Why I Am a Baptist

by Clarence Larkin

Publisher:

American Baptist Publication Society

, 1902

Overview

Designed for young converts and those desiring to know the distinctive principles of the Baptists, this concise volume provides a short history of the Baptist denomination and provides key information on the doctrinal differences between Baptists and other Protestant denominations. Contents include:

• Origin of the Baptists
• History of the Baptists
• Standing and Number of the Baptists
• The Doctrines of the Church
• Baptism
• Baptisteries
• Infant Baptism
• The Lord's Supper
• The Church
• Baptism in the New Testament

Contents

Top Highlights

“Thomas Jefferson had much to do in shaping the government of Virginia, and of the United States. He was not a Baptist, but he was brought up in close relations to them; and about ten years before the Revolution, he attended, for several months, the meetings of a small Baptist church near Monticello, his country seat, and became much interested in their church government; and declared that it was the only true democracy existing in the world; and that he believed it would be the best plan of government for the American Colonies.” (Page 12)

“Christ had intended us to sprinkle, he would have used the Greek word ‘rantizo’; if to pour, the word ‘cheo.’” (Page 19)

“The little word ‘eis’ is a strange word. It will take a man into a country, into a city, into a house, into a ship, into hell, into heaven—into any place in the universe, except the water.’” (Page 20)

“Baptists do not believe that baptism is essential to salvation, for baptism is mentioned in the New Testament as distinct from the gospel of salvation.” (Page 23)

“John’s baptism was ‘unto repentance’; Christian baptism was ‘after repentance,’ and was in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Page 22)

Product Details

• Title: Why I Am a Baptist
• Author: Clarence Larkin
• Series: Clarence Larkin Collection
• Publisher: American Baptist Publication Society
• Publication Date: 1902
• Pages: 53

About Clarence Larkin

Clarence Larkin (1850–1924) was pastor of Kennett Square in Pennslyvania before authoring numerous titles including: Rightly Dividing the World, The Spirit World, and Dispensational Truth.