“The fruit of online apologetics is such that those who desire attention can receive it through outlandish claims and outright misrepresentation. This is not limited to Roman Catholics or even Eastern Orthodox online but is observable in Protestant accounts who outright lie about distinctive Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox beliefs. In engaging with these beliefs one must have the utmost care to not bear false witness, not for the sake of being a nice guy or being winsome but because every idle word will be held before you on the day of judgment.”
(Matthew Pearson – TruthScript) In a recent post by an Eastern Orthodox X account, the poster stated, “I’m genuinely curious why Protestants worship the Bible but not God Himself.” When someone responded by stating that in some cases this may be true, the Eastern poster retorted “In every case it’s true.” Something deeper than surface-level polemics is at stake here even if that post was “bait” and made merely for the sake of farming outrage. Continue reading