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<blockquote data-quote="Dijkstra" data-source="post: 1519908" data-attributes="member: 22962"><p>Hmm, I'd say you've about hit the nail on the head there [USER=18147]@Alexander_English[/USER], at least in my eyes.</p><p></p><p>The simplified history of we Protestants breaking away from the Roman Catholic church very much are points such as that church itself becoming chiefly a corrupt political organization, where works superceded faith and repentance as the means of salvation and saints were elevated to seeming equality with the Savior. It's why I personally have a degree of frustration and sadness about our brothers in the Orthodox churches, because to an extent I hear much more about tradition than I do about the Gospel and teaching and encouragement on living a Christ-like life and fulfilling the Great Commission, if at least on the surface level in this forum space (tis my only exposure with practicing Orthodox). That of course does not preclude Protestants from the same errors any member of the Roman Catholic or Orthodox denominations could make, quite the opposite as we are as human and sinful as any other.</p><p></p><p>I must admit I'm rather bemused by the historical documents and councils referenced thus far - as someone raised and remaining Protestant, nary a one of those rather deeply theological debates touch what I've ever been taught. I find it ironic - those historical figures arguing theology while professing Sola Scriptura seems a tad funny, as I have always found said doctrine lends itself readily to a wholly literal reading of the Bible in the overwhelming majority of cases (I will concede that while I hold what I gather to be exceptionally unpopular opinions on the sacraments of Baptism and Communion for this forum, those mysteries among others, plus the yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies of Revelation, have good basis for discussing how literal/figurative the language might be).</p><p></p><p>That said, I believe much further up this thread someone linked a video in which a Orthodox priest was discussing the history of Protestantism - though it's done the exact opposite of its intent in my personal case, I have found by and large it was still very edifying, like many discussions I've read here. I'm thankful for not only having so much history thrown my way to read and learn from, but to be able to appreciate the point of view of Orthodox Christians, as you are widely underrepresented here in the US.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dijkstra, post: 1519908, member: 22962"] Hmm, I'd say you've about hit the nail on the head there [USER=18147]@Alexander_English[/USER], at least in my eyes. The simplified history of we Protestants breaking away from the Roman Catholic church very much are points such as that church itself becoming chiefly a corrupt political organization, where works superceded faith and repentance as the means of salvation and saints were elevated to seeming equality with the Savior. It's why I personally have a degree of frustration and sadness about our brothers in the Orthodox churches, because to an extent I hear much more about tradition than I do about the Gospel and teaching and encouragement on living a Christ-like life and fulfilling the Great Commission, if at least on the surface level in this forum space (tis my only exposure with practicing Orthodox). That of course does not preclude Protestants from the same errors any member of the Roman Catholic or Orthodox denominations could make, quite the opposite as we are as human and sinful as any other. I must admit I'm rather bemused by the historical documents and councils referenced thus far - as someone raised and remaining Protestant, nary a one of those rather deeply theological debates touch what I've ever been taught. I find it ironic - those historical figures arguing theology while professing Sola Scriptura seems a tad funny, as I have always found said doctrine lends itself readily to a wholly literal reading of the Bible in the overwhelming majority of cases (I will concede that while I hold what I gather to be exceptionally unpopular opinions on the sacraments of Baptism and Communion for this forum, those mysteries among others, plus the yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies of Revelation, have good basis for discussing how literal/figurative the language might be). That said, I believe much further up this thread someone linked a video in which a Orthodox priest was discussing the history of Protestantism - though it's done the exact opposite of its intent in my personal case, I have found by and large it was still very edifying, like many discussions I've read here. I'm thankful for not only having so much history thrown my way to read and learn from, but to be able to appreciate the point of view of Orthodox Christians, as you are widely underrepresented here in the US. [/QUOTE]
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