Beliefs That Vary Among Baptists
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Since there is no hierarchical authority and each Baptist church is autonomous, there is no official set of Baptist theological beliefs. These differences exist both among associations, and even among churches within the associations.
Some doctrinal issues on which there is widespread difference among Baptists are:
- Eschatology
- Calvinism vs. Arminianism
- The doctrine of separation from "the world" and whether to associate with those who are "of the world"
- Glossolalia (speaking in tongues)
- How the Bible should be interpreted (hermeneutics)
- The extent to which missionary boards should be used to support missionaries
- The extent to which non-members may participate in the Lord's Supper services
- Which translation of Scripture to use (see King-James-Only movement), the very nature of Gospel
- The role of women in marriage
- The ordination of women as deacons or pastors.
- Whether or not to accept LGBT members/ministers and whether or not to perform gay marriage.
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