Thanks for sharing. I can see some of that in my own understanding, although my view is very Reformed. How do you understand that phrase in Ephesians about being "dead in our trespasses"?

Either way, I think the quote does highlight the importance of the image of God!

May Christ bless you!

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Admittingly, I too have had difficulty understanding the big picture, having come out of Reformed Reconstructionism myself. So I totally get your world, and I had/have similar roadblocks. Where west operates on a very logial penal substitution model, broken down into a transactional imputation, I found that the distinction comes specifically in understanding how East understands primarily the atonement. Because I'm not qualified in any stretch to explain the distinctions, I would simply recommend this short video as a starting point:

https://youtu.be/55Z7S7wn77k?si=hGZjRdsetWbdO39w

Bless you