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Can't God do what He wants? Does He subjugate Himself to His own rules? I don't want to get into the whole "could God microwave a burrito so hot He couldn't eat it" thing, but how can we know the mind of God outside of what He has revealed?
21 hours ago
how do you mean?
21 hours ago
Derek, Things OK in the old testament, not specifically addressed in the new testament. That's why they are relevant.
22 hours ago
Jack, if it's a gray area that you are struggling with, maybe that's something you should discuss with your priest in the privacy of confession. :)
22 hours ago
It it ok to kill your your daughter as a sacrifice? They did it in the Old Testament and there is nothing in the new testament forbidding it. Should we stone adulterers and homosexuals? Same precedent.
23 hours ago
Let me give this a shot. First, let me contrast what I used to believe vs. what I believe now. Let me stress, I am not stating what all protestants now believe, just what I used to believe. I used to have this very "efficient" theological, 2-lan...
23 hours ago
Where ever the Church has gone, polygamy has ended. It has been that way from the outset. Two thousand years of historic, uncontested, consistent interpretation, or the alternative? Is there really a debate?
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How would you describe yourself theologically?
Eastern Orthodox
Who is the greatest theologian in the last 2000 years? (Besides Biblical People!)
Well since the rule changed, I'd say any of the Church Fathers especially those who fought heresies at the Ecumenical Councils.

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The Church and Starbucks

My wife and I are long-time faithful clients of Starbucks and my wife actually recently became employed there. My favorite thing about Starbucks is the consistency of their quality. When my wife became employed there it became a lot more evident as to why their quality was so high. They are adamant about it. As a matter of fact, in a highly publicized move earlier this year, they shut all of their stores down one evening just to train their employees on quality standards. One of these standards… Continue

Posted on August 2, 2008 at 12:55am — 4 Comments

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Where did the Communion Table Go?

I will admit as a protestant evangelical, one thing I could never nail down was, "How important is communion and how often do we observe it?". Heck, I wasn't even sure if I was supposed to call it communion. I was admonished once that it was "the Lord's Supper" because we didn't believe it to be actual Body and Blood of Christ. Through the later years of my Protestant life as I followed mainline conservative evangelicalism, I drifted further and further from tradition. I had rememebered a time w… Continue

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 11:47am — 11 Comments

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At 10:22am on November 24, 2009, joanne guarnieri said…
well done
At 4:21pm on November 23, 2009, joanne guarnieri said…
I really enjoyed your comments today, and am thankful you are staying in the conversation. I am not emotionally invested in one particular theory over and above another; in fact, I am convinced that these are all different aspects of the same complex, profound movement of God. I am also convinced that as we thinkin together, and allow the Lord to move our thoughts closer to illumination, we are going to find delight in some of the most unepxpected places, and people.

Grace and peace to you brother
At 2:58pm on November 23, 2009, xulon said…
How was the scan today? Results yet?
At 7:55am on November 9, 2009, xulon said…
Tell me, ots, when you and I can't get along here, who's at fault? Which one of us is unsaved? I am quite comfortable in saying that while I have questioned some of your practices and commitments, I have never questioned your Salvation (perhaps you confuse your practices with your Salvation? I don't). I cannot say the same for you. What, in Christian love, should I take from that Icon you posted of me on the rapture thread? "It's just a joke, lighten up"? How about, your feelings are hurt and you did something mean-spirited? You don't even believe in the Rapture of the OP. Why did you post on it? To insult me?

My point on the the Ecumenism thread still stands: you have a lot of freedom to question others membership in the Body of Christ. Yet should somebody touch on one of your beliefs, you get all sanctimonious about other people "judging" you. Perhaps the merciful God you wish to pretend I don't know about has shown me mercy and like it or not I will never have any official "ecumenical" relationship with the EO Denomination this side of heaven (except in heaven there will be no denominations). In the marketplace, I have had fellowship with individual believers from many denominations. I feel no need to jettison my beliefs, accept all yours so that you can find comfort in structural unity.
At 7:51pm on June 28, 2009, Harry said…
I would like to stay in contact with you, I'll visit that site. My e-mail is hnewman160@sbcglobal.net.
At 4:31pm on June 28, 2009, Harry said…
I think that you should comtinue to post here. It is good to get an Orthodox view, just as it is to have a Lutheran view. Actually, we are not that far apart, we both have a high view of the liturgy and the Sacraments and in Holy Communion, we both believe that we receive Christ' very Body and Blood in the bread and wine.
At 5:36pm on May 5, 2009, joanne guarnieri said…
Just want you to know that I have learned a lot from you in the last couple of days, and I am thanking God for you. I've been reading in the other discussions, but am not educated enough to enter into them. Still, wanted you to know how impressed I was with your gentle and gracious responses, and for being clear and consistent in your teaching. I really appreciate that.

Tried to send you a note, but it looks like you have that application turned off?
At 10:15am on May 2, 2009, Jennifer said…
what happen to your post on the forum?
At 10:28pm on April 23, 2009, Char said…
Ots you should join crappy art H8Rs Club and debate the finer points of Christian film with us (okay there will be no debate, we all think it's schlock). Still we can complain together.
At 12:11pm on April 20, 2009, Rey Reynoso said…
KALO PASCHA!
 
 

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