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**amberamuletuk** · 01-06-2008, 01:32 AM

Giggle... You have not met me - it is obvious - and some other cradle people I know . But now I will act humble because I know that Mary is watching.

Nina, we all have our weaknesses and strengths. I've seen things in you, that matches with other orthodox Christian, things that I haven't seen in me and all most of my protestant family/friends. Gotta be an outsider to see it. You're like a fish, you don't know that you're wet.

And... yes. I am definitely watching!

Mary, you talk about humility. I was just doing a little research for this post and learnt that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is considered to be the oldest of all the Eastern christianities. Something I did not know. I had the arrogant assumption that we were "bringing Christianity" to Ethiopians!!!! How nicely God makes us aware of our arrogance.

Hmmm.... that's a source of pride for the Ethiopians. It rubs me the wrong way. The Theotokos and the Apostles were not Ethiopians. If the Ethiopian Eunich was the first Ethiopian convert, then he was the contemporary of many Romans and Greeks, etc, who also converted about that time - the entire first Generation of Christians, was pretty international, as far as I can tell. Or else, the account in Acts would've read - And all those who weren't Jewish heard Peter's sermon in Amharic, because they were all Ethiopians...

Please forgive me.

I've heard them boast about their orthodoxy and it doesn't look attractive.

In Christ,
Mary.

01-06-2008, 01:32 AM	#35
amberamuletuk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 363 Senior Member	Giggle... You have not met me - it is obvious - and some other cradle people I know . But now I will act humble because I know that Mary is watching. Nina, we all have our weaknesses and strengths. I've seen things in you, that matches with other orthodox Christian, things that I haven't seen in me and all most of my protestant family/friends. Gotta be an outsider to see it. You're like a fish, you don't know that you're wet. And... yes. I am definitely watching! Mary, you talk about humility. I was just doing a little research for this post and learnt that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is considered to be the oldest of all the Eastern christianities. Something I did not know. I had the arrogant assumption that we were "bringing Christianity" to Ethiopians!!!! How nicely God makes us aware of our arrogance. Hmmm.... that's a source of pride for the Ethiopians. It rubs me the wrong way. The Theotokos and the Apostles were not Ethiopians. If the Ethiopian Eunich was the first Ethiopian convert, then he was the contemporary of many Romans and Greeks, etc, who also converted about that time - the entire first Generation of Christians, was pretty international, as far as I can tell. Or else, the account in Acts would've read - And all those who weren't Jewish heard Peter's sermon in Amharic, because they were all Ethiopians... Please forgive me. I've heard them boast about their orthodoxy and it doesn't look attractive. In Christ, Mary.
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