Plain Answers About the Amish Life (17 page)

Acts 2:38

Baptism

Matthew 3:5-6; 28:19-20; Mark 16:16; John 3:22-23; Acts 8:36-39

Church discipline

Matthew 7:13-14; John 15:1-10; 2 Corinthians 13:10; 1 Timothy 5:20; Titus 3:1-10

Church structure

1 Corinthians 4:17; Titus 1:6-9

Communion

Matthew 26:17-30; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:23-29

Community

Acts 2:44

Excommunication and shunning

Matthew 18:7-9; John 15:1-8; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:14; Titus 3:10

Foot washing

John 13:1-17; 1 Timothy 5:10

Forgiveness

Matthew 6:14-15; Luke 6:37

Jesus Christ as the only foundation

1 Corinthians 3:11

Head coverings

1 Corinthians 11:3-16

Marriage roles

1 Corinthians 11:3, 8-12; 1 Timothy 3:5

Mutual aid

Acts 2:45; 4:32

Peace and serenity

Matthew 6:25-34

Photographs 

Exodus 20:4

Reinstatement after excommunication

Matthew 18:12-14; 2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Sabbath

Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:8

Scripture

Proverbs 30:5-6; Romans 2:12; 2 Timothy 3:15-17

Selection of church leaders

Acts 1:24-26

Separation and nonconformity

Exodus 19:5; John 17:16; Acts 5:29; Romans 12:2; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9

Shunning

Romans 16:17; 1 Corinthians 5:11-13

Submission

Matthew 26:39-42; Titus 2:4-10

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Plain Answers About the Amish Life
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