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To: Dr. Eckleburg; kosta50; 1000 silverlings; HarleyD; Forest Keeper; blue-duncan

"And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed." -- Acts 13:48

FWIW, you notice they didn't follow some highly ritualized practice. It was really simple. They heard the gospel and those that were meant to believed and were saved.

6,999 posted on 09/22/2007 7:39:18 PM PDT by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)

FWIW, you notice they didn't follow some highly ritualized practice. It was really simple. They heard the gospel and those that were meant to believed and were saved

Is there anything that says one cannot have a highly ritualized practice when it comes to praising God? We are to pray incessently. Isn't that ritualized? Are you suggesting a DIY "Church?" Do you suggest reading the Bible standing or sitting or lying down? How do you suggest we show praise to the Lord? Waving your hands in the air as if saying "Can You see me now?"

7,006 posted on 09/22/2007 8:27:34 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)

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