Three Views on Eastern Orthodoxy and Evangelicalism (Biblia.com)

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To some Western evangelicals, the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy seem mysterious and perhaps even unbiblical. Then again, from an Orthodox perspective, evangelicals lack the spiritual roots provided by centuries-old church traditions. Are the differences between these two branches of Christianity so sharp that to shake hands is to compromise the gospel itself? Or is there room for agreement? Are...

When one states the Eastern Orthodox understanding of salvation in positive terms, the picture of human redemption that emerges complements rather than conflicts with evangelicalism’s picture. It does not require an incompatibility with the evangelical interpretation of justification by faith or substitutionary atonement. Very simply, the classical evangelical tradition developed a “transactional” model of redemption in which emphasis is placed on what Christ did for me (i.e., the work of Christ

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