I still feel like these questions are being framed as somehow the work of the gospel is versus Anabaptism rather than a first and second thing.For those who are obsessed with preserving Anabaptism, are you surrendered enough to God to let His Holy Spirit do the work in peoples’ lives, and take their confessions of belief at face value? Enough to love those who make different applications than you do? Embracing them as brothers and sisters without emotionally requiring them to conform to your culture?
And for those of you who are tempted to let it all go, are you humble enough to see the valuable and forgiving enough to admit its value and embrace it, even when it reminds you of experiences and people that have hurt you?
Now do I think that when ever people embrace an Anabaptist Worldview they will figure it out just like the Amish? the Beachys? the non-conference Mennonites? Followers of the Way? the Fellowship Mennonites? the Kleine Geiminde? the Holdemans? The Dunkards? the German Baptists?
Oh wait, none of them even have it figured out like each other! But they share a Worldview that comes out of a first things understanding of the Gospel.