The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

The fact that you can write that we think our works can justify us shows that you were never a member of any type of Orthodox Church. I do not see what you thought you were going to achieve through lying.

We believe that we are saved by Grace through Faith. However Grace does not destory human ...

How do you presume to know what the true Church is? Christ said that it would be established by the Apostles themselves, and would endure until His return, hence it cannot be the Protestant sects that came into existence 1,600 years after the first Pentecost in Jerusalem. (e.g., "Whatsover ye shall ...

Joanna,

Because it's a protestant question. The Orthodox don't ask that question. We know that it's a life-long process. And even the Orthodox saints never stated that they were saved.

I disagree. It's a biblical question. In fact, it's the most important question to ask regarding the bible. Do ...

And that is the jist of it. You look at Orthodoxy by the standards of Orthodox people. The Orthodox faith is pure, but the people are messed up. You really should read the lives of the saints.

I was not referring to the people within the Church, I was saying that when you go to an orthodox church ...

I see that you have rightly acknowledged that Christ God explicitly told the Apostles that the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, would guide them in the way of all truth in establishing the Church on Pentecost.

Fixed it :wink:

What you did not acknowledge was Christ's additional, explicit teaching ...

You did not understand what I said. You are interpreting "My word will last forever" as "My written scripture will last forever". Our Lord's word is not restricted only to what is written.

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on this verse, i understood what you said just did not agree.

I do not know which is your intimacy with the Holy Spirit to say this and know all his wishes since "The paths of God are unknown"... but if God wanted someting to be preserved, he could use many ways. Having this things written or remembered orally. God is strong and smart enough to have his law ...