tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post114904035996097861..comments2023-09-13T04:31:43.283-07:00Comments on The Abandoned Mind: Call No Man FatherFr. Michael Reaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02265035749268657422noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149458822199877022006-06-04T15:07:00.000-07:002006-06-04T15:07:00.000-07:00Fixer,Thanks for clarifying. Fair enough!Fixer,<BR/>Thanks for clarifying. Fair enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149439459500503502006-06-04T09:44:00.000-07:002006-06-04T09:44:00.000-07:00Kevin,No, there is no "Secret Wisdom" so to speak....Kevin,<BR/><BR/>No, there is no "Secret Wisdom" so to speak. The bible is all inclusive and useful for..you know. <BR/><BR/>Rather I have no religious tradition to speak of, so in studying the various relgions it is fascinating to see how the Bible has been applied in thses institutions. From Communion, to Ordinations to Baptisms, from the Word to application it is just interesting to myself.<BR/><BR/>For myself, minmalism is the best course. If a tradition dictates something else, then great! It is there for a reason. And it is a part of one's communion in a Religion that one is loyal too. So to go against that radition would seem to be dishonest to oneself.The last causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392562046635863303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149273650375026142006-06-02T11:40:00.000-07:002006-06-02T11:40:00.000-07:00Fixer,I love "Religion" too! What do you mean: "Re...Fixer,<BR/><BR/>I love "Religion" too! What do you mean: "Read the Scriptures and see what has become of those in Churches so to speak"...is there some "secret wisdom" I'm missing (in my reading)? Or are you saying that church doesn't matter? What?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149208253634433832006-06-01T17:30:00.000-07:002006-06-01T17:30:00.000-07:00Perhaps Bruce,I do not have a "axe to grind" again...Perhaps Bruce,<BR/><BR/>I do not have a "axe to grind" against the Orthodox Church in general or Fr Micaheal (by love) in particular.<BR/><BR/>I find "Religion" fascinating. Read the Scriptures and see what has become of them in Churches so to speak.<BR/><BR/>Theologia Crucis BTW.The last causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392562046635863303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149080642551380872006-05-31T06:04:00.000-07:002006-05-31T06:04:00.000-07:00Father, Thank you for these comments. You have st...Father, Thank you for these comments. You have stated this far better than I could have. <BR/><BR/>Andrew, I do understand where you are! It was the precise spot I stood for over 30 years. I would have quoted the same verses you now quote.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious. I'm sure your position represents many in the area you live. Have you been able to embed yourself in a fellowship of believers? Forget Orthodoxy for the moment. <BR/><BR/>I know you are sola scriptura. What I'm wondering is if you are just sola?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149043414002018602006-05-30T19:43:00.000-07:002006-05-30T19:43:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.The last causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392562046635863303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21822203.post-1149041989928304722006-05-30T19:19:00.000-07:002006-05-30T19:19:00.000-07:00Eremitike,Bluster does not cover error, you know t...Eremitike,<BR/><BR/>Bluster does not cover error, you know that. Did not Jesus tell the disciples that "we are friends now" after washing there feet?<BR/><BR/>Not to mention perhaps the island that Bible floated to me on was there for a reason.<BR/><BR/>My Church traditons is "zero" I have no knowledge of it. Just like I have no real knowledge of Icons nor Fathers in the Faith.<BR/><BR/>Does that mean that a Church that has a ledaer thatnames himself "Father" is somehow Anethema? Of course not we are Brothers!!!! In Faith in Christ and His return.<BR/><BR/>May he return soon.<BR/><BR/>to myself, if a leader chooses to anme himself Father, there is little harm in that.<BR/><BR/>"You all are kings and priests of a new and better covenant"<BR/><BR/>So if parishoner names you as Father, do reciprocate by naming them "King or Priest or Saint"?<BR/><BR/>In the Faith that binds us<BR/><BR/>Andrew.The last causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392562046635863303noreply@blogger.com