theology

hey there, I was hoping to understand Orthodoxy better by starting a thread to ask questions to the Orthodox community. I'm looking more for those who are a little more seasoned in their walk but I'll take whatever comes. My first question is this, what is the Orthodox position on the gift of...

Isn't it strange that no devils or demons have appeared for 2000 years? Have you seen any? If so, prove it; photos, documentation, etc.

Hi! I was at a conference in august this year an encountered this little thingie. I have never understood the theological foundation for it. If that exists for this then pls help me and explain. Also when people say that it's the manifest lion of God, is this something other then just emotion...

The KJV-BRG replaces the "Red Letter" bible with the words of God in BLUE, the words of Jesus in RED, the Holy Spirit in GOLD letters. It is an advancement of the "Red Letter" bible and here are a few examples: John 5:7 with the Father in Blue letters and the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) in GOLD. In...

James 2:26 ..the body without the Spirit is Dead so there goes the false immortal Spirit theory.

The spirit of theological liberalism was first seen a long time ago. It appeared not in a dark cave, but in a splendid garden. Its first words were, “Did God really say . . . ?” Since that tragic day, theological liberalism has been sowing doubt about the content, reliability, truthfulness...

Why are people who say they are Christian so superstitious when it involves demons, devils, and satanic adversaries that are actually idols and thoughts in the heart of evil thinking men?

Can any Eastern Orthodox or Catholics apart of the Byzantine rite explain the essence-energy distinction of God to us western Christians? How do we reconcile it to divine simplicity?

G1228 diabolos διαβολος Old Testament used in 38 verses slanderer 2 verses, devil 16 verses, deliberation 8 verses. Translated as Traduce, accuse, metaphorically applied to a man, opposer. New Testament 36 verses and as Rev 20:2 figuratively as a type of sly, cunning, malicious person; Luke...

My CV is proven below, in the thread. Why nihilists (like the false atheists) deny my ownership of the CV? Do not nihilate my CV. My CV is fact from history. Nihilism is defined as deathstyle cached by the sentence: "There is no Absolute Truth, no Verity." The Nihilism is formulated by...

Hey friends! Yesterday morning I posted a thread in the "Atheism" sub-Reddit to have a civil discussion about faith and religion. To my pleasant surprise, as of writing this, over 300 users have taken interest in the discussion. The problem: I want to reply to each and every single one of them...

I left the PuritanBoard because I couldn't reconcile my views with theirs. (Changed my e-mail and signed out forever.) I guess I'll call this 'Paradoxical Calvinism.' I'm going to post my five points. 1. We are totally depraved, indeed. Are we absolutely unable to choose Christ? In a way, yes...

In Eastern Orthodox theology, theosis or deification is the process of taking on the qualities and likeness of God without becoming God. St. Athanasius said "God became man so that man might become God." What is meant by this is that humans become more and more like God, but, because God is...

Poor organization of topics seems to be a problem for forums. Part of the issue is those posting do not stay on topic – sometimes because there is no specific topic provided for the subject. I am attempting to locate a category to post the topic “How important is bearing fruit?” The unrewarded...

God created all things; God makes all things new. Keep this in mind as you read. The ancient Egyptian sky-goddess, one of the Ennead of Heliopolos. She is the personification of the sky and of the heavens, the daughter of Shu and Tefnut. As sky-goddess Nut was portrayed as a naked woman covered...

In 2016, the first diocesan woman bishop of the Church of England said that God is neither male or female and that she avoids gendered pronouns for God. "According to [Bishop Rachel] Treweek, God should not be given a gender. During her October 26 inauguration into the House of Lords, she said...

Devil Theory what John says leaves out any devil theory according to him it hadn't happened before the book was written! John says, 'things which must shortly come to pass and things which must be hereafter. ' Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his...

A very nice reflection of the nature of God with a special focus on the events commemorated during Holy Week and what they mean in a larger spiritual sense: The Suffering Servant

In the Eastern Orthodox Church we have a clear theology of Iconography, which explains why they constitute a part of our Church. This theology can be seen in the Seventh Ecumenical council, John of Damascus' defence of Holy images and subsequent theologians who have written on the topic. I...

If you die without Jesus, you will go to Hell. As Christians, isn't there a better way to evangelize to non-Christians? Isn't there a gentler way to evangelize to non-Christians? For example (just an example): "Heaven is a real place. God is real. Jesus loves you." What are your...