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The Eastern Church was praised by the reformers, even while there is a significant divide, mainly that Orthodox believe that you can never be sure of your salvation and that a constant stream of ascetic works are needed to improve your odds of being saved. The Western (Reformed) Church has taken Scripture literally when it says that God has predestined His elect people to be redeemed through Christ by no merit of their own and by no choice of their own: God regenerates His elect people at a time of His choosing and they then are drawn into Christ forever, as is evident by their transformed life (fruits) and steadfast clinging to the means of grace. I love my Orthodox brothers. nostr:nevent1qqs05zz2duy684gdzl9hhj6vc8nqhfg7ek32sjz6s6lt2c888zpjrnczyq6ksa0l6u5mqmhtfswh5u9p7agqghgxwa6dy8q04lly4u4lj63wsqcyqqqqqqgk4597t