tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post8117829964914946655..comments2023-12-25T23:40:17.701-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Carioca: On the Work of Spiritual DiscernmentDaniel Martinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-91736451618987654502007-05-22T22:23:00.000-04:002007-05-22T22:23:00.000-04:00Here is something that is more concrete in the dis...Here is something that is more concrete in the discerning process I might imagine!<BR/><BR/>“OPEN QUESTIONS concerning the Anglican Communion?”<BR/><BR/>Is there a “truly orthodox Anglican” Province in the Worldwide Anglican Communion?<BR/>Which Province DOES NOT ALLOW the following; teachings, services or ordinations?<BR/>A) DOES NOT ALLOW the teaching of liberal Revisionist Theology.<BR/>B) DOES NOT ALLOW the marriage, or even service, for same sex couples.<BR/>C) DOES NOT ALLOW the ordination of homosexual persons.<BR/>D) DOES NOT ALLOW the ordination of women to ANY rank of ecclesiastical office.<BR/>E) DOES NOT ALLOW politics or finance to prevail in policy or doctrine. <BR/>AND. . .<BR/>Is there a Province in the Worldwide Anglican Communion that includes the following:<BR/>A) TEACHES that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired Word of God.<BR/>B) TEACHES that the way to God, the Father, is only through the Lord Jesus Christ.<BR/>C) TEACHES and embraces the Great Commission and is evangelical in its approach.<BR/>D) TEACHES that the gifts and manifestations of the Holy Spirit are for today’s Church. <BR/>E) TEACHES and equips the church for body ministry of all believers.<BR/>F) TEACHES and holds apostolic doctrine concerning the sacraments. <BR/><BR/>As the scriptures state: “Give an answer to the faith that lies within you.”<BR/>So I would like an answer from someone in your communion with “Faith!”<BR/><BR/>Sincerely in the Faith of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles,<BR/><BR/>Fr. Marcus L. Brown<BR/>ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST<BR/><BR/>drmarcusbrown@sbcglobal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-4483197566674739262007-05-18T21:49:00.000-04:002007-05-18T21:49:00.000-04:00Good thoughts, which make sense to Earthy folk.Bas...Good thoughts, which make sense to Earthy folk.<BR/><BR/>Based on her distinct preference for the mystical and the spiritual, I suspect that your anima-bearer may be a Neptunian rather than a Plutotian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-84853305152865462982007-05-15T12:49:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:49:00.000-04:00Wow! What a prelude! The postlude is a bummer bu...Wow! What a prelude! The postlude is a bummer but I'll stay tuned for the interlude.Mousie and Christy's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595517381476147580noreply@blogger.com