Eastern Orthodoxy: Through the Lens of Scripture - Samuel Farag
A Different Gospel? - E.1 - Eastern Orthodoxy - Samuel Farag
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In his letter to the Galatians, Paul delivered a stern rebuke and warning against embracing a different gospel. Why? The Galatians were being misled by the Judaizers—a group that falsely taught that Gentile Christians must follow Old Testament Levitical laws, particularly circumcision, in order to be justified before God. Paul clearly emphasized that adding any requirements to the Gospel creates a different gospel, and a different gospel is no gospel at all.
In this episode, we evaluate the Eastern Orthodox Gospel and compare it to the gospel of Christ and Him crucified.
This episode is free as an overview of the whole series. The next 9 episodes will dive deeper into an evaluation of the Eastern Orthodox Church through the lens of Scripture.
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