What are the main differences between Baptist and Methodist?

Question

I know the way they baptize people is different, but are there any main doctoral differences?

Answer 1

United Methodists and Baptists have much in common -- belief in God and Bible, acceptance of Jesus as Christ and savior and divine, observance of Baptism and Communion as the two sacraments. “Our tradition asserts the real, personal, living presence of Jesus Christ. We understand the divine presence in temporal and relational terms. In the Holy Meal of the church, the past, present, and future of the living Christ come together.”

    United Methodists baptize infants, youth, and adults; Baptists baptize only confessing youth and adults. Baptists baptize by immersion; United Methodists use immersion, sprinkling, and pouring. United Methodists have communion open to all; Baptists open the table to baptized church members only. United Methodists have bishops and are governed by districts and Conferences of churches; Baptists have independent congregations, which choose their pastors. United Methodist pastors are sent to congregations by bishops, after consultation with the congregation.

Answer 2

YES...........Starting with salvation, you should speak to your local pastors, since their our very differnt beliefs betweeen Baptist Churches...........

Answer 3

the first few letters -- the remaining ist part of the word is the same

Answer 4

baptist are more strict than methodist.

Methodist's don't have their heads in the sand.

Answer 5

they dont go to the same churches

Answer 6

Which Baptist's are you talking about their are over 55 versions...

American Baptists, Southern Baptists, Christian Unity Baptists, Primitive Baptists, Duck River & Kindred Associations of Baptists, Baptist Church of Christ, Freewill Baptists, General Baptists, General Six—Principle Baptists, Independent Baptist Church of America, National Baptist, Evangelical Life & Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A., Regular Baptists, Separate Baptists, Seventh Day Baptists, Two Seed in the Spirit Predestinarian Baptists, United American Freewill Baptists, United Baptists, Free Communion Baptists, Anti-mission Baptists, Conservative Baptists, Fundamental Baptists,

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Answer 7

The main difference is actual political (though they would both deny it to the death).  Baptists are deeply aligned with Southern conservative politics and culture, including dislike of g**s, belief that only "Bible based" (which means politically conservative) churches get you to heaven, and belief in traditional family values, which means no pre-marital s*x, no birth control and that mothers should stay home with kids if possible.

Methodist are a British based (henced "Yankee" and liberal and thus widely hated by Southern conservative Christians) faith.  They support g*y rights for the most part, have female priests, and support family planning and contraception rights.

Try them both and find out for yourself - I did!  (Now if I could only find a Methodist church around here!)

Answer 8

Methodists baptize infants as well as adults and Baptists baptize only people capable of a faith response(believers' baptism)

There are few doctrinal differences between liberal Methodists and liberal Baptists

Answer 9

one is a fundie and one is not

Answer 10

If you're interested, this is a popular forum for Baptist Christians, you may find more answers here...

http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay....

Here is one for Methodist Christians...

http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay....

Answer 11

Well, one worships a screwed up entity and the other one . . .

Oh, I see what you mean.

Answer 12

there is none both are going extinct to the orthodox churches that are taking over america.

thank god for orthodox take over.  

Answer 13

It depends.  If you're talking about independent Baptist churches, then that's the difference.  The Methodist Church has a governing body. Independent Baptist Churches are owned and operated by the pastor.  Otherwise, they are both fundamentalist religions.

Answer 14

The problem with Baptists is they don't keep 'em under long enough