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@James_Dixon @patris @JohnYoungE @Escoffier @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Sulla_Felix @somemightsay But they're not part of the new covenant, they're earthly traditions a local church can maintain but aren't required for salvation
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@BadOptniks @James_Dixon @patris @JohnYoungE @Escoffier @Sulla_Felix @somemightsay I *think* I technically understand what’s involved in the impulse to whittle everything down to the absolute bare minimum that‘s absolutely indisputably required to keep one from ending up in the fiery Gehenna at the end of their lives - based entirely upon whatever written evidence can be gleaned within a pared-down version of a set-of-Scriptures bafflingly sundered from the wider Tradition of the Communion that produced them.
I’d never dream of forcing one so wholly convinced this is the Right Thing to Do, to join said Communion.
But it’s apparent to me they’ve simply placed themselves upon the Throne of Universal Jurisdiction, instead of the Pope. Personally, I could never take myself that seriously.
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@BadOptniks @patris @JohnYoungE @Escoffier @KingOfWhiteAmerica @Sulla_Felix @somemightsay > A marriage ceremony is nice to have but it's not required for a holy marriage. A Christian should want to be married in their local church. Neither is a funeral ceremony.
You misunderstand the nature of the ceremonies. They're not just for the individuals involved. They're for the whole of the church to recognize and celebrate or mourn the event.
But it should have
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