http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/14816/who-is-a-christian-according-to-the-russian-orthodox-church
I was told by my Russian Orthodox friends on several occasions that according to their beliefs only members of the Orthodox Church are Christians. (For example, they pointed out that my statement that most people in the United States were Christians was incorrect because most people in the United States were Protestants and not Christians.) They claimed that according to the Russian Orthodox Doctrine:
A Christian is a member of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (Nicene Creed).
The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Consequently, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church cannot say that a Catholic or a Protestant is a Christian (it would be a sin to do so; as it would be a sin to say that a pagan deity is God).
Is it true that members of non-Orthodox churches are not Christians according to the Russian Orthodox Doctrine? Is it a sin to call them Christians according to Russian Orthodox doctrine?
I was told by my Russian Orthodox friends on several occasions that according to their beliefs only members of the Orthodox Church are Christians. (For example, they pointed out that my statement that most people in the United States were Christians was incorrect because most people in the United States were Protestants and not Christians.) They claimed that according to the Russian Orthodox Doctrine:
A Christian is a member of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church (Nicene Creed).
The Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Consequently, a member of the Russian Orthodox Church cannot say that a Catholic or a Protestant is a Christian (it would be a sin to do so; as it would be a sin to say that a pagan deity is God).
Is it true that members of non-Orthodox churches are not Christians according to the Russian Orthodox Doctrine? Is it a sin to call them Christians according to Russian Orthodox doctrine?
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Vanhimmat
Depends on what you mean by "Christian".
I think that the whole question is irrelevant. Calling someone Christian doesn't make him Christian if he isn't Christian.
Beliver is christian if he belives Holy Trinity aswell Christ.
I would be really worried if christian or human calls himself as beliver.Being so sure that he is beliver and the rest of the world wont.Thats an error number one on your agumentation.
Christianity is well known and explained so there is no chance to be mistaken in doctrines.
If we do speak about peoples individual level of faith and spirituality then we can set some suggestions towards of behaving as christian should but not int the light of Bible or God cause both deny humanmade judgement.
In the light of God and Bible as it does form the base for christian doctrine that would be sin if we deny or judge another christian belivers.So that is error number two on your argumentation about christianity.
General opinion is not made by individual "belivers" so your argumentation is just your own opinion and understanding about christianity.You can always say your point of view but it doesnt present any official view of christianity.
Christian is a person who belives in a way of christianity.Another forms of explaining either one person acts or not as christian should are irrelevant and doesnt belong to this context about individual christian.
This kind of discussion and trolling what you do with concepts would make any well known philosopher to vomit their differ out.
Pyhä Pietari on ensimmäinen paavi. Kirkko on yksi pyhä katolinen ja apostolinen. Venäjääkin ortodoksit sanovat pyhäksi! LOL Ortodoksisuus alkoi v. 1054.
Itäkeskukseen tulee Aleksanteri Nevskin katedraali. Piispa Venäjältä. :P
Tulisikin piispa Venäjältä.
Siit tulikin mieleen kun joskus Valamossa käydessä eräs liekkö venäläinen pappismunkki tuijotti kesken palveluksen meiksiä, lienen niin ruma ja epäortodoksimainen.Seisoin siinä aika takana kirkkokansan seassa vaalea kaapu ja puuristi kaulassa.Pitkä musta oli tukka ja parta.
Tuli vähän kumma olo kun koko ajan tuijotti.Liekkö ollut rukoilevan ortodoksin kavereita.
Siis se pappismunkki seisoi kirkkosalin takaosassa.Ensimmäisen kerran näin täysin valkoisen kaavun munkilla enkä vyötä vaan köydentapaisen vyönä.
Munkillasi oli selvänäön kyky. Hän näki ajatuksesi ja siitä kauhistui.