Fr Stephan Freeman has a great article on "Scripture as Icon". Check it out…
"Some years ago, within my thesis at Duke University, I wrote about the iconicity of language, meaning that language, especially Holy Scripture, functions in a manner similar to the Holy Icons. The Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council stated that “icons do with color what Scripture does with words.” I turned that succinct statement around to ask if Scripture does with words what icons do with color. It became the starting point for my thoughts on the iconicity of language…
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what i love about Orthodoxy is the fact that you don't enter the Church in order to change her. You enter into the Church to be changed. You allow the Church to judge you and your beliefs, and more importantly, your life. Genuine transformation and changed is something lost in today's evangelical world where we get caught in polemics and never just live as we're supposed to. Relationally with others and in constant repentence. here is a nice article from Pontifications on how we should allow the Church ( in this case Rome-but sure can be applied to Orthodox) to change us…
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