Could someone explain?

[mrslisae]

I've never heard of Anabaptist...What is it exactly?

[CelticRose]

I think the sticky above explains things pretty clearly. Simply put, they're an off~shoot of the Amish though less obviously defined by dress. Now all the Anabaptists will say I've been simplistic , which I have.

[mrslisae]

I think the sticky above explains things pretty clearly. Simply put, they're an off~shoot of the Amish though less obviously defined by dress. Now all the Anabaptists will say I've been simplistic , which I have.
Thanks stickies usually confuse me more which is why i ask...Thats interesting...Apparently not in my area but interesting

[MrJim]

Anabaptists are a small part of the entire body of Christ encompassing very conservative to very liberal believers. Generally they are known as mennonites, amish, and brethren.

The distinctive of the anabaptist is the peace witness-not engaging in violence-warfare or even simple defense.

Anabaptist name comes from the time the groups broke away from the rest of the Reformation. These believers said that only believers could be baptized. They suffered much persecution, including death, from much of the rest of the Christian Church for the "heresy".

[ZiSunka]

I think the sticky above explains things pretty clearly. Simply put, they're an off~shoot of the Amish though less obviously defined by dress. Now all the Anabaptists will say I've been simplistic , which I have.

Actually, the Amish are an offshoot of the Mennonites. And both are groups of anabaptists.

[CelticRose]

Thank you Zisunka. I made the association to the Amish as most people have heard of them but I quite see my definition wasn't correct. Thank you for clarifying.

[ZiSunka]

No problem. Most people assume that because the Amish are stricter and more conservative than the Mennonites, the Mennonites must be a liberal offshoot of the Amish. But in reality, the Amish have been around a little over 300 years and they organized around a man who taught that modern life (such as it was in the late 1600'd) was too liberal and too fast-paced and too immoral.

Mennonites have been around almost 500 years, and are an anabaptist group named after one of the early preachers in the anabaptist movement, a man named Menno Simons, who left a nice position in the Catholic heirarchy when he became convinced that the anabaptists were correct in their interpretation of the Bible. The name was originally used as a slur against the anabaptists.

[CelticRose]

:) :thumbsup:

[MrJim]

If you can find it the movie The Radicals (http://www.amazon.com/Radicals-Mark-Lenard/dp/B0002ZQLJM/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-0819479-3124104?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174171633&sr=1-1) is a pretty interesting story about anabaptists, particularly one Michael Sattler.

[JimfromOhio]

What is an Anabaptist? (http://www.anabaptists.org/history/what.html)

Contemporary groups with early Anabaptist roots include the Mennonites, Amish, Dunkards, Landmark Baptists, Hutterites, and various Beachy and Brethren groups.
(http://www.anabaptists.org/)

I was a member of Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches which is an Anabaptist denomination.

[phil316]

Im a anabaptist, and yes the amish are a off shoot of the mennonites

[Timyone]

im guessing there arent any amish on here :D