The shared center — held across the tradition
Baptism follows faith, by immersion.
The whole body under the water: burial and resurrection enacted, on a confession freely made.
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Every congregation governs itself.
No bishop above the local church: each congregation calls its pastor and minds its own discipline.
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The soul is free — the state has no say in faith.
Soul liberty: Baptists argued religious freedom from prison cells long before constitutions agreed.
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