Quotes about Baptist

As far as we have any historical information on the subject, the public history of Jesus began when he was about thirty years old (Luke 3.23), with John the Baptist.

What clear doctrine characterized John the Baptist's preaching. He exalted Christ — "After me One is coming who is mightier than I." He spoke plainly of the Holy Spirit — "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

Ordained Baptist minister; I make no apology for my faith.

It is my growing conviction that the Baptist churches in America are behind the age in missionary spirit. They now and then make a spasmodic effort to throw off a nightmare debt of some years' accumulation, and then sink back into unconscious repose.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

Ours was a patriarchal world. To be anything different wouldn't have been Southern Baptist.

I still have deep respect for the evangelical tradition and feel, in many ways, close to the Baptist roots of my childhood, although I've been an Episcopalian throughout my adult life and a regular churchgoer.

I was raised in the Baptist church... but I didn't really have a real committed experience with Christ until my father died.

He got me a cup of tea with honey, toast with honey, yogurt with honey, like I was John the Baptist with the flu.

I've been an evangelistic Baptist all my life and still am to some degree.

The objective of World Missions is to establish a healthy, reproducing, independent Baptist Church in every locale in the world.