It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts, the Pauline Epistles, or the Apostolic Fathers like Polycarp, Clement, and Ignatius).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They sometimes get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

I just want everyone to know they can have a direct relationship with Jesus and speak to Him one on One, you don't need a middleman.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts, the Pauline Epistles, or the Apostolic Fathers like Polycarp, Clement, and Ignatius).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

I just want everyone to know they can have a direct relationship with Jesus and speak to Him one on One, you don't need a middleman.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts, the Pauline Epistles, or the Apostolic Fathers like Polycarp, Clement, and Ignatius).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

I just want everyone to know they can have a direct relationship with Jesus and speak to Him one on One, you don't need a middleman.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts, the Pauline Epistles, or the Apostolic Fathers like Polycarp, Clement, and Ignatius).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

I just want everyone to know they can have a direct relationship with Jesus and speak to Him one on One, you don't need a middleman.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts, the Pauline Epistles, or the Apostolic Fathers like Polycarp, Clement, and Ignatius).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions in a verse in Tobit, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers, nor instructions to do this in the deuterocanonical books even if some claim there are allusions, we simply see no commands to or examples by the Gospels or Acts).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible. Still enjoy listening to many EO and Catholic philosophers and theologians though, I am not saying they aren't true believers.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.

I'm not protesting anything I'm simply labeled "protestant" because I love the Bible.

It's why after considering EO for a few years and spending a lot of time enjoying the Eastern church fathers (and the beautiful art/aesthetics), and now agreeing with their metaphysics over the Western views.

Some of the traditions that started developing are a bit weird and unbiblical IMO.

Too much emphasis is put on iconography (some would say to the level of fetishism), thinking spiritual beings are aware of you through images you are kissing. Asking Saints and Mary to pray for you rather than praying directly to God (Catholics are weird about this as well, something we simply don't see in the Apostles or Apostolic Fathers).

Lack of an understanding of the Atonement, no concept of God being angry towards humans for sin.

Colossians 2:13-14 also, it's like they haven't really developed their Pauline theology. They get Christus Victor but not the other important aspects of the atonement.

They get furious when you mention any of that, and I don't want to cause division but it's enough of a problem I have to warn when the topic comes up because I worry they don't understand the basics of the gospel according to the Bible, and fell into the same trap as the Pharisee's did, holding up oral traditions higher than what God had written down in stone for us.