Orthodoxy is often stereotyped as needlessly vague on the issue of justification. Some respectable thinkers, such as the late Protestant theologian R.C. Sproul, thought that the issue of justification was unsettled within the Orthodox communion. The existence of such confusion is unnecessary, because the Church has twice addressed the issue in a Pan-Orthodox matter. Additionally, … Continue reading The Orthodox Doctrine of Justification: The Patristic and Conciliar Teaching