usually calle !Protestants.!

"owe#er, this oes not match the facts.Baptists never have been Protestants.$

True "or earl# ./thcentur# Baptist groups but 0OT true "or toda#1 2odern Baptists do practice much

o" +atholicism !ith their building services%

Protestants ate from the si%teenth century. &hey are the 'utherans, the Reforme, an others who

were once Roman Catholics and left the Roman Catholic faith to start denominations of their own.&he Baptists ne#er left the Roman Catholic church as i 'uther, Cal#in an (wingli. They never leftbecause they were never in. &hey i not begin their e%istence at the time of the Reformation, but

hunres of years prior to the Reformation.$

Again this is not entirel# true% $e !ill see that man# earl# Baptist leaders $E3E "ormerl# Anglican

!hich is 4ust another branch o" +atholicism%
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$i5ipedia on 3oger $illiams

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)lthough he too* holy orers in the Church of +nglan, he ha become aPuritanatCambrige,forfeiting any chance of a place of preferment in the)nglicanchurch.$

$i5ipedia on John 9m#thhttp(--en%!i5ipedia%org-!i5i-John69m#th67Baptist6minister8

myth was oraine as an)nglicanpriest in -/0 in +nglan. oon after his orination, he bro*ewith the Church of +nglanan left for"ollanwhere he an his small congregation began to stuy

the Bible arently. "e briefly returne to +nglan.$

From this !e can see that t!o o" the biggest names "rom Baptist histor# !ere in "act "ormer Anglicans%

*id either o" these t!o men bring along an# Anglican-+atholic baggage !hen the# le"t their s#stem?

$e !ill see later on in this stud#%

Bac6 to the a(ticle '$ 7e(non C) $ons:

1octrinally Baptists )re 2ot Protestants&he #iewpoint that Baptists share common octrinal groun with Protestant groups is not an accurate

reporting of the facts. &here are si% stri*ing ifferences.

-. Baptists belie#e with all their hearts that God's Word aloneis sufficientforfaith anpractice.

3e rea !)ll cripture is gi#en by inspiration of 4o an is profitable for octrine...! 5II&imothy 67-89. :arious Protestant enominations ha#e crees, catechismsan assorte

octrinal stanars.Baptists hold to the Bible alone.

;. Baptists belie#e that Christ an only Christ is the "ea of the Church e#en as the cripture

says, !Christ is the hea of the church! 5+phesians 7;69. There is no man who has theoversight of Baptist churches. Baptists ha#e no enomination in the sense of an organi an unto 4o the things which are 4o=s! 5?atthew ;;7;- 9.

Baptists are vigorously opposed to union of state and church and believe that a state

controlled church is a wretched excuse for Christianity and a plain departure from cripture.

)ll of the Protestant Reformers fastene state churches upon their followers.

0. Baptists belie#e strongly in ini#iual accountability to 4o because the criptures clearly

teach that !e#ery one of us shall gi#e account of himself to 4o! 5Romans -07-;9. ) priest

cannot answer for you, a church cannot answer for you to 4o. 4o@parents cannot answer foryou. 2o one is sa#e because of what his parents belie#e. 2o one is ,sa#e because of his

ientification with any religion. "e will account for himself to 4o. Protestants .generally o

not hol this scriptural octrine.
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. Baptist people furthermore ha#e always hel to belie#ers= baptism. 2one of the Protestant

Reformers hel this Bible teaching. In the criptures, faith an repentance always precee

baptism. An the ay of Pentecost Peter plainly tol the people, !Repent an be bapti


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B(ie% Su(#e$ o% Independent Fundamental Baptist Chu(ches

$hat are their Belie"s and 'istor#

+ompiled b# +ooper P% Abrams III

All 3ights 3eservedhttp(--bibletruth%org-Baptist'istor#%html

#W$!T % !& %&(P(&(&T )*&!+(&T!, B!PT%T C$*RC$-&he name Inepenent unamental Baptist Church is use traitionally by churches which pattern

themsel#es strictly after the example of the early church, as foun in the 2ew &estament. &oay the

name Baptist is use by many churches that are not following the teachings of the &ew Testament.$

'e actuall# condemns all IFB church buildings1

Athers ha#e to a lesser egree compromise the 3or of 4o by their teaching,practices, an churchpolity by trying to conform topopular religious trends. &hese worlly churches still call themsel#es

!Baptists,! but in fact they o not belie#e or practice what true Baptists ha#e historically belie#e an

more importantly, what the 3or of 4o says. &he true Inepenent unamental Baptists ha#e noassociation or fellowship with these churches because they teach or practice things contrary to the

2ew &estament.$

2odern IFB @churches con"ormed to the @popular religious trends o" their da# !a# bac5 in the earl#

./>>Gs% $e !ill see later that man# o" the earl# Baptists actuall# opposed the !hole church building

s#stem%

&rue Inepenent unamental Baptist Churches uphol the purest teachings of the early church as

re#eale in the 2ew &estament.$

Again this is an outright lie% IFB @churches do 0OT uphold the purest teachings o" the earl# church%

.ow loo6 at this ne8t admission!

3hen the Roman +mperor eclare Christianity the religion of Rome, he !con#erte! hores of

pagans that mae up the +mpire.Pagan temples became the meeting houses for .Christians/.$

9uestion:

I" the 3oman +atholic church trans"ormed pagan temples into meeting houses "or +hristians then!here did Independent Fundamental Baptists get their buildings "rom?

&.ISM!

Ecclesiastes 1:15 "hat which is c(oo6ed cannot 'e made st(ai-ht( and that !hich is !anting cannot

be numbered%

1 Co(inthians 1;:2;ButI say that the things !hich the &entiles sacri"ice the$ sac(i%ice to de#ils

and not to &od( and I !ould not that #e should have "ello!ship !ith devils%

1 Co(inthians 1;:21:e cannot drin5 the cup o" the ,ord and the cup o" devils( #e cannot be parta5erso" the ,ordGs table and o" the table o" devils%

1 Co(inthians 1;:22*o !e provo5e the ,ord to 4ealous#? are !e stronger than he?
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@There is no !a# to do a !rong thing the right !a#% 7*r% Paul &lanville 2%*%8

It is h$poc(itical %o( IFB chu(ches to condemn CCM %o( 'ein- wo(ldl$< when the$ themsel#es

ha#e adapted &. temples and made them 0Ch(istian!

lease notice the &. &(ee6 mphitheate( desi-n:

.ow notice these Baptist 0chu(ches:

First Baptist +hurch o" 3a#to!n


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First Baptist +hurch o" 0e!port 0e!s VA

Preston!ood Baptist +hurch Plano TH

9econd Baptist +hurch 'ouston TH


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:onsei +entral Baptist +hurch 9eoul 9outh Korea

Jac5 '#les +hurch

First Baptist +hurch o" 'ammond I0

But what a'out the e8te(io( o% the ancient &. &(ee6 'uildin-s


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4h$ is 'oth the inte(io( and e8te(io( o% =ac6 >$les chu(ch patte(ned a%te( &(ee6 pa-an temples


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4hat a'out Cha(les >addon Spu(-eon?s ondon Met(opolitan "a'e(nacle

It doesn?t -et much mo(e 'latant then this!!!

lso notice the(e e8actl$ columns out %(ont< @ust li6e the &(ee6 a(thenon!

4hat is the histo($ o% this 0chu(ch 'uildin-

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The Tabernacle )ellowshipgoes bac* to the year -8D, thirty years after the sailing of the Pilgrim

athers, an at the time that Parliament ha Eust banne Baptist meetings. &he &abernacle traces its

roots to a congregation which bra#e constant persecution, an which met in a housein Fenningtonbelonging to 3iow Colfe. &he meeting grew rapily uner its first pastor, William Rider, who

apparently ie in the plague.

&hen cameBen"amin 0each, famous for his boo*s @ still in eman @ e%plaining the miracles, parables

an metaphors of the Bible. ) prominent leaer among Baptists, he le the church through muchpersecution, an built its first chapel near Tower Bridge as soon as freedom came to Baptists in1233.$

Isn?t it inte(estin- that the$ 'uilt a 'uildin- (i-ht a(ound the time me(ican 0Baptists we(e

sta(tin- to 'uild thei( 0chu(ch 'uildin-s!
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>ow a'out this 0chu(ch

.otice also the (ound dome on the (oo%)

9econd Baptist +hurch 'ouston TH

Aon?t tell me the o(d =esus Ch(ist is 'ehind all o% this!

et?s loo6 at the inte(io( o% these pa-an temples:


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.otice the cente( co((ido( leadin- to the alta(< and the nume(ous pilla(s)

St) ete(?s Basilica in ome has the same a(chitectu(e!

'ere !e have the ruins o" the supposed @oldest +hristian church in the !orld and #et it is built !ith

the same center corridor lined !ith columns leading to the altar in the "ront1

3ihab Jordan is !here this 9t &eorgeous @+hurch !as supposedl# "ound%

But what a'out the steeple

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In =Aur Phallic "eritage= we are tol that =)ll pillars or columns originally ha a phallic significance,

an were therefore consiere sacre. Pan, the goat go an go of sensuality, was often represente

as an obelis*. ) former witch writes =&he obelis* is a long pointe four sie shaft, the uppermostportion of which forms a pyrami. &he wor =obelis*= literally means =Baal=s shaft= or Baal=s organ of

reprouction= 5Page 60- ?asonic an occult symbols illustrate. 1r. Cathy Burns9$

.otice this in%o on the a'o#e we'site:

!) true +gyptian Abelis* is -D times higher than its with...$

Aaniel 3:1 0ebuchadnear the 5ing made an image o" gold !hose hei-ht wasth(eesco(e cu'its cubits high L cubits !ide 7breadth8

Is it an# !onder that 9hadrach 2eshach and Abednego re"used to bo! do!n to an uncircumcised

P'A,,D91


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I% $ou don?t 'elie#e mode(nda$ o'elis6s s$m'oliDe the male o(-an< then ta6e a loo6 at what

Buenos i(es< (-entina did to commemo(ate 4o(ld IAS Aa$ on Aecem'e( 1< 2;;5

"his pe(#e(ted< wic6ed nation placed a -iant condom on thei( /'elis6 'ecause the$ 6now what

the /'elis6 t(ul$ s$m'oliDes!

So what happens when $ou com'ine a pa-an temple with an /'elis6

You -et a 0chu(ch 'uildin-!


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&he )rchitectural 4enealogy of the =&ower= or =teeple= isplays other phases of the alterations of the

=upright=. )ll towers are escenants of the biblical #oti#e stones, an in multiplying ha#e change in

aspect accoring to the ieas of the people of the country in which they were raise. &his )rchitectural4enealogy of the =&ower= or =teeple= gi#es many #arieties.

&he groups onp. ;00supply new changes in the &ower or Hpright, an furnish e#ience how it passedinto the Christian times4 and became the steeple. 3hen thus change an reprouce, accoring, to

the

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Figs% an they pro#e how the upright, or original

phallic form4 was adopted and gradually mingled in Christian architecture@@in reality at last

becoming its dominant feature/
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Figs% / // / /C

Fig% /( Prop#lon Thebes) Fig% //( The G+ootub 2inarG near

*elhi supposed to have been built circa .;;>) Fig% /C(Antrim 3ound To!er) Fig% /( 3ound To!er at Bhaugulpore

India%

ig. /8 represents one of the 3estern &owers of t. Paul=s Catheral, 'onon, which is one of theouble lithoi 5or obelis*s9, place always in front of e#ery temple, Christian as well as heathen.$

Ao $ou (ealiDe what we @ust (ead

Steeples a(e actuall$ pa-an< >IC s$m'ols!!!

>ow can &od 'e pleased with this

et?s -et 'ac6 to the a(ticle B(ie% Su(#e$ o% Independent Fundamental Baptist Chu(ches

Baptists, basing their beliefs solely on the Bible, an the 2ew &estament...$

Yeah (i-ht! I don?t thin6 so)

)s with any true 2ew &estament church, its #aliity as a true church appro#e of 4o, oes not, nor

or has e#er reste on its name or on a succession of churches. ) true 2ew &estament church must besolely iscerne base on its aherence to the principles of 4o=s 3or.$

"hen all mode(n IFB chu(ch 'uildin-s a(e ./" .ew "estament chu(ches!&he line of +nglish churches that can be trace, who calle themsel#es Baptists, began in -8-D in

"ollan. &his is not to say there were no Baptists in Britain earlier, but that this began a line of

churches whose history can be trace. It began with a man name5ohn myth, who was an oraine

bishop in the Church of (ngland. In -8D8, after nine months of soul@searching an stuy of the 2ew&estament, he was con#ince the octrines an practices of the Church of +nglan were not biblical,

an thus he resigne as priest an left the church.

Because of persecution by the )nglican Church of all who isagree with it an who refuse to agree

to its authority, John myth ha to flee +nglan. In )msteram, he, with &homas "elwys an thirty si%

others, forme the first Baptist church of +nglish people *nown to ha#e stoo for baptism of belie#ersonly.
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as publishe by the Baptists.

4hat ha#e we lea(ned

.% John 9m#th !as 0OT the "ounder o" the Baptist church%

;% 'e did 0OT build a @church building and call it Baptist1


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name o% =esus%

cts :1,But Peter and John ans!ered and said unto them $hether it be right in the sight o" &od

to hear5en unto #ou more than unto &od 4udge #e%

cts :2;For !e cannot but spea5 the things !hich !e have seen and heard%

cts :219o !hen the# had %u(the( th(eatened them the# let them go "inding nothing ho! the#

might punish them because o" the people( "or all menglori"ied &od "or that !hich !as done%

cts :22For the man !as above "ort# #ears old on !hom this miracle o" healing !as she!ed%cts :23 And being let go the# !ent to their o!n compan# and reported all that the chie"

priests and elders had said unto them%

cts :2And !hen the# heard that the# li"ted up their voice to &od !ith one accord and said,ord thou art&od !hich hast made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is(

cts :25$ho b# the mouth o" th# servant *avid hast said $h# did the heathen rage and the

people imagine vain things?

cts :2The 5ings o" the earth stood up and the rulers !ere gathered together against the ,ord

and against his +hrist%

cts :2*For o" a truth against th# hol# child Jesus !hom thou hast anointed both 'erod and

Pontius Pilate !ith the &entiles and the people o" Israel !ere gathered together

cts :2+For to do !hatsoever th# hand and th# counsel determined be"ore to be done%

cts :2,And no! o(d< 'ehold thei( th(eatenin-s( and grant unto th# servants that !ith all

boldness the# ma# spea5 th# !ord

cts :3;B# stretching "orth thine hand to heal) and that signs and !onders ma# be done b# the

name o" th# hol# child Jesus%

cts :31And !hen the# had pra#ed the place !as sha5en !here the# !ere assembled together)and the# !ere all "illed !ith the 'ol# &host and the$ spa6e the wo(d o% &od with 'oldness%

.otice a %ew thin-s:

Peter and John !ere having great a""ect preaching to the people%'o! did the religious and political leaders react?

The# as5ed Peter and John !hat their @authorit# and @po!er !as to preach1$hen the leaders "ound that the# didnGt recognie their manmade s#stem but submitted to &od

onl# the# commanded them not to spea5%

/%%iciall$ (eco-niDed and stateapp(o#ed (eli-ious o(-aniDations a(e ./" o% &od!

cts 5:25Then came one and told them sa#ing Behold the men !hom #e put in prison are

standing in the temple and teaching the people%

cts 5:2 Then !ent the captain !ith the o""icers and brought them !ithout violence( "or the#"eared the people lest the# should have been stoned%

cts 5:2*And !hen the# had brought them the# set thembe"ore the council( and the high priest

as5ed them

cts 5:2+9a#ing Aid not we st(aitl$ command $ou that $e should not teach in this nameand behold #e have "illed Jerusalem !ith #our doctrine and intend to bring this manGs blood upon

us%

cts 5:2,Then Peter and the otherapostles ans!ered and said 4e ou-ht to o'e$ &od (athe(

than men)

cts 5:3+ And no! I sa# unto #ou 3e"rain "rom these men and let them alone( "or i% this counsel

o( this wo(6 'e o% men< it will come to nou-ht:

cts 5:3, But i% it 'e o% &od< $e cannot o#e(th(ow it lest hapl$ $e 'e %ound e#en to %i-ht


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and perverted 4udgment%

1 Samuel +: Then all the elders o" Israel gathered themselves together and came to 9amuel

unto 3amah

1 Samuel +:5And said unto him Behold thou art old and th# sons !al5 not in th# !a#s( no!

ma6e us a 6in- to @ud-e us li6e all the nations%

7&ive us a church building li5e the +atholics and Protestants have18

1 Samuel +:But the thing displeased 9amuel !hen the# said &ive us a 5ing to 4udge us% And9amuel pra#ed unto the ,O3*%

1 Samuel +:*And the ,O3* said unto 9amuel 'ear5en unto the voice o" the people in all that

the# sa# unto thee( "or the$ ha#e not (e@ected thee< 'ut the$ ha#e (e@ected me< that I should

not (ei-n o#e( them%

7The people re4ected the ,ordGs rule in their lives and !anted the priestclass-lait# s#stem o"

+atholicism instead18

1 Samuel +:+According to all the !or5s !hich the# have done since the da# that I brought them

up out o" Eg#pt even unto this da# !here!ith the# have "orsa5en me and se(#ed othe( -ods so

do the# also unto thee%

7The people served gods li5e mammon% The# !anted to !orship the ,ord in pagan temples18

1 Samuel +:,0o! there"ore hear5en unto their voice( ho!beit #et protest solemnl# unto them

and she! them the manner o" the 5ing that shall reign over them%

1 Samuel +:1;And 9amuel told all the !ords o" the ,O3* unto the people that as5ed o" him a

5ing%

1 Samuel +:11And he said This !ill be the manner o" the 5ing that shall reign over #ou( 'e !illta5e #our sons and appoint them"or himsel" "or his chariots and to behis horsemen) andsome

shall run be"ore his chariots%

79ons are ta5en to Bible +ollege and 9eminar#8

1 Samuel +:12And he !ill appoint him captains over thousands and captains over "i"ties) and willset themto ear his ground and to reap his harvest and to ma5e his instruments o" !ar and

instruments o" his chariots%

7The big megachurches need all sorts o" business positions li5e treasurer secretar# etc%8

1 Samuel +:13And he !ill ta5e #our daughters to becon"ectionaries and to becoo5s and to be

ba5ers%

7Ba5e sale to raise mone# "or missions or building programs18

1 Samuel +:1And he !ill ta5e #our "ields and #our vine#ards and #our olive#ards e#enthe best

of them and give themto his servants%

1 Samuel +:15And he !ill ta5e the tentho" #our seed and o" #our vine#ards and give to hiso""icers and to his servants%

7The megachurch pastors !ill ta5e #our .>N tithe and get rich o"" o" it18

1 Samuel +:1And he !ill ta5e #our menservants and #our maidservants and #our goodliest#oung men and #our asses and put themto his !or5%


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1 Samuel +:1*'e !ill ta5e the tentho" #our sheep( and $e shall 'e his se(#ants%

7:ou better be @in church ever# time the doors are open1 I" #ou donGt then #ou are @un"aith"ul18

1 Samuel +:1+And #e shall cr# out in that da# because o" #our 5ing !hich #e shall have chosen#ou) and the ,O3* !ill not hear #ou in that da#%

7+hristians toda# have more troubles then ever be"ore but more @church buildings too18

1 Samuel +:1,0evertheless the people re"used to obe# the voice o" 9amuel) and the# said 0a#)but we will ha#e a 6in- o#e( us)

1 Samuel +:2;That we also ma$ 'e li6e all the nations and that ou( 6in- ma$ @ud-e us< and-o out 'e%o(e us< and %i-ht ou( 'attles)

IsnGt that something111 2odern da# +hristians eLpect their pastor to "ight their battles "or them18

1 Samuel +:21And 9amuel heard all the !ords o" the people and he rehearsed them in the ears o"

the ,O3*%

1 Samuel +:22And the ,O3* said to 9amuel 'ear5en unto their voice and ma5e them a 5ing%

And 9amuel said unto the men o" Israel &o #e ever# man unto his cit#%

Ch(istians in the 1*thand 1+thcentu(ies wanted to ha#e pa-an 'uildin-s to meet in< so the$

could loo6 li6e e#e($'od$ else!

"he$ -ot what the$ wanted< and the o(d is now %o(sa6in- this land!

Bac6 to the a(ticle:

o-e( 4illiams

@3illiams grauate from Cambrige Hni#ersity in -8;, an was apparently oraine in theChurch of +nglan. "e soon embrace !eparatists! ieas an ecie to lea#e +nglan. In -86-,

he arri#e in Boston. "e was much isplease with the Puritan theocracy. "e strongly belie#e in

separation of church an state an uphel the principles of soul liberty. !oul liberty! is a belief

that e#eryone is responsible to 4o ini#iually. It bases its belief in the 2ew &estament teachingthat e#ery belie#er is a priest to himself, ha#ing full access to 4o without the nee to go through

a church, church leaer or priest. 5"ebrews 07-@-8> -D7-/@;;9 1espite his #iews, he was mae

the pastor of the church in alem. hortly after that, because of his octrinal preaching, he wasforce to lea#e alem an went for a short time to Plymouth. "e returne to alem where he was

summone before the court in Boston because of his outspo*en beliefs an was banishe from thecolony. &he charge recore against him was that !he broached and divulged new and dangerous

opinions against the authority of the magistrates.! Clearly, he was banishe because he belie#e

in religious freeom an belie#e an taught the 2ew &estament was a belie#er=s sole source for

his faith anpractice. "is !crime! was that he reEecte the unbiblical ieas of the state churchsuch as infant baptism an other false teachings of the Puritans. &he Puritans ro#e him from

their colony in the ea of winter.$


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It shoul be note that at first Williams did not identify himself as a Baptist. "owe#er, he

continue to rea the 2ew &estament an became fully aware that infant baptism, sprin*ling for

baptism, an allowing unsa#e people to be members of the church was not scriptural. &hus,

resol#ing to follow the 'or=s commans in truth, in ?arch, -86/ he forme the Baptist church inPro#ience, R.I.. "e began by bapti


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corrupt. A, in the summer of -86/ he resigne, but he cherishe the belief to the en of his long life

5-869 that the church that he plante was base on cripture. "e remaine steafast in his efense of

religious freeom, an his influence cause Rhoe Islan to be a unique ha#en of religious liberty in

the se#enteenth century. &he Baptist church li#e on uner the leaership of +lers oraine from itsran*s from -86/ to --. They had no meetinghouse until 1>99/ %n that year4 the pastor4 Pardon

Tillinghast4 erected a tiny building on a ;9 by ;9 foot lot he owned on &orth +ain treet/ &his soon

pro#e to be inaequate as the church grew, so a secon meetinghouse, measuring 0D by 0D feet waserecte ne%t oor to the first one. Pro#ience continue to grow through the eighteenth century, an the

4reat )wa*ening increase the number of Baptists all o#er 2ew +nglan. inally the present

meetinghouse was built. Its si


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(o#e('s 13:11 4ealth -otten '$ #anit$shall be diminished( but he that gathereth b# labour shall

increase%

(o#e('s 2+:22 'e that hasteth to 'e (ich hath an e#il e$e and considereth not that povert# shall

come upon him%

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&he ?eeting "ouse, built in -0 to -, was the largest builing proEect in 2ew +nglan at that

time. &he builing, D by D feet, seate -,;DD people, equal to one thir of Pro#ienceKs population

then. &he construction was greatly aie by the fact that the British ha close the port of Boston aspunishment for the Boston &ea Party. ?any shipwrights an carpenters were thrown out of wor* an

came to Pro#ience to buil the meetinghouse. &he structure was eicate in ?ay - an the -

foot steeple was ae shortly thereafter. &his was the first Baptist meetinghouse in 2ew +nglan toha#e a steeple. &he steeple went up in three an a half ays, an it has sur#i#e time an hurricanes

since then.

&he architecture is a blen of +nglish 4eorgian an the traitional 2ew +nglan meetinghouse style.&he 4eorgian aspects, borrowe from )nglican church esigns, inclue the e%terior portico an

steeple an many interior elements, such as the Pallaian winow behin the high pulpit, the fluted

Tuscan columns, the groine arches in the balcony, an the split peiments o#er the oors. )ll of this

was superimpose on a plain, 2ew +nglan meetinghouse, with its white walls, clear glass winows,ominant pulpit, an lac* of any religious symbols. &he iconoclastic Baptists regare all symbols,

e#en the cross as icons an iols. ) gran chanelier from 3aterfor, Irelan, was ae in -/;.
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In the -/th century the auitorium unerwent many changes, incluing new pews 5-6;9, aing an

organ 5-609, an interior baptistry 5-69, se#eral gas chaneliers 5-Ds9, painte ceilings, an an

aition to the rear of the builing with a memorial staine glass winow 5-09.%n 1?:> former

member 5ohn / Roc=efeller4 5r/ made a gift to enable the church to restore the +eeting $ousemostly to its original appearance. &oay the ?eeting "ouse, a national historic lanmar* builing, is

regare as one of the must see$ places in Pro#ience for anyone intereste in )merican

architecture.$4hat a nice chu(ch mem'e(!

Bac6 to the a(ticle: B(ie% Su(#e$ o% Independent Fundamental Baptist Chu(ches

@"owe#er, after inepenence was won an the Constitution an Bill of Rights was written which ga#eall )mericans religious freeom, the Baptists again began to grow until toay they are the largestdenominational group in the *nited tates.$

>ow do Baptist 0chu(ches -(ow

B$ %i-htin-< st(i%e< and di#isions!

I personall# have seen man# in m# o!n li"e%

W$!T +!0( ! TR*( B!PT%T-@

@If the following fi#e istincti#es are the beliefs of a church, then you will ha#e a true Baptist church.

%f a church cannot answer in the positive to each of these distinctives4 then you do not have a &ew

Testament or Baptist church/ %f they identify themselves as Baptists they are misusing the name/

T$( )%A( B!PT%T %T%&CT%A(

-. 3+ )CC+P& A2'Y &"+ 2+3 &+&)?+2& ) AHR )H&"ARI&Y I2 )'' ?)&&+R A

)I&" )21PR!CT%C(.

&his means that Baptists o not accept any authority e%cept the 2ew &estament criptures in regar tochurch polity,practicean octrine. &he institution of the local church 5e**lesia @ assembly9 is not

foun in the Al &estament. &he institution of the local !e**lesia! was not institute until Pentecost

after the 'or ascene into hea#en. Christ is hea of the local church, an it is "is brie. 3e belie#ethe 3or of 4o, the Bible is complete an it solely, !. . . Is gi#en by inspiration of 4o, an is

profitable for octrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of 4o

many be perfect, throughly furnishe 5equippe9 unto all goo wor*s.! 5; &imothy 67-8@-9 3e reEect

that 4o is gi#ing suppose !new! Re#elation, belie#ing that 4o forbis any aing to or ta*ing awayof the canon of criptures. 5Re#. ;;7-@-/9 We do not accept any authority over the &ew Testament

Church4 but Christ $imself4incluing any hierarchy to inclue popes, moern ay prophets, or

councils of churches. 3e belie#e the si%ty si% boo*s of the Bible are the inspire, inerrant an infalliblewor of 4o.$

IFB chu(ch o(-aniDations a(e e8cluded 'ecause thei( 0p(actices a(e ./" 'ased on

sc(iptu(e< and man$ a(e 5;1c3!


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