A Little Truth
I recently saw a couple of Anglican blogs
extolling the virtues of the Joshua Project. This surprised me as these
blogs are usually of the vein that they consider themselves just like Rome, or
just like the Orthodox.The Joshua
Project, like the Greater European Mission , and probably other
groups, maintain maps of the world where they assess to what degree the Gospel
has penetrated the various countries. If you read the sites closely, you'll
notice that traditionally Orthodox countries are listed as being largely
non-converted. The reason is that these countries are not Evangelical. That
is, the Christians in these countries do not hold to the erroneous views of the
Protestant Reformation in general, and the 19th century Evangelical movement in
particular.You will find some
wonderful gems on these sites:"Pray
that the Serbs would become dissatisfied with the rules of Orthodox religion and
would instead seek a relationship with their Savior, Jesus Christ.
"You'll also find this gem on the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
There, they state that although >95% of the Awngi people are Christian, less
than 1% believe in Jesus as God and Only Savior because, "In Ethiopian Orthodox
theology, there are other possible saviors in addition to Jesus." Of course
this is completely incorrect, but it may reflect the fact that the Orthodox view
of salvation is quite different from that of the
Evangelical.Really, I'm rather pleased
at these sites. Let's be honest. Orthodoxy, the faith of the early Church, is
not at all like Evangelicalism. I'm glad they admit it. I'm willing to admit
it, too.
Posted: Tuesday - February 05, 2008 at 11:49 PM
