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Originally posted by BBBCanada

POW,

That was an EXCELLENT article. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

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• The Meaning of His Suffering (SAME) 10/31/03
  www.frederica.com/orthodox/meaning_of_his_suffering.html



• Sin: Infraction or Infection? 9/2/03
  www.frederica.com/orthodox/infraction-infection.html



• Under the Heaventree 10/10/03
  www.frederica.com/orthodox/under_the_heaventree.html

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Originally posted by BBBCanada

POW,

I looked at her essay on sin as infection or infraction. I will definitely read the others. Also, I remember her from a few years ago when she wrote in Christianity Today Magazine on abortion. I thought to myself, "This is one of the best articles that I read on abortion!" Then I come to find out that this is the same person. I REALLY like a lot of her stuff. Hey, do you know if Franky Schaeffer has a website? I tried to find it on the internet yesterday, but to no avail. Have you got anything on him?

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• From Agnostic to Christian
  www.frederica.com/orthodox/cen-prologue.html



• From Episcopalian to Orthodox
  www.frederica.com/orthodox/ofeprol_mrb.html

The varied scriptural testimonies to the Christ and his shameful death by crucifixion . . . are synthesized and explained by Christians of orthodox traditions in three inseparable ways that inform and illumine each other.


• The scriptural Christ is first of all God’s final prophet who speaks God’s final word.



• The scriptural Christ is also God’s final highpriest, not in Aaron’s line, but appointed by God according to the order of Melchisedek."



• The scriptural Christ, finally, is God’s last king who accomplishes God’s ultimate victory for humanity and the whole of creation through his crucifixion.



In this reading of the Bible, the Christ had to refuse the temptations of earthly power, prestige, position, possessions and pleasures. He had to be poor, meek, humble, lowly of heart and scorned by men. He had to die the shameful death of crucifixion at the hands of sinners for the sake of sinners whose wickedness is more often miserable, banal and pathetic than it is violent, spectacular and dramatic. We should remember, in this regard, that crucifixion was a common occurrence in Judea in Jesus’ time. And we should also recall that according to the first Christian writings the rejection of Jesus by both Jews and Gentiles was not his crucifixion. It was rather, and still remains, the rejection of the gospel of his theanthropic lordship manifested in his prophetic word, his priestly sacrifice and his royal victory on the cross. Some people saw all this in Mel Gibson’s eerie and violent film. I regret to say that I failed to do so.

LINK: www.oca.org/pages/news/news_printable.asp?ID=490

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Originally posted by BBBCanada

Franky wrote, "Sham Pearls for Real Swine" (May 1990) with his father. I have that book. A review in CT Magazine said this about Franky and this book: "He's STILL angry."

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Dr. David Ford, a professor at St. Tikhon Orthodox Seminary, has written a set of guidelines that detail the characteristics of the sectarian spirit in Orthodoxy. These characteristics can be briefly summarized as follows:

_ withdrawal from the wider Orthodox community in the name of “purity;”

_ “circling the wagons” against perceived enemies and the non-Orthodox;

_ overemphasis on some aspects of practice/doctrine and legalism;

_ deficiencies of love and trust that lead to further fragmentation.

This sectarian spirit is hardly a new thing. Indeed, we see in St. Paul’s letter that it was already present within twenty years of the Resurrection! In the centuries since St. Paul wrote to the Galatians, many groups have chosen to separate themselves from canonical Orthodoxy over issues of doctrinal purity, moral purity, or practice: for example, the Montanists, Encratites, Novatianists, and Donatists in the early centuries of the Church. Today, we see converts leaving the Church over similar issues. Why does sectarianism continue to be such a strong temptation for some converts?

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