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June 25, 2005 at 12:03 am
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[quote:iwp6xjkd]In short, for Orthodox, the Cross is like a sword wielded by God against the devil and all manner of darkness, or a tool for rebuilding and restoring; in the west (most particularly in popular piety) it has become something of a bribe to get God to like us (thus, a weapon against God in a manner of speaking.) This latter understanding, or shades of it, are not only entirely wrong, but blasphemous.[/quote:iwp6xjkd]
Can you clarify this Agustine?
~Victor