First Anglican/Episcopalian to post

[PaladinValer]

Welcome my dear fellow Anglicans and other Anglo-Catholics :D

[bonniea84]

Hi, it appears that I'm the second Episcopalian to post. This comes from the Daily Office for Monday:

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart. Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched and in order to please them, but
wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord. Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters, since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord.
Christ. Colossians 3:18-24

Easy talk by the husband, father, slaveholder who is NOT a wife, a child, a slave.

Bonnie Ainsworth
Laramie, WY

[Bartimaeus]

Does it count if someone is about to be confirmed in the episcopal church this Saturday? <aBartimeus waves to Bonnie> Bet you knew I'd find you here? ;)

[bonniea84]

Yes, Alan, I think I knew you'd find me here. <waving to Bartimeus>. I'd say it definitely counts, and I believe most Episcopalians would agree. <smiling all the way>

[PaladinValer]

I'm actually going to be confirmed on Sunday when the bishop comes!

Time to show those Anglican crosses on our profiles! ;)

[September]

Congratulations on the confirmations! My son is being confirmed this Sunday as well. :)

[BAChristian]

Here's an interesting comparison: Does the Anglican church, like the Catholic Church, consider those with the intention to become Anglican, Anglican?

Going a step further: Are you baptized by intention? In other words, it's the day of your baptism, your psyched. You step out to the street, get ran down by Granny behind the wheel of a MAC truck, and you die. Since you were intending on being baptized, would the church consider that person saved by intention?

With that said, that's dependent on the church believing that baptism saves...does it?

Just curious what some of our more similarities are...(it's not every day I get to mod an Anglican forum, ya know...) ;)

[TomUK]

Good question, and i'm afraid that someone far more intelligent than me is going to have to answer it!

[PaladinValer]

I would think that the AC wouldn't mind that much at all. So long as a person can recite the ancient Creeds without lying, holds firms to all the Ecumenical Councils, doesn't have belief in a heresy, believes in the Blessed Trinity, etc, you can become a full member of our Church. If you were to die while having chosen to confirm or be baptized, I'm pretty sure God will know the intentions of our hearts.