Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – The Waldenses – Baptist Peculiarity Five – Series Part 12

Thomas E Kresal Admin · 3 hrs February 28, 2020

Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – The Waldenses – Baptist Peculiarity Five – Series Part 12

This religious equality among the Waldenses grows out of their fundamental principles of taking the Bible alone as their guide, and claiming no founder and head but Jesus Christ. Some have supposed that the Waldenses carried this principle of equality to an extreme in allowing the women to teach and pray in the congregations. But it should be remembered, that this was allowed in the church at Corinth in the time of Paul, on condition that it be done with the head covered or vailed.

And it was especially necessary among the Waldenses, owing to the fact, that in those fearful times of persecution the women could gain access where the pastors could not go. History shows that often the devout Waldensean women went out, two and two, on foot, as missionaries, to teach from house to house, in their quiet way, the Gospel of salvation. And to avoid detection by the Catholic emissaries, they usually took with them a basket of small wares or trinkets to sell; but when the opportunity came, they would read and expound the Scriptures to the deluded Catholics and other sinners.

Peculiarity SIX coming on Saturday, February 29

Presented by Thomas E. Kresal from: “Baptist Succession” by D.B. Ray, 1871 Edition, pg. 364