EO view of Origional Sin

[MariaRegina]

Elizabeth,

You know good and well I have supported and defended you in the past and that is exactly why I do not appreciate your false accusations. Bottom line is we do make you feel welcome in our forum but I can not say I feel the same thing over here.

Dear Michelle,

Unfortunately, this is not true. I have not felt welcomed by the word twisting and name calling that goes on at the OBOB by several members whom I shall not name. I pray constantly for their repentance.

Let us post peacefully and charitably and realize that we are talking to Christ when we post each other.

Prayerfully in Christ our God,
Elizabeth

 

[geocajun]

Let us post peacefully and charitably and realize that we are talking to Christ when we post each other.

and lets remember that when we speak of those such as the Holy Father - or try to lead his sheep astray.

 

[Benedicta00]

Dear Michelle,

Unfortunately, this is not true. I have not felt welcomed by the word twisting and name calling that goes on at the OBOB by several members whom I shall not name. I pray constantly for their repentance.

Let us post peacefully and charitably and realize that we are talking to Christ when we post each other.

Prayerfully in Christ our God,
Elizabeth

And none of that was done by me… but ask yourself why do they treat you the way they do? Could it have something to do with that ax your grinding?

 

[Oblio]

and lets remember that when we speak of those such as the Holy Father - or try to lead his sheep astray.

And to insinuate that Orthodox teachings & or opinion is leading sheep astray is over the line in this forum. Party is over.

 

[Oblio]

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Nothing happens fast in Orthodoxy Plus I am offsite with a somewhat limited access till post-Theophany. I am reopening this in the hope that tempers have cooled and that meaningful discussion can continue. Please play nice folks , and remember that not only is thread viewed by many that are not members, but by Christ Himself. We are witnesses to both of our confessions, and represent Christ to the lost.
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[Patristic]

I found this quote from Saint Symeon and really thought it would be applicable to this discussion.

"That saying that calls no one sinless except God, even though he has lived only one day on earth, does not refer to those who sin personally, because how can a one-day-old child sin? But in this is expressed that mystery of our Faith, that human nature is sinful from its very conception. God did not create man sinful, but pure and holy. But since the first-created Adam lost this garment of sanctity, not from any other sin but from pride alone, and became corruptible and mortal, all people also who come from the seed of Adam are participants of the ancestral sin from their very conception and birth. He who has been born in this way, even though he has not yet performed any sin, is already sinful enough through this ancestral sin."

The First Created Man, pg. 70