Nicholas Balducci

Orthodox Christian l Educator

A sinner in need of Christ and the Church ☦️

There is one God and one Christ, and one Church, and one faith. - St. Cyprian

[Fr. Michael Lillie @FrLillie]

Let’s encounter Him today at Church! Blessing await!

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@IndianaBrunner @EastRiver90 @Alex_Ortodoxie No, don't understand your caution. You balk at the first sign of challenge to the drive-by, low-tier theology in the view you defend. If you believe strongly on this, defend it.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@LizzieMarbach @IndianaBrunner B would not be committing serious sin, because idolatry would involve an act of worship- which is not what veneration of the saints is.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

A.

Because idolatry involves worship, not veneration. Therefore, B is automatic out. So by the answer choices you provided, we can put to rest the idea that veneration is worship, and therefore, idolatry.

[Indiana Brunner @IndianaBrunner]

Which is worse?

A. Refraining from acts of veneration, sincerely believing you’d be committing idolatry, only to discover you were wrong.

OR

B. Participating in acts of veneration, sincerely believing you’re honoring God, only to discover you were actually committing idolatry

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@IndianaBrunner A.

Because idolatry involves worship, not veneration. Therefore, B is automatic out. So by the answer choices you provided, we can put to rest the idea that veneration is worship, and therefore, idolatry.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@5SolasMissy "The gospel is the good news"
... then goes on to define it in her personal view based on presuppositions about or less than 500 years old.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@Orthodixie Agreed. Very far from the mind of Luther.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

No, we are not the same.

#Christianity

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@MontySingerArt @OwenBenjamin @JayDyer @TRHLofficial

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@DixieCrusaderr @ortho_no They believe what they want to believe, not as things are.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@johncdirks We agree with this statement. The question is, what conclusion did you try to draw from it?

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@notabreadliner @BaptistClips No, he's just spewing vomit.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@LizzieMarbach A cope because many people didn't buy the drive-by, microwave-ready theology. Since when has the Orthodox emphasized works and sacraments over faith, or vice versa? Same with Roman Catholics on this topic. So unless this is a Protestant phenomenon...

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@RealBroNat @AngloVarangian Orthodox is Catholic. The issues you cited are issues that the entire church had to grapple with. Issues emerged in the west and east. And the Orthodox Church did not embrace any of those. What are you talking about?

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@johncdirks Lower case- universal
Upper case- usually refers to Roman Catholic, Orthodox Catholic, or historical Christianity.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@LizzieMarbach False either/or exists in the answer choices.

[Nicholas Balducci @OrthoWalk757]

@bloyd88 @JakeCrain_ Sure didn't.