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Orthodoxy, I believe, reveals the fullness of Christian faith in that we can understand mercy and justice in salvation by grace ( Ephesians 2:8-10 etc.).We can learn about judgment and not be judgmental but hopeful for ourselves and others ( Matthew 22:29-32, Matthew 7:1-12, 1 Timothy 2:1-6 etc.). It is ok for us to be informed as long as we are not presumptuous and put our trust in God according to His commandments and will ( Romans 2:6-16, Romans 9:14-18).What are some of the things you enjoy about Orthodoxy and what aspects of it do you kind of loathe or find difficult to practice? And please don't mistake this question as a negative one or think I am pursuing this for pure fun. I recognize there is work to be done and that the path is challenging.
What is frustrating about the situation of American Orthodoxy is that evangelization is scattered or lacking ( there are fine examples of it of course). Many Orthodox folks are good and faithful but do not articulate their faith well ( this is not an intellectual criticism on my part). I don’t believe other Christians should automatically be assumed as having a wrong faith. Many other Christian denominations or whatever are also collapsing with people not knowing where to go and we should be their haven. As an introvert myself, I surely should take care in what I say.
Lastly, I believe a real good, understandable, compact, & substantive book on Orthodoxy is: The Faith We Hold by the late Archbishop Paul of Finland. It is only around 100 pages long. I don’t know how available it might be. Our parish library has it, so maybe another might also. It would be good if this book is better known.
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