Baptists in The United States - History

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Baptists appeared in the American Colonies in the early 17th century. The origins of the Baptist faith go back to the Reformation in England in the 16th century. One of the prominent dissenters who arose in the 17th century was John Smyth. Smyth was a strong proponent of adult baptism and in 1609 went so far as to rebaptize himself and others. Smyth's action was a sign of the first English Baptist church. Smyth was also a proponent of the Arminian modifications of Calvinist orthodoxy, which held that God's saving Grace is offered to all who accept, and not just to the predestined "elect"; Baptists from Smyth's time to today have divided along Calvinist and Arminian lines.

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