5 Things The Orthodox Should Know About The Reformed
To help Orthodox Christians dialogue with Calvinists, we explore five key things Orthodox Christians need to know about the Reformed.
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To help Orthodox Christians dialogue with Calvinists, we explore five key things Orthodox Christians need to know about the Reformed.
Are Heaven and Hell truly physical places? Or is there a deeper spiritual dimension to the concept of salvation and damnation that Western Christianity ignores?
In this post, we explain who can and cannot receive Holy Communion during an Orthodox Liturgy.
If God is all-powerful, just, and loves us, why does He allow pain and suffering? If God is really there, why do bad things happen?
Do faith and science contradict, or exist in harmony? In this post, we explore the relationship between faith and science in Orthodoxy.
In this post, we explore the Orthodox Church’s teachings on angels and explain the role they play in heaven and on earth.
How can Orthodox Christians pray for peace and the armed forces at the same time? In this post, explore the Orthodox teachings on war.
Can there be salvation outside the Church, or are only Orthodox Christians “saved”?
In this post, we explore Chrismation in the Orthodox Church, our receiving of the Gift of the Holy Spirit, as the Apostles did at Pentecost.
In this post, we talk about what truly happens to us during our Baptism and what this means for our salvation.
To help Orthodox Christians dialogue with Calvinists, we explore five key things Orthodox Christians need to know about the Reformed.
Are Heaven and Hell truly physical places? Or is there a deeper spiritual dimension to the concept of salvation and damnation that Western Christianity ignores?
In this post, we explain who can and cannot receive Holy Communion during an Orthodox Liturgy.
If God is all-powerful, just, and loves us, why does He allow pain and suffering? If God is really there, why do bad things happen?
Do faith and science contradict, or exist in harmony? In this post, we explore the relationship between faith and science in Orthodoxy.
In this post, we explore the Orthodox Church’s teachings on angels and explain the role they play in heaven and on earth.
How can Orthodox Christians pray for peace and the armed forces at the same time? In this post, explore the Orthodox teachings on war.
Can there be salvation outside the Church, or are only Orthodox Christians “saved”?
In this post, we explore Chrismation in the Orthodox Church, our receiving of the Gift of the Holy Spirit, as the Apostles did at Pentecost.
In this post, we talk about what truly happens to us during our Baptism and what this means for our salvation.
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