General Baptist movement

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The General Baptist movement is an early English Baptist tradition distinguished by its belief in general atonement—that Christ died for all people—and its emphasis on religious liberty and congregational autonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist tradition
Christian movement
Protestant denomination family
associatedWith nonconformist churches in England
baptismMode baptism of professing believers only
churchPolity congregationalism
contrastsWith Calvinist limited atonement
coreBelief general atonement
countryOfOrigin England
distinguishedFrom Particular Baptist movement
emphasizes congregational autonomy
religious liberty
ethicalEmphasis holy living
personal piety
governancePrinciple local church self-governance
hasDenominationalDescendant Free Will Baptists NERFINISHED
General Association of General Baptists NERFINISHED
General Baptists (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
hasDoctrine believer's baptism
historicalPeriod early 17th century
holdsViewOnSalvation salvation is available to all who believe
influencedBy Arminian theology NERFINISHED
English Separatism NERFINISHED
organizationalStructure associations of autonomous congregations
originatedIn early 1600s England
partOf Baptist Christianity NERFINISHED
promotes evangelism
missionary activity
recognizesSacraments Lord's Supper
baptism
rejects infant baptism
religiousBranch Protestantism NERFINISHED
scripturalAuthority Bible NERFINISHED
soteriologicalView conditional election
possibility of falling from grace
resistible grace
supports freedom of conscience
separation of church and state
teaches Christ died for all people
theologicalOrientation Arminianism
usesLanguage English
viewOnAuthority Christ as head of the church
viewOnChurchMembership regenerate church membership
viewOnClergy ordained ministers recognized by local congregations
viewOnLordSupper memorial view of the Lord's Supper
worshipStyle congregational worship

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Thomas Helwys coFounded General Baptist movement
Thomas Helwys denomination General Baptist movement
this entity surface form: General Baptist