Paul Emerson
The Anabaptist Exclusive
What is the essential element of genuine Anabaptism? In the opinion of this writer, genuine Anabaptism can be defined in three words: “biblically mandated applications.” If this is correct, the majority of those who identify themselves as Anabaptists today have gotten off the path. Many present-day Anabaptists exist merely as…
Conversionist or Transformationist?
Rightly or wrongly, conservative Anabaptists have tended to follow along behind the Evangelicals in navigating the theological landscape. While it is mostly wrong to do so, there are a few good things that have happened, such as the clarification of what the Gospel really is. The present debate over the…
Showing the True Colors
Many years ago, in a conversation this writer had with an older brother about the Scriptural requirement to separate oneself from apostasy, the brother stated that he would not leave the Mennonite church until the church ordained a woman to the ministry or accepted homosexuals into membership. That brother is…
