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The Anabaptists

  • The Anabaptists reform Christianity even more than the others
  • The Anti-Trinitarian Anabaptists followed the apostles doctrine and were hated and killed for it

 

The Anabaptists reform Christianity even more than the others

The word Anabaptist means "re-baptizers". (30. "Sacramentists". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online) Various groups at various times have been called Anabaptist, but the term is most commonly used to refer to the Anabaptists of 16th century Europe. Today the descendants of the 16th century European movement (particularly the Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, Brethren in Christ, and other respective German Baptist variants) are the most common bodies referred to as Anabaptist.
Believer's baptism is one of the defining characteristics of Anabaptist beliefs, but was considered heresy by the other major religious groups of the reformation period. As a result, Anabaptists were heavily persecuted during the 16th century and into the 17th.

The Anti-Trinitarian Anabaptists followed the apostles doctrine and were hated and killed for it.

Most of the Anti-Trinitarian Anabaptists were baptized in the Biblical formula of the name of Jesus Christ. They also spoke in ecstatic languages and prophecies known as "speaking in tongues." Holiness was a very important doctrine to them. (31. A History of Christian Doctrine, Volume 2 by David K. Bernard Chapter 4, “The Anabaptists”- pgs. 65-88)