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Are We Sacramentalists? The Orthodox View, the Spirit, the Word, and Prayer

We’ve seen that the Orthodox Church has a very different view of the sacraments from the Western churches. The West sees the sacraments as two or seven distinct ways by which God’s grace is brought to believers by human action. … Continue reading

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Are We Sacramentalists? The Orthodox View, Part 1

We don’t study the teachings of the Eastern Orthodox that much, although it’s one of the largest denominations of believers on the planet. This is largely due to the Protestant’s common history with Catholicism. We have less in common with … Continue reading

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Are We Sacramentalists? The Lord’s Supper

[I’m reposting this to get it in right order within the series.] Most Protestants consider the Lord’s Supper to be a sacrament. The Churches of Christ do not. Rather, we follow the view of Zwingli that the communion is purely … Continue reading

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