Plymouth Brethren
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The Plymouth Brethren is a Christian religious movement that began in Ireland and England in the late 1820s and made prominent by John Nelson Darby, Dr. Edward Cronin, John Bellett, and Francis Hutchinson who felt that the established Church had become too involved with the secular state and abandoned many of the basic truths of Christianity. As the movement spread, a large group of adherents assembled in Plymouth by 1831 which is why Brethren are often called by that name.
In the late 1840s, a difference over the "independence" of local meetings resulted in the first division, causing a distinction to be made between the Open Brethren mainly referred to by the name Plymouth Brethren, and the Exclusive Brethren. Darby and his followers saw the split as the result of the growth of 'clericalism' and "grave error as to Christ's persona and sufferings".
Open Brethren remain loosely affiliated and over the years have come to resemble Protestant evangelical churches in doctrine, except that there are no officially recognized clergy and the Lord's Supper is celebrated weekly - both of which are common to open and exclusive groups alike.
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Services
Sunday services vary somewhat among different congregations, but a distinctive of the Plymouth Brethren is a separate communion service called the Lord’s Supper or Lord’s Table. Believers gather in silent prayer and reverence. From time to time different men of the congregation will say a prayer, expound on scripture, give a testimony, or call out the number of a hymn to be sung, as the Holy Spirit moves them. Hymns are sung a cappella. At some point, one of the men will move to the table and prepare the bread and wine. These are then passed among the congregation, who partake of them. The service usually concludes with a prayer.
Bible Archive Brethren Blog: Reynaldo Reynoso
- Bible Archive: A Brethren Blog (http://www.biblearchive.com/)
Maintained by Reynaldo Reynoso, the Bible Archive is a web logging portal (or a Blog which focuses on bringing the attention on Christ. With daily Biblical studies or insights from the Plymouth Brethren perspective, Rey makes it a point to put enough meat for the average reader and enough references to follow up study on your own. He sees things from the Open Brethren perspective without having any problems in analyzing the Brethren. Rey lives in New York with his wife and child.
Magazines
- Precious Seed Magazine (http://www.preciousseed.org/)
- Uplook Magazine (http://www.uplook.org/)
External links
- Plymouth Brethren Discussion Forum (http://bbc.quist.ca/bb/)
- Brethren Online.Org (http://www.brethrenonline.org/)
- Plymouth Brethren.Org (http://www.plymouthbrethren.org/)
- My Brethren.Org (http://www.mybrethren.org/) (Exclusive Brethren)
- Plymouth Brethren.Com (http://www.plymouthbrethren.com/)
- About the Brethren Movement in Germany (http://www.bruederbewegung.de/english.html)
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