To: FormerLib
In Holy Communion, the Holy Spirit infuses the bread and wine, changing them mystically into the Body and Blood of Christ.Well -- that is an express, declarative statement of Eastern Orthodox belief.
By comparison, here is an express, declarative statement of Celtic Orthodox belief:
"The Sacraments of the Altar are not the real Body and Blood of Christ, but only the commemoration of his Body and Blood." -- Johannis Scotus Erigena
Three Choices. Pick as many you believe are true:
- A.) Erigena's statement is theologically acceptable to Eastern Orthodox.
- B.) Erigena's statement is theologically acceptable to Roman Catholics.
- C.) Erigena's statement is theologically acceptable to Calvinist Presbyterians.
Well? To WHICH group or groups would the above Erigena statement be theologically acceptable?
Hmm?
61 posted on
03/08/2004 4:19:29 PM PST by
OrthodoxPresbyterian
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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian; FormerLib
OP, while an Anglo-Saxon of the period in question for this article would recognize a Latin, Greek and Celtic Rite Christian they would be baffled by your type of Christianity which is a later innovation. Gain legitimacy for your rite in other ways then to attempt to fit your square peg in the round hole of history.
My challenge to you is this: If the faith you now claim is the same faith of the Anglo-Saxon or Celtic church of old then I suggest you lose the modern trappings and innovations of the Presbyterians and return to the source and embrace all that they embraced.
PS: Make a new thread for the pop quiz material.
64 posted on
03/08/2004 4:32:13 PM PST by
Destro
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