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The implication is if good is not done for the sake of God, that good brings neither the grace of God in this life or reward in the next.

I believe that Evangelical Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy doctrines are contradictory on the issue of personal salvation

In the Eastern Orthodox Church (EOC) the word for sin in Greek is "αμαρτία" which is defined in the following way: 'failure' or — more specifically — 'missing the mark,' 'going astray,' 'erring,' 'severing a relationship,' or, ultimately, “failing to achieve the purpose and benefit of life for which one is created.'

What does the Orthodox Church believe? How are we different than any other tens of thousands of Christian expressions of faith?

Never mind that Turkey is overwhelmingly Muslim. The most enduring image of Pope Francis’ three-day visit to Turkey was the moment when he bowed his head and asked for the blessing of the leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

POST FALLS, Idaho — About 50 people gathered on the bank of the Spokane River on Monday to pray for the waters that flow through the region.