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.
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I believe that Evangelical Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy doctrines are contradictory on the issue of personal salvation
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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.'
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What does the Orthodox Church believe? How are we different than any other tens of thousands of Christian expressions of faith?
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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.
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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.
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