Righteousness actually is the means to salvation. You can either come to God based on your own righteousness, or clothed in Christ's righteousness. Scripture is clear that Christ is the only way, and that we can attain heaven by his righteousness alone.
Sorry, I reject catholic and eastern orthodox soteriology. You'll have to prove your case from the Bible.
Sorry, I reject catholic and eastern orthodox soteriology. You'll have to prove your case from the Bible.
Eastern Orthodoxy is in complete alignment with scripture. It has been from the beginning. I have already shown it from scripture as it has always been understood.
You are the one that needs to show that Calvinism is actually the Gospel as given in the beginning which is quite obvious you cannot do.