tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post4552041163849972201..comments2024-03-27T18:18:11.525-06:00Comments on American Creation: Historic Traditional Christianity and DuelingBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-27897079486863935662015-09-20T13:21:13.791-06:002015-09-20T13:21:13.791-06:00But to tie this back to the context of Hamilton...<i>But to tie this back to the context of Hamilton's twice being denied communion only to have one of the ministers (the Episcopalian Bishop Moore) relent and serve Hamilton communion, the elephant in the room was the inconsistency between the practice of Hamilton's dueling and the practice of Christianity.</i><br /><br />It's a dilemma. To duel over "honor" is quite what Jesus was talking about in Mt 5:39<br /><br /><i>But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.</i><br /><br />OTOH, Hamilton's dying, and you don't want him to die in the state of sin. I'd also think that Anglicans and Calvinists might not be of the same mind when it comes to repentance and forgiveness, so some further doctrinal digging might be needed here.<br /><br />http://www.askthepriest.org/askthepriest/2006/09/to_confess_or_n.htmlTom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com