Christians come in all shapes and sizes.
What kind am I?
I am an Indian Christian
more accurately I am a Marthomite.
A Christian from
Kerala will probably understand the type of church that I belong to.
But to a Christian
in the western world, explaining who I am and where I'm coming from is not
an easy task. The Mar Thoma Church describes itself in the following
manner:
We are Apostolic in
origin, catholic in nature, Biblical in faith, Evangelical in principle,
Ecumenical in outlook, Oriental in worship, Democratic in function, Episcopal
in character and a Reformed Church.1
Each of the following
few posts will expand and discuss this definition and its relevance
to Marthomites.
Bibliography:
1. Reformation in the Malankara Church. Living the Gospel Pub. Mar Thoma Sabha Council,
February 2011.
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