I was asking if the Orthodox believe in Calvinism because as a person who is just beginning in Orthodoxy, I haven't read about it anywhere in Orthodox materials.
I had once had a conversation with the son of a very close friend. The son had become a Calvinist. He was sincere and loving, but very dogmatic when he pronounced that because I did not adhere to the tenets of Calvinism, I was not a Christian at all and was bound for hell. This is cultist thinking. I have hope that, someday, I will have a subsequent conversation where the son tells me he has found the original faith of our fathers- the Orthodox Christian Church.
Nathan: I'm still learning about Orthodoxy, so the Orthodox don't believe this do they? It's just that I haven't read that in anything yet. Anna
ReplyDeleteDon't believe what? The post is a commentary on the man-made theology called Calvinism. Orthodox are not Calvinists.
ReplyDeleteI was asking if the Orthodox believe in Calvinism because as a person who is just beginning in Orthodoxy, I haven't read about it anywhere in Orthodox materials.
ReplyDeleteNo. Orthodoxy and Calvinism are vastly different in theology, world view and ecclesiology. Calvinists differ greatly even from other Protestants.
ReplyDeleteI had once had a conversation with the son of a very close friend. The son had become a Calvinist. He was sincere and loving, but very dogmatic when he pronounced that because I did not adhere to the tenets of Calvinism, I was not a Christian at all and was bound for hell. This is cultist thinking. I have hope that, someday, I will have a subsequent conversation where the son tells me he has found the original faith of our fathers- the Orthodox Christian Church.
ReplyDelete