Identity: Who Are We?

Ed Vasicek

Originally written for The Body Builder, a publication of Highland Park Church.

Many times folks have mentioned that a relative has begun attending church. When I ask the name of the church, people sometimes have no idea. When I ask what kind of church they are attending (Baptist, Methodist, Christian, etc.), they often have no clue either!

The lesson, of course, is that most Christians are confused about various denominational beliefs and differences. Some do not take seriously the differences in belief between churches. In their view, as long as one attends church, that is all that matters. In my mind, attending a non-evangelical church can be worse than attending no church.

Still, I admit, it is confusing. To make matters worse, some churches believe the Bible is historically and theologically reliable (we call such churches conservative) while others doubt some or much of it (we call such churches liberal). Others have a mixture of belief and unbelief.

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Hamilton Square Baptist Church: A Historic Northern Regular Baptist Church

Rob Fall

Hamilton Square Baptist Church

A Historic Northern Regular Baptist Church

By Robert K. Fall

Church Historian

The subtitle of this article is based on what I answer when I’m asked kind of church I attend. This is a mouthful and throws my questioner off his\her train of thought. The usual answers include, “An Independent Fundamental Baptist Church”, “A Southern Baptist Church,” “A Conservative Baptist Church,” ect.

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