Re: sacraments as means of grace (was Re: [asa] Pregnancy & Communion)

Murray, Dave:
As I understand it, the radical reformation (by people who later became
labeled as Anabaptists) started in Zurich, Zwingli's city. Civil
disorder was probably more important than theology in determining
Zwingli's stance in this instance.
Don

Murray Hogg wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Hmm... seems there's a darker side to Zwingli's story I'm not familiar
> with. I'll have to have a look into that. I'd always thought Luther
> was the bane of the Anabaptists - but if the Anabaptists themselves
> don't see it that way...
>
> Are member congregations of Baptist conventions/associations very
> independent minded over there? Here we're positively anarchistic (n
> Baptists = n^2 opinions!)!
>
> Blessings,
> Murray
>
> D. F. Siemens, Jr. wrote:
>> Murray,
>> Sorry that I did not recognize that you had mentioned Zwingli. Yes, the
>> only Baptist church in their terminology are individual congregations.
>> The groups are commonly conventions or associations on this side of the
>> pond, whereas your group forms a union.
>>
>> There is much to commend in Zwingli, but he is detested in Anabaptist
>> circles as the most vicious persecuter among the reformers. But it was
>> Catholics who almost exterminated the Hutterites.
>> Dave (ASA)
>

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Received on Fri Nov 7 16:31:05 2008