Begome Orthodox friend. No degenerates in our parishes. Jesus loves you!
Closed Communion?
Gabriel Gomez
Samuel Rogers
Conservative Lutheran is the best Protestant denomination when it comes to learning the faith and theological study. l researched all of the denoms and felt it was the “most correct.” It’s also the closest to Catholic/Ortho (just stat away from the ELCA, church of Sweden, etc any of the liberal ones).
I’m hoping the ecumenical council will get us in comminon with Catholic bros at some point in my lifetime
Robert Bennett
Where are the usual Jesuits now, though?
Dylan Phillips
can't do it. i'm not gonna be "that guy"
Wyatt Sanders
Not to be rude here, but that isn't a reason to convert…
Although I don't encourage bland, quasi-nihilistic ecumenicalism, religion is first and foremost a communion. It's not a matter of indifference what people believe, however they will find themselves bolstered by having friends and family who worship in the same manner, which links them together and increases the strength of their spiritual senses. (If from there they are led to another branch of Christianity, so be it.) When you become so self-conscious about your religious identity that you become a theology shopper like Rod Dreher, you're losing that element of faith: forming a unity with a higher power. Make the religion less about yourself and your ideology than about the act of communion. If you can't stand your local church, the issue may really be with where you have chosen to live. Perhaps it is easier to move than to change religions to suit your current zip code? If your church has truly fallen into darkness (i.e. you are Anglican), find the branch or faction closest to it which is strongest. It's a sad fact of life that the spread of liberalism through Christianity has mainly had the effect of increasing conflict and division, therefore it is completely at odds with Christ's message. The conservative tendency to react by running off to LARP as another denomination farthest removed from the decadent one is a panic room response. Maybe if we all become EO/tradcath/hardline evangelical it will all go away! This accelerates the decay.
Mason Powell
>Maybe if we all become EO /tradcath/hardline evangelical it will all go away! This accelerates the decay. societal healing.
FTFY.
Jesus loves you!
Jaxson Stewart
Thank you. A couple more questions just because I'm concerned.
When I first learned about the real presence I had taken communion at that church a few more times first, trying to appreciate it more. I don't remember if I had learned about the sin and confession requirements yet, so I'm worried I may have messed up there.
Was it a sin when I partook in communion the times I've been to Catholic mass? Because I know at least there it wasn't grape juice but I think this was before I heard of the real presence.
If I go to the church I was raised in again before I find a new denomination, should I avoid partaking in their communion? I don't think anyone has declined to there.
Last question. If I don't know a priest who does traditional confessions, can I confess directly to God in prayer? That's what I've been doing. Is there a proper/improper way to do so?
What are the Lutheran churches that are closest to non-protestant that teach the theology? The only Lutheran denomination I know about is the Missourio Synod due to Lutheran Satire, but I don't actually know the details beyond it's name. (Serious question, are they only in Missouri or is that just where they formed?)
I don't know if it's the same for other protestants, but in my case the reasoning is that once you worry about your protestant denomination being possibly incorrect, and you fear misconstruing God's teachings or just missing something important. So I tried to find the most accurate Church, something with good Bible translations, Christian traditions, and access to theology. In my case and I expect others, the first Church we think of is the Catholic Church, because it's the oldest and many protestants (myself included until going on this board) haven't even heard of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Though they don't immediately start going to a Catholic church, because there's a lot going on there and it's a big step changing denominations and you want to make sure to find what you believe to be the right one. So some people start looking at Eastern Orthodox as an alternative once they learn about it as a non-protestant church that separated earlier, or they look at Lutheran churches because they aren't sure if he was right about his grievances, but it seems more likely than any of the other protestant denominations that broke off after.
tldr; I think most protestants that try to find another denomination are most likely to look at the Catholic, Orthodox, and Lutheran churches. (I know there are different kinds of Lutherans. Are there different kinds of Catholics or Orthodox that I should know about when looking into them?)
Andrew Bennett
#mustBelieveExactlyThisBeforeYouCommune
Y'know, I don't remember this from Paul's admonitions to the Corinthians
Jose Ortiz
You're welcome. Good luck and enjoy the Mass Lutheranbro
Logan Roberts
Because he relied on Christ. Not Aristotle.