True Life in God
For
over 20 years a Greek housewife called Vassula Ryden has received a number of sayings and visions as if
from Jesus Christ. These sayings have been accepted as from God by many Orthodox,
Roman Catholic, Anglican and Evangelical Christians and can be read at www.tlig.org.
In
the letter to the Ephesians we read that the church is built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus the cornerstone (2v20).
Just
as the church needs apostles and their successors the bishops to secure Christ's teaching is handed
down to every generation she needs her prophets to wake her up to his
possibilities in every age.
True Life in God is a prophetic movement faithful
to God's call to bring the church to live the apostolic teaching she has
received. The title reflects the biblical calling to live in the Trinity as
children of the Father, redeemed in Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Vassula Ryden's messages have
brought many outside Christianity to find Christ in the scriptures and the eucharist. They are controversial
since they challenge lack of love and humility among Christian leaders - but
the calling of a prophet is to discomfort the comfortable!
John Twisleton is one of
thousands who have responded to God’s call through Vassula
and joined in the 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 True Life in God pilgrimages
representing Chichester Diocese. He is struck by the timeliness of the
ecumenical vision God gives through TLIG for a church united in apostolic
teaching to better serve world evangelisation.
TLIG magazine
article on 2007 pilgrimage
TLIG
magazine article on 2009 pilgrimage
Unification of the dates of Easter