Restorationism I said at the beginning that my claim that the Restoration Movement Plea drove me into the open

arms of Orthodoxy would seem contradictory and nonsensical to my brothers and sisters in the Restoration Movement churches. [4.1] For my brothers and sisters in the Orthodox Church who have come from the Restoration Movement churches, you know well what I mean here. [4.2] I believe that the concept is still valid and would encourage all to know the history of "The" Restoration Movement and as well as other histories of the ages where a return to the ancient paths were heralded. [4.3] Has there not been " Restorationist" in parts of Africa and South America? [4.4] Is it not true that some of the other efforts of ancient history could be termed Restorationism and never have been familiar with Restoration Movement of the 1800's I am personally very much a kin to the Restoration Movement being of English/Irish descent, but I am also aware of concept to lead people back to the Bible and God, as a universal and timeless concept. [4.5] For more general information about other religious movements that attempted to restore the Christian church, see respiratory Restorationism. [4.6] Smith taught that this church was a restoration of the primitive Christian church established by Jesus in the first century A.D. Moreover, Smith taught that this restoration occurred in the "Latter Days" of the world, i.e., the time immediately prior to the Second Coming of Jesus. [4.7] The American Restorationism movement of the 19th century promoted a return to the practices of the first century Christian churches. [4.8] The Millerites were a part of the until restoration period of American religious history, and as such, sought to restore the earliest Christian church, complete with beliefs that had been lost or changed in some fashion. [4.9] Some see the movement as a plot by Christian churches to entice churches of Christ into using instrumental music into worship. [4.10] Restorationism is not a homogenous movement, but rather an unrelated group of comparably motivated movements. [4.11] From Clifton Healy's blog, This is Life! Revolutions Around the Cruciform Axis, and entry entitled Restoration Movement Christian to Orthodox Catechumen. [4.12] The Restoration Movement Thus far in this series of studies we have been noticing an attempt to "Reform" the Roman Catholic Church. [4.13] I like you come from an American Restoration Movement background and I recently was received into the Antiochian Orthodox Church. [4.14] The ROOT was to take the Restoration Movement practicing local autonomy and make a historically-unique leap using the RM churches to build a New World Order so grandiose that

the entire world would join in the new denomination. [4.15] Interpreted, this meant: "First, we will organize all of the Restoration Movement but our goal is to organize every church and every denomination under one large political organization. [4.16] These churches tend to lack the usual trappings of Christendom as part of the movement's call to return to the kind of Christianity practiced in the first century. [4.17] To be faithful to the ideals of the Restoration Movement we must stand apart as Christians only. [4.18] The foundation is a Roman Catholic sponsored attempt to build on Pope John Paul II's desire that the 21st century be a time of spiritual renewal, moral restoration, and ecumenical possibility. [4.19] In one sense, yes, the resemblence between Restoration Movement practice and doctrine and Orthodoxy is superficial; that is to say, the substance of their claims does not tie itself into the actual substance of the Church's being. [4.20] From that Movement, the Church of Latter Day Saints, along with other Restorationist Churches, were born. [4.21] Thus, I highly value your input, whether it agrees with my own perspectives or not, and I now seek out that reflective input with respect to the following, which is being increasingly pondered among various congregations in Christendom, especially among those within the Restoration Movement heritage. [4.22] The writers of the American Restoration Movement came out of churches where the pastor was dominant as a continuance of Catholicism. [4.23]