Independent Baptist churches (some also called Independent Fundamental Baptist, or IFB) are Christian congregations generally holding to conservative Baptist beliefs. Like all Baptist congregations, they are characterized by being independent from the authority of denominations or similar bodies. The word "independent" indicates that they eschew the Baptist conventions or associations in which many other Baptist churches affiliate.
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“The soul of me is very selfish. I have gone my way after a fashion that made me the center of the plan. And you who are so individual, who are so independent a spirit, whose soul is also a kingdom, have been so loyal, so forgiving, so self-sacrificing in your willingness to live my life. Nothing but love cold have accomplished so wonderful a thing.”
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