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Witness: The Amish as City on a Hill - Anabaptist (Matthew 5:13-16)

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The Amish community in Witness is literally a city on a hill—visible, distinct, alternative. Their way of life witnesses without words; their community is the sermon. Anabaptist theology sees Matthew 5:13-16 as communal calling: the gathered church is the light, the visible alternative. Individual witness matters, but community witness is primary. The Amish preserve (salt) a different way of life; they illuminate (light) a different set of values. John Book is changed by seeing, not hearing. The contrast itself is testimony.

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Matthew 5:13-16

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