I have been reading through “Bishop Overall’s Convocation Book - Government of Catholic Church and Kingdoms (1606)” which is linked on this forum....
I agree. My own conclusion on this is of the two views described on this thread, the absolutist and constitutional views, the absolutist is the...
I very much agree with yours and Rexlion’s post. You have made excellent points. One thing I might add is your criticism of the penal substitution...
Thank you for your response, the history is definitely helpful and gives me something to look into. I agree that it is better to describe the two...
The problem lies in your last sentence. The traditional interpretation equates father and mother with all who are in authority whether they are...
What you have described is the heart of what I would call my spiritual struggle today. I know that you say Locke’s theories (which I would refer...
The way to approach this is to start by asking the question, is authority legitimate? Is it legitimate that there are superiors and inferiors,...
First, before I respond back on this, I want to let you know that I am writing in good will. Sometimes I am worried that in my writing this is not...
Yes, I interpret scripture to command the suppression of false religions and of atheism. I would qualify that by saying how it is done and to what...
I am defining wickedness per the Ten Commandments, not based on the prayer itself. I would interpret the first commandment as a universal duty for...
I guess what I am trying to say is that if wickedness=false religion, then the BCP directs us to pray for authorities to punish false religion....
“Alas in the West its usually only been done very incompetently, for example, the dreadful Presbyterian practice of “lining out” and the mediocre...
Much of what you wrote in the OP resonates with my own thoughts and criticisms of the church. You mentioned that the church acts as a social club,...
Here is an interesting article of what Saint Chrysostom thought on church and state,...
Am I correct in my interpretation that wickedness and vice includes false religion? I am not implying here that authorities need to be tyrants,...
I have started praying the evening prayer under “Family Prayers” in the 1928 American BCP as a bedtime, or compline prayer, and something it has...
It seems to me that the underlying issue of this thread comes down to “freedom of religion”. Something I would like to point out is, at least from...
“One canon reduced to writing by God himself, two testaments, three creeds, four general councils, five centuries, and the series of Fathers in...
I wanted to introduce myself as a new member here! I live in the United States on the east coast and just recently turned 40 years old. I did not...