December 5, 1525 – Anabaptist Hans Schlaffer Arrested

How many Christians today would die for being a follower of Christ? But what about dying for a point of disputed doctrine? Bible-believing Christians debate the issue of infant baptism but how many of us would give our life over it? Hans Schlaffer did. A former Catholic priest, Schlaffer converted over to the Anabaptists after his interaction with their leaders like Hans Hus in Nikolsburg, Austria (which today is called Milulov in the Czech Republic pictured here). He was arrested on December 5, 1525 for refusing to recant his newfound belief that, because infant baptism is not in the Bible, it’s not biblical. After his arrest and torture, he was burned at the stake just a few days later.