# The Schleitheim Articles 24 February 1527 · Overview The brethren who met at Schleitheim in 1527 sought agreement about the life of the gathered church. The document associated with Michael Sattler was a brotherly union, written to strengthen believers and give practical expression to their common commitment to Christ. Its seven articles connect baptism upon repentance and faith with discipline, communion, separation from evil, and the care of the congregation by its shepherds. They also reject the use of the sword by Christ’s followers and the swearing of oaths. The articles repeatedly appeal to Scripture and treat belief and conduct as inseparable. Martyrs’ Mirror’s account of Sattler shows how these convictions came under examination. The charges against him included his teaching on baptism, the Lord’s Supper, oaths, and resistance by force. His prison letter to the church at Horb carries the same concern for a faithful, orderly, loving fellowship through a time of danger. - [Schleitheim Articles (1527), historical document](https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/from-the-reformations-to-the-thirty-years-war-1500-1648/ghdi%3Adocument-4315) - [Supplied timeline photograph 9391](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/blob/main/sources/church-history/photos/IMG_9391.jpg) - [Michael sattler, a. d. 1527.](/en/stories/mm-michael-sattler-a-d-1527/) - [Articles or charges against michael sattler.](/en/stories/mm-articles-or-charges-against-michael-sattler/) - [A letter written by michael sattler, in prison, to the church of god at horb.](/en/stories/mm-a-letter-written-by-michael-sattler-in-prison-to-the-church-of-god-at-horb/) - [Supplied history overview 9361-K: Brotherly Union](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/blob/main/sources/church-history/photos/IMG_9361.jpg) --- Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/events/schleitheim-articles/ [Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+The+Schleitheim+Articles&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0AThe+Schleitheim+Articles%0A%0APage%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fschleitheim-articles%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+schleitheim-articles%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+24+February+1527%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)