Why were the early reformers opposed to Anabaptists 

The fact that the non violent faction was the victor speaks volumes. God defends his own, he will not leave himself without witnesses, as individuals we die, but the faith endures. Nazis, Communists, a half dozen African tyrants and mob violence around the world couldn't stop the gospel, because if YHWH is for us, who can stand agaisnt? Imagine the witness that could be given if every catholic and protestant, instead of waring agaisnt one another, each saying "God Mitt uns!" Put down the sword.

It makes sense. Luther was very not into the sanctification nor living the high baptismal standards. The anabaptists were very much into those things, likewise the catholics, at least in theory 😂.

@@vivekapihl5179anabaptists were literally anarchists who raped women who refused to be rebaptized.

RJ Hall ask more, look up more. What questions do you have?

April Chen ... Do the Anabaptist subscribe to any of the same doctrine as the reformers or Calvinism ? ... I find it all so interesting .

RJ Hall no they did not. They held to non resistance baptism at conversion, separation of church and state, community, some more then others, separation from the world. Did not believe in eternal security, or any tulip points.

And the Anabaptists were the MOST persecuted of all religious groups!

You are lumping Protestants who were REFORMERS with Anabaptists who were “restorationists” not reformers because there’s a big difference The Reformers wanted to cure an established church not destroy it. The Reformers were brilliant men who had the Holy Spirit and translated the scriptures to the vernacular tongue and tried to reform the abuses of the Church which is different from what the heretic anabaptists who hated order, wanted to cause chaos and anarchy. Wanted to destroy the established Church and start a new one from scratch which is unbiblical because God promised us he would never leave us and that the gates of Hell would never prevail against us. Anabaptists and their “restorationism” are what spawned sects such as Millerlites,Jehovah witnesses,Mormons,seventh day adventists, etc.

Anabaptists are heretical anarchists

flora4, that is not theocracy. You are mistaken in your idea of what a theocracy is, and in what is the basis of good LAW-MAKING. Historically and Biblically speaking a Theocracy exists when the One True God is the ultimate authority over a Kingdom that He Himself created. The ONLY nation that we know of in human history like that was 1st Temple Israel. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing wrong with 'religion' dictating the laws of a society. The Jews have done that since Yavneh, post 70AD destruction of their seat of government (the 2nd Temple) and 136AD destruction of their national political leadership. The Muslims have done that since the days of Muhammad. Rome did it for centuries over nearly all of Europe. Just look through history and you will see what I'm talking about.