The Anabaptist project would matter nothing if it didn’t align with the historic faith as the apostles taught it, as this article shows. Another article offers an understanding of the historic faith concept. Below, you can find more articles that further explain and defend the historic faith.
The essence of Anabaptism, and our most defining belief, is probably the doctrine of the two kingdoms, or the related doctrine of “separation from the world.” Basically all our distinctive beliefs flow from this doctrine, which was also held by the early church up until Constantine. In this article, I will give a defense for …
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One thing that confuses many Christians is the difference between the Old and New Testaments. Is the Old Testament still in effect? How do the books of the Old Testament apply to Christians? Anabaptists believe that the Old Testament is no longer our rule of life. The New Testament supersedes the Old, and Jesus and …
A lot of churches say that they are the One True Church. Each of these churches believes that it alone was founded by Jesus Christ and keeps the Christian faith today. Each believes that all true Christians are (or at least should be) part of their church. This is a big deal. If it’s true …
In the New Testament, you might have noticed that the word “tradition” is used in different ways. For example, Jesus condemns the Jewish religious leaders for holding to their tradition rather than to God’s word (Matt 15:6). On the other hand, Paul tells the Thessalonian church to “stand firm and hold to the traditions that you …
Why would a peace-loving people, who taught nonviolence, be persecuted? Why would the Dutch Anabaptist Dirk Willems be burned to death, after rescuing his enemy from drowning? Many Anabaptists, especially Anabaptist leaders, were drowned, beheaded, or burned at the stake. During the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, European governments, whether they were Roman Catholic or Protestant, would …
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In this post, I will present an Anabaptist view of salvation and contrast it with the Protestant view of salvation. What Is Salvation? The central thing that God wants is that we love him and each other, as this story from Jesus’ ministry shows: And behold, a lawyer stood up to put [Jesus] to the …
Who is the authority for Christian doctrines? Is it the New Testament? Is it the Roman Catholic Church? In this article, I’ll be evaluating what the apostles and the early church fathers believed. I will show that the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, which are found in the New Testament, are our infallible authority …
How did the Anabaptists come to such a different view of Christianity than the Roman Catholics and the Protestants came to? It stems directly from their way of reading the Bible. Here are some key principles that lead to the Anabaptist understanding of Scripture. Not all of these principles are or were used by every …
Why are there so many Christian groups who believe different doctrines? In short, it’s because everyone thinks that somebody has changed Christianity. We just disagree about who did. Each major movement within Christianity has looked back to find the historic faith in order to know what we should believe today. This is true of Roman Catholics, Eastern …
This article is an adaptation of a video I made for the Sound Faith YouTube Channel. You can watch it here (though I recommend reading the article; yours truly is not a dynamic speaker). What Is Kingdom Christianity? “Kingdom Christianity” is a term that was coined to describe a number of historical church movements that …
