Why is Temple a Baptist Church, especially Southern Baptist?
A quick word about denominations… Christianity, specifically Protestantism, has many sub-groups, called denominations. Nearly all denominations agree on some things, and normally it is not one single belief that distinguishes one denomination from another. Rather it is a particular combination of beliefs that sets a denomination apart. Very few Protestants will hold to a particular belief just because their denomination demands it. Rather, Scripture sets the standards and the various denominations take their form because they adhere to differing interpretations of the Scripture. So we wear our denomination labels loosely and our loyalty is never to our denomination but to Scripture. Of course, that does not mean that we’re not thankful for those that have gone before us, scouted the way and drawn the map clearly. That also does not mean that we are distant from our denominational affiliation. We are grateful to our relationship with other Southern Baptist churches that allow us to exte
