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Muslims do not believe that Jesus died on the cross. In fact, he has not died(according to Muslims that I have spoken to.) Could someone verify.

I do not know.

Is it on this site? http://a_g_green_jr.tripod.com/OtherOrthodox.html

The reason Jesus says "My God, My God... " on the cross is that he is quoting the Old Testament while he fullfills the prophecy. Psalm 22 1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the day...

If I understand correctly, the Muslims view the Koran the same way.

Allah is the pagan crescent moon god. This is why there is a crescent moon on the top of each mosque.

Do you love her more than your faith? Does she love you more than her faith?

This is an explanation of the The Baptismal Font. A key element of the Orthodox service. ----------------------------------- The baptismal font in the language of the Church Fathers is the Divine Womb whence we receive the second birth as children of God. Baptism is truly a birth. "But...

I found two examples where the Muslim and Mormon texts alter the New Testament texts. There are more examples, but for discussion.... Mormon example: Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2; Matt. 2:1). In the Book of Mormon (Alma 7:9,10) it says it was Jerusalem. Muslim example...

What is the square root of -1? The answer is i An imaginary number. Seems like even Math requires faith.

Most Christians do not recognize Mormons as Christians. There are numerous differences -(We probably could start a new thread.) But, for discussion sake...they believe the Book of Mormon to pure from God and never mistranslated. Muslims say the same thing about the Koran. (I could be wrong...

Besides Christ, do know of an example of this in the Muslim and Mormon faiths?

Christ spoke of false prophets. Are these the result of false prophets?

I heard that the Septuagint is a better translation of the Old Testament than the current Masoretic text. Does anyone have more information on this topic?

St. John Chrysostom. On Marriage and Family Life. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press.

The Church is the vehicle in which we can achieve theosis.

Here is a good article on the topic. I would post the url, but I'm such a Newbie that I can't. It explains the topic much better than I ever could. ---------------------------------------- Holy Communion and the Church Can we(Orthodox) receive Holy Communion in a Roman Catholic Church...

I just thought it was interesting that the Muslim and Mormon faiths both have a new prophet that gives new scripture that invalidate previous scripture. Do you think the comparision is invalid?

According to the Catholic Church, Orthodox Christians may receive communion in the Catholic Church. However, Orthodox Christians are not permitted to participate.

In response to question two. 2) What do Orthodox Christians think of Protestants who claim to have greater authority than the church through our adherence to the scriptures? I think it is interesting that many Protestants finish the Lord's Prayer with "for Thine is the power and the glory for...