Some may be interested to know that Hank Hanegraaff converted to Eastern Orthodoxy recently.
I wonder how that will affect his position as the Bible Answerman on Christian Research Institute's program.
Eastern Orthodoxy does not reflect evangelical Christianity, so they would deny justification by faith alone. In addition, there are a lot of other issues with it. It is somewhat similar to Roman Catholicism in practice.
I am not one to claim that Eastern Orthodox believers are necessarily unsaved, but there's definite problems with the theology from the evangelical perspective.
Hank is answering questions on Bible Answerman from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, so I am not real sure how that will affect his future with the program.
If you want some information on the differences, you might check out some recent Dividing Line podcasts on this topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5EPs9EqIsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezaECk7cBQs&t=4285s
Please note that I hold no particular antagonism toward Eastern Orthodox believers, but I am questioning whether Hank Hanegraaff can be the spokesperson for an evangelical organization at this point in time. I imagine some sponsors will drop their donations, particularly as they learn that Eastern Orthodoxy does not believe in sola fide, and is similar to Roman Catholicism.
If there are any Eastern Orthodox believers here, perhaps they can comment more intelligently on the teachings of Eastern Orthodoxy.
I wonder how that will affect his position as the Bible Answerman on Christian Research Institute's program.
Eastern Orthodoxy does not reflect evangelical Christianity, so they would deny justification by faith alone. In addition, there are a lot of other issues with it. It is somewhat similar to Roman Catholicism in practice.
I am not one to claim that Eastern Orthodox believers are necessarily unsaved, but there's definite problems with the theology from the evangelical perspective.
Hank is answering questions on Bible Answerman from an Eastern Orthodox perspective, so I am not real sure how that will affect his future with the program.
If you want some information on the differences, you might check out some recent Dividing Line podcasts on this topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5EPs9EqIsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezaECk7cBQs&t=4285s
Please note that I hold no particular antagonism toward Eastern Orthodox believers, but I am questioning whether Hank Hanegraaff can be the spokesperson for an evangelical organization at this point in time. I imagine some sponsors will drop their donations, particularly as they learn that Eastern Orthodoxy does not believe in sola fide, and is similar to Roman Catholicism.
If there are any Eastern Orthodox believers here, perhaps they can comment more intelligently on the teachings of Eastern Orthodoxy.