Sun 29 Jun 2008
grassfell asked:
I’ve grown up Protestant but I’m having some problems with their teachings and mentality. So I’m exploring the original church now (especially Orthodox).
I’ve grown up Protestant but I’m having some problems with their teachings and mentality. So I’m exploring the original church now (especially Orthodox).
- With so many protestant denominations, you can find different denominations teaching the exact opposite message on the same subject! Possibly a result of the ’scripture only’ approach.
- They reject some NT teachings like fasting as irrelevant or as not even existing.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I don’t want to count gods while claiming to be monotheist.
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I do.
In fact, I reject all religions.
Why? Because they’re all too good to be true!
July 6th, 2008 at 4:41 am
I’m not actually rejecting them, but I can’t follow some of their rules and found that Catholic is more suitable for me.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Orthodoxy rejects protestantism because: Protestantism claims that everything that is written in Old & New Testament is virtually true (that is Adam and Eva really existed) while Orthodoxy claims that many of the descriptions are figurative.
On the other hand what I don’t like in Orthodoxy is that it gives too much importance on rituals, prayers, feasts, going to church but no action…
Orhodoxy’s ideal is the “holy man” who leaves world to live in a monastery…
It’s no wonder that protestant nations have done so many things while Orthodox ones fall short…
July 7th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Because I have much better religion.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
If you have any disagreements with the Orthodox Church or Roman Catholic Church (I too checked them both out when I became a Christian, and was impressed with a lot of things, but couldn’t comply with the idea of papal infallibility, among other things), try a good confessional/ conservative Lutheran Church. The LCMS and WELS are the two confessional Lutheran Churches in America. We do follow the doctrine of Sola Scriptura (Martin Luther was all over this), but that doesn’t rule out tradition, unless tradition goes against Scripture. Tradition is in fact key to us, which is why our interpretations haven’t changed for close to five hundred years. We also hold that the Canon is still open, and could be added to if the right conditions were to be met. Just like the Orthodox Church, we practice confession and absolution, follow the liturgical season (our liturgy is based on the ancient Latin liturgy), and believe in the true presence of Christ during the Eucharist, among various other traditional practices and beliefs. You will hear an Old Testament, Epistle, and Gospel reading every Sunday, as we do follow the whole of Scripture. When combined with the liturgy, you’ll find that we use the Bible more than any other Protestant church I’ve attended- and I did check quite a few of them out- although whether we can be considered truly Protestant or not is debatable. You would really have to know your history and read several documents- the Formula of Concord being probably the most important of all- to understand what I mean. Fasting is not required, but is encouraged during the Lenten season and before partaking in the Lord’s Table. I do agree with you that the Greek Orthodox Church has got their stuff together a lot better than many of the Protestant churches that are around, but personally, my second choice would probably be the Roman Catholic Church.
Don’t ever forget to pray for discernment when choosing a new church. It can be an incredibly difficult decision, and it’s always best to let God guide you in decisions like these. Whatever you decide, you have my best wishes.
Peace,
Drew
July 12th, 2008 at 4:06 am
I reject it because it does not go back far enough. Catholicism still has its grasp on all the Protestant churches.
The “original church” was at Mt. Sinai when God made His covnant with the children of Israel.
The “New Covenant” is also made with Israel, read carefully.
Heb 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
The House of Israel and the House of Judah are the two kingdoms of the children of Israel, the twelve tribes.
If the Protestant church truly is “scripture only” it would be teaching from the Torah and the Prophets. Observing the Sabbath, the Appointed Times of God in Leviticus 23, keeping the purity and dietary laws, “kosher”.
Emphasizing that the Messiah is the God of Israel, the “church” has not replaced them. The gentiles are redeemed through joining Israel.
Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Acts 13:23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Eph 2:12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.