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Living in the modern West I was raised in a society that valued individuality. Even in the brand of oppressive fundamentalism that we practiced there were certain incentives for being your own person. Now in my third year of Orthodoxy I find myself at somewhat of a strange place. I have found such freedom in the church that my Western-self ideas have found their way into the driver's seat and have led me to a place that does not seem very Orthodox.
Is the Orthodox life truly compatible with the Western ideas of self, success, life? If salvation in found in the church, is that to be my identity? How does one walk away from the pursuit of self to blend into the Body of Christ?
I hope that this makes sense. I would rather like it if input was limited to Orthodox believers.
Is the Orthodox life truly compatible with the Western ideas of self, success, life? If salvation in found in the church, is that to be my identity? How does one walk away from the pursuit of self to blend into the Body of Christ?
I hope that this makes sense. I would rather like it if input was limited to Orthodox believers.