opinions and musings

Today I would like to share more with you about the teachings of the Eastern Orthodox Church.   The Eastern Orthodox Church traces its beliefs back to the seven great ecumenical councils of the church which were held from 325 AD to about 750 AD.   At these councils leaders from the major cities in the Christian world gathered to discuss theology, listen to the Holy Spirit and to write the creeds and doctrinal statements of the church.    The western church (later known as the “Catholic Church”) officially split from the eastern church in 1054 AD over disagreements about the role of the Holy Spirit within the Trinity. About 500 years later the Protestant Reformation began in western Europe in which the Lutherans, Calvinists and others split from the Catholic Church. One of the reasons for this split was the belief of the Roman Catholic Church in the primacy of the pope.   Unlike the western church, the eastern church never had a pope, but it is a communion of autonomous churches

It's really very simple to walk with God..... 1.  Believe and receive the deep and unchanging love that God has for you.  His love for you never changes regardless of your ability or inability to "keep the rules." 2.  Receive God's forgiveness for all of your sins and let Him remove shame from your life.  Jesus died for your sins at the cross and He was raised from the dead by God the Father to show that His work of forgiveness and salvation was accepted in heaven.  You are clean because of what Jesus did at the cross.  Never let shame rule your life again.  There is no condemnation for followers of Jesus. 3.  Get quiet and learn to listen for God's voice.  He will speak to you through thoughts and pictures in your mind.  Everything he says will be consistent with what Jesus says and does in the New Testament. 4.  Find other people who are following God and spend time with them in small groups.  Walking with God is a family activity - it can't be don