Showing posts with label Waldenses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waldenses. Show all posts
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The Waldensian Church in Italy today
The Waldensian Church in Italy today
Logo église vaudoise © Chiesavaldese.org
In Italy today the Waldensian and Methodist Churches, unified in 1975, have 25 000 members; 10, 000 live in the Waldensian valleys where they make up half the population. They have maintained strong links with the Waldensian Churches in Latin America as they attend the same synod. The Waldensian churches were founder members of the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Cevaa (Communauté Evangélique d’Action Apostolique).
In the second part of the 20th century, pastor Tulio Vinay founded two major institutions: the Agape centre in Prali in the Waldensian valleys – it is international and specialises in studying political, religious and social issues; the Riesi centre in Sicily , a community centre which works at bringing new life to this small town.
In Italy today the Waldensian and Methodist Churches, unified in 1975, have 25 000 members; 10, 000 live in the Waldensian valleys where they make up half the population. They have maintained strong links with the Waldensian Churches in Latin America as they attend the same synod. The Waldensian churches were founder members of the World Council of Churches, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Cevaa (Communauté Evangélique d’Action Apostolique).
In the second part of the 20th century, pastor Tulio Vinay founded two major institutions: the Agape centre in Prali in the Waldensian valleys – it is international and specialises in studying political, religious and social issues; the Riesi centre in Sicily , a community centre which works at bringing new life to this small town.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
“The church in the wilderness”
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris - France
The faith which for many centuries was held and taught by the Waldensian Christians was in marked contrast to the false doctrines put forth from Rome. Their religious belief was founded upon the written word of God, the true system of Christianity. But those humble peasants, in their obscure retreats, shut away from the world, and bound to daily toil among their flocks and their vineyards, had not themselves arrived at the truth in opposition to the dogmas and heresies of the apostate church. Theirs was not a faith newly received. Their religious belief was their inheritance from their fathers. They contended for the faith of the apostolic church,—“the faith which was once delivered to the saints.” “The church in the wilderness,” and not the proud hierarchy enthroned in the world’s great capital, was the true church of Christ, the guardian of the treasures of truth which God has committed to his people to be given to the world.
Among the leading causes that had led to the separation of the true church from Rome, was the hatred of the latter toward the Bible Sabbath. As foretold by prophecy, the papal power cast down the truth to the ground. The law of God was trampled in the dust, while the traditions and customs of men were exalted. The churches that were under the rule of the papacy were early compelled to honor the Sunday as a holy day. Amid the prevailing error and superstition, many, even of the true people of God, became so bewildered that while they observed the Sabbath they refrained from labor also on the Sunday. But this did not satisfy the papal leaders. They demanded not only that Sunday be hallowed, but that the Sabbath be profaned; and they denounced in the strongest language those who dared to show it honor. It was only by fleeing from the power of Rome that any could obey God’s law in peace.
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