“Did you notice their theological sleight of hand? The Eastern Orthodox, when instructing their insiders, distinguish between art and icons. But now, when defending themselves to us outsiders, they point to the art in the Tabernacle/Temple as evidence of icons. But for those images to be icons, they would have to be used in worship, bowed to, etc. But Israelites did not do that, at least never with God’s approval.”
(John B. Carpenter – Clear Truth Media) The Eastern Orthodox claim to be attracting evangelicals. I’ve heard the stories of once devout Bible-believing Christians drawn into Eastern Orthodoxy with the promise of finding the early church….
Their biggest obstacle is, perhaps, the icons. At first glance, they appear to be an overt violation of the Second Commandment. To overcome that, Eastern Orthodox Apologists (EOAs) have a common trick they play, changing definitions of icons to make them appear acceptable by God. Here, we see that the first glance was correct, and if you are being beguiled by EOAs’ arguments, look out for their trick.
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What Is Eastern Orthodoxy? “Smells and bells, ancient chants and priests with long robes and beards, people crossing themselves and kissing icons, an atmosphere filled with an “air of antiquity and apparent changelessness.” That is what one observes upon first sight in his or her encounter with the Eastern Orthodox Church. A sense that he or she is visiting an “exotic” country or, to use the expression of an eminent Orthodox theologian, “a new and unknown world.” – Panagiotis Kantartzis
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