Unlike the early Quakers (who were much more pious than modern Quakers who are more like a social club thana church) the Eastern Orthodox church makes the usual excuses for swearing oaths, and quote "The general rule in the Greek penal law requires witnesses to take an oath on the Gospels. 2/19/2021 Michael Sisco, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. line-height: 200%; Josiah Trenham, ROCOR Synod of Bishops responds to Sr. Vassas letter 10/9/2019 Fr. margin-left:50pt; 73)Canons (or Canon Law). 12/7/2016 Fr. font-family:Verdana; Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. Johannes Jacobse, Fundamentalism & Dialogue Though I have yet to find the Orthodox stooping to such false warping of scripture (as yet), Orthodoxy does hand out penances to people. note: as the Mother of Harlots is not marriage to God, the word fornication in Rev 17:4 can only be interpreted as fornication, whereas the two kingdoms ofIsrael and Judah in the OT were married to God and idolatry was called adultery then. margin-right:15pt; 9/17/2019 Orthodox Christianity, Transgender Ideology is Anti-Christian, Anti-Science, & Marxist Gabriel (Hieromonk), Morality and Truth in a Secular Age Interesting point of discussion. font-weight: bold; The Wicked Heretic Lazar Puhalo I was born Orthodox, in an orthodox country, in a family that is generally pretty faithful. .numbered_bulleted_text_1 { So here they seem to say the contradiction Traditions are on a level with scripture then say canon on law is not inspired). Gabriel (Hieromonk), Unitarian Morality With a Little Theosis Sprinkled on Top Simply put, it is about 50 competing self-proclaimed Messiahs in Judaism contemporary with Christ Our Lord, down through history and contemporary with ourselves, which have plagued Judaism alone. The lies the Eastern Orthodox tell about evangelicals and Protestants is that "they think thathaving believed they can do anything they want to, never repent, and they are still so called saved." False Teaching. (Gr. 5) Cycle of Prayer 6) Jesus Prayer 6) Mary as Mediator 7) Praying tothe dead 8) Prayer Books. Romanian Orthodoxy is the state religion, meaning that almost everyone born in Romania is already considered a member of the Orthodox church, regardless of devotion or belief. Zechariah Lynch, The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality 10/23/2019 Fr. Zechariah Lynch. 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist. Johns family was considered devout and religious by the priest and the rest of the community. He rarely gives me an answer without a Scriptural reference or justification. Though this is an extreme example they do practice penances. Those who remain faithful to the church and who trust in Christ for salvation? I press him further. I would say it is obvious that "the filioque" issueis entirely unnecessary to profess anexact doctrine uponfor salvation, or baptism, and it amounts toyet another diversion tactic away from studying more important issues, and a factor in a process of indoctrination in regards to it and allowing baptism via so called "Catechumen" or the Catholic version "confirmation". 2)It was initiated by, or at very least was involved with,the mass murderer Constantine. } 1/13/2019 Fr. 6/5/2020 Monomakhos Blog, Impossible for Holy Communion to Carry Germs or Diseases Pedalion). Please make sure all fields are filled out. font-weight:bold John Guy Winfrey, Response to Orthodox Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 3) Acceptance of the Creed is usurped upon all converts in the so called "catechumenperiod". According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church is traced back to Jesus Christ and the Apostles.The Apostles appointed successors, known as bishops, and they in turn appointed other bishops in a process known as Apostolic . 5/21/2018 Fr. So let me contrarywise make aplain statement: The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic gospel of pseudo salvation is anathema, accursed, bogus, and a ticket to Hell. Ioannes Apiarius, Public Orthodoxy: Promoting Cultural Marxism and LGBT Blasphemy (Titus 3:4-9). An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. margin-bottom: 6px; This is not a sacrament in Eastern Orthodoxy as it is in Catholicism. 11/23/2019 Fr. with which he, the serpent, deceived Eve "your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Joseph Birthisel, Culture Wars Threaten the Orthodox Church, Our Freedom, and Our Families He and his wife Corina have three children. font-size:10.0pt; The common and official name used by the Greek Christians and Eastern Christian Church. Ioannes Apiarius, A Christian cosplay coup dtat [Exposing Lydia Bringeruds Attacks on Orthodox Traditions] 71) Candles: are considered sacrifices to Mary and saints. Ioannes Apiarius, Fr. Before an arm-chair theologian (Orthodox sense of the word theologian) or a religious scholar (Orthodox sense of the word scholar) puts a dox-knife to my throat, my choice of words in quotation marks is for the inability to italicize them. How did you adjust to the different beliefs between the Baptist church and the Orthodox church, I ask, looking over my list of differing views. 7/11/2022 Orthodox Christianity, Elpidophoros Baptizes Surrogate Children of Married Homosexuals 53) Cunning and crafty mystification of doctrine: (Eph 4:14). margin-bottom:9.0pt; Michael Courey: Orthodox Church Must be More Inclusive, Welcome Same-Sex Couples 2) The justification of sins described as "the works of the flesh' (Gal 5:19-21 & Rev 21:8). perhaps the best western theological term that expresses the Eastern Orthodox Churches view on the nature of human free will, in combination with "ancestral sin", versus the human nature of free will in combination with "original sin" as expressed in the most common Evangelical and Protestant belief calledArminianism. 3:15). (Hebrews 7:26-28). It is different from sacrilege. 12: 31). But the impetus for that division was not a choice between obedience to the Word of God and the word of man, but rather a choice between two competing sets of that which Scripture repeatedly condemns as "the commandments and doctrines of men.". And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. By saying that two Christians can divorce and remarry for post marital adultery, either party (the guilty or innocent), the Eastern Orthodox religion, unlike Roman Catholicism, preaches adultery. font-size:10.0pt; Rather it is the central issue of what is called "the root versus the fruit" debate. 8/6/2019 Fr. etc by bogus priest, (or whatever other ceremonies they might fancifully invent to declare ground "consecrated"). Joseph Birthisel, Not Gay or Homosexual, but Men and Women Created in the Image and Likeness of God line-height: 200%; 4/13/2018 Fr. The Eastern Orthodox Church officially and explicitly denies the everlasting Lake of Fire (commonly called Hell)inphysical bodies, tormented by physical fire, sulphur, and smoke "where their worm never dies", and preachinstead a watered down version of God's eternal retribution, that is so attenuated and diluted it encourages men to do evil, as the judgement described is soenfeebled. Copyright 1998-2023 Scripture itself qualifies the exceptions, by its own use, your physical father on earth, the "fathers" as important historical figures in scripture itself, but never as a spiritual title for a living person, and certainly not for a gaggle of historical Orthodox heretics. 6/20/2022 Fr. 1) one of the faithfulin consecrated ground, (consecrated by heretics), 2) according to the Orthodox rites and service of burial (Nekrosimos). margin-right:30pt; margin-bottom:6.0pt; Gabriel (Hieromonk), Silence [progressive death march desires to silence all opposition] Blasphemy is essentially against God. 7/13/2022 Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, Met. : Heresy. the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, All scriptureisgiven by inspiration of God, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor, Essentially Eastern Orthodoxy, and Catholicism, are unbiblical pyramid systems where the so called "laity" are in effect the lowest of the low, almost like a lower caste, with the Pope or the, Primus inter pares at the top, and Catholic and Orthodox laity at the bottom like a door. The pressure from all sides to give up his new identity was overwhelming. text-align: justify; The search through various prayers and practices to achieve unity with God in life (theosis) (see hesychasm). (Gr. The Bible says their Mother is the Whore of Babylon! The orthodox teaching on . such as adultery, murderwitchcraft, theft, kidnapping, etc. A liturgical book containing the lives of the saints and the special hymns (stichera) for the feast-days of the Orthodox Saints. font-size:10.0pt; 5/22/2019 Fr. I usually went to the midnight Easter vigil, he recalls. as false. The Orthodox Church is being attacked by false teachers and deceitful venues that question, challenge, mock, deconstruct, contradict, and distort Church teaching, practices, and theology. The heresy is not suggested in their doctrine on it, but that a convert in order to be baptized might be constrained to form a doctrine on it in order to be baptized. margin-bottom:6.0pt; Basically, it was to combat the many false teachings that the Roman Catholic Church had adopted through the centuries. line-height: 200%; /Rudder. This is often linked to the chanting of many heretical teachings, chiefly that of the "holy eucharist" or their version of the blasphemy of the mass. His false teaching, coming as it did in the church's infancy, truly did represent a grave threat. Mortification can simply lead to "psychologically snapping" and being even more fleshly. to avoid the fact that when their good news that savesis compared to our good news that saves, they are both different, and the one that keeps looking bogus in debates is theirs. 41) NEPSIS linked with CATHARSIS: when linked with Monastic practices is an oxymoronic concept. Joseph Birthisel, Sr. Vassa not retracting, rejoices in increased attention and money John Whiteford, 2012 font-size: 10pt; font-size:10.0pt; a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. but. "And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. margin-bottom:6.0pt; 53) Cunning and crafty mystification of doctrine, 56) Priesthood offering up physical sacrifices, 57) A heathen calendar as part of the Faith, 62) The heresy of directly instructing the Orthodox "laity" to avoid trying to understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation. 3) St. John Chrysostom. I am not writing as an academic; 2. His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. The mitre derives from the crown of the Byzantine emperor. About the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Ukrainians in the United States; The Testament; Parish History, provided by the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1938) . It signifies the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for man's salvation. What about pious Orthodox Christians? margin-left: 28px; Zechariah Lynch, Ukraine Schism: What is a Layman To Do? 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] font-size: 10pt; It will be important to remember that there is a difference between Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Christians which this site deals with, and Eastern Catholics, who have certain divergent beliefs from Roman Catholics but accept the Pope's Authority in present day times. Johns grandparents were faithful leaders in the Orthodox church. 6/3/2017 Russian Orthodox Academic, Soft-Pedaling Christian Morality: A Review of a Curious Review [on Fr. 5/14/2018 Fr. 1) That salvation is in faith in Christ alone. In the true Christian religion this rebirth makes you part of the one church of God immediately, his bride, without some man deciding if you have to his vain satisfaction answered a list of confirmation or catechumen issues correctly. 6/19/2017 Fr. {margin-top:0in; .reference_entry { John Whiteford, 2014 line-height: 200%; continued.. 32) Orthodox false prophets (as well as teachers), 33) Mary As Mediator - and the attributes of God, 34) False Apostles- equal to Apostles (eg Constantine). 72)The Canon Liturgical, which refers to all liturgical material, including the Creed, used for the Liturgy and the consecration of the Eucharist (see also kanon and Typikon). The Orthodox religion treats the bible as if it was a box of chocolates were there can pick and chose things from different covenants, and meld them together into a man made potpourri religion. I will make good use of your list by following them on their social media platforms. margin-bottom:6.0pt; 1) There is no definition of quote "the gospel by which we are saved" in it, and thus it is not fit for purpose. 6/19/2017 Fr. font-size: 10pt; 5) Orthodoxy themselves compare themselves with Romanism, thus they are logically her daughters. Isapostolos). When the era of Communist rule began in Russia in 1917, religion was seen as a hindrance to a thriving . I realized I did not need the Orthodox church or even a priest to be my mediator, for Jesus was the mediator between me and the Father., Though John does not use the term, it is clear from his testimony that he had acquired an unshakable belief in the Reformation doctrine of sola scriptura. False teachings led me away from the Church I just wanted to share my story and, in a way, my frustrations, as someone who left the church for a while due to extremist teachings, even though luckily I have found my way back to the faith. Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation margin-left:30pt; My Orthodox friends confess Christ with their mouths, but they do not know Him in their hearts. incense is used ritualistically as if swinging it at artefacts in church, or people, in some way "cleanses" them. John Whiteford, Fr. font-family: Verdana; margin-right:0in; font-weight: bold; 3/27/2021 Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 2) The Church and Modernity } font-weight: normal; pure man made ritualism, yet connected to and essential in "rebirth" in baptism. But when I heard the Word of God preached for the first time, and the concept of repentance and being born again, I was touched. 3/24/2020 Orthodox Editors, Greek Archbishop of America [Elpidophoros] declares open Communion for non-Orthodox spouses line-height:16.0pt; Johannes Jacobse, A Response to A Response: Sanfilippos Latest Broadside 11/5/2014 Fr. "correct or true belief"). Following Apostolic Tradition, Orthodoxy teaches that the original apostles appointed bishops, who in turn appointed bishops, and on and on through a laying on of the hands that touched the hands that touched the hands of Christ. Unlike the Roman Church, Orthodoxy permits a clergyman to be married; however, his marriage must occur before his ordination to be a deacon or presbyter. font-family: Verdana; including -The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). 97)Three hierarchs. I stopped getting drunk, stopped smoking, stopped cursing. Confession. 93)Mysticism. p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 margin-top: 0; The Eastern Orthodox religion teaches the heresy thatbabies are born again through physical baptism, without belief, when indeed the whole criterionof being born again or baptized is "believe and be baptized" and "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved". } [Exposing Inga Leonovas False Arguments Supporting Homosexuality in the Church] The section of our Bible Knowledgebase on Roman Catholicism deals extensively with that false church's departures from the Word. There are several Scriptures that encourage Christians to examine teachings and practices that work their way into Christianity, and even more that command us to expose, mark and avoid false teachers. Joseph Stalin led a uniquely brutal campaign against religion and religious leaders. margin-right:15pt; 7/21/2022 OCA Synod, Met. text-indent:0px; Seraphim of Piraeus Denounces Heretical Conduct of Elpidophoros on Baptism for Gay Couple font-size:10.0pt; All rights reserved. 4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique John Whiteford. He has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College and has lectured on Christianity and culture at Oxford University. font-size: 8pt; 52: Mortification:the action of subduing one's bodily desires: fine. but self torture and torment, like the cilice, is probably what led to the concept of torturing other people "for the good of their own soul". by Fr. Thus quote An Orthodox Appraisal of Political Correctness, Sexual Anarchy, Cultural Deconstruction and Conforming the Church to the World {margin-top:0in; Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that man is able to cooperate with God in bringing about his salvation, and that regeneration is the product of a synergistic effort of God and man. 4/13/2018 Rod Dreher, Fighting the Wrong Battles Filthiness as they say they physicallyeat Jesus (cannibalism) and digest him in their intestines, thus he "sees corruption" in their teachings (Acts 2:27), and calling a piece of bread God in the flesh is an act of idolatry or spiritual fornication (the Orthodox prostrate themselves before the mass bread, the catholics bow). Why do they believe this? Zechariah Lynch, The Antiochians Dont Disappoint (The Fr. margin-right:50pt; 3) In the Orthodox worship, every Monday is dedicated to the angels. When a person repents and accepts the gospel (believes in Jesus) he not only receives the free gift of eternal life (unless you have believed in vain), but also one of the "new and better promises" (Heb 8:6 & Eze 36:26) is to be spiritually born again to become one of God's children, receiving a new nature that tends toward doing good, instead of evil, and crying Abba Father to God. Digamia). {margin-top:0in; Kallistos Ware on the Ordination of Women and Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages 9) Idols (see shrines below): statues and images were not banned underthe old Mosaic covenant, Good examples are the cherubim over the ark of the covenant, statues of four oxen in the temple, pomegranates carved into the walls, the serpent Moses lifted in the wilderness. font-family: Verdana; did Jesus keep the old testament law in full if he went against the old covenant law and used leavened bread and alcoholic wine in the Last Supper? font-size:10.0pt; He was also told to ask the Baptists questions about why they were attending churches other than the Orthodox Church. You may not be interested in Culture Wars, but Culture Wars are interested in you The Orthodox Christian Church believes itself to be the original, unchanging, and apostolic faith. Heresy has been and will be a problem for the church until Christ returns. Ioannes Apiarius, Orthodox Episcopal Aloofness with a Side of Cake [Abp. this heresy includesinfant communion. 14) Canonization: all Christians are saints, Romans 1. The Church of Jerusalem, as being the first Christian Church. text-align: justify; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; Herman Majkrzak (Hieromonk), Metropolitan Kallistos and The Wheel font-weight:bold; As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. The priest never confronted us in our sins, he says, with a mixture of grief and anger. The law of the church, containing the various rules, ecclesiastical decrees, and definitions concerning the faith or the lifestyle of Orthodox Christians. .series_header { With Romanism, thus they are logically her daughters a heretic and is.! Mixture of grief and anger that salvation is in faith in Christ alone of! 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