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Originally Posted by InChristAlone
Ohio, Aron, thank you brothers.
Just checked with Chrysostom and Theophylact. They interpret I Corinthians 7:17-24 as "Live as You Are Called". If God's call was to you as a circumcised man or as an uncircumcised man; as a slave or as a freedman - abide in that condition.
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InChristAlone,
I have a friend who faithfully attends the Ukrainian OC, having grown up in the Russian OC. He is the only contact I ever had with the OC, and here in the USA, the OC has almost no visible presence.
Anyways, the difficulty I have is with their archaic structures, which seem so contrary to the NT church. For example, every part of service has symbolism and deeper meaning. This to me is indicative of the OT and not the NT, which severely limits symbolism to communion and baptism.
My friend told me that St John wrote the liturgy centuries ago. While it may be excellent, it still is not the scripture and also limits the Spirit from speaking freshly today.
I get what you and aron are saying about endless Protestant spinoffs, but the EOC does not provide for most a suitable alternative. Sure there are dangers in these spinoffs, but the environment often facilitates fresh pursuits of the Lord Himself, returning solely to His word, which does not seem possible in the EOC.
I'm not so sure that a continuous connection back to the church fathers always is better than freshly returning to the scriptures alone. Comments?