Stylos is the blog of Jeff Riddle, a Reformed Baptist Pastor in North Garden, Virginia. The title "Stylos" is the Greek word for pillar. In 1 Timothy 3:15 Paul urges his readers to consider "how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar (stylos) and ground of the truth."
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Book Review: Joshua Schooping, Disillusioned: Why I Left the Eastern Orthodox Priesthood and Church
I think about Hank Hanegraaff who was instrumental in my adoption of an Amillennial view of Eschatology, and also a more sound interpretation of Scripture. I found it strange that he converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 2017. The only thing I could think of is that he was disillusioned by the squishy Evangelical Ecclesiology. It seems the long tradition of the Eastern Orthodox church was attractive to him. I do think James White was correct in his evaluation of Hank and Eastern Orthodoxy, even though we all tend to disagree with White's Bibliology. One thing White pointed out is that Eastern Orthodoxy is 9th century Christendom that was encapsulated by Islam, but it is not Primitive Christianity. It especially isn't Biblical.
I think about Hank Hanegraaff who was instrumental in my adoption of an Amillennial view of Eschatology, and also a more sound interpretation of Scripture. I found it strange that he converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 2017. The only thing I could think of is that he was disillusioned by the squishy Evangelical Ecclesiology. It seems the long tradition of the Eastern Orthodox church was attractive to him. I do think James White was correct in his evaluation of Hank and Eastern Orthodoxy, even though we all tend to disagree with White's Bibliology. One thing White pointed out is that Eastern Orthodoxy is 9th century Christendom that was encapsulated by Islam, but it is not Primitive Christianity. It especially isn't Biblical.
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