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The beliefs of Baptist churches are not completely consistent from one Baptist church to another. Baptists do not have a central governing authority, unlike most other denominations. However, Baptists do hold some common beliefs among almost all Baptist churches. Baptists share Christian beliefs with most other moderate or conservative Christian denominations. These would include beliefs about one God, the virgin birth, the sinless life, miracles, vicarious atoning death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Christ, the need for salvation (though the understanding of means for achieving it may differ at times), divine grace, the Church, the Kingdom of God, last things (Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge everyone in righteousness), evangelism and missions. ==Overview== The following acrostic backronym, spelling BAPTISTS, summarizes Baptists' distinguishing beliefs:〔Cummins, David L. ''This Day in Baptist History 2''. Greenville, SC: BJU Press, 2000.〕 * Biblical authority (; ; ) * Autonomy of the local church (; ) * Priesthood of all believers (; ) * Two ordinances (believer's baptism and the Lord's Supper) (; ) * Individual soul liberty () * Saved and Baptized church membership * Two offices of the church (pastor and deacon) (; ) * Separation of Church and State () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baptist beliefs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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