There ya go!! Good stuff right there man! And that's why I will reserve my judgement. Because i don't get to judge, even though sometimes I may, and when I do, I know I need to take a step back. I am fortunate enough to have a pastor who does what you mentioned. Studied word history, learning the meanings, and not preaching on, "feelings" but from the bible and only the bible. I belong to a church I hold dear, because I have never found one quite like it. I know there is a method to the orthodox way. I really do, I mean look at Antioch. But even still I will not condemn another for seeking Jesus. Because in an everlasting pursuit, I believe one will find. And since NONE can fully uphold The Law, and i truly do believe we live in the age of grace, i think we might have a little leeway here and there. But I am still learning. So even if I am wrong. I am open to reproof of sound doctrine. I'm only 30. But dang it, I'm on a mission every day. Because The LORD has made an impression on me. And I cannot shake it. I respect your words, and am glad that you have chosen to speak to me. Because heck, look at the archbishop that wrote that letter to trump exposing certain things. So I know Catholism isn't all bad. Just like i know Eastern orthodox isn't either. I don't know very much of thier stuff, because it's basically from a part of the world that doesn't make it's way over here to america that often. But in any case. Good stuff man. Good, good stuff.
It is all on who you surround yourself with. for years I had to remind the study group I was decades younger and raised roman orth. my sister and I went to our priest bible study after work befor covid and we would talk how he drifted from the bible/history.
If all hell breaks loose my sis trust me to have a bugger all plan and that scares me. she knows the shit I had to go through and the daily "paranoiah" I deal with. she trust to fall back on me because of the evils I have been exposed to. That faith someone has in you because of you is reality breaking.
If she has difficult questions she calls me, she fields me because of what I know. she is also one of the few reason why I am still here. Someone I can never dissapoint, whom knows I have darkness within.
There ya go!! Good stuff right there man! And that's why I will reserve my judgement. Because i don't get to judge, even though sometimes I may, and when I do, I know I need to take a step back. I am fortunate enough to have a pastor who does what you mentioned. Studied word history, learning the meanings, and not preaching on, "feelings" but from the bible and only the bible. I belong to a church I hold dear, because I have never found one quite like it. I know there is a method to the orthodox way. I really do, I mean look at Antioch. But even still I will not condemn another for seeking Jesus. Because in an everlasting pursuit, I believe one will find. And since NONE can fully uphold The Law, and i truly do believe we live in the age of grace, i think we might have a little leeway here and there. But I am still learning. So even if I am wrong. I am open to reproof of sound doctrine. I'm only 30. But dang it, I'm on a mission every day. Because The LORD has made an impression on me. And I cannot shake it. I respect your words, and am glad that you have chosen to speak to me. Because heck, look at the archbishop that wrote that letter to trump exposing certain things. So I know Catholism isn't all bad. Just like i know Eastern orthodox isn't either. I don't know very much of thier stuff, because it's basically from a part of the world that doesn't make it's way over here to america that often. But in any case. Good stuff man. Good, good stuff.
It is all on who you surround yourself with. for years I had to remind the study group I was decades younger and raised roman orth. my sister and I went to our priest bible study after work befor covid and we would talk how he drifted from the bible/history.
If all hell breaks loose my sis trust me to have a bugger all plan and that scares me. she knows the shit I had to go through and the daily "paranoiah" I deal with. she trust to fall back on me because of the evils I have been exposed to. That faith someone has in you because of you is reality breaking.
If she has difficult questions she calls me, she fields me because of what I know. she is also one of the few reason why I am still here. Someone I can never dissapoint, whom knows I have darkness within.