[RussianConservative]

Salvation found through relationship with Christ, Church is guide and teacher, that why we don't have Pope or steeples which to us is a priest/reverand what ever between congragation and God.

[OldCorps]

"Salvation found through relationship with Christ..."

This sounds more like Protestant thinking and not Orthodox. Relationship is not the proper word. We are servants of God, not some entity which can determine the proper relationship ourselves. If we are obedient to our Lord, then we are saved!

Here is how you attain salvation:

1. Baptism WITHIN the Church (not some fly by night, ecumenist, mumbo jumbo talking Protestant or RC group)

2. Confession of sins.

3. Daily prayers (morning and evening prayers)

4. attending important church services (by the way, today is the feastday of the Dormition of the Theotokos--C'praznikom)

5. receiving Communion.

Its that simple.

In Christ,
Rdr John