believeinHim Posted July 1, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 432 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,222 Content Per Day: 2.07 Reputation: 413 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted July 1, 2022 Wisdom of Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, and The Orthodox Study Bible. How do I join the Orthodox Christian Forums without joining the Episcopal church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted July 5, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,143 Content Per Day: 4.61 Reputation: 27,833 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) What are you talking about? This is 1 of the 7 wisdom books you find in a catholic bible ( part of apocrypha)....,Dueteronical ethical teaching)join any catholic forum & they'll be happy to talk about it..... Also,removed from Jewish canon & why "we" do not read it as part of Gods Word" the Bible " Edited July 5, 2022 by kwikphilly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xepiscopal Posted July 5, 2022 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 13 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/24/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted July 5, 2022 The Orthodox Church is not the Episcopal Church, although they both share the commonality that neither of them are the Roman Catholic Church. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted July 5, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 108 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,824 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 4,814 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 1:13 PM, believeinHim said: Wisdom of Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, and The Orthodox Study Bible. How do I join the Orthodox Christian Forums without joining the Episcopal church. I've already told you about the errors and false teachings in the book of Sirach. It's not scripture. I shared with you also about how to join that forum. Remember, I told you that under religon - you put Christian. And under Diocese- you put whatever demonimation you associate with, Baptist, Methodist, whatever. You do not have to join the Episcopol church to join that message board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believeinHim Posted July 5, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 432 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,222 Content Per Day: 2.07 Reputation: 413 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, xepiscopal said: The Orthodox Church is not the Episcopal Church, although they both share the commonality that neither of them are the Roman Catholic Church. Yes, Neither are the Roman Catholic Church. I did not know the Orthodox Church is not the Episcopal Church. However, I also do not know much of the differences between Protestant, and Orthodox. They seem, Very, Similar, To me. Blessings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xepiscopal Posted July 6, 2022 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 13 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 14 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/24/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted July 6, 2022 It seems to me (and I could be wrong) that the biggest difference w/ Protestant denominatiuons is the veneration of Saints and also in the emphasis on Tradition and on Patristics in the Orthodox. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted July 6, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,249 Content Per Day: 7.09 Reputation: 13,262 Days Won: 99 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, xepiscopal said: It seems to me (and I could be wrong) that the biggest difference w/ Protestant denominatiuons is the veneration of Saints and also in the emphasis on Tradition and on Patristics in the Orthodox. Patristics is a big one. The Vatican indulges in patristics as well, which is something both share in common. The way we discuss the scriptures here on Worthy (just an example) is taboo among many Orthodox. Anyone offering their take on a passage would be frowned upon if they weren't otherwise faithfully rendering commentary by an approved source. This isn't universal by any means, but it's pretty commonplace. I would say liturgy is another notable difference. Many protestant denominations shed the trappings of traditional forms of worship over the past 100 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadworm Posted July 7, 2022 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 300 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 79 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/13/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted July 7, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 11:24 AM, kwikphilly said: Also,removed from Jewish canon & why "we" do not read it as part of Gods Word" the Bible " Nope! Hebrew fragments of Sirach have been found among the Dead Sea scrolls; so the Essenes seem to have considered Sirach Scripture just as the Jews outside Palestine did. More importantly, Jesus respected Sirach so much that he used it to develop the Lord's Prayer (Sirach 28:2-4). Sirach 38 contains vital teaching that evangelicals need to hear, that when you are seriously ill, you need to both pray for a healing touch and consult your physician. God can use both to facilitate healing. It also teaches that God invested many plants with healing powers. Sirach also wisely implies that that command, "Love your neighbor as yourself" is bad advice for a masochist: "My child, respect yourself with humility and have the self-esteem you deserve. Who will acquit those who condemn themselves? And who will respect those who don't respect themselves (10:28-29)?" "If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be generous (14:5)?" Thus, the capacity for genuine love of others requires healthy self-esteem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believeinHim Posted July 25, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 432 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,222 Content Per Day: 2.07 Reputation: 413 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 I am not an Orthodox Christian. I was not born, Nor was raised in Eastern Orthodoxy. But, I am a Christian, And I am a Christian with a Serious Mental Illness. The two are not separate. I am a Western, United States, Christian, With a Serious Brain Illness. They can not be separated. Blessings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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