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Monday, January 11, 2010
What's a Mennonite?
Mennonites are the spiritual descendents of a group of 16th-century Swiss, German, and Dutch church reformers known as the “Anabaptists,” which means “re-baptizers.” The Anabaptists in the Netherlands were eventually called “Mennonites,” after one of their leaders, Menno Simons.
As a result of their careful reading of the Bible, Anabaptists came to believe that a person should be baptized only when they are old enough to understand what baptism signifies--the acceptance of God’s grace, and a commitment to live like Jesus Christ and be accountable to the church as his "ambassadors" on earth.
Their beliefs put Anabaptists at odds with the state church,
As a result of their careful reading of the Bible, Anabaptists came to believe that a person should be baptized only when they are old enough to understand what baptism signifies--the acceptance of God’s grace, and a commitment to live like Jesus Christ and be accountable to the church as his "ambassadors" on earth.
Their beliefs put Anabaptists at odds with the state church,
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