Editing Separate Baptists in Christ (section)

== Separate Baptist in Christ Ordinances ==
[[File:Footwashing of Bro. Noah.JPG|thumb|left|The Friday Night Communion and Foot Washing Service at the Nolynn Association of Separate Baptist in Christ. September 18, 2009]]

Separate Baptists hold a standard orthodoxy in common with many other Baptists. They hold five ordinances, [[Baptism]], the [[Eucharist|Lord's Supper]], the [[anointing with oil and laying on hands for the sick]], [[right hand of fellowship]], and [[feet washing]]. Separate Baptists hold many of these in common with [[Free Will Baptist Church|Free Will Baptists]], [[General Association of Baptists]], [[Christian Baptist Church of God]], [[Primitive Baptist]], [[Pleasant Valley and Jasper Baptist Association]], [[United Baptists]], [[Union Baptists]], [[Old Regular Baptists]] and many Independent Baptist Associations. Separate Baptists are [[Arminianism|Arminian]] in persuasion, believing "that he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved" rather than [[eternal security]]. Separate Baptist believe that a "saved" person can choose to turn from God to a life of sin. This is called "backsliding." The Separate Baptist believe a backslider must ask God for forgiveness of their sin. Separate Baptists hold this in common with [[Free Will Baptist Church|Free Will Baptists]], [[General Baptist]], the [[General Six-Principle Baptists]] and some United Baptists. In 1999, the churches of the General Association numbered 80, with about 7500 members. The Ambraw and Northern Indiana Associations consist of approximately 1500 members in about 20 churches. This makes the total membership of all Separate Baptists about 9000 in 100 churches.