Orthodox Quote for October 8
“…by saying a prayer in which one acknowledges the significance of Christ’s death on the cross and asking Him to forgive you and make you born again. Of course the person saying the prayer must really and truly believe what he is saying in the prayer, but if one does truly mean it, one is born again and forgiven. Neither baptism, the presence of a church community, or indeed any other individual Christian are required. This, I suggest, represents the intellectualization of conversion, and a fundamental distortion of the apostolic practice.”
(Fr Lawrence Farley, ‘No Other Foundation’ blog on false theology of Protestantism)
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