They believed in:
- serving instead of ruling
- biblical authority instead of ecclesiastical tradition
- brotherhood instead of hierarchy
- the towel instead of the sword
- the headship of Christ instead of that of any pastor
- the church as a living organism rather than as a human institution
- the reign of God instead of a political kingdom
- the power of suffering instead of the cult of power
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| Michael Sattler, Anabaptist martyr. |