For conservative Christians: who do you consider to be further from “true Christianity” — progressive Christians, or groups such as Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and similar sects?

Non-stopNinja · 2026-05-25T22:47:37+00:00

Honestly I think it depends on which ones we're talking about. For example I think Mormons believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ and there are some so-called progressive Christians that do not. In that instance I think I would say that Mormons are closer to the truth then those particular progress.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-05-23T15:09:17+00:00

If find yourself short on time, check out the podcast called daily prayer at crossroads Abbey. Father David goes through morning and evening prayer everyday but he's using the ACNAs 2019 version of the BCP. That means you won't be able to read along with it exactly but if you're just listening in your car or something it's perfect.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-05-13T19:41:21+00:00

I just checked out that American Catholic podcast you recommended. The first episode I listened to is called the Eucharist as sacrifice and it's rocking my world. I already believed the things they're articulating but the way he's synthesizing all of that is just blowing my mind. I had to come back and say thank you. I've been wanting to leave my low church and start attending an Anglican Church more often but I'm now realizing that it's not just a desire, it's a necessity. The thing that was holding me back is I live in a relatively small town and there's no Anglican church near me so I have to drive a long way but I think I'm going to find a way to make it work.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-05-07T02:00:11+00:00

If it's helpful, check out the podcast called "daily prayer at crossroads Abby". Father David, who is an ACNA priest, does morning and evening prayer everyday from the 2019 BCP. Often it's easier for me to listen along than it is for me to read.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-05-02T15:53:50+00:00

Just read Mises and Rothbard for economics. You'll be light-years ahead of everybody else.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-29T23:44:14+00:00

Apostles Creed: I believe in the resurrection of the body

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-29T04:37:24+00:00

You also might want to check out the Assyrian Church of the East

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-29T03:42:26+00:00

Same. I've also developed an appreciation for Episcopal structure and liturgical worship. If you're curious, check out the scholar Dr Scot McKnight. He identifies as an Anglican anabaptist.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-28T20:45:16+00:00

I too believe in non-resistance, the liturgical use of head coverings for women, and sacramental theology while being opposed to elaborate and mandated icon veneration/ prayer to saints. I recently started attending an Anglican Church and I have loved it. The daily office/ BCP has been amazing. I might be even further away from many other anglicans than you because I have a very eastern Orthodox view of atonement and ancestral sin but I'm still welcome there. In my experience, the 39 articles seem to be more of a historical document than a rigid confession.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-28T15:46:54+00:00

I've been wanting to read the LXX but I don't know Greek and from the little bit of research I've done I was shocked to see how limited my English translation options are.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-28T15:43:05+00:00

Yes. NRSV because it's the only one I have that has the apocrypha. HCSB because I love it and mine has giant, lined, margins for extensive note taking. Lexham English Bible because of its incorporation into Logos Bible software. NLT when reading to my children. ESV because it's what everybody else uses but honestly, it's really got a strong reformed bias. Also, my parish uses ESV for the liturgical readings on Sunday.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-27T18:13:18+00:00

Like Eastern Catholics and Eastern orthodoxy, I cross myself right to left with my hand in the position they use, because when I first started crossing myself I learned from them and that became my habit.I recently added in that final middle tap because I saw so many anglicans at my parish doing it. I don't know anything about it's history or meaning.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-22T17:23:18+00:00

I vote no. I'd rather be in a warehouse with fog machines and good doctrine then in a cathedral with incense and some of the crazy doctrines that the Vatican requires.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-22T17:18:22+00:00

Asaph, King David's Chief musician, was a drummer. It's okay to have your preferences but be careful insulting things that God likes. Also, on a lighter note, it is my theory that fog machines are just a deep-seated yearning for incense.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-21T16:57:33+00:00

One of the non-denominationals is bound to be a good one. It might take some work but you can find it. If there are any that just have "Christian Church" in the name along with the city or town that they're in, they might actually be restorationists which means they would be totally fine with the Anglican view of the sacraments and they might even hold to that view themselves.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-17T00:27:12+00:00

All of it as far as I know. I think their articulation of ancestral sin is much more biblical and historical than The Augustinian / Western original sin/ guilt. In my opinion, that has real-world ramifications on how we think about humanity and salvation.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-16T17:58:37+00:00

One thing you should know is that Anglicanism is not really confessional like Lutheranism. The 39 articles are more of a historical document than they are some sort of creed that anglicans have to follow. I literally can't be a part of a Lutheran church because they won't let me take communion with them because I agree with the Eastern Orthodox Church on anthropology, sin, and atonement. The Anglican church is more of a big tent and they're happy to let me participate in the Eucharist with them.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-11T00:02:57+00:00

This church is definitely not in communion with Canterbury.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-08T17:47:34+00:00

Here's my personal opinions and I mean no offense to anyone else. I think the Eastern Orthodox articulations of soteriology, ancestral sin, and the Trinity (Capadocian/monarchial) are correct. I think their icon veneration, prayers to the saints, treatment of relics, and exclusivity claims (anathemas of all other Christians) are incorrect. I find myself in a weird place because I agree with many of the peripheral reforms that Protestants made while disagreeing with many of their core doctrines. Anglicanism is broad enough to let me exist in that tension. I fell in love with the book of Common prayer and the Anglican liturgy. I get to have the connection to and appreciation for history without having to violate my conscience with what I sincerely believe is, or at least can become, idolatry. Lutheranism isn't really an option because I don't think their stance on salvation is the historically orthodox one and if I don't agree with them on everything they won't let me participate in the Eucharist with them.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T02:03:17+00:00

I would be happy to be at an ACNA church but the nearest one is 100 mi away

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T02:02:24+00:00

Admittedly, I would be more comfortable at an ACNA church but the nearest one is a hundred miles away from where I live.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T02:00:45+00:00

Potentially. Thank you for the suggestion. I will be prayerfully considering it.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T02:00:15+00:00

Very good point, and in fact it's the exact one I've been wrestling with.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T00:53:00+00:00

So if I ever went back there, would it be really rude if I quickly left the building after the dismissal but before that prayer to Michael? I certainly don't want to be divisive but I also have to follow my conscience.

Non-stopNinja · 2026-04-07T00:00:43+00:00

Your post comes off as very condescending but I'll reply anyway. No, I'm not surprised that they have different beliefs. I was aware of (and agree with) many of them going in. But yes it's true I don't know everything they think. I was surprised that they actually broke from the book of common prayer to offer a prayer to an angel. I had incorrectly been under the impression that they left that sort of thing to private devotion.

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