Landmarkism
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Landmarkism is a type of Baptist
ecclesiology
--it may also appear as Old Landmarkism in some works. Adherents are normally styled Landmark Baptists or simply Landmarkers within the United States, but are known as Landmarkists in the United Kingdom. The term Landmarkism originates in : "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set". The term refers to the belief in the exclusive validity of Baptist churches and invalidity of non-Baptist churchly acts. The movement began in 1851.
, the Baptist Missionary Association of America
, and the Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
. Many Independent Baptist
churches and most Old Time Missionary Baptist churches (many of which pre-date the Southern Baptist Convention and never affiliated with it) also hold this ecclesiology. Some other Baptists, such as Primitive Baptists, hold ecclesiological viewpoints that are very similar to Landmarkism.
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
ecclesiology
Ecclesiology
Today, ecclesiology usually refers to the theological study of the Christian church. However when the word was coined in the late 1830s, it was defined as the science of the building and decoration of churches and it is still, though rarely, used in this sense.In its theological sense, ecclesiology...
--it may also appear as Old Landmarkism in some works. Adherents are normally styled Landmark Baptists or simply Landmarkers within the United States, but are known as Landmarkists in the United Kingdom. The term Landmarkism originates in : "Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set". The term refers to the belief in the exclusive validity of Baptist churches and invalidity of non-Baptist churchly acts. The movement began in 1851.
Today
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Landmark ideas are most closely associated with the American Baptist AssociationAmerican Baptist Association
The American Baptist Association , formed in 1924, is an association of nearly 2,000 theologically conservative churches that are Landmark Baptist in their missions and teachings...
, the Baptist Missionary Association of America
Baptist Missionary Association of America
The Baptist Missionary Association of America is a fellowship of autonomous Baptist churches for the purpose of benevolence, Christian education, and missions....
, and the Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
Organized in 1951 as the Interstate and Foreign Missionary Baptist Associational Assembly of America, this group is now known as the Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association of America. Their purpose is to encourage fellowship among Missionary Baptist churches that practice...
. Many Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist
Independent Baptist churches are Christian churches generally holding to conservative Baptist beliefs. They are characterized by being independent from the authority of denominations or similar bodies. Members of such churches comprised three percent of the United States adult population according...
churches and most Old Time Missionary Baptist churches (many of which pre-date the Southern Baptist Convention and never affiliated with it) also hold this ecclesiology. Some other Baptists, such as Primitive Baptists, hold ecclesiological viewpoints that are very similar to Landmarkism.