Catholics and Baptists?

Question

Why have you picked your religion and not the other?

Are there any beliefs you don't agree with that the other has?

Are there any beliefs that your own religion has that you don't agree with?

Answer 1

Well, I am not a Baptist, but my church (nondenominational) pretty much agrees with everything Baptists say, so I'm going to pretend here. Also, my gf is a Baptist.

1. I "picked" my religion because that was the church I first attended. I haven't committed yet.

2. I think that, for one, there might be more to baptism and the Eucharist than merely being symbols. Just from reading the Bible I can understand why Catholics think those things are sacramental. Also, I think that the beliefs of the early Church and the way they interpreted the Bible should be given special preference. After all, they were closest to the Apostles and Jesus.

3. The aforementioned ones about the Eucharist and baptism, and also the doctrine of Once Saved Always Saved.

I really think I should be Anglican...

Answer 2

I'm Catholic, because of my spirit.

Catholics believe in "One Baptism for the forgiveness of sins" while Baptists believe in multiple baptisms.

It's not my positions to agree or disagree, but to try to form my concscience to that of the church and follow God at the same time.

Answer 3

I understand that salvation is by grace alone through faith, and that any 'good works' are only evidence of that salvation -- not the cause of it.  Unfortunately, some 'traditional Catholics' do not understand this and think that salvation comes by doing good works.  My Catholic Christian friends agree with me on this question of salvation, however, so I can't really say it's a difference between Baptists and Catholics.  It's a difference between born-again Christians and those who follow religion out of traditions.

My Catholic Christian friends tell me that praying to the Saints (no, I don't do that) is no different than asking your living Christian friends to pray for you.  Ok.  Where they spend eternity is not dependent on this, so we simply agree to disagree on this one: I don't care if they do it, and they don't care if I don't.

As to confession and all, I think more of us Protestants (it's not just Baptists on this one) should practice confessing our sins to one another much more than we do.  

One of the biggest differences is that Catholics (traditional ones and born-again Christian ones alike) believe that the elements of communion (eucharist) actually become the blood and body of Jesus, while Protestants (Baptists included) believe it is only symbolically His blood and body.  We simply don't take communion in one another's churches, that's all.  Again, no one;s salvation is riding on correct "interpretation" of this particular Holy Sacrament.

Answer 4

I became a Baptist after being born again.  It was the first church I ever heard the gospel preached.  I went to an Episcopal church several times as a little girl but never heard the gospel.  Episcopal is similar to Catholic.  I have many Baptist friends who are former Catholics.  There are a few things I'm not sure about with Baptist doctrine; the rapture, for one.  

Answer 5

I come from a mixed family, of Catholics and Baptists.

The main difference is

Baptists believe saved by grace through faith.

Catholics believe one is assured salvation through the observance

    of the sacraments.

Of course there are other differences, but that one appears to be the one most debated and misunderstood.

Answer 6

I'm a cradle Catholic, and was nominally raised as a Catholic, even though I did occasionally go to other churches, I found that I preferred the Catholic church because it has the fullness of the Truth, and a rich history and sacred tradition.  What I do not agree with when it comes to the Baptists is that some of them believe every time you change your church, you have to be re-baptized, another is that they do not view the Eucharist as the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord Jesus the Christ.  They think it's only a symbol.  Another thing that I don't agree with, is that they practice sola scriptura , meaning by scripture alone.  They are losing a lot that way.

Answer 7

Oh, I didn't pick my religion. It was picked for me. My family is all-Catholic. Has been for generations. Kinda sucks.

Whatever. I don't feel the urge to convert. I'm pretty content where I am. Not that much is required of me. Memorize a few prayers, read a book, give up one hour a week to sit and listen to a man in a robe. All in all, not bad.

Answer 8

I'm a cradle Catholic, though some of my ancestors were Baptist.

I have to disagree with everything that makes Baptists Protestant, like rejection of the Church's authority to interpret the Bible, and rejection of transubstantiation in Holy Communion.  Also, I accept the baptism of infants.

Answer 9

no offense catholics: i'm baptist because the bible teaches us to worship only one god and in baptist church you can fell the spirit in the loose. i used to be catholic and i change my believes when i visited a baptist church with my friend. also some catholics believe in saints and the virgin mary as if they had some sort of power. and pray to them instead of praying to the lord

Answer 10

I was born/raised a Catholic...but only marginally.  As an adult I read, studied, considered other religions.  But in the end realized, by the grace of God, that the Catholic Church is the One True Church started by Jesus.  I believe everything that the Church teaches.

As Catholics:

We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

and all that is seen and unseen.  

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven:

by the power of the Holy Spirit

he was born of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered, died, and was buried.

On the third day he rose again

in fulfilment of the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory

to judge the living and the dead,

and His kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son

he is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.

  Amen

Answer 11

No offense to Baptists (I used to be one):  I am Catholic because I found that, in reading and studying the Bible, what I read and what I heard preached from the pulpit didn't always add up; it was obvious that something was missing.  I am Catholic because I found in the Church the fullness of the truth of the Christian faith.

Answer 12

I believe in the saving power in the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Nothing else really matters as far as religion goes.