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Salvation as defined by the Eastern Orthodox Church

The most important part of the journey of becoming an Orthodox Christian is what is referred to as theosis. This process is not a one-stop-shop or a one incident conversion, but a lifetime of evolution and transformation of a “life in Christ.”

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Posture in Church

If, let’s say, the president of our country greeted you or, let’s say, the leader of your church or the governor or senator of your state, would you be sitting down while they continued to stand?

Ask an Eastern Orthodox Christian: How can there be multiple “orthodox” churches?

What may be confusing is the preceding jurisdictional heading or title in each one of those territorial governing bodies. 

Ask an Eastern Orthodox Christian: Is the Eastern Orthodox Church a very conservative church?

If conservative means that the Eastern Orthodox Church has adhered to the original teachings, practices, and Holy Traditions of Christ and the Apostles without addition, subtraction, or alteration of that faith, from the beginning of Christianity for 2000 years, then yes the Eastern Orthodox Church is a conservative Church.

Ask an Eastern Orthodox Christian: Why do you ask departed saints to pray for you?

Is a prayer from someone in heaven more effective than a prayer from someone on earth?

The role of spiritual consciousness

In this higher level of spiritual perception, determining what is right or wrong, good or evil is not about thinking or processing as in discursive logic, but rather a “knowing.”

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Does your church build schools, etc?

The Eastern Orthodox Church founded institutions, hospitals, orphanages, libraries, welfare agencies, and made great contributions to monasticism.

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