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  1. stevenhorr

    Baptist Practices and Beliefs?

    I have been baptized, full immersion. I am glad you add the 'living a Christian life' everyday part; I agree, even though I come up short. Your way of describing things makes good sense to me. Thanks, Goodbook.
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    Baptist Practices and Beliefs?

    OK, thanks for everyone's input. I appreciate it. Now, what happens if you've asked Jesus into your life several times... and nothing's really changed? And while I appreciate the view of only needing to 'believe', practically speaking I have found this difficult and unsustainable. How can we...
  3. stevenhorr

    Sin, Confess, Repeat...

    Again, thank you for these helpful contributions. Lots of great advice and encouragement here.
  4. stevenhorr

    Baptist Practices and Beliefs?

    This is all very helpful information, everybody. I can appreciate the simplicity of the Baptist faith as it is expressed here and look forward to reading the pages linked to. Thank you.
  5. stevenhorr

    Baptist Practices and Beliefs?

    Thanks for your helpful response, twins1954. Much appreciated!
  6. stevenhorr

    Sin, Confess, Repeat...

    Thanks for your thoughtful replies. I do have one confessor, and he is a wonderful priest. He knows my struggles, but what can he do, really, aside from performing absolution? I used to find confession liberating, too. It started to feel repetitive and humiliating, even though my confessor is...
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    Baptist Practices and Beliefs?

    Greetings, I am a former Orthodox and currently somewhat disillusioned Catholic Christian. I have lately been reading about the Protestant Reformers and especially the Radical Reformers as I have discovered an extensive Mennonite heritage in my family. Being that there are no Mennonite churches...
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    Sin, Confess, Repeat...

    Greetings, I am a former Orthodox and currently Catholic Christian. I am slightly disillusioned with the Catholic Church currently, although I still attend Mass most weekends. My inability to refrain from certain sins is part of the problem, to be sure. But so is the whole legalistic process of...
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    My comments clearly did not belong here. I appreciate some of the more thoughtful responses. I apologize for my inflammatory remarks and for unintentionally hijacking this thread. Peace.
  10. stevenhorr

    Biblical concept of Church in Lutheranism

    Great. Thanks for these helpful responses!
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    Biblical concept of Church in Lutheranism

    Greetings, I was reading 1 Corinthians 12 yesterday,wherein St Paul talks about the Church as the body of Christ, and I find myself wondering how Luther (and other Reformers by extension) view the Church? I understand the Catholic and Orthodox views, but not the Protestant view on this. Is it...
  12. stevenhorr

    Closest to Anabaptist Belief and Worship?

    Greetings, I am a bit adrift right now as far as my Christian affiliations go, but have recently discovered an extensive Mennonite lineage on my father's side of the family and a Mennonite background on my mother's side, too. I also have been reading about Mennonite history and feel I have a...
  13. stevenhorr

    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    While I may not entirely agree with everything you wrote, I can certainly appreciate where you are coming from, Lukaris. Thanks.
  14. stevenhorr

    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    There simply is no perfect church, in my sincere opinion, and there are good, devout Christians in every church. But perhaps it is purity of doctrine some here are more concerned with? It's the pure of heart, not the pure of doctrine, who will see God.
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    I adore St. Paisos and have his biography. In my opinion, Catholics tend to emphasize what does unite the two churches while the Orthodox generally tend to emphasize what divides them. From my experience in both traditions, the differences are often superficial, cultural, aesthetic, or...
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    Okay, thank you. I suppose I can't just post anything anywhere here... I should probably have another look at the forum rules!
  17. stevenhorr

    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    Many of these concepts have been examined by such Orthodox thinkers as Bishop Ware and considered to be far less divisive, and often more an issue of semantic variances, than previously thought. A more thorough study of the filioque from a variety of Catholic thinkers (not just from...
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    I don't want Orthodox union with Rome

    In my experience, while the Orthodox Church looks great on paper, the reality is that for all the talk of avoiding ecumenism, having superior services, inflexibility regarding "tradition", and so on, it is infected with a kind of exclusivistic triumphalism and many of its members succumb to...
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    A Christian Adrift

    Thank you. :)
  20. stevenhorr

    A Christian Adrift

    Thanks for the kind words and prayer.