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"Inter-communion?"
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Do Christians from western backgrounds need to formally convert in order to fully participate in a CoE congregation?

Shlama, Craig
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Craig Wrote:Do Christians from western backgrounds need to formally convert in order to fully participate in a CoE congregation?

Shlama, Craig

Shlama Akhi Craig,

Nope, there isn't even a conversion process for Meshikhaye ("Messianics~Christians").

The only requirement is that a person must have received Mamuditha ("immersion") in order to partake of the Bukhra ("firstborn", the communal meal.)

P.S. - The CoE has (always had) a formal policy against proseletizing. People who are already Meshikhaye may participate in the worship services at any time, and are considered part of the church just as anyone else would be.
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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Paul Younan Wrote:The only requirement is that a person must have received Mamuditha ("immersion") in order to partake of the Bukhra ("firstborn", the communal meal.)

Does the method of immersion make a difference? Infant versus adult? Full immersion versus sprinkling? Trinitarian versus some other formula?

Paul Younan Wrote:P.S. - The CoE has (always had) a formal policy against proseletizing. People who are already Meshikhaye may participate in the worship services at any time, and are considered part of the church just as anyone else would be.

Do you mean a formal policy only against proseletizing other groups of Christians? I'm somewhat skeptical that the CoE could have become as widespread as it did, if it didn't actively proseletize non-Christians at one point.

Shlama, Craig
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Shlama Akhi Craig,

Craig Wrote:
Paul Younan Wrote:The only requirement is that a person must have received Mamuditha ("immersion") in order to partake of the Bukhra ("firstborn", the communal meal.)

Does the method of immersion make a difference? Infant versus adult? Full immersion versus sprinkling? Trinitarian versus some other formula?

The method or age does not make a difference, only that it was b'Shem Awa w'Awra w'Rukha d'Qudsha - the formula specified by Maran.

Craig Wrote:
Paul Younan Wrote:P.S. - The CoE has (always had) a formal policy against proseletizing. People who are already Meshikhaye may participate in the worship services at any time, and are considered part of the church just as anyone else would be.

Do you mean a formal policy only against proseletizing other groups of Christians? I'm somewhat skeptical that the CoE could have become as widespread as it did, if it didn't actively proseletize non-Christians at one point.

Shlama, Craig

Yes, by proseletizing I meant of people who are already Meshikhaye.

The CoE freshly baptized non-believers, only, when it went on its missions throughout Asia. In other words, it never sent missions to people who were already believers from other churches.

The policy is still in practice today.
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