Is It Abnormal To Desire To Be A Member Of The True Church?
A friend of mine wrote the following to me in an email: But in the writings and comments of other EO believers, I have come across some implicit (sometimes almost explicit) ideas/opinions/beliefs that seem to come across with the following sentiments: The EO church is "the one true Church". Non-EO churches are living in a state of schism (i.e. from "the one true Church"), which is sin. We cannot be certain of the salvation of non-EO believers. We hope they'll be saved, but that's God's call. Non-EO churches/believers may be following God the best way they know how, but they do not have full access to His grace and the power and life of His Holy Spirit, since that can only be obtained through "the one true Church". Now, I realize that the views of individual EO believers (even if they are church leaders) do not necessarily represent the mainstream EO position, and it's possible that I'm misunderstanding things because of my lim...