Schleitheim Confession Flashcards
1
Q
What were the key parts of the confession? (8)
A
- The sword
- The ban (excommunication)
- Pastors
- Communion
- Breaking of the bread
- The oath
- Baptism
- Separation from the world
2
Q
How were the points drawn out?
A
Through discussion
3
Q
Could they agree?
A
They couldn’t agree to every part
4
Q
What should they uphold?
A
The purity
5
Q
What was communion?
A
The idea of protecting and calling people together
6
Q
Was this the most important?
A
The schleitheim confession
7
Q
When was it written?
A
1527
8
Q
What did they want to recapture?
A
The spirit
9
Q
What did they believe they were bound to?
A
Scripture
10
Q
What was the ban?
A
An idea of safeguarding the idea of the church
