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I want to contact 'Albion' and don't see a way to private message him. I've been away for a long time. Thanks.

Is it possible to be a Christian and not believe in blood sacrifice -- that is, to not believe that God requires or ever required blood sacrifice to forgive sins? The Old Testament prophets, in contradiction to the Jewish sacrificial system, stated that God does not require blood sacrifice...

What atonement theory does the Assemblies of God hold to -- Penal Substitution, Governmental, something else?

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I posted what follows in St. Basil's, but only Matt replied. I'm posting it here not to argue but hoping it will get more views and replies. This is part of a post I placed on the thread entitled "looking for non-sacrificial doctrine; I wanted to get some Orthodox input on it: "I, too, am...

This part of a post I placed on the thread entitled "looking for non-sacrificial doctrine; I wanted to get some Orthodox input on it: "I, too, am looking for something that goes beyond just a disavowal of penal substitution. The whole idea of the necessity of a blood sacrifice is abhorrent to...

Within the SDA, is there room for disagreement on "soul sleep" and the penal substitution view of the atonement?

What do forum members think about the following articles? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/world/europe/24church.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/20/putin-solzhenitsyn-kirill-russia-opinions-contributors_orthodox_church.html

What would you say are the essentials of the faith? What are the things that must be believed in order to be a Christian? Is the Apostles' Creed a sufficient statement of the Christian faith, or is something additional needed?

What do you do when you have an affinity for a belief system, a strong agreement in key areas, and yet you also have strong disagreement in other areas, some of them also key areas? If the areas of disagreement did not consist of required teachings, there most likely would not be a problem, but...

I find that I am in agreement with the Orthodox teaching on sin and original sin. I know Orthodoxy views sin as a sickness or a missing of the mark. Does Orthodoxy also see sin as rebellion against God?

are you a member of? The two closest to me are the Orthodox Church in America, and the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Can anyone tell me what the differences are, if any, between these two jurisdictions?

This is a women's monastic community about two hours from me. Would they have worship services open to non-members of the community? I have emailed them for information. I also called but got no answer. http://antiochian.org/parish/35078

I have watched several Orthodox worship services on the web. I thought I would love it, but I really didn't care for it.

http://juicyecumenism.com/2015/07/07/the-next-umc-general-conference-will-be-decisive/?utm_source=International+Update+July+7%2C+2015&utm_campaign=International+update+&utm_medium=email

Here are what I believe are some impediments to my becoming Orthodox. Some are more crucial than others for me. First, let me say that I agree strongly with the Orthodox on atonement, the doctrine of God, sin and original sin, salvation. Maybe I'll just list the areas of disagreement and...