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You keep on bringing up issues that have nothing to do with the topic raised in Mr. Truglia article like filioque and “history”. At the same time, this doctrine has led to a faith devoid of works. Have I truly … Hence, Orthodox believe that when “we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad,” (2 Cor 5:10) that the sincere repentance of the Thief on the Cross and other humble men are judged accordingly. It is God through Christ and the Holy Spirit who alone provides justification, forgiveness, and new life to sinners who come to Him with faith. OSB, Thomas Nelson Bibles, 2008. Someone can be declared, seen, or simply be just. Justification Specifically, Protestants believe that justification in the Scriptures only has a “forensic” (i.e. The Law, whose purpose was always to bring people to *sincere* faith, precisely plays its purpose when it leads the unrighteous to repent, as “it was not made for the righteous person.” Those who have sincere faith do not need to be in terror of the Law or its moral components, because by the Spirit they are already doing the Lord’s will. You are dead wrong. Arriving in Constantinople, he fell before the feet of the emperor and begged for forgiveness. You don’t need to spend $$$ like you did to get a copy of Chalcedon decrees. While the western approach to theology seems to help our Western minds, so used to a scientific model of reasoning, “understand God,” the Eastern approach seems to organically synthesize the multi-faceted nature of theological truth. There are assurances in Scripture that God will hold close to himself those who are of his fold, and the Christian can rest confidently in this fact. The angels set a scale between them, and the joyful demons placed all those papers on it, weighing down their side of the scale; but the other side was empty. We are all in this game together of learning Greek Orthodoxy. It is only the work of Christ on the Cross, the “tree that saves,” which can counter the condemnation and corruption introduced to the world through the Edenic tree. The language changed in 1066, and the language spoken in post-invasion England was Norman French, which Frankified the Anglo-Saxon language. It’s Jesus, the image of the invisible God, who redeems and justifies us. You see then that a man is justified [i.e. Hey Vivator. The same night he passed away, his physician saw a wondrous vision in a dream: when the robber had given up his soul, there gathered around him black, manlike demons with pieces of paper on which were written all his sins. While there are Orthodox Christians who are very critical of this theory, there are others who are receptive to it. The robber took the cross and surrendered. One day, the Emperor Maurice himself sent the robber a cross as a sign of faith that he would do him no harm if he surrendered. “Imputed righteousness” is simply righteousness given by God to man’s account. Saint Cyril of Alexandria explains the passage in this way: What can we say to those who insist that Abraham was justified by works because he was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac at the altar?…Abraham piously believed that all things are possible with God and so exercised this faith…So even if Abraham was also justified by his willingness to sacrifice Isaac, this must be regarded as an evident demonstration of a faith which was already very strong (Explanation of the Letter to the Romans, quoted in Ancient Christian Commentary on the Scripture, New Testament VI, p. 110). This is why Saint Paul taught: For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love. After all, consider the following from Saint Paul from a Protestant perspective: Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. During the reign of Emperor Maurice, there was a well-known bandit in the vicinity of Constantinople. There was NO KJV Bible in 1066. My point is you’re not prepared to listen to opinions which you disagree with. Not true. Abraham, who was called the friend of God [James 2:23], was found faithful [1 Macc 2:52 or Sir 44:20], inasmuch as he rendered obedience to the words of God…and in the exercise of obedience, he offered him as a sacrifice to God on one of the mountains which He showed him (1 Clement, Chapter 10). How similar is to either the preceding competing views? Then the people saw a “fool for Christ” as he weeps over the holy elder and dances and sings over the robber. These categories and concepts are somewhat unique and have existed in their present form for a relatively short period of time. I feel like us protestants and orthodox are really saying that same thing, but just in two different ways (sort of like how Paul and James explained justification to their audience in slightly different verbiage, but there remains no contradiction). This is usually within the context of correcting oneself or something else. How did you justify that protestant view came from RC view? Eph 2:8-9) Pride ruins a lifetime of good works as humility brings salvation to one with a lifetime of wickedness. (Rom 4:1-5). Some may still object that the preceding is out of context, as Paul is critiquing the Jewish view of salvation and that the works of the Law are the only works under dispute. Not even our faith technically saves us. It’s just a minor doctrine, verse wise, and isn’t the main EO view of what salvation is or means. The Third Person of the Holy Trinity. There has been in recent centuries a tendency among biblical scholars to exclusively adopt and employ the standard Western Christian or reformed Protestant juridical definition of the word. Justification. The former we affirm, the latter we deny… (Forensic Justification, Introduction). Hence, “imputed righteousness” is how man is justified. The word group is defined in the following manner: dike (root word of the group, meaning right or just), dikaios (meaning righteously or justly), dikaiosune (meaning righteousness or justice), dikaiosis (meaning “the act of pronouncing righteous” or acquittal), dikaioma (meaning an ordinance, a sentence of acquittal or condemnation, a righteous deed), dikaio (meaning “to show to be righteous” or “to declare righteous”), and dikastase (meaning “to judge” or “a judge”). The baptismal service text clearly defines this belief when the convert or newly baptized infant [after the baptism] is told, “You are justified; you are illumined!” (GOAA – The Service of Holy Baptism) Justification, the impartation of righteousness, begins at conversion through the mercy of God, and it continues throughout the life of the Christian as one is conformed, in righteousness, to the image and likeness of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. You seem to have already said that”. He shed so many tears at prayer that his handkerchief was completely soaked. This is an ancient practice preserved from the earliest times. I did read documents from EOC, which mentioned in my first response, which clearly states that EOC believes in salvation through faith and works. When he was asked the reason for this, he replied: “By the pride of that one [the elder] he lost all merits; the repentance of this one [the robber] he reaped all the fruits.” (June 26). The emperor kept his word, had mercy on him and released him. Faith must contain something tangible, that is good works (i.e. Debates about justification are meaningless as justification is a Latin concept no found in the Bible. Does this concept of justice have anything to do with the justice that God revealed to us? It’s way too much faith in mere semantics. The Orthodox Church is formally committed to the Christology (doctrine of Christ) that was defined by the councils of the first eight centuries. The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptised members. The Orthodox have experienced more brutal and lasting persecution than any other Christian body. History of the Roman Catholic church and Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox were originally one church, claiming the “apostolic […] God is declared just as a recognition of His gracious forgiveness of the penitent. To be “justified” is the same as being “righteousfied.” This is important to point out, as if one were to be made just in an actual way, he was in effect made actually righteous. Concerning Abraham, Saint James surmises that “faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17). Therefore, there is no one righteous, and so our righteousness comes from the atoning work of Christ. The word justification appears (in Greek) in New Testament and the word just or righteous appear in both OT and NT (in Greek and Hebrews). So, in Romans 5:16, when St. Paul says, “And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto [dikaioma] justification,” the Eastern Christian and patristic scholar would be completely comfortable with justification defined as a “righteousness mercifully imparted by God that restores man to a state that was originally intended.” As the fall of Adam condemned the cosmos, and therefore mankind, to a world of sin and corruption, the death and resurrection of Christ is able to “make righteous” that creation which previously existed in a fallen state subjected to death. Anselm further developed these ideas some 600 years later, and Luther built on the work of Anselm about 500 years after that. (October 18). Don’t say, “You are wrong”. I think you could have won me over if you hadn’t have said bluntly, “You are dead wrong”. But I think there’s way too much Westernization of English and that’s my point: it would be better to Hellenize the English language than to Latinize it more, I think. Even then these concepts were vague and undefined; they were not universal doctrines in the Church anywhere. Righteousness is not imputed as taught by the Reformers but it is infused and consequently it makes us just/righteous (ibid, # 1992). Justification is by faith alone, but good works always follow … Viewing the word group holistically, we can turn to the rest of scripture for a more complete understanding of the dike word group and its implications on St. Paul’s use of dikaiosune et. Instead of justification being simply a judicial declaration of the right status of the person on the basis of Christ's imputed righteousness, Orthodox theology holds that justification includes also the actual making of the person righteous. Are you EO? In the Orthodox Church, the justification and salvation of man depends on the standard of "faith which worketh by love" (Gal. The robber then wept and said: “Blessed are you! (c.f. Actually being just, such as a someone who is just in his dealings. They seem to think if you use any other way of saying justification than Latin justification, you aren’t even just or saved. A simplistic critique as posed beforehand fails, as Paul’s overall argument disallows for it. While unpacking Saint Paul’s view of justification from a single book of his may take a book of its own, for our purposes here we will simply review some highlights from an Orthodox perspective. He bitterly repented of all his sins and tearfully prayed to God that He forgive him, as the emperor had forgiven him. That should mean something to anyone who cares for accuracy of exposition of NT doctrine. Do the Scriptures, the Protestants’ only undisputed upon source of religious tradition and authority, teach a solely “forensic” view of justification in which only ”imputed righteousness” enables man to be declared just by God? Just is a Latin-root word, not a Germanic Anglo-Saxon one. Vivator. Therefore Latin-language based terms in the English language are not Biblical.’. It is to extol of to love, good works, and *sincere* faith. (capitalized emphasis is mine). The good are rewarded and the bad are punished by human society in a fair way. The Law did not exist. On October 18, his reflection was in fact a story: Can a sinner repent of his sins in ten days? However, the energy-essence distinction in God is relevant to why Orthodox are different than the West. Being seen as just, or in other words “vindicated” in the sight of others. “If Christ, not justification, is the content of Luther’s gospel, and justification is grounded in union with Christ on the basis of the Incarnation, then the Orthodox would have trouble disagreeing.” But, of course, the Reformed often state that Union with Christ is the ground of our justification. When one presupposes upon the Protestant definition of justification, what occurs is that in theological discourse only half the range of meaning is actually discussed. You may have wondered what the Orthodox Christian teaching of salvation is. Orthodox Faith and Life in Christ. The concept of justification in Orthodox theology differs from that of evangelical Protestantism. For Kalomiros, justification is both present and future, eliciting submission in loving response to the unmerited love of God by those who would respond in faith. The history of England has nothing to do with Christian belief, be it that of ROC or EOC or Protestants. Abraham did not have dead faith, but “perfect” faith. I have learned from ,y mistakes. According to Sproul: When Paul develops the doctrine of justification by faith alone, he is saying that when God counts somebody righteous on the basis of faith, it is not because He looks at them and sees that they are inherently righteous. Hence, Orthodoxy teaches that if good works do not husband actual Christlikeness in an individual, they are mere “filthy rags.” (Is 64:6) Yet, unlike the Protestant paradigm which would assert that God sees nothing actually righteous in the humble individual, Orthodoxy affirms common sense and upholds that true faith and humility are indeed righteous. You seem not to have an open mind. before you can be saved you need to be justified (by God) whether you deserve heaven. I have rode a donkey of lawlessness in my past. Gillquist’s soul-saving excellent book “Becoming Orthodox” (Wolgemuth & Hyatt, Brentwood, TN, 1989). As well as Sir 44:20 which likewise states: In fact, we can see that Clement was citing either of the preceding passages alongside James. A simple illustration of this is a rich lady marrying a poor tramp with a terrible credit report, but after the marriage the tramp’s credit is now good as his joint assets with the rich lady. The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church have a long history and many shared doctrines and traditions. Clearly the contrition of the Publican is akin to that of David. Please bless the Moscow Patriarchate's missionary efforts in Cambodia to bring the Gospel to a people who have not heard it! David Holmes is the author of The Faiths of the Founders and he offers four categories for determining whether a politician was a Deist, an orthodox Christian, or something in between. After all, God does not need our good works. Now, let’s return to Luke 18:14, which speaks of the Publican going home justified instead of the Pharisee. “righting” a wrong). No one is against anyone. The Roman Catholic view may be roughly approximated to “faith and good works.”. December 11, 2020 — 26 Comments. The Orthodox attitude is this debate is unthinkable. The truth is the words justification exists in NT in Greek and the words just or righteous, justice, righteousness exist in both Hebrews and Greek and Aramaic in OT and NT. Many Protestants will assert that Saint Paul has a view of forensic justification. He says, “Much of this sounds strange to Western ears, both Protestant and Catholic, because the historical development of Western theology has been quite different. The Germanization of Early Mediaeval Europe. But you are indeed wrong with your statement that KJV existed in 1066 AD and the word justification does not exist in the Bible. Orthodox Church Quotes on Icons, Intercession for the Dead, Justification. Do your works save you? (Liogner.com), “Imputed righteousness,” with its transfer of righteousness from God’s “treasury of merits” to man’s, has obvious financial and legal undertones. The Eastern rite of ROC does not have it in their creed and they are not reprimanded by Rome who recognizes their different Tradition. Here's why. The standalone sola fide justification of souls is a tenet of most Lutheran and Reformed sects but neither the Roman Catholic nor the Eastern Orthodox church. Sorry. In a couple of days I will release part 2, which is on the concilliar teaching of the Orthodox Church. I am a disciple of the Orthodox Church, and I believe the Romanidean corpus, including: Romanides, Fr. In the Eastern Church, this justification (impartation of righteousness) is associated with entrance into the Church. What I said is based on evidence, so my position is just an opinion, not a dogma, but I believe it’s not against any fact or EO dogma. In the other, God Himself is declared as just. The Orthodox Doctrine of Justification: The Patristic and Conciliar Teaching. theory of salvation) teaches that men are sinful “tramps,” but the riches of Christ’s righteousness are credited to the tramp. Cf. A search on the ATLA Religion Index for articles on the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification by Faith from an Orthodox perspective comes up empty. The Bible teaches that both faith and works are compatible. To paint with a broad brush, the Protestant answer is that we are justified by “faith alone.”. (Gal 5:6). You should too., I learn a lot from Craig and from you. You probably never even give this thought before, but it all makes sense when taken as a whole. Justification by faith is an authentic teaching of the New Testament. we cannot merit it. ( Log Out / (Rom 3:20). For what does the Scripture say? “I make problems”. I am still human and don’t like criticism. The tramp is never actually wealthy, but he has full access to Christ’s “bank account of righteousness.”. Filioque is not an issue within ROC. The Orthodox churches living in a global culture have in principle embraced democracy and human rights. BEYOND JUSTIFICATION: AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE +Paul's Greek Orthodox Church (Irvine, Calif.) ^ | 2000 | Valerie A. Karras Posted on 10/06/2007 4:53:23 AM PDT by Kolokotronis. Skip to comments. To the Eastern Christian, theology is not something that improves with age—it is something to be internalized, and it can best be understood by journeying as close to the roots of our faith as possible. (capitalized emphasis is mine). - Kalomiros, Please consider supporting OrthodoxWiki. But, we are just as free to reject God and his love as we are to embrace him. For sure they are not authoritative to all EOC followers but they are still your source. This video answers a question posed to me: "How is justification and salvation taught in the Orthodox Church? No! For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. The doctrine of justification by faith is virtually absent from the history and theology of Orthodoxy. We have to, in brief, look at what the Scriptures teach about Abraham and David and apply this to Paul’s teaching. They governed most of Gaul, except Bretagne, most of German, France, Austria, and Northern Italy. article by Doug Kutilek; and the KJV OT mistranslation, “I create evil”, a very Calvinist teaching. The problem is that he and his allies, whenever they evaluate politics, American or otherwise, by Christian categories, enhance American civil religion. Dr. Alexandre Kalomiros in The River of Fire proposes that the traditional Eastern Christian and patristic view of justification is more compatible with the nature of the Christian God. It is more than being justified or acquitted for offenses committed against God. The word justification is used three times in the Romans. They are not to be understood separate from each other. I am not EO. He inspired fear and trembling both within the capital and without. Their justification is freely by God’s grace and is not determined by works, but by the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus Christ through faith. Rather, we can see that God justifies man by grace through faith, but this faith is “by works perfected.” In layman’s terms, works are faith performance-enhancers which give to man the sort of faith that actually saves. I a, all too human. (Amen is good English by the way! In the end, I believe there needs to be a discussion on how works and faith are more compatible than theologians think. Ready to go and not afraid if someone misunderstands me or if I feel bad if they say things about me. we are both righteous (using righteousness of Christ or we are only counted as righteous) and unrighteous at the same time. I am still growing. How are Orthodox to respond to this? Whereas the Orthodox Church has rejected Protestant doctrines like justification by faith alone and double predestination, there has yet to be a formal condemnation of the theory of penal substitutionary atonement. God bless! 5:19). The late R.C. The Beatitudes. Patience is therefore required to penetrate this strangeness, but that is a necessary prelude to any real understanding, dialogue or critique!” This patience is, however, necessary and would, if employed in theological dialog between the East and West, yield much fruit. We could use advice, both of us, from Dale Carnegie, “How to Win Friends & Influence People”. Of course not. Also, Augustine saw Regeneration and Justification as pretty much the samething. In all of the preceding, the term “righteous” can be used in a way synonymous with “just.” The only seeming exception to the preceding is “correcting oneself,” but in English we do use the term “right” to mean the same thing (i.e. First of all, the word dikaiosune brings to mind an equal distribution. Has this website blessed you? It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops in local synods. Joe Carter at First Things‘ blog has a helpful summary of one historian’s criteria for evaluating the faith of the United State’s founding statesmen. An Interplay of theology and society, Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press. I still struggle against my own Lutheran antinomian past. You wrote “The Roman Catholic view may be roughly approximated to “faith and good works.” It seems to me you did not do your homework well, which you already did a number of times and ended up attacking straw man. KJV, which is in English, not in Latin, did not exist in 1066 AD – you rewrote the history. It is a faith of genuine love and contrition, containing an actual righteousness. This is a little less relevent to Protestants as it clears up for fellow Orthodox what the actual teaching of our Church is (most Ortho think we are “like the Roman Catholics.”) But even more important is part 3, because it shows *how* the RC view differs with the Orthodox view and how the Protestant view came from the RC view. It can mean: As a subset of actually being just, we may speak of something once being not just and then being made just. Not man. i hope this blesses you and pray for me. Since the righteousness is offered and imparted to the Christian in love, the Orthodox Christian believes that man is, likewise, free to reject Christ’s righteousness and offer of salvation. Reason and logic [read: the Enlightenment] cannot guarantee a better understanding of God, his Son or our faith. If we both represent EO theology, why are we acting like we disagree. Because justification is wholly by faith, apart from any good works of ours, we are simultaneously just and yet sinners. Orthodox Church of Lewiston, Maine under the Metropolis of Boston of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Due to the term “righteous” not being a strict legal terminology like “just,” it is more difficult to limit its meaning as is often done with the word “just.”. Eastern theology is far from systematic, but it takes into account and embraces all that has been handed down to us from Christ, to his apostles through the Church via the Holy Spirit. 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