Southern Baptists, like all Baptist denominations, observes two ordinances: Believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper. God's grace and salvation, according to the Southern Baptist Convention, is offered freely to anyone who will accept Jesus Christ as their lord and savior – rather than being limited to a predestined elect.ĪLERT: When Do You Think Christ Is Returning? Vote Now They teach that all true believers in Christ are accepted by God, sanctified through his spirit and saved through his grace. Southern Baptists are not as restrictive in their views on salvation. The elect will persevere in their faith unto the end of their lives. They also believe that once a person is saved by grace, they never fall from grace. This means Primitive Baptists accepted a limited atonement, believing that Christ suffered for the sins of the elect alone. Only the elect are moved upon the Holy Spirit to accept Christ as their Savior.ģ. Only people who God elected for salvation through his grace, before the creation of the world, are rescued from this condition. A Primitive Baptist believes that Adam and Eve caused universal spiritual death through their sin in the Garden of Eden. SPECIAL: Prayer Changes Your Brain in 4 Amazing WaysĢ.
According to Old School Baptist, they adhere to the five points of historical Calvinism: Total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and preservation and perseverance. Primitive Baptists are firmly in the mold of a traditional Calvinist denomination. This shared history has not kept the two Christian denominations from settling on different theological ground with some key doctrines.ġ. Southern Baptists and Primitive Baptists share a common historical origin as descendants of the original Baptist movement.