See also
- Anti-religious campaign of Communist Romania
- Eastern Protestantism
- The Salvation Army (Neoprotestant movement)
| Army of the Lord | |
|---|---|
| Oastea Domnului | |
| Type | Eastern Christian |
| Classification | Eastern Orthodox |
| Orientation | Evangelical, Church renewal |
| Scripture | Septuagint, New Testament |
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology [1] with influences of Neo-Protestant [2] [3] Pietism [4] [5] [6] and New Evangelicals [7] |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Daniel, Patriarch of All Romania |
| Region | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
| Founder | Iosif Trifa |
| Origin | 1926 Sibiu |
| Recognition | 28 September 1990 |
| Branched from | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Other name(s) | The Lord's Army |
| Official website | oasteadomnului |
The Army of the Lord (Romanian : Oastea Domnului), also known as The Lord's Army, is an evangelical "renewal movement within the Romanian Orthodox Church". [8] [9] The founder of the Army of the Lord, Father Iosif Trifa, as well as consequent leaders, Ioan Marini and Traian Dorz, felt that "people needed to come to the Gospel and that the Orthodox Church in Romania needed to return to her true mission: to serve God and to represent God in the midst of our nation". [10] Tom Keppeler writes that "what Wesley was to the Anglican Church, Trifa was to the Romanian Orthodox Church. As Wesley's preaching and ministry drew crowds from the working classes, so Trifa's as well was a ministry that grew among the villagers and workers of the fields". [11] In the 1930s and 1940s, "millions of Romanian Orthodox, including priests and religious, took part in its activities of evangelization, printing and open air meetings". [12] Members of the Army of the Lord greet one another with the phrase: "Praise the Lord!", followed by the reply: "Forever, amen!" [12]
In his foundational book <<What is Lord's Army>>, he outlined the purpose and strategy of the movement.
(1) Christocentrism (2) Sign of the cross (3) Receiving Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Oblation/Church Volunteer Work and Abstinence from Alcohol (The Danger of Alcohol Consumption, Which Curses Not only Individuals but Whole Nations) (4) Voluntariness
(1) Discipleship which is Best Sermon [13] (2) Acts of mercy (3) Love and Prayer (4) Forgiveness and Justice (5) Distribution of Christian Literature
After 1948, the movement was declared illegal by the communist regime. During this period, the "Lord's Army", led by Traian Dorz in the difficult years of Stalin, who had spent 17 years in jail for this reason, was part of the "silent church", an informal ensemble of Christian believers from various denominations, which refused to obey the Communist authorities, being for this reason considered as "printing and spreading forbidden literature", "plotting against social ordering" and "enemies of the people." [14] [15]
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The "Army of the Lord" renewal movement within the Romanian Orthodox Church has been severely persecuted for opposing or transgressing government policies, and its ministers have in some cases been beaten, jailed, or exiled.
The Lord's Army represented a very successful evangelical awakening within the Romanian Orthodox Church in the 1920s and was founded by Iosif Trifa, a dynamic Orthodox priest from Transylvania. This movement, strongly supported by Metropolitan Nicolae Balan of Sibiu, spread widely throughout the western part of Romania. Members were challenged to become soldiers of Christ and to struggle against the evil in themselves and the world.
Trifa, as well as his successors Ioan Marini and Traian Dorz, saw very clearly that people needed to come to the gospel and that the Orthodox Church in Romania needed to return to her true mission: to serve God and to represent God in the midst of our nation.
Trifa, as well as his successors Ioan Marini and Traian Dorz, saw very clearly that people needed to come to the gospel and that the Orthodox Church in Romania needed to return to her true mission: to serve God and to represent God in the midst of our nation.
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