Recent content by ByronArn

My dad believed that all the pagan gods were demons that got people to worship them. Of one believes that, i guess you could say they are demonic. I'm not sure that i believe that though. Disclaimer: I only read the first page of posts. At work on lunch break, so i don't have the time right...

Do you have a source?

I have in the past, for the simple reason that it's what I believe about the Eucharist that matters rather than the congregation's belief. I have not had the opportunity in a while though, so I'm not sure what i would do now. Last time i attended another church's communion (it was a Disciples of...

Good catch. I've heard him quoted saying that, but I didn't connect the dots as to that applying to the Virgin Birth and Bodily Resurrection of Jesus.

I especially love his focus on evangelism. The Episcopal Church needs evangelism right now. Just like it needs more of a focus on Jesus Christ.

While i haven't heard him speak on it, i can't imagine that he would deny either. The way he speaks so passionately about Jesus and the Jesus Movement, it seems like he knows the uniqueness of Christ and all that it entails.

I was wondering what everyone thought of the Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop? I don't know much about him, but the videos i have seen in which he has spoken have left me impressed. I love how he focuses on Jesus Christ, and what he terms 'the Jesus Movement'. Rather than being a bishop that...

I had a similar experience. I was baptized in my teens in the creek by my house by the pastor of the charismatic non denominational church i grew up in. A couple years later, i became deist, then atheist. When i returned to Christianity, i felt like i needed to be baptized again. You see, the...

I agree completely, but thought I'd chip in to explain some terminology. Matins is morning prayer, and evensong is evening prayer. Not everyone knows these designations for the daily office prayer services, so i thought I'd explain it for those who don't.

My parish is between priests right now, but maybe i could talk the supply priests who come in every other week to making me some holy water? I'll have to look into this...

The 1979 US Book of Common Prayer has a catechism in it. To quote the catechism: Of course, this is not applicable to Anglicans outside the Episcopal Church, but I suspect that other Anglicans' beliefs would be simmilar enough.

This is actually a loaded question. There are Anglicans on both sides of the questions. In the USA and Canada, you're more than likely to get a no response from Anglicans, that it isn't a sin. In Africa (outside of South Africa), you'll probably get a resounding yes. The rest of the Anglican...

There is not only a language barrier between us and the original biblical authors, but also a cultural barrier. When interpreting the Bible, we need to understand how it was understood by the original author and audience. The way first century people understood homosexuality was pedastery and...

You guys are right. I come from a Charismatic non-denominational background, where silly ideas like this abound. As i thought more about it, i realized this.

One of the churches is in my diocese, about 65 miles south of our cathedral. For the LGBT members of our diocese, it hit too close to home. There was a sermon done by one of our officiants during morning prayer about it(we alternate between Eucharist and morning prayer because we do not have...