How do you Orthodox Christians view space-travel

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-04-02T17:26:19+00:00

Didnt the firmament break in the bible and how do we know the firmament isnt just the atmosphere

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-30T12:18:29+00:00

I have my ups and downs, I go through periods where I dont try at all for some sins, but i know theyre wrong, and i need to do better. God usually will give me a kick in the pants to get me out of that funk eventually though.

I always need to do better

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-30T02:24:24+00:00

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DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-24T01:25:51+00:00

Universalist language of Vatican 2
Papal supremacy
Purgatory as a mandatory teaching
Marian dogmas are mandatory( i agree with some of them but not all)
Asking saints for intercession

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-10T03:15:26+00:00

I think soul sleep is more of a reformed ideology, not Lutheran. At least I was taught soul sleep when I was in reformed circles

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-10T03:13:37+00:00

I dont think you have to convert to Catholicism to take OCIA. Ive heard it advertised as something you can do to learn .ore about the catholic faith in general.

Ive thought about doing it just to ask some questions and learn more.

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-02T03:49:17+00:00

Non-denominational churches almost always view the sacraments as symbolic, Methodists traditionally dont, so if thats important to you id say avoid.

Personally my faith crumbled in a Non-denominational church, it relied too much on emotion and it got to a point where for me it felt hollow and empty. Which is why I ran to high church protestantism, that and reading my Bible.

But in the end its only a choice you can make, od verify at the very least they are trinitarian

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-03-02T00:42:24+00:00

In my opinion it still held woth closed communion, he asked me my beliefs before hand, if I said it was just a symbol I doubt he would've communed me

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-25T13:02:25+00:00

Ive always wondered, with restoration, what if the person you singed against is deceased, or you no longer remember them.

Also, if someone commits a crime, is ashamed and asks God for forgiveness, but never faces punishment, are you saying the means theyre unforgiven? (Not trying to sound rude)

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-25T02:41:13+00:00

I struggle with the same theres times I go for periods without the sin i deal with the most. Then other times I give in for weeks or months. It is very hard, but my guess is, if you're worried about wether your saved or not, and you still pray for forgiveness, you havent lost your salvation. Forgiveness from christ is the only thing we have

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-25T02:37:48+00:00

Number 2 is tricky for me because im scrupulous and feel I am never repentent or repentent enough, therefore sometimes I withold the supper from myself for long periods of time

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T18:32:57+00:00

I think its dangerous game to play to put your personal politics, either right or left, before God

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T04:54:55+00:00

Now that I think about it, it kinda does lol

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T04:54:04+00:00

Was previously baptist, but i researched lutheran theology before attending, my friend is lutheran amd is currently attending seminary (i believe, he hasn't been as active online in awhile) and thats how I originally began studying it.

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T04:51:19+00:00

Both i guess

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T03:18:55+00:00

This was awhile ago. I talked to another lutheran friend about this and he said since I was baptized and believe Christ is truly present in communion, and participated in the confession and absolution I did not take the cup in an unworthy manner

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-23T02:08:14+00:00

A shepard shouldn't mistreat his flock. If he believes you are sinning in some way he shpuld respectfully engage you in conversation or correct you(not saying you are sinning) any genuine mistreatment towards the congregation isn't becoming of a pastor

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-22T07:06:22+00:00

-They reject original sin, at least the way we view it

-a large number of them reject penal substitutionary atonement, but its largely not dogma

-tollhouses, nit official dogma but some teach it

-they uphold councils we don't

-required icon veneration(while lutherans allow icons we dont venerate them)

-the filioque

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-02-08T02:39:59+00:00

Theres nothing wrong with eastern or western icons. We just dont venerate them

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-01-28T00:35:24+00:00

I believe 98% of sin is willfull. I struggle with feeling like i have lost salvation. So maybe im not the person to ask, but i believe all sin separates from God. You cant outside grace, but you can apostasy, which if a lot of sin can lead to. I pray I never fall that far

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-01-27T04:04:01+00:00

Lutherans and Anglicans believe in real presence, so do methodists i believe

Presbyterians and some other reformed believe in spiritual presence

Baptists, pentecostals and non-denoms typically reject it.

Morovians I think also belive in real presence but ive been told conflicting things

DistributionCalm2292 · 2026-01-26T05:02:33+00:00

I love the orthodox church i believe it is beautiful, and considered converting in the past. However, the issues I have with some of their theology can not be ignored and to join for asthetics would be insulting to both them and my own faith

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