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- Thu 6 August 2015 9:57 am
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Worship in the Early Church
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2740
Re: Worship in the Early Church
Seekermark66, Took a brief look at the link you suggested on the early Church and it is very informative! Will go through it in its entirety soon. As an inquirer from Protestantism, I really never thought of the early Church as worshiping in a liturgical form, but that they perhaps met in people's h...
- Mon 3 August 2015 9:23 am
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Worship in the Early Church
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2740
Worship in the Early Church
I am not well read in a lot of areas of Church History (working on that) and was wondering how those in the Church worshiped from the time of the apostles until the development of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom?
- Wed 29 July 2015 12:29 pm
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7866
Re: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
Joasia, I so very much appreciate you sharing your story! We have a number of converts at the church I go to. They are only too happy to answer any questions I may have about the liturgy or Orthodox praxis, but I have yet to find someone who will open up to me about their own personal journey out of...
- Fri 10 July 2015 8:44 pm
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7866
Re: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
Seekermark,
Your words brought clarity to how I've been looking at this issue. Thank you! I've been struggling with a lot of wrong thinking as well as ruminating over things unnecessarily. Hopefully I'll be meeting with my priest soon so that I can share with him all of this.
- Wed 8 July 2015 7:55 pm
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7866
Re: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
Hello all! Haven't been checking into Ecafe much at all, but decided to this evening and saw your posts, Joasia and Barbara. I've just been stepping back and trying to process things regarding conversion. My priest did tell me that, when it comes down to it, all one has to affirm is the Creed to bec...
- Wed 6 May 2015 10:16 am
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7866
Re: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
Seekermark, Thank you for responding. I attend liturgy as often as I can as well as Bible study.
- Sat 2 May 2015 7:41 pm
- Forum: Inquiring into Orthodoxy
- Topic: Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7866
Proper instruction in the faith and Chrismation vows
I'm sure that each jurisdiction has similar vows for those entering the Church. What would qualify as "proper instruction" in order for a candidate to be able to state the vows below? There doesn't seem to be much formal instruction for catechumens in the parish I am attending. Part of the...