Knipperdolings

The 'Knipperdolings were an Anabaptist Christian denomination, named after Bernhard Knipperdolling.

Characteristics

Knipperdolings taught that the righteous before the day of Judgment, should have a monarchy on earth and the wicked be destroyed, that men are not justified by their faith in Christ; that there is no original sin; that infants ought not to be baptized, and that immersion is the only mode of baptism; that every one has the authority to preach and administer the sacraments; that men are not obliged to pay respect to magistrates; that all things ought to be in common, and that it is lawful to marry many wives.[1]

Known followers

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Hannah (October 1801). An Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects Which Have Appeared from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Present Day (3 ed.). Boston, New York: Manning and Loring. p. 147. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ De Leon, Daniel (30 January 1904). "Modern Knipperdolings" (PDF) (214). Daily People. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Strickland, Frederick. "Reverend Frederick Strickland". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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