So to discuss how Obedenience works with regards to Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis (adherence to the canons), we\'re gonna talk about obedience based on previous posts....
ostonvasi said:
We are not Orthodox but Faith nor Works but by our Bishops because we are anointed by the chrism given to us by our Patriarch through our Bishops. It is the tangible gift of the Chrism that unites us and makes us part of the Church. You can try to be Orthodox without a Bishop, but then you will only have a belief or a way of life - not a sacramental experience. Therefore we are obedient to our Bishops.
Also, our wonderful and very charismatic Fr. Ephraim would not be in this country (USA) if not for the Bishop's blessing- especially Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh who was the first to open a monastery with Fr. Ephraim’s nuns and the Bishop who is most involved in Ecumenical Dialogue.
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