Православний та протестант | Про Біблію, хрещення, Таїнства, ікони і святих

In this episode of Faith Talks, an Orthodox Christian and a Protestant discuss differences in faith without accusations or attempts to convert one another. Host: Andrii Dudchenko — priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), PhD in Theology. In the studio: Denys Kondiuk — pastor of “New City” Church (Ukrainian Evangelical Church), head of the Department of Worship and lecturer in theology at the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary. Viacheslav Horshkov — religious studies scholar, head of the Department for Religious Affairs of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience; an Orthodox believer, formerly a Baptist. In the conversation: • how people come to faith and why they change denominations • the Bible and Tradition: is Scripture alone sufficient • whether the Church can exist without hierarchy • infant baptism vs. conscious baptism • liturgy as a sacrament or as a form of worship • icons, images, veneration and honor • community as a key factor of a living Church • the weak points of Orthodoxy that are seldom discussed openly • prayers for the departed This is not an attempt to persuade anyone. It is an honest, living conversation about faith, where slogans matter less than sincere answers. Share in the comments: What does the Church mean to you? And where do you draw the line between tradition and living faith? Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 06:59 How they came to faith 15:16 How Protestantism emerged 16:38 The Bible and Tradition 38:46 Infant baptism 49:44 Repentance 55:03 Services and Sacraments 01:08:41 Icons 01:16:21 The Mother of God and the saints 01:19:23 Prayers for the departed