The orthodox view of salvation is that Jesus is the savior. One is saved through abiding in him. This means that if you believe in him you will obey him....
As the old Russian monks advised many inquirers...listen to the texts chanted at liturgy! Or in a revision or this advice: Obtain the HOROLOGION, the MENAION...
The gallery has been increased to number 456 Saints. The latest additions of new Saints are: St. Nilus of Rossano http://tinyurl.com/3x39ud St. Laura,...
I'll give a shot at an answer, even though I am not a clergy or anything like that. ... Well, a Western Orthodox Mass is somewhat different... a traditional ...
Please forgive me for my previous negligence on greeting past recent new members. And let us all welcome (see below) "Choppy" to our List community!the...
15/28 July [Julian/Gregorian calendars] Name's day greetings to Christians named Vladimir! Feast day greetings Christians of Slavic descent! A day of joy for...
There was apparently a discussion beginning on Occidentalis about Orthodox versus Roman Catholic beliefs. I'd like to pick that up in a few, starting with a...
John Paul II on Purgatory Purgatory Is Necessary Purification Before we enter into full communion with God, every trace of sin within us must be eliminated and...
Thank you very much. If there is no state of purgation by grace and final conversion after death,why would anyone pray for the dead as much as the varied...
The opposite of Unitate(from Unia/ Unio,Union, fromUnitas,unity) is fragmented and disunited or schismatic ,if you will.. I know that when "Non Uniate" E...
I think the classic Orthodox response would be we ask God to have mercy on the souls of the dead during the Last Judgment and to provide comfort to the souls...
How does that substantially differ from RC Purgatory(minus the temporal/spacial punitive imagery) if there is actual free will? How do after -death "toll...
I wish I knew. Toll houses are a controversial topic among many Orthodox theologians, especially among the Greeks, from what I have read, but I don't pretend...
... That's like asking for a book to be written...there's *plenty* of materials on Orthodox eschatology available in English so that one can do one's own...
I don't use the term perjoratively. I was part of a Uniate parish before I came to Orthodoxy, and they were not so offended by the term "Uniates", since they...
I'll discuss purgatory, but I have objections in this case. My primary objection to your presentation here is that it is slippery. What I mean by this is that...
Will Theotokos go the way of Christokos? ... That's like asking for a book to be written...there's *plenty* of materials on Orthodox eschatology available in...
Could you give us some book titles on EO eschatology from"authoratative" sources like Fathers, Councils or Confessiones like Mogila's or Dositeus' to show...
... In spite of the traditional apophatic approach of the Orthodox to theological exposition, one will not generally find the sort of "authoritative" sources,...
Joe, Didn't anyone ever tell you that in a debate it's not a good idea to tell someone your discussing with what is on their minds? I don't appreciate your...
You can't avoid the fact Orthodox theologians, at different times, borrowed from the scholastic categories regarding they types of sin. In any case, it's...
Fr. Anthony, You claim the Orthodox Church considers the forgiveness of sins after death a novelty, but what about the testimony of the Fathers? Shouldn't you...
INDULGENCES IN THE HISTORY OF THE GREEK CHURCH In the 16th—18th centuries the Greek Church, even though limited in its contacts with the outer world to the...
... No, I do *not*. I wrote: "There is no repentance after death." And I wrote later in the same message: "...the Church believes that the prayer of the Church...
... What I in fact said was "I don't think you are being frank". Perhaps it was a bit strong, but I will defend *why I said* what I did, even though I may...
... snip Thanks for posting this. It demonstrates throughout that the errors taken up by the Greeks were, indeed, *errors* which eventually were purged and...
It sounds to me like the Patriarchs didn't fully understand the Latin teaching on indulgences either: since it seemed to think Rome was granting certificates...
... It does seem however, exactly the opposite occurred in case of indulgences.... -- Joseph Suaiden Website: http://suaiden.freehostia.com New Book:...
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