by rusmeister » January 24th, 2008, 3:55 am
I'd put it differently, but basically, if you feel drawn to the Orthodox Church, then what are your objections? BRING THEM TO A PRIEST!!! This is precisely what I did. I did NOT like the idea of confession to God before a priest, let me tell you.
By the time I had finished talking to Father Viktor, I realized that I had been creating my own barrier; that I had been attending a men's group where I regularly 'confessed' in front of a whole group of men intimate personal details on a weekly basis! I broke down and was accepted into the Church by Chrismation the following week.
If you are not drawn to Orthodoxy, then academic debate here is useless. Either way, at this point, it's not really me you should be talking to.
Remember Christ's answer when Pilate asked "What is Truth?".
"Eh? Two views? There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one."
Bill "The Blizzard" Hingest - That Hideous Strength