Zwingli Anabaptist

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An act by twelve men symbolized the real true break with Roman Catholicism. The word Anabaptist literally means to be baptized again, thus going against the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. After these men were baptized, they formed a church that was modeled in the New Testament pattern. They also emphasized the requirement of personal commitment to Christ before one could be baptized. This reformation led by Zwingli was the result of faithful searching of the Scriptures by men who wanted to follow God correctly (Curtis). How Anabaptism all was started: On a crisp October night in 1517, the thirty-first to be exact, a black-garbed Augustinian monk made his way undetected to the castle church. The place was an insignificant medieval …show more content…

These radicals took Zwingli teachings way further than he had actually taught. The left his teachings and carried on in there beliefs of there own. These radicals were later confronted and dealt with in the town of Ulrich (Pius). A few days after the radicals were thrown out, a group of a dozen men who were dedicated believers, went to Felix Man's home near Grossmunster. These men prayed and prayed for God to show them His Divine will in their lives. After they were done praying, the men joined together and decided to be baptized again with the true Christian baptism. The first time any of them had been baptized was when they were infants, and they believed they needed to do it again on their own belief. All these men were now baptized again under their own convictions and beliefs. This was the first real act of Anabaptism …show more content…

Believers need to research it and look it up individually to prove to themselves and to know for sure what is believed and trusted. Another thing believers have to thank the early Anabaptists for is that they had the courage to find and discover what the truth was and stand up for it. Without those brave and God fearing men, it might be that many of us might still be following the same Roman Catholic path that they could have taken. Believers have them to thank for taking the first step to really finding out what we as Christians believe in and search the Scriptures for truth. All of us in the church need to remember and follow their example of searching for the truth and sharing it with

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