The Basic Expert
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Icons and the Incarnation
In the last post, I discussed the scriptural evidence for holy images in the Old Testament, specifically in the Tabernacle and Temple. I even showed various places where veneration was given to holy images. I explained how idolatry had a precise definition, often involving creating a body for worshipping the spirit. Of course, none of…
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Icons and Scripture
When you have grown up as an evangelical and are looking into Eastern Orthodoxy, icons are one of the first things that will cause immediate awkward feelings or worry. In Protestant churches, the walls are generally pretty bare. There may be a cross on the stage, some Scripture on banners, or painted on the walls.…
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The Unity of the Church
First I want to say that this topic can be highly emotional. However, I can only speak the truth as I have learned it. The things said are not out of malicious intent but really something I had to wrestle with in an extremely painful way. If you feel offense by reading this, please forgive…
Solas to Saints 