tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post7858275709939777766..comments2023-10-25T14:20:11.408-05:00Comments on RHOBLOGY: The shallow routeRhologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-62247135732357289912012-07-31T16:25:22.819-05:002012-07-31T16:25:22.819-05:00They didn't. Nor do the Orthodox priests I'...They didn't. Nor do the Orthodox priests I've heard saying that the Scripture is crystal-clear about this or that issue. Or that this or that practice or belief is dubious or even heretical because it's not found in the Scriptures, while at the SAME time practicing stuff that isn't explicitely stated in Scripture: just like the Fathers. For instance, all patristic testimony, from the earliest times onwards, speaks about water being mixed with wine in the Eucharist, or about tripple immersion in baptism (none of which are 'obvious' in Scripture, yet both are considered necessary or binding, and their presence is not up for debate). Such little `inconsistencies` (from your perspective) are found in both Orthodoxy and the Fathers, but NOT in Protestantism.The Blogger Formerly Known As Lvkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663692507774640889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-60021956922781305952012-07-31T15:27:33.055-05:002012-07-31T15:27:33.055-05:00So did you have an answer?
How come the majority ...So did you have an answer?<br /><br />How come the majority of "Early Church Fathers" held to Sola Scriptura?Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-47453673357385831782012-07-31T15:25:43.806-05:002012-07-31T15:25:43.806-05:00As I said, the majority is over-whelming.As I said, the majority is over-whelming.The Blogger Formerly Known As Lvkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663692507774640889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-33790854029480440422012-07-31T15:00:57.222-05:002012-07-31T15:00:57.222-05:00How do you know what % is necessary before you can...How do you know what % is necessary before you can safely declare a consensus exists?Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-38188959056165692672012-07-31T14:48:42.442-05:002012-07-31T14:48:42.442-05:00There are no EO distinctives.
If by "lack of...There are <a href="http://eastern-orthodox-apologetics.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-orthodoxy-is-true-faith-extended.html" rel="nofollow">no EO distinctives</a>.<br /><br />If by "lack of consensus" you mean that it is possible to find an isolated idea in a few Fathers that differs from what the overwhelming majority of Fathers said or wrote on a given topic, then you're confusing "consensus" with "unanimity".The Blogger Formerly Known As Lvkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663692507774640889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-35355413176152888482012-07-31T09:23:22.735-05:002012-07-31T09:23:22.735-05:00Then why isn't there patristic consensus on th...Then why isn't there patristic consensus on the main EO distinctives?Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-70858160665208582722012-07-30T19:56:08.695-05:002012-07-30T19:56:08.695-05:00Orthodoxy (and Catholicism) is based on patristic ...Orthodoxy (and Catholicism) is based on patristic consensus. Protestantism is based on patristic oddities (singularities).The Blogger Formerly Known As Lvkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663692507774640889noreply@blogger.com