Arminian Baptist
Noun: * A member or adherent of a group of Baptist congregations that hold to the theological teachings of Jacobus Arminius. These teachings emphasize that God's grace is offered to all people and that human free will plays a role in accepting or rejecting salvation, opposing the Calvinist doctrine of strict predestination.
The term Arminian Baptist is used to identify a specific theological tradition within the broader Baptist denomination. It is often used in historical, theological, or descriptive contexts to distinguish these congregations from Calvinist (or Reformed) Baptists. * He was raised as an Arminian Baptist and held to the belief that salvation was available to anyone who chose to accept it. * The theological differences between Arminian Baptist and Primitive Baptist churches are significant.
- The term can function attributively to modify other nouns, describing churches, theology, or doctrines associated with this tradition.
- They attended an Arminian Baptist church.
- The sermon explained Arminian Baptist doctrine on free will.
- General Baptist: This is a common historical and denominational name closely associated with, and often synonymous with, Arminian Baptist theology, particularly in the United Kingdom and early American history.
- Arminianism (noun): The system of theological thought developed by Jacobus Arminius, which forms the doctrinal basis for Arminian Baptists.
- Baptist (noun): A broader term for a Christian denomination characterized by believer's baptism (baptism of professing believers, not infants) and congregational church governance.
- General Baptist (in specific historical/denominational contexts)
- Calvinist Baptist: A Baptist who adheres to Reformed theology, emphasizing the sovereignty of God in salvation and the doctrine of unconditional election (predestination).
- Reformed Baptist: Another term for Calvinist Baptist.
- Primitive Baptist: A group of Baptists, often with Calvinist theology, known for traditional practices and typically rejecting modern missionary societies and instrumental music in worship.
- group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)