{"id":3935,"date":"2005-08-12T10:17:46","date_gmt":"2005-08-12T10:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/its-about-jesus.html"},"modified":"2005-08-12T10:17:46","modified_gmt":"2005-08-12T10:17:46","slug":"its-about-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/its-about-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s about Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very interesting and pertinent piece by Sam Torode, convert from evangelicalism to Orthodoxy, on his renewed appreciation of the former<\/a><\/p>\n

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I’m a grateful member of the Orthodox Church, and I’m happy to talk about the glories of this path as well as the struggles. I believe that the "trappings" of Orthodoxy\u2014icons, liturgies, rote prayers, and other things evangelicals often are suspicious of\u2014can<\/em> bring us closer to Christ. But when these things become ends in themselves\u2014idols instead of icons\u2014we need to step back and remember what, or who<\/em>, it’s all about. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Instead of "evangelizing" my evangelical friends, I now hope to learn from them. Discussing differences is worthwhile, but it’s more important to encourage each other as we grow in Christ. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It took me a while, but I think I’ve finally learned what really matters. Liturgical is not enough, sacramental is not enough, Catholic is not enough, and Orthodox is not enough. Only Jesus is enough.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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