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Please bear with me as this is going to be a long post of quotes to try to reply to both JM and Ken. I don't know, as a young person I was given a whole lot of Hail Marys to say, and clearly remember that absolution did not occur until you had actually done this. If that is not deeds atoning for si...

Jesus, John the Baptist- did elude to it as well as His Apostles and the early church writings teach it as well, example: Luke 3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance . And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can r...

Uhh.....repentence is turning away from sin pennance is doing deeds to atone for sins. Two different concepts. J.M. Interesting: in Catholic World "penance" is an outward act of expressing repentance/sorrow for something we've done. An example would be going to another and apologizing sin...

In our church, Lent is a time for examining our consciences, self reflection and penance. Is there a practice of penance in Anabaptist fellowships or is there another view that's held? Liberal Mennonites started practicing Lent a few decades ago. Plain Anabaptists refrain from such practices, belie...

Please don't keep quiet. If it's burning in you badly enough that you need to bite your tongue to keep it in, we want to hear it! I'm from MB, my wife is not. And this is a valuable discussion to have here, I think. I can say for a fact that talking about issues you have faced in church on MennoNet...

There's a lot of good insight and discussion in this topic, thank you for starting it. Unfortunately as a NMB I can't help but feel I should bite my tongue and not say anything. Please don't keep quiet. If it's burning in you badly enough that you need to bite your tongue to keep it in, we want to ...

PBs were never nonresistant, nor would they meet Ernie's definition of "kingdom Christian" if he requires either an Amish-Deuteronomy 24 or Webb view of marriage. You may want to take a look at this article: Peter Brock, "The Peace Testimony of the Early Plymouth Brethren," Chur...

This is a thread to list fellowships (including home fellowships) who generally fit David Bercot's definition of "Kingdom Christian" . These would be folks who practice head-covering, non-resistance, modest dress, non-involvement in professional sports, do not allow divorce and remarriage...

I think Franklin is making the point that our choices, actions, etc., have an effect on others in our church. And I agree that modern Christianity has imbibed too much from of American society. Modern Christianity seems to believe and promote the idea that all that matters is myself, and I shouldn'...

We have 7 converts telling their testimonies including 4 of non Mennonite background and they will be baptised if the congregation accepts them in a few weeks. Wow! Great to hear this. What are you-all doing right? Really, wow, I join you in rejoicing in this move of God. J.M. According to a lot of...