[ejonesie22]

His attempts at trying to use Eastern Orthodox teaching to support these cult ideas is rather lame. Even though most know them as fellow Christians, since the Orthodox traditions are alien to many here, it is easy to say anything you want about them.

However there was a reason that I as a young Methodist, sat there in a Orthodox Church 20 plus years ago and felt at home especially when reciting the Nicene Creed.

They are not really different. To paraphrase Patton, the Orthodox and the Protestants are peoples of the same faith essentially separated by different languages...

[Godzilla]

Agree, I’m more comfortable with the concept of sanctification, which as far as I can see, is a more western version of theosis in that it is similar in concept.