You mean the belief and practice of half of conservative Mennonites. Not half of conservative Mennonite marriages, correct?Josh wrote:At question here is the definition of "biblical marriage", "biblical salvation", and "biblical baptism". Their definition of marriage excludes half of conservative Mennonites.
Conservative Anabaptists are divided on their view of marriage, but both halves give each other the right hand of fellowship. Some do not allow folks of the other persuasion to preach in their churches.
FotW invites people of the other persuasion (people who have urged them to reconsider their position) to preach in their churches. So it seems to me they are more tolerant on this issue than most conservative Anabaptists.
True.Josh wrote: In Kiravilla's book "King Jesus Claims His Church" he defines salvation as something that happens with baptism. That puts him at odds with virtually all Mennonites.
However, virtually all Mennonites would say that a person who does not seek baptism or avoids getting baptized is in danger of losing his salvation. So at the end of the day, they kind of believe the same thing, the one just wants to take more time and make sure a person is born of the Spirit and ready to submit and commit himself to the local body.