Showing posts with label Anabaptist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anabaptist. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2015

What is an anabaptist?

     While reading the definition for apostolic, first on www.newadvent.org, and then on www.wikipedia.com I came across the term Anabaptist. I decided to look it up, realizing that I really knew very little on this subject. I still do know very little! 

     I originally thought Anabaptist meant anti baptism de to the pre-fix "ana". Ten I came to realize what "Anabaptist" meant really meant. 

     ANABAPTIST(Wikipedia) from the Greek "avá means "over again". Anabaptist: "Christians who believe in delaying baptism until the candidate confesses his/her faith".

     Most likely waiting until the age of reason for a candidate to say, "mom, dad, I want to be baptized."  

     The other option is the church accepts the confession of faith starting from young adulthood. I need to enquire more. 

     I got on to this because it pops up in the topic of Apostolic Christian Church. (Please note the picture below as a reference.)