If there were no Baptist churches...

where you live but only baby-baptizing churches of different denominations, would you just stay home, or go to one of these? If the latter, which one? I guess I'm asking that if you could only choose such a church, which denomination would you choose? Which would be the least objectionable to you?

I ask not only out of curiosity but because a friend of mine in another state is facing this situation, and I am communicating with him about it. His circumstance is opposite mine because I am surrounded by Baptist churches of different stripes, as well as Pentecostal churches. And a few mainline Protestant ones. Not many Roman Catholic.

P.S. I just want to add that this forum has been a blessing to me in this time of pandemic. Since moving from the hustle and bustle of a big city to this very rural area, I have become isolated because of the pandemic -- haven't gone to church in a very long time. I'm a senior with so-called "co-morbidities", so I've had to be very careful about where I go. I haven't been to a Wal Mart or large supermarket in a long time. So, I just wanted to take a moment to thank the forum members for your fellowship during these trying times.

 

Yes, at least with Baptist polity, that would be an option. All you would need is two people, I guess. Is that right?

 

I'm glad I'm not in that position because where I live, if I had to have more than two, I might have to get some raccoons and/or possums. :)

 

Reformed Church, and would tolerate infant baptism

 

Because of the Calvinist doctrine, I assume.

For me, it would probably be some form of Methodism. I would include Anglican in there, too, but they are mostly in cities, and cities are few and far between where I now live.

 

PCA - Presbyterian
There covenant understanding of infant baptism has the most merit as they reject baptismal regeneration. They also baptize adults by confession of faith.

I could not go to any church that promotes a doctrinal heresy of baptismal regeneration. It would be better to start a new church rather than submit under heresy.

 

I don't think I could, either. My former church taught that.

 

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I would probably find that one that held to premil presby!

 

Good luck with that.

 

Walter, I know you converted to Roman Catholicism. If you had not been able to do that, for whatever reason, do you think there is another church you could have settled on?

 

I would either look for a church that's at least close, such as Assembly of God or maybe a non-denominational church. As a Preterist, I tolerate the Dispensationalist doctrines as long as they don't focus too heavily on preaching their view of the End Times. I would also consider a Reformed Theology church, as I pretty much lean toward those views.

On the other hand, I would avoid a church that promotes works over salvation by faith alone. Could not attend Church of Christ. I'm not sure about the Methodist church, but probably not. I understand they have pretty much caved to liberal views.

 

I would have problems entering into membership with a paedobaptist church. There is a Reformed Congregational church in a nearby town, in which almost everyone is baptistic; I could join that. There are also some Brethren churches which are not Dispensational and preach sound doctrine.
If there were absolutely no alternative to a paedobaptist church then I would look for one that was Reformed in doctrine and stay away on days when babies were being christened. There are no Reformed Presbyterian churches in my area, but there are (gulp!) some Anglican ones. I do not believe that any Christian should stay away from church on the Lord's day (Hebrews 10:24-25).

 

The United Methodist Church is not in a good state. They are set to split at next General Conference, with Traditionalists going their own way.

 

Anglicans are all over the place, theologically. It might be possible to find one that leans Reformed.

 

That is correct. I had in mind an excellent Anglican church just 8 miles or so from where I live, but the vicar at the parish church in my village wouldn't know the Gospel if it jumped out and bit him on the leg!

 

Found one
Bible Presbyterian Church

 

No NT Wright church for you, no NPP?