The Eucharist, Part 1: Introduction

The Eucharist Liturgy The original liturgy of the Eucharist is this… Dismissal — of the unbeliever, the catechumen, and the backslider. Eucharist — The offering (or sacrifice) of praise, thanksgiving, tithes, and firstfruits for the poor. Oblation — The presentation of the Eucharist to God with prayer and spoken “Amen.” …

The Disadvantage of Authority

In “It’s a Military Term,” I had noted that the word translated “helper” in Genesis 2:18 is used in the Old Testament as a military term that refers to that of an ally, rather than that of a subordinate, with no connotation of an implied difference in power or authority. …

Paul’s Use of Submission

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. When I wrote “The Context of Genesis 3:16”, I looked at how the context of Genesis 3:16 could be combined with that of Ephesians 5 and 1 Peter 3. Regarding the submission in Ephesians 5, I had …

It’s a Religion: Public Health

In my previous post, “It’s a Religion: Trans Ideology,” I described how in the United Kingdom, the government is using the power of the State to attempt to coerce people into making public formulaic pronouncements, a liturgy of religious indoctrination in support of trans ideology. Just like trans ideology, the …

It’s a Religion: Trans Ideology

There was once a time when people understood that the expectation to recite a public formulaic pronouncement—a liturgy—was, in fact, religious expression of belief. People also once understand that teaching a person to accept a set of beliefs uncritically was, in fact, indoctrination. Paired together, people once recognized this for …

Veneration of Relics

This is part of a series on the Roman Catholic sacraments. See the index. One of the common problems I’ve experienced in my interactions with Roman Catholics is that they don’t understand their own religion. They are discouraged from reading the Bible and coming to their own conclusions, and so rarely …

Axioms of Faith

This is part of a collection of rebuttals, responses, and replies. See the index. Analyzing the axioms of sola scriptura and sola ecclesia. This post in a response to Jack at Sigma Frame. For context, see the comments at “Are Common-Law Marriages the most Biblical?” Axioms The quotations Sola scriptura is the …

Cathodoxy’s Axiom

This is a quick response to this comment. The RCC and Orthodox positions on matrimony do vary to a degree that matters. Although they do have the same 7 sacraments and agreed upon apostolic succession… [..] The last true ecumenical council occurred in 787 AD, 267 years before the great …