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Debate: Man is justified through Faith Alone by the Imputed Righteousness of Christ
On 8/7/2021, I (Matt Slick) debated Seraphim/Kabane, a member of the Eastern Orthodox church on the topic, "Man is justified through faith alone by the imputed righteousness of Christ." I took the affirmative and Kabane, the negative. It was hosted on Sam Shamoun's...
Sacramentalism
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sacramentalism is the teaching that the sacraments possess an inherently efficacious grace that is necessary for salvation. A sacrament is... "A sensible sign,...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Toll Houses, Tradition, Trinity, Women
Toll Houses After death, demons attempt to take souls to Hades: "The teaching of Aerial Toll-Houses regards the soul's journey after its departure from the body, and is related to the particular judgment. In its most general form, it refers to the idea that after...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Sacraments, Saints, Salvation, Sin
Sacraments Many Sacraments: "The Orthodox Church numbers among the Sacraments the following: 1. Baptism; 2. Chrismation or Confirmation; 3. The Eucharist; 4. Confession or Repentance; 5. Holy Orders; 6. Holy Matrimony; 7. Holy Unction or The Anointing of the Sick."...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Prayer, Priests, Relics
Prayer Prayer to Mary: "It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and pure, the Mother of Our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gave birth to God the Word, true...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Marriage, Ordination, Orthodox Church
Marriage Marriage is a sacrament and a state of grace: "Marriage is not only a state of nature but a state of grace. Married life, no less than the life of a monk, is a special vocation, requiring a particular gift or charisma from the Holy Spirit; and this gift is...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Icons, Intercession for the Dead, Justification
Icons Icons are one of the ways God is revealed to us: "An icon is not simply a religious picture designed to arouse appropriate emotions in the beholder; it is one of the ways whereby God is revealed to us. Through icons, the Orthodox Christian receives a vision of...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Heaven, Hell, Holy Orders, Homosexuality
Heaven Heaven is a real place: "To the Orthodox Christian, heaven is a real place and the ultimate destination of all the righteous. Heaven is promised by Almighty God to all who love Him. It is not just space or some region “up there,” it is the abode of God!...
Orthodox Church Quotes on Fall, Free Will, Good works, Grace
Fall, The Unbelievers can do good: " . . . the consequences of the Fall did not devastate the human race, as taught in Western theology, and are less severe. True, our minds and will have become weakened and impaired so that we find it extremely difficult to attain...