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[Sparko]

Mossy,

Do you believe that the Eastern Orthodox Churches are Christian? They believe that John the Baptist is waiting to greet those who die who have not accepted the Gospel in physical life for the purpose of teaching them the Gospel. Indeed, you may find the following interesting:

"The soul has neither beginning nor end. [They] come into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of their previous lives" - Origen

Not only is this ECF professing the belief that our souls are eternal (the soul has neither beginning nor end); he is also professing a belief in reincarnation. If he believed in reincarnation, I think this would cover a continual learning process from one life to another. Thus, I don't think he had a problem with believing that a person still has a chance; nay, many chances, to accept the Gospel.

Jo why would anyone take your word on what the Eastern Orthodox believe? You haven't gotten one thing right about the Catholics so far.

Why don't we let One Bad Pig speak for the Eastern Orthodox, since he IS one? And he has already told you that the EO doesn't and never did believe in a chance to accept the gospel in the afterlife.

[eudyptes]

derp. How does that agree with your claim that the Catholic church doesn't believe in salvation outside of their denomination? It says the exact opposite.

You never were one to let facts get in the way of a good rant, were you, Jo?

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you sir have very low standards, when it comes to rating a rant

[One Bad Pig]

Mossy,

Do you believe that the Eastern Orthodox Churches are Christian? They believe that John the Baptist is waiting to greet those who die who have not accepted the Gospel in physical life for the purpose of teaching them the Gospel.

No, we don't.

Indeed, you may find the following interesting:

"The soul has neither beginning nor end. [They] come into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of their previous lives" - Origen

Not only is this ECF professing the belief that our souls are eternal (the soul has neither beginning nor end); he is also professing a belief in reincarnation. If he believed in reincarnation, I think this would cover a continual learning process from one life to another. Thus, I don't think he had a problem with believing that a person still has a chance; nay, many chances, to accept the Gospel.

Slight problem: Origen never said that. He did believe in the eternal pre-existence of the soul, but that belief was based on philosophical speculation, not scripture. He also speculated about reincarnation of a sort (more on that at the link). Origen, however, has never been considered normative of EO beliefs; in fact, several beliefs attributed to him were anathematized at the Fifth Ecumenical Council in AD 553.