I'm confused

Petros · Post by **Petros** » Mon 24 January 2005 2:09 pm

"Fråga din fader, han skall förkunna dig det, dina äldste, de skola säga dig det." (Deuteronomy 32:7b)

Yes but what if he listens to my godfather, who sadly has his own ideas of what I am doing and not doing?

George Australia · Post by **George Australia** » Mon 24 January 2005 4:39 pm

Petros wrote:
Yes but what if he listens to my godfather, who sadly has his own ideas of what I am doing and not doing?

Dear in Christ, Petros,
Have you considered the possibility that your Godfather may be correct?
What exactly is the situation you wish to enter? Are these people you wish to live with an heterodox "faith-based" community? Who are they?
George

Petros · Post by **Petros** » Mon 24 January 2005 4:47 pm

they are just a none religous group of people helping homeless.

What you are saying is that its right of my godfather to tell the bishop that I reject Faith and I'm leaving the Church while I'm not?

When he says everyone not Orthodox are a sin that is to be avoided that is true also I guess.

Sorry for my post here and I apologise and if there's any chance of a moderator would remove this thread, please do.

petros

George Australia · Post by **George Australia** » Mon 24 January 2005 5:30 pm

Dear in Christ, Petros,
If your Bishop excommunicates you on the basis of what your Godfather says, without talking to you himself to establish the truth, then what you belong to is a cult and not the Orthodox Church, and you would be better off leaving anyway, and seeking to join the Orthodox Church.

George

Petros · Post by **Petros** » Tue 25 January 2005 3:28 pm

Shouldnt take too long to know and ROCOR is not a valid option if they come to unite with Moscow I take it?

Justin Kissel · Post by **Justin Kissel** » Tue 25 January 2005 5:34 pm

Just my personal opinion, but I don't think it's a good idea to base what Church you attend or bishops you are under on speculation about what that group (or bishop) might or might not do in the future. And even from a "worst case scenario" standpoint (as some would consider communion with the MP to be), I think that attending a ROCOR parish would certainly be better than spending years doing a reader service at home.

Petros · Post by **Petros** » Wed 26 January 2005 3:47 am

Sadly, I live in Sweden and thats what I do regardless if I been in ROCOR. That is if I'm not willing to embrace world orthodoxy but that wont ever happen though.