Baptist Brief History and Authority of Baptism

In recent years, the "Baptist apostasy" has become evident. As Baptists have become more Protestant, many Baptist churches have moved away from the biblical Baptist faith. One of the reasons for this is that the biblical history of Baptists has not been passed down.

This book was inspired by the problems with Baptist doctrine that the author faced while evangelizing in the Philippines, and is an explanation of the history of (some of) the Baptist denominations based on historical materials from the American Baptist Convention (ABA).

This book mainly covers the history of Baptists from the 17th century onwards. For the period before the 17th century, I will write about it in "A Short History of the Baptists," which I plan to publish in the future, so I hope you will read it.

～Contents～

PREFACE III

RECOMMENDATION VI

REGARDING THE DIFFERENT NAMES OF BAPTIST 1

THE AUTHORITY OF BAPTISM 5

THE PERPETUITY (SUCCESSION) OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH 10

ANSWERING TO SOME CRITICISM REGARDING MY BAPTISM. 18

THE PROTESTANTIZATION OF THE BAPTISTS

(APOSTASY FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH) 30

THE RISE OF THE PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS OF THE REFORMATION

IN THE 16TH CENTURY AND THE EXISTENCE OF THE ANABAPTISTS 33

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE: THE APOSTLE PAUL WAS AN ANABAPTIST.

THE ISSUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF BAPTISM. 38

BAPTISTS IN AMERICA 41

FROM HISTORY OF ABA COMMEMORATING THE 75TH MEETING

I. OUR HERITAGE AS A. B. A. MISSIONARY BAPTISTS 43

II. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION (ABA) 58

III. MISSIONARY BAPTIST WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES （1952-1980） 86

IV. MISSIONARY BAPTIST WORK IN JAPAN （1952-1992） 96

BAPTIST CONFESSION OF FAITH

ACCEPTED BY THE AMERICAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 114

MISSION POLICY OF AMERICAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION 118