Unless a person is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Believing that an infant can have no conscious, intelligent faith in Christ, Anabaptists baptize only those who have come to a personal, living faith. Voluntary baptism, together with a commitment to walk in the full newness of life and to strive for purity in the church, constitutes the basis of church membership. The importance of discipleship. Becoming a Christian involves not only belief in Christ but also discipleship.
Faith is expressed in holy living.
In Christ, salvation and ethics come together. Not only are we to be saved through Christ, but we are also to follow him daily in obedient living. Thus, for example, Anabaptists from the beginning renounced the oath. They determined to speak truth. For them there could be no gradations of truth-telling.