{"id":18598,"date":"2025-01-12T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18598"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:37:00","slug":"lent-observed-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/lent-observed-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Vieren protestanten de vastentijd? Anglicanen, lutheranen en methodisten wel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Many do. Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist churches keep Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter, and Presbyterian service books have provided for it since the 1970s. Most Baptist and other evangelical churches leave it to personal choice, if they mark it at all, and some Reformed Christians reject it as a season Scripture never commanded. Which Protestant churches observe Lent? Anglicans kept Lent through the Reformation. The Church of England&#039;s Book of Common Prayer names &quot;The First Day of Lent commonly\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many do. Anglican, Lutheran and Methodist churches keep Lent, while most Baptists leave it to personal choice and some Reformed Christians reject it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-18598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30121,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-lent-a-holy-day-of-obligation\/","url_meta":{"origin":18598,"position":0},"title":"Is Lent a Holy Day of Obligation? No, It Is a Season of Penance","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"No. Lent is a season, and neither Ash Wednesday nor Good Friday is a holy day of obligation. 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