Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, pt. 1

Another series of posts. I want to explore what for us Anglicans is kind of a guiding principle. Lex orandi, lex credendi means "the law of prayer is the law of faith." It works in two ways: What you pray, the way you worship, shapes the content of your belief; and the way you worship shows forth what you really believe.

You can learn a lot about what is important to a Church by observing its liturgy, and you can kind of predict where it's going. I'm not going to name names, but I'm wanting to ask some questions.

If you know me, you will probably be able to guess where some of my examples come from. Please, no one take offense, because I am not going on a "heresy hunt." I'm just wanting to ask provocative questions.

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