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Hace 23 horas · Conclusion. Baptists’ unwavering commitment to religious liberty has been a defining feature of their history and identity. From the early theological convictions of John Smyth and Thomas Helwys to the modern advocacy of the ERLC, Baptists have consistently championed the principle that faith must be free from state coercion.
19 de jun. de 2024 · Thomas Helwys was imprisoned at Newgate shortly after he arrived back in England, and he died as a martyr for the cause of Christ in a land that claimed Christ as King. His contribution to Baptist and Christian history is impossible to overstate.
14 de jun. de 2024 · En 1612, Thomas Helwys escribió The Mystery of Iniquity , el primer alegato publicado en inglés a favor de la libertad religiosa. Helwys recordó al rey de Inglaterra, Jaime I, que él era un “simple hombre” y no tenía derecho a dictar creencias religiosas a otros hombres.
Hace 5 días · In the counties and parishes, the pious gentleman-magistrate stood at the heart of civil justice and could often influence religious style and practice in his locality. The Anabaptist notion that magistrates should be excluded from the true church was completely alien to the gentleman Thomas Helwys.
Hace 4 días · I am reminded of our origins as Baptists, of Thomas Helwys who wrote around 1612, The Mistery of Iniquity, and sent it to King James of England with the message, “The King, is a mortal man, and not God, therefore he hath no power over the mortal soul of his subjects to make laws and ordinances for them and to set spiritual Lords over them.”
1 de jul. de 2024 · Os batistas nunca formaram comunidades messiânicas. Particularmente, entendo que os batistas começaram a existir em 1609, na Holanda, com a igreja de dois ingleses, chamados Thomas Helwys e John Smyth. Smyth tornou-se anabatista em 1609, batizou-se a si mesmo, a Thomas Helwys, e mais 40 pessoas.
Hace 1 día · Thomas Helwys (1550-1616) died in an English prison, a martyr for religious freedom. Their writings and lives brought freedom to a time when Christians were less free to express their faith. John Smyth & Thomas Helwys — our name celebrates their faith and devotion to these cherished Christian values.
