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by sosthenes001
Tue 1 November 2011 1:14 pm
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: Autocephalous Church and OCA
Replies: 13
Views: 408

Autocephalous Church and OCA

Hello everyone, I am planning to convert to Othodox Church, probably by next year, after talking with a French spoken priest, at the French spoken parish, here in Montreal (Quebec), St. Benoit de Nursie. However there is a technical point I would like to address with the members, here. Orthodox Chur...
by sosthenes001
Wed 23 February 2011 9:02 am
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Free-will and Justification
Replies: 11
Views: 7134

Re: Free-will and Justification

Dear Joanna, I would recommand to buy this study Bible. It is a goog investment. I many bible with comments (one catholic, one lutheran and this) and I find always to the point. One the other hand, I do not how to explain that justification is Good redeeming us freely. Look at Hebrew 9.15, for insta...
by sosthenes001
Tue 22 February 2011 9:27 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Free-will and Justification
Replies: 11
Views: 7134

Re: Free-will and Justification

Hello Joanna, What I meant, is just what Bible says: God initiates and accomplish justification through Christ on the Cross. Sorry I was not clear. if you have the Orthodox Study Bible there is a paper in Roman, chapt. 5, called «Justification by Faith» on page 1529 (2008 edition). Best regards, Fra...
by sosthenes001
Sun 20 February 2011 8:10 am
Forum: Other Languages
Topic: [FRENCH] John Damascus' Exposition of Faith
Replies: 4
Views: 17626

[FRENCH] John Damascus' Exposition of Faith

[French follows] Hello everyone, Father Mark, from British Columbia, kindly proposed me to read St John Damascus' Exposition of Orthodox Faith (precisely two chapters on justification and free-will) and I realyzed we have a french version since 1966, from Dr Emmanuel Ponsoye. Since it is freely avai...
by sosthenes001
Wed 16 February 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Free-will and Justification
Replies: 11
Views: 7134

Re: Free-will and Justification

Hello Father,

Thank you so much for this precious text from St John of Daascus. I am glad now I can rely on a Father of the Church.

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Best regards,
François

by sosthenes001
Wed 16 February 2011 2:36 pm
Forum: Sacred Scripture
Topic: Free-will and Justification
Replies: 11
Views: 7134

Free-will and Justification

Hello everyone, I am new on the forum. I have a question about justification and free-will. Sometimes I read people on some evangelical forums. Lately I came with someone who accused Orthodox Church of semi pelagianism, which make absolutely no sens for me, as I understand we believe that Man keeps ...