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Baptist Origins
Baptist Primer This is a basic primer on where baptist came from
Baptist History This is from the Baptist History and Heritage Society
Wikipidea This is from an on line encyclopedia

What did the original baptist believe?
The 1660 Confession
VIII. At first glance this sounds Calvinistic in belief. However this is actually a Semi-arminianism view point. The phrase "was not in the least arising from fore-seen faith in" one of the points of semi-arminianism is "God's election is conditional on faith in Jesus. (God predestined people on the basis of foreseen faith)".
XVI. Was addressing the practice of preachers who get rich off of the congregation, who are preaching the gospel as a way to get rich. So they took it a step further and said preacher should not get money for preaching, But the bible says in Mathew 10:10 "Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat". and in 1 Timothy 5:17-17 "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward."

About the Traditional Baptists TM
Our Founder John Nuckolls was an Independent Fundamental baptist. He attended Golden State Baptist College under Dr. Jack Trieber. He left College when he discovered that it was more of an indoctrination camp then a school of learning. He stayed an independent Baptist for 7 years while he tried to get ordained, but discovered that the Churches were no longer independent but closely tied to the colleges. A new practice started where before a person could get ordained they had to sign a paper. Which Stated that they would never change from a large list of doctrines. Included many doctrines not supported by the Bible, such as timing of the rapture, and pants on women. John put together an article and gave it to his pastor in hopes of having a discussion on these issues and possibly making a compromise. The result was 2 years of sitting in the pew. So John started Temple Baptist Church in Livermore, and Founded the Traditional Baptist TM Fellowship. Traditional Baptists TM are a conservative baptist church. We hold to the belief that the King James is the only translation of the Bible for the English speaking people and hold similar beliefs on the King James Bible as Dr. William Grady and Dr. Peter Ruckman. We are not part of the fundamentalist movement as we do not agree with these common traits in the movement
  • secondary (and beyond) separation from other Christians and denominations with whom they disagree
  • standards of dress with no demonstrable Biblical support (e.g., prohibiting slacks for women)
  • requiring unquestioned deference to and reverence for pastors and leaders who have little to no accountability for their teachings and actions
    • They are also commonly against
    • certain contemporary modest dress styles
    • visiting movie theaters
    • drinking of alcohol
    We believe that the individual is accountable for their own actions. The Pastor is there to teach them biblically how to make decisions. The Pastor is not there to make decisions for them. The position of Pastor is a special position and is due some respect as God has appointed them to that position. However the pastor is not to receive severance, and blind obedience. The pastor is just another sinner saved by grace and is nothing special in him self.

    We do follow the Semi-arminianism view point. specifically
    • All men have the ability to either accept Jesus or reject Him by themselves.
    • God's election is conditional on faith in Jesus. (God predestined people on the basis of foreseen faith)
    • Jesus' atonement was potentially for all people.
    • God allows his grace to be resisted by those unwilling to believe.
    • Salvation cannot be lost, since it is conditional on Jesus' finished work on the cross. However, true Christians can backslide and still retain their salvation.

    What makes you a baptist
    We are Baptist because we believe in the baptist distinctives. These are the things that make us uniquely Baptist.
    • Biblical authority (Matthew 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
    • Autonomy of the local church (Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:1-3)
    • Priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:5-9; 1 Timothy 5)
    • Two ordinances (baptism and the Lord's Supper) (Acts 2:41-47; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32)
    • Individual soul liberty (Romans 14:5-12)
    • Separation of Church and State (Matthew 22:15-22)
    • Two offices of the church (pastor and deacon) (I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1-2)