[Governor Dinwiddie]

Hmmm. As far as I know, the Orthodox church holds orthodox Christian beliefs … well duh!. Their style of worship is more liturgical and ornate than most protestant denominations, but otherwise their beliefs are very similar. After all, they are Christian—Jesus died for the atonement of our sins that we might have eternal life.

[bboop]

My husband’s stepmother and his dad are Greek Orthodox. She is conservative, but she says the church is very liberal.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: As far as I know, the Orthodox church holds orthodox Christian beliefs … well duh!.

Some differences:

1) Orthodox Church believes the Apocrypha is inspired. Protestants do not.

2) Sola Sciptura: Protestants believe that their ULTIMATE authority is scripture alone. The Orthodox Church, like Roman Catholics, it is Scripture PLUS tradition.

3) The claim to be Christ’s one, true church remains the clear Orthodox position. This should trouble evangelicals (as well as other Protestants), especially when it is combined with the Orthodox idea of who constitutes the church and how one enters the church.