Questions & Answers about Primitive Baptists

by Elder Tim McCool

What is the basic difference between Primitive Baptists and other religious groups?
What do Primitive Baptists believe is the role of God the Father in salvation?
What is the role of God the Son?
What is the role of God the Spirit?
Understanding this, then what is MY role?
Does this mean I must "accept Christ"?
If I believe in election, then why did Jesus have to die?
Are Primitive Baptists Calvinists?
Is election/predestination something to be afraid of?
Do Primitive Baptists think they are an exclusive group?
Will all of God's elect children be saved?
But what about the person who wants to be saved?
What is the purpose of preaching then?

What is the purpose of the gospel?
What is the Primitive Baptist understanding of the Bible's teaching concerning missionaries?
What is the Primitive Baptist position on Sunday schools?
What is the Primitive Baptist view of the scriptures?
Why do the Primitive Baptists refer to their preachers as elders?
Do Primitive Baptists have schools for training ministers?
Why do Primitive Baptists wash feet?
Why do Primitive Baptists require baptism by immersion?
Why do Primitive Baptists prefer a cappella singing?
Why do Primitive Baptists not have entertainment for youth?
What do Primitive Baptists believe about John 3:16?
Why Should I become a Primitive Baptist?

Why do Primitive Baptists require baptism by immersion? The example set by Jesus is clearly one of baptism by immersion. Mar described Jesus' baptism with these words: And straitway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descended upon him (Mk. 1:10). "Coming up out of the water" clearly cannot be by sprinkling or pouring. John baptized in Aenon because there was much water there (Jn. 3:23). An abundance of water is not needful for sprinkling or pouring. Accordingly, the Ethiopian eunuch was baptized in a body of water (Acts 8:36). Paul explains in Rom. 6:1-5 that baptism represents a death, burial and resurrection. Nothing about pouring or sprinkling depicts these events. Immersion obviously does. Finally, the Greek word for baptism (baptizo) means immersion.