| Doctrine | Baptists | Presbyterians | Pentecostals | Methodists |
| Fundamentals of the Christian Faith | Affirm All | Affirm All, except for Liberals. | Affirm All, except for Jesus Only movement. | Affirm All, except for Liberals. |
| Salvation | Faith in Jesus Christ alone | Faith in Jesus Christ alone | Faith in Jesus Christ alone, except holiness movement. | Faith in Jesus Christ, except for Liberals. |
| Eternal Security | Affirm | Affirm | Some Affirm, Some Deny | Most Deny, though Some affirm. |
| Baptism | Full Immersion | Sprinkling | Full Immersion | Sprinkling |
| Speaking in Tongues | Have Ceased | Have Ceased | Are in existence | Some say have ceased others say exist. |
| Women Clergy | Against | Most against, except PCUSA | Some against, Some for | Some against, Some for |
| Worship Styles | Traditional or Contemporary | OPC is Traditional, others can be either. | Almost always Contemporary | Traditional or Contemporary |
| Calvinistic or Arminian? | Historically Calvinistic, Some Liberals are Arminian. | Calvinistic | Many are Arminian, though some are Calvinistic | Some are Calvinistic, but most are Arminians |
| Homosexuality | Is a sin | Is is a sin | Is a sin | Most consider a sin, except the United Methodist which have Lesbian Ministers. |
| Divine Healing | Some Believe in, Some do not. | Most do not. | Divine Healing is one of the basic tenets of the Pentecostals. | Some do and some do not. |
| Limited Redemption | All Affirm, except Liberals | All Affirm, except Liberals | Most Affirm to some extent. | Some do and some do not |
| Drinking Alcohol | None Allowed | Some do not allow, and others just not to excess. | None Allowed | Some allow and some do not |
| Are all in Denomination Saved? | No | No | No | No |
| Are any in the Denomination Saved? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Are they Protestant? | No, Baptists descended from the early Waldenses and other Non-Catholic groups prior to 400 A.D. | Yes, John Calvin, a reformer is considered to be the founder. | Yes and No, Some branches of Pentecostals came from the Baptist and some from the Methodist so yes and no. | Yes |