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Jason, I don't use a Mac, but Keith Mathison did a review of both the Mac and PC versions of Logos which you can read here.
Hope this helps,
Bobby
Yes, I'm aware the terminology is employed differently; however, I've never encountered an Orthodox Christian or theological writing that claimed that a person will go to heaven based solely on the work of God through faith in Jesus Christ. In som...
Harry,
Would not the biggest difference be on the nature of salvation? I have had many Orthodox Christians argue with me how we are not saved by faith alone, but we need to add our works and free will in order to achieve salvation.
I suppose you...
Ah, I had the title wrong. The name of the the Orthodox book I was referring to that's published by St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary is "The Primacy of Peter" and was written by Fr. John Meyendorff.
http://www.amazon.com/Primacy-Peter...
Hmm...I don't know that the Confessional Lutherans I know would "yield" their interpretation to other (than Scripture) authoritative sources. They would make every effort to bring their interpretation in line with that of the Confessions, believin...
As far as "apostolic succession" goes in Eastern Orthodoxy, I believe I read it in "Peter, Primacy, and the Pope" (published by SVS) that each bishop can trace their ordination back to an apostle. It doesn't matter which apostle. They do believe P...
Right, those churches that all honor the Ecumenical Patriarch as the "Leader among Equals" are usually referred to as the "Eastern Orthodox," which are not to be confused with the "Oriental Orthodox."
Actually, I think the EO say that Scripture itself is a part and product of Holy Tradition. I don't think the Eastern Orthodox separate Scripture from Tradition as the Roman Catholics do. I believe it is the Catechism of the Catholic Church that u...
To be fair, I never met a practicing Roman Catholic who admitted the Bible taught "X", but the Church teaches "Y", and "Y" and "X" contradict each other therefore one should believe the Church (Catholic Church that is) and not the Bible. I once de...
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 4:06am on August 29, 2009,
Char said…
- cause then you'd be awsum for the record.
- At 4:06am on August 29, 2009,
Char said…
- Dude you look just like Luther!!
...Are you mean too??
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