Anabaptists Menno Simons

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menno simons rejected catholic church , priesthood on 12 january 1536, casting lot anabaptists. exact date of new baptism unknown, baptized not long after leaving witmarsum in 1536. october 1536 connection anabaptism known, because in month herman , gerrit jans arrested , charged having lodged simons. ordained around 1537 obbe philips. obbe , brother, dirk philips, among peaceful disciples of melchior hoffman (the more radical of hoffman s followers having participated in münster rebellion). hoffman introduced first self-sustaining anabaptist congregation in netherlands, when taught , practiced believers baptism in emden in east frisia. menno simons rejected violence advocated münster movement, believing not scriptural. theology focused on separation world, , baptism repentance symbolized this.



for true evangelical faith of such nature cannot lie dormant; manifests in righteousness , works of love; dies unto flesh , blood; destroys forbidden lusts , desires; cordially seeks, serves , fears god; clothes naked; feeds hungry; consoles afflicted; shelters miserable; aids , consoles oppressed; returns evil; serves injure it; prays persecute it; teaches, admonishes , reproves word of lord; seeks lost; binds wounded; heals diseased , saves sound. persecution, suffering , anxiety befalls sake of truth of lord, glorious joy , consolation.




menno evidently rose become man of influence. before 1540, david joris, anabaptist of inspirationist variety, had been influential leader in netherlands. 1544, term mennonite or mennist used in letter refer dutch anabaptists.


twenty-five years after renunciation of catholicism, menno died on 31 january 1561 @ wüstenfelde, holstein, , buried in garden. married woman named gertrude, , had @ least 3 children, 2 daughters , son.








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