1. Baptists & Catholics Principal Beliefs: Principal Beliefs: Both use the Old and New Testament Both use the Old and New Testament Catholics have the Nicene Creed Catholics have the Nicene Creed Baptists have no formal creed Baptists have no formal creed Both believe in the Holy Trinity Both believe in the Holy Trinity Both believe in baptism Both believe in baptism Both believe in the coming of Christ Both believe in the coming of Christ

2. Baptists & Catholics No religious hierarchy, no Pope No religious hierarchy, no Pope The individual has the power to save and be redeemed through faith alone The individual has the power to save and be redeemed through faith alone Catholic church has various sacraments over a longer period of time to achieve salvation and redemption Catholic church has various sacraments over a longer period of time to achieve salvation and redemption Catholics have mortal and venial sins Catholics have mortal and venial sins Baptists believe in one type of all- encompassing sin Baptists believe in one type of all- encompassing sin

3. Founders of the Church Peter, James and Paul were responsible for spreading the Word of GOD throughout the Roman empire between the years of 1-5 A.D. Known as “katholikos” by the Greeks and most of the empire, this term meant “whole, complete and universal”. As if to say that this was the one church of GOD.

4. Founders of the Church The first General Baptist church, led by John Smyth, was founded in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1608-09. Its members were English refugees who had fled England to escape religious persecution. They formed separate congregations which accepted only believers into their membership, and they baptized converts upon their profession of faith. Their opponents nicknamed them "Baptists," and the name stuck. Oral traditions say that it comes from John the Baptist.