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Hi guys, As one who is inquiring into Orthodoxy, it does seem a little odd posting in this part of TAW, but as I am not yet part of the Church and it is a somewhat controversial topic (at least outside of Orthodoxy) I thought it the best place to discuss this. Growing up a conservative (though...

Fantastic video :) thanks! Nick

Because if that sinner repents of his sin and comes to Christ, then he will not go to Hell, but spend eternity in communion with God... :)

Certainly, we must talk about salvation when we are explaining the Gospel - for the Gospel is that Christ died for us; without it our faith is nothing! That said, we as Christians are not "under the law"; we are under grace, and without grace no man can come to God. So to tell someone they are a...

Hey Justin, It's hard! Well, because people are not united. Since Adam and Eve there have been divisions amongst humans; that is not to say that human culture is evil, as God works through many influential people in many cultures, but it stems from this. Atheist point of view? But really...

Hey heymikey, :) True, most churches have authorities of some kind. Well, I think could be at most partially true. In an Orthodox worship service, priests, deacons and other members of the congregation have specific roles - for example, never would anyone but a priest serve the Eucharist apart...

Of course :). The question is, how do you know you are being guided by the Holy Spirit and not being deceived when you read the Bible? Because the Bible says so? The circular logic in that argument aside, Scripture is pretty clear: "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide...

Brad, I thought that us (according to you) being heretical, idolatrous, spiritually dead pagans who pray to saints, bow down to graven images and worship a "pantheon of gods" would make us unchristian enough without taking into consideration our soteriology, but anyway! Still waiting for an...

I should forward this to the editors of the young-earth creationist newsletter I get... :)

Hi Abdurrahim :), Do not Muslims believe that the Bible has been corrupted and hence cannot be trusted? If so, it is really pointless answering your question, because you will just claim it has been altered anyway! But really, Catholics and Orthodox reject Islam not because we believe Christ...

Hi wnwall :), It's not a perfect analogy, you are right. But basically, it comes back to what God said to Adam and Eve about the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden - "the day you eat of it, you will die". As you already believe (as far as I know), when Adam and Eve sinned, it was not just a...

Haha it's OK, Rick, I'm not here to eat you ^_^

Very true, Brad. I guess the point is that some people get overly dogmatic over trivial issues which really aren't important in the greater scheme of things, and instead of trying to work through their differences, they simply go and found a new church based on their own theology. This is fair...

Hi NightEternal, I'm a non-SDA Christian, so maybe I don't understand your concerns, but I don't think you need be worried. Certainly, there has been a lot of polemic fired against you by Christians of other denominations, but from what I can tell from the "official beliefs" stickied in your...

Oh, I always thought that was the Creation / Evolution was the bear pit ;). You are correct in a sense; we accept that there are things that only God can know, and don't attempt to scholastically explain things such as the "transformation" of the Eucharist, as the RCC does; it's a sort of...

Hi wnwall, Basically, the Orthodox Church rejects the substitutionary atonement model of salvation held by most Reformed and most Evangelical Protestant churches, which though common in the West (being essentially a modified version of Roman Catholic soteriology), has never been held by Eastern...

Brad, I truly am saddened by your comments. You have accused us of polytheism with no basis, called us pagan for placing icons in our churches, despite it being completely Biblical, mocked our saints, including St. Mary, the Mother of God, who dedicated her entire life to serving God and bore...

Actually, only Catholics believe that anyone is a "co-redemptrix"; we Orthodox think that's completely heretical. But if we really do worship a "pantheon of gods", I suspect this is the least we'll have to worry about!

Actually, it's the living asking (praying) those alive in Christ to pray (to God) for us, no different to asking any other Christian to pray for you :). I don't think many Orthodox do, no. Peace, Nick

Hey :) Apparently you can change your name, but you need a ludicrous number of "blessings" to do so; most people I know to have changed their name just signed up for a new account because it was easier. Peace, Nick