Here I would go to the Orthodox Church, cross myself, kiss an icon one moment and despise God the next. 99) Chrismation: They actually say this is a sacrament, and that the Holy Spirit is imparted through it. (man made junk laws. 62) The heresy of directly instructing the Orthodox "laity" to avoid trying to understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation: 3) It cannot be only ancient Rome (the light of a candle shall not shine). Joseph Birthisel, New, but not improved A Response to Public Orthodoxy, on the Creed The orthodox teaching on . The title ofPrimus inter pares was also taken by Constantine, a murderer the Orthodox have chosen to follow instead of the example of Christ. Authentic Christianity, in marked contrast, declares the priesthood of Christ alone, who has made full and final atonement for sin: For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time (1 Timothy 2:5-6), For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 12/29/2021 TruthBeTold7, Orthodox America Has a Cultural Marxist Problem [Refuting Aram Sarkisians Defamatory PO Article] In fact, Eastern Orthodoxy's false doctrine of theosis additionally conflates regeneration with justification and sanctification. As Quoheleth says, Nothing is new under the sun. And the Apostle writes, Jesus..the Same yesterday, today and forever. They simply cannot see beyond their delusions and narcissism and their need not only to move the furniture around in the room, but to introduce new furniture, and to deny the removed furniture was ever removed. 2) That the scriptures alone, on their own, are enough to make a person wise unto that salvation. 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 main chair"). 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He acknowledges that Orthodox doctrine might contradict Orthodox practice in some places, but for John, its in practice that one shows what is truly believed. Zhertva). ", It has been said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry," and that is indeed an apt summary of its theology and practice. 95)Ousia: the complex subject of the expression of the essence of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and how to explicitly state this. color:black; Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a mortal and unforgivable sin because it presumes that God's saving action in this particular case is impossible (cf. margin-left: 20px; 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. margin-top: 12px; 5/14/2015 Fr. } where, the new proselyte must renounce in public the Ref. Kallistos on Sexual Morality 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. 10/2/2012 Dn. I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. 71) Candles: are considered sacrifices to Mary and saints. Well not according to Galatians 1:6-9 which says anyone preaching any other gospel is anathema, that is accursed! margin-left:50pt; Seraphim of Piraeus Denounces Heretical Conduct of Elpidophoros on Baptism for Gay Couple 3/27/2015 Fr. Standing here, in front of the only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the world, I feel an overwhelming sense of pridecomplete with the magnificent effigy of Athena, Archbishop Elpidophoros said in his letter. Alexander F.C. The Eastern Orthodox religion, along with Catholicism, reduce Jesus to a Semi Saviour, and exalt themselves (works) and their priests and bishops (sacerdotalism) to co-Saviours. 82) God-parents marriage ban. With help from the Orthodox editors, I have compiled a list of articles, essays, and petitions written by Orthodox Christian priests, deacons, professors, and writers warning the Church about false teachers and deceitful venues (especially Public Orthodoxy, The Wheel Journal, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, Fordham Universitys Orthodox Center, Lazar Puhalo, Sister Vassa) that question, challenge, mock, deconstruct, contradict, and distort Church teaching, practices, and theology. 8/23/2019 OrthodoxChristian.com, What Modern Churches Are Missing [on Sister Vassas confusion of St. Pauls teaching] Joseph Birthisel, The Defence of the New Deaconesses and the Rest of the Story Others are men married to other men. : Heresy. margin-right: 40px; The main reason for the convening of the First Ecumenical Council was the appearance and growing strength of the false teaching of the Alexandrian priest, Arius. The act of contracting a new marriage while a previous one is still binding (in the view of their church NOT God), an act forbidden by the Orthodox Church. 1) The racist error of translating the old testamentfrom Greek. Why? line-height: 200%; Martyrs (bloody or psychologically tormented) are supposed to be created by exterior enemies, not by ones own household; even though Christ-God warns us about that very peculiarity But with this said why provacateurs and agitators simply dont move along when we live in an age in which many have the ability to move on? Nowhere in scripture are we told to baptize a person 3 times consecutively, let alone a baby. .normal_text { 7/1/2018 Fr. Theophan the Recluse, Nektarios of Aegina, the Aboriginals of Alaska, and almost every Fool-for-Christ the Orthodox Church has ever witnessed); and the current more dramatic past times of killing priests or kneecapping monks or fomenting book-burnings. } 8/29/2017 Fr. Heirotonia). margin-right:50pt; Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. line-height:200%; line-height: 200%; by Fr. 11/15/2019 Fr. Who Are the Real Schismatics? Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. margin-right:30pt; color: #0F4679; The "First Among Equals" of all the Orthodox autocephalous churches, it was founded by St. Andrew the Apostle. When the era of Communist rule began in Russia in 1917, religion was seen as a hindrance to a thriving . What really matters, as our reader's question rightly puts it, are not the differences between Rome and Constantinople, but between both of these visible bodies and Holy Scripture. 6/25/2022 Fr. A great book to immerse oneself in, when starting to believe oneself as having Gods cellphone number, and a secret gnosis which needs to be shared with congregation/monastery/the public at large, is the book entitled, 50 Jewish Messiahs by Jerry Rabow (Gefen Publishing House, 2002). 2018 Very few people are gifted by God as prophets; spirits must be discerned; and sadly to say, most prophets turn out to be false prophets. font-size:10.0pt; So I began to ask myself, How can a dead person do good works?'. text-align:justify; Their words align with Scriptures and exemplify the true and universal teaching, theology, and practices of the Holy Orthodox Church across two millennia. The multiplicity of false gods to pray to was replaced by praying to saints, burning incense was kept, and the mother goddess religions took immediately to praying to a dominant female saint figure, Mary, empowered with some of the powers of God himself, the ability to hear, answer, and mediate for millions of prayers (humanly impossible). margin-bottom:6.0pt; Greek Orthodox churches consider themselves the one true church going back to the days of Peter and Jesus, and that Rome erred when it split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. 1/17/2017 Fr. } text-align:justify; John Chryssavgis Pro-Homosexual views] } example:Lent. The priest never confronted us in our sins, he says, with a mixture of grief and anger. Though not as bad as quote "The Holy Mother Church" of Rome, the murders committed by the Orthodox Faith are still extremely bad, and this website givesa long list of such murders. } Thomas Hopko (book excerpt), Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line Against the Radical LGBT Agenda text-decoration:underline; Some are women "married" to other women. 36) Denial of Works of the flesh, that came about by the specific Catholic vocabulary (instead of biblical vocabulary) of "venial" and "mortal" sin. 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 . Orthodox theology views sin as any behavior that "misses the mark," or fails to live up to the higher goal of living as an icon of Christ. color: #333333; John Whiteford, Sr. Vassa: Theres no ontological impediment to priestesses 2/16/2022 Orthodox Reflections, Morality Not Black and White, Fordhams George Demacopooulos Says in Abortion Article That said, it becomes perplexing to me that, for example, an atheist woman minister of the United Church of Canada (located in Toronto) would demand a canonical hearing in order to stay incorporated in the United Church and not move on to, let us say, the Unitarians, or better yet, the Humanist Society? If not, wherein lies their non-adherence to Scripture in their beliefs and practices? John Whiteford, 2015 font-size: 10pt; The Baptist church is the true Church that is following the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, he affirms, though admitting the presence of believers in Pentecostal, Brethren, and other evangelical denominations. Johannes Jacobse, 2013 As I began reading Scripture, I understood Jesus to be the only way to God. 10/7/2013 Nun Cornelia (Rees), Fr. 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. The official headdress or "crown" of a bishop. note: their sinister indoctrination process. As John tells me about these years, I sense he resents the past. Josephs Directive On So-called Same-Sex Marriage 11/1/2017 Fr. margin-bottom: 6px; They believe that Protestants in particular have departed from the true faith. font-family: Verdana; 5/21/2018 Fr. 2) The justification of sins described as "the works of the flesh' (Gal 5:19-21 & Rev 21:8). The mitre derives from the crown of the Byzantine emperor. 5/31/2017 Fr. 2)It was initiated by, or at very least was involved with,the mass murderer Constantine. Though this is an extreme example they do practice penances. Christopher Calins Radical Leftist and Pro LGBT Posts] Also this gives babies and children their first taste of alcohol. The act of confessing or acknowledgment of sins by an individual before God in the presence of a priest, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor (pneumatikos) authorized to ask for forgiveness and to administer a penance. 6/18/2018 Reader Dr. Alfred Kentigern Siewers, Met. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Against Modern Legalism He lived in Asia Minor and was deemed heretical by early church fathers (e.g., Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses 1.26.1; Hippolytus of Rome, Refutation 7.21; Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.28-35, 7.25.3). text-indent:0px; Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusiveness a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. Though I have yet to find the Orthodox stooping to such false warping of scripture (as yet), Orthodoxy does hand out penances to people. Paul said we are dead in sins. A catalogue of martyrs and other saints arranged according to the calendar. font-size: 10pt; In addition to Scripture, the Eastern Orthodox church recognizes these forms of man-made tradition as authoritative: Authentic Christianity, in contrast, tells us to reject the commandments and doctrines of men: Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. Zechariah Lynch, The Antiochians Dont Disappoint (The Fr. Apocrypha may have different meanings depending on how it is applied to the Old or New Testaments and whether it is being used by Catholics, Protestants or Orthodox Christians. John Whiteford, What Do Our Friends at Fordham Have to Say About This? true Christians? This is made complex as the division with Catholic theology on it becomes embarrassing to both sides, considering there were supposed to be one church once. However, Arius would not submit to the authority of the Church. 7/21/2021 Teena Blackburn, Sin Cannot Be Blessed by the Church text-align: left; I am writing as an Orthodox monk; and 4. John Cox, Policing Orthodoxys Borders Confession. Joseph Birthisel, Met. 7/10/2022 Nick Stamatakis, How Big Foundation Money Is Subverting Traditional Christianity He is in reality "the first among heretics" taking on for himself a more terrible day of judgement in respect of his boasting, just as the Pope has. John Parker, Of Tolerance and Tyranny A Look at the Church of England, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Why I Dont Say Passed Away When Someone Dies. 7/12/2019 Fr. In all my years, Ive never heard of such a thing. I begin to explain what it is like in other countries, where Eastern Orthodoxy is a minority and the evangelical tradition dominates. Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org. Tomorrow, we will look at the parallels between the two accounts and hopefully better understand these two traditions and why people are converting from one to the other. 7/21/2022 OCA Synod, Met. 7/12/2018 Fr. 11/13/2014 Twenty-Three (23) Texas Orthodox Priests, Fr. The common and official name used by the Greek Christians and Eastern Christian Church. It consists of being tormented by a reaction to God revealing his love to you. Johannes Jacobse, Fundamentalism & Dialogue He has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College and has lectured on Christianity and culture at Oxford University. (Matt 6:16). 7/4/2019 Fr. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 1/24/2018 George Michalopulos, Fordham Universitys Orthodox Center receives grant to study LGBTQ rights Rather it is the central issue of what is called "the root versus the fruit" debate. .article_id { 10/31/2015 Fr. font-size:14pt; I am not writing as an academic; 2. There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. (an heretical definition, remarriage is bigamy in the new testament -post marital adultery, or desertion etc are no cause for remarriage). It is difficult to understand why in the light of John 15:26, which the EOC teaches, and which the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) FALSIFIES and DISTORTS by saying the illicit (immoral) phrase FILIOQUE "AND THE SON". Are you saying that the Orthodox Church preaches salvation by good works? I ask. 59) Crypto-converts: their enforced pseudo "conversion" by threats. - by divorce and remarriage. I believe this is because of the Greek influence of Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Italian influence of Catholicism. margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-bottom: 6px; List is provided in reverse chronological order, beginning in 2012, the earliest article we could find. .series_header { Eastern Orthodox theology falsely claims that no one can be saved unless he is baptized with water. 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. margin-right: 60px; line-height: 200%; 91)Mitre. font-weight:bold; 7/19/2017 Fr. margin-left: 26px; color:#0F4679; 7/2/2019 Multiple Senior OCA Priests (six priests and one bishop, authored July 2018), Protodeacon Feldmans Old Testament (Gr. 27) Bogus hierarchy/ pyramid system: - from First among equals (including nuns, monks and monasteries) Laity issue. I realized that the Bible was the authority, even over the Church. Ioannes Apiarius, Protodeacon Theodore Feldman boldly spouts nonsense The Protestant Reformation happened for a reason. font-size: 8pt; It is worth researching if the Orthodox have like the Catholics limited languages a liturgy can be read out in. Isapostolos). 2/7/2022 Orthodox Christianity, What Happens When Scholars Fail to Address Arguments and Evidence Presented to Them [Refuting Public Orthodoxy Defamatory Attacks] Sarakosti). https://russian-faith.com/greek-american-bishop-feels-proud-about-golden-idol-of-athena The Church of Jerusalem, as being the first Christian Church. margin: 12px 80px; margin-top: 12px; Name-day. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Sister Vassa on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood Today I am interviewing a former Eastern Orthodox believer who has become Baptist. Johns Story: Why I Left Eastern Orthodoxy for Evangelicalism. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; {margin-top:0in; 5/14/2018 Fr. 5/8/2017 Fr. 11/5/2014 Fr. 11/5/2017 Fr. Modalism, ruled out by the Nicene Creed, teaches that God's names (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) change with his roles or "modes of being" (like a chameleon). But the free gift is not like the offense. Interesting point of discussion. 6/22/2017 Byzantine, TX, The Amsterdam Symposium: An Abuse of Authority? Ioannes Apiarius, Heresies and Schisms Will Appear in the Churches, in the Last Days According to Holy Scripture, all the gods of the Gentiles are devils. John Whiteford, 2012 74) Cathedrals. He rarely gives me an answer without a Scriptural reference or justification. margin-bottom: 12px; Lawrence Farley, The Deep Melancholy of David Bentley Hart text-indent:0px; Antonios of Glyfada was Deceived by Elpidophoros on Baptism for Gay Couple (Titus 3:4-9). 4/24/2018 Fr. (Gr. The Orthodox Christian should know the content of his religion as taught by the Church. (Romans 5:1-2), For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope 6/28/2017 Fr. 1/15/2012 Fr. margin-left: 20px; It is comparable to the blasphemous Mormon doctrine. 3) Vain repetitions in prayer. Zechariah Lynch, The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality 5/4/2020 Fr. John Whiteford. This is, in fact, not a single source of "revelation" but an amalgamation of many alleged sources. margin-left:70pt; (Gr. 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. Matt 23:9. As the encroachments of false teaching and division multiplied in early Christian times, threatening to obscure the identity and purity of the Church, the term "Orthodox" quite logically came to be applied to it. False Teaching. John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology. . pure man made ritualism, yet connected to and essential in "rebirth" in baptism. Lawrence Farley, Resolution to Petition the Holy Synod to Correct Errant Clergy and Lay Persons on Issues of Same-Sex Erotic Relationships 3) Eastern Orthodox = ancestral sin has aless corruptedconcept of mans nature than Arminianism (based on original sin instead). color:black; 4/13/2018 Fr. p.normal_text As far as the Church before the Bible, the Church and the Scriptures are a unified whole. The basic theory of the . 3)craftsman- idols, church finery etc But this had no effect on me. Joseph Birthisel, Orthodox Fundamentalism Discussion on Ancient Faith Today John Whiteford, Scandalous Activists Attack OCA Synod For Rejecting Same-Sex Unions and LGBTQ Identities The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. I am of the opinion that it has a lot to do with what is called a/the messianic-complex. John Whiteford, Missteps in the Churchs response to the LGBT movement [on Fr. 1/23/2019 Fr. 6/5/2020 Monomakhos Blog, Impossible for Holy Communion to Carry Germs or Diseases Johns reliance on Scripture is evident. .summary_text { Lawrence Farley, Theodore Feldman: Scriptures, Orthodox Church, and Holy Tradition are Wrong on Homosexuality and LGBTQ Issues An Orthodox Christian that is truly born again would realize that the church is wrong and would turn to evangelicalism. For John, coming to Christ and joining an evangelical church are two sides of the same coin. font-size: 8pt; 101: Indoctrination of children and toddlers: Catechism. The Orthodox Pope also preaches murder. color:black; 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. John Whiteford, When A Bishop Does Right These links summarize the extensive true and public witness of approximately eighty four (84) Orthodox Christians (many priests and bishops) all of whom are in good standing with the Orthodox Church (spanning multiple jurisdictions). margin-bottom: 18px; An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. Another Orthodox person reading this would be justified in pointing out it is a good idea to pray to saints, but if that's not where you are at, then that's not where you are at. color:black; 7/11/2018 Fr. (Gr. The denial or rejection of a revealed dogma or belief accepted and professed by the Church. 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. Their bible is false because: 1) The racist error of translating the old testament from Greek. 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. Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. margin: 12px 40px; 2/13/2020 Fr. artos). 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. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. 5)candle burning rituals 1/23/2018 OrthodoxChristian.com, 2017 6/19/2017 Fr. Real Heresy is caustic serious false doctrine, against the law and teachings of the new and better covenant (Gal 6:2 & Matt 7:24)that usually attacks one of two things: 1) Teachings fundamental to the Faith (Jude 1:3) such as the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the resurrection of Jesus, the virgin birth, the definition of the good news (Gal 1:6-9) or specifically "the gospel by which we are saved" etc. Memorial. Also, I appreciate the attached articles. Aridas Scandalous Teaching on Homosexuality 1) There is no definition of quote "the gospel by which we are saved" in it, and thus it is not fit for purpose. Like Rome, the Eastern Orthodox church also holds to the false doctrine of apostolic succession, claiming that its patriarchs are the latest in an unbroken line of successors to the authority of Christ's apostles. 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