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Tradition17th century · England

Reformed Baptist

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Overview

Reformed Baptists combine Baptist ecclesiology and believer's baptism with a Reformed confessional and theological inheritance.

History

They draw particularly on the seventeenth-century English Particular Baptist tradition and, in many cases, the 1689 Baptist Confession.

Beliefs and emphases

Common emphases include Reformed soteriology, covenant theology in differing forms, believer's baptism, and congregational church life.

Worship and practice

Worship is typically Word-centred, with preaching, prayer, congregational singing, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper.

Organisation and life

Churches are usually congregationally governed, often with plural elders and voluntary association.

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