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1 John 1:8 King James Version (KJV) 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

The emphasis in bold is mine. It seems to me you have answered your own question.

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we...

I have had the chance to visit a Greek Orthodox Church in my area a few times. They are pretty much unwilling to judge me but are completely welcoming and friendly. I would encourage you to visit a local Orthodox church esp the Divine Liturgy if you can and not seek to find out how they look...

I hope to take my children, teen to age four there next week. There were a lot of families with young children. The liturgy seemed to be going along perfectly normal until a young child yelled out "here they come!" when the Eucharist was brought out by the priest.

I went to my first divine liturgy today. It was beautiful. And the priest and people were nice.

I think that says it best...

If having apostolic succession is supposed to protect the teachings as originally handed down, why doesn't everyone here agree?

That would make sense, except for the fact that they split into two Churches who teach opposite things that can't both be true, so what was preserved?

Catholic and Orthodox each claim a common history through the apostles. Why is apostolic succession useful or necessary if the apostles allowed the Church to be split in two and teach completely different theology today? Catholic and Orthodox worship alike but the theology could not be more...

It is probably because of the grave sin / venial sin distinction. i.e. don't go to Mass on Sunday (something most protestants would consider a work) and you may have comitted a grave sin (CC 2181), miss confession and damnation is the result. (CC 1035) It's probably not so much that works...

Does "Christ trained and approved!" mean Apostolic succession? This is a little confusing to me since both the Catholic and Orthodox claim apostolic succession and the two Churches doctrine could not be more different on some of the fundamentals. Also, what is the Orthodox message of salvation?

Nothing unproven was needed in this case, just antibiotics. It is well proven in this case.

Manslaughter doesn't require intent. If there was intent it would be murder.

Prison in Oregon is designed for punishment, not deprogramming. There are no programs to help, it is only people storage.

What should happen to these parents?, they have been charged with manslaughter for praying and not getting medical help for their child in Oregon. The child died. Manslaughter requires a six year prison sentence in Oregon. I am wondering what you think should happen, not what you think will...

Not all Christians believe in the Catholic explanation of original sin and the idea that we will be punished for that sin commited by Adam and Eve.

Only if someone is watching.

Since only Bush could send the military to Iraq, he deserves the blame or credit for the Iraq war.