James the Persian
Dreptcredincios Crestin
I have found the following article to be a very good explanation, and one that is far more eloquent than I could produce, of some of the soteriological differences between eastern and western Christian confessions. Many thanks to Comprehend for bringing it to my attention (he deserves frubals but I'm out).
http://www.stpaulsirvine.org/html/Justification.htm
As this difference is often one of the most important reasons that converts give for choosing Orthodoxy over other churches and also given how very real a difference this makes to our theology and how often I am asked to explain aspects of it, I thought that it was worth stickying this link in the EO forum. Don't be surprised if I recommend it frequently - it really is that good.
James
http://www.stpaulsirvine.org/html/Justification.htm
As this difference is often one of the most important reasons that converts give for choosing Orthodoxy over other churches and also given how very real a difference this makes to our theology and how often I am asked to explain aspects of it, I thought that it was worth stickying this link in the EO forum. Don't be surprised if I recommend it frequently - it really is that good.
James