baptist distinctives

Individual Responsibility

October 22, 2014January 22, 2018
by P Vawter

While the church is responsible for the spiritual oversight of its members, and by church we mean the congregation of members in a collective sense,… Read More »Individual Responsibility

Pure Church Membership

October 16, 2014January 22, 2018
by P Vawter

If true baptism means immersion as a picture of the gospel and a confession of faith in Christ, and is the believer’s first step of… Read More »Pure Church Membership

Believer Baptism

October 1, 2014March 18, 2019
by P Vawter

Once we recognize that Christ exerts his authority over the church by means of the NT Scriptures, then we are prepared to seek answers to… Read More »Believer Baptism

New Testament Authority

September 24, 2014January 22, 2018
by P Vawter

“These things I write to you…that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of… Read More »New Testament Authority

What Makes You Baptists Different?

September 17, 2014January 22, 2018
by P Vawter

“So, you guys are a Baptist church. What makes Baptists different from other churches?” At Emmanuel Baptist Church we hear this question a lot. In… Read More »What Makes You Baptists Different?