tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post7589271578926168208..comments2023-05-19T03:36:11.201-05:00Comments on Freedom Log: [THO]I Want to Believe...One of Freedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-70288258027954609862008-05-29T07:13:00.000-05:002008-05-29T07:13:00.000-05:00I think you are close, but it isn't the artifacts ...I think you are close, but it isn't the artifacts that lead to this kind of crap. The artifacts have always been inculturated. But the loss of sacramentalism has led to a baring of the altar which I feel has a strong connection to cult of personality. <BR/><BR/>I am not despairing over Todd, what needs to be seen is if he feels he is beyond reproach or not. He's not in my sphere of influence, but maybe someone will read this who is.One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13643646.post-14274435850480609562008-05-29T03:49:00.000-05:002008-05-29T03:49:00.000-05:00This is the kind of thing that can happen when you...This is the kind of thing that can happen when your church is not tethered to a biblical understanding of the Word and sacraments.<BR/><BR/>To deny the real presence of God in the sacraments to lose the assurance of yor salvation and to put the onus on yourself to conjur up emotions, feelings, good fruits, whatever....this kind of crap.<BR/><BR/>Once you drag the altar out the door and replace it with those stinking rock band instruments (and I love rock music...just not in the church) you are headed on a slippery slope toward the self.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com