As John tells me about these years, I sense he resents the past. 4/20/2017 Orthodox Editors, Three Trojan Horses: Insider Attempts to Disorient the Orthodox The reality is Eastern Orthodox Christians and clergy are often pretentiously magnanimous, and say "We say Evangelicals and Protestants are saved too!" Canon law not only governs the activities of th church but also claims a degree of authority in matters of state. 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". The priest never confronted us in our sins, he says, with a mixture of grief and anger. } Alexander F.C. John nods in agreement. The law of the church, containing the various rules, ecclesiastical decrees, and definitions concerning the faith or the lifestyle of Orthodox Christians. .numbered_bulleted_text_2 { I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. 7/7/2017 Fr. Lawrence Farley, Inga Leonova: Criminal Stupidity for Bishops and Priests to Give Holy Communion and Spread the Virus Paul said we are dead in sins. 7/18/2019 Fr. color:black; Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Link: John Whiteford, Clergy, Scholars, LGBT Activists, Drag Show Host Gather to Discuss Opinions on Orthodoxy, Sex, Gender, Sexuality 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 Church of Jerusalem, as being the first Christian Church. 3) Vain repetitions in prayer. John Whiteford, Deeply Disturbing Concerns Homosexual Militancy Threatening the Orthodox Church They confirm themselves the "scarlet and purple heresy" by saying these crowns derives from Byzantine Emperors!!! 2) That the scriptures alone, on their own, are enough to make a person wise unto that salvation. Johannes L. Jacobse, The Abnormal Cannot Dictate Whats Normal If Orthodox believers would read Scripture without it being interpreted for them by the Church, they would discover the truth, he adds. 1/24/2018 George Michalopulos, Fordham Universitys Orthodox Center receives grant to study LGBTQ rights This is not a sacrament in Eastern Orthodoxy as it is in Catholicism. Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. Contrary to the lies of Catholicism and Orthodoxy, Evangelicals and Protestantsin general believe there is ONE church, that is all those who are born again, denominations emphasizing doctrinal choices made after becoming born again. 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. c. 50-100) in the late first and early second century. 5/21/2018 Fr. a:link margin-right:20pt; text-align:justify; Zechariah Lynch, The Antiochians Dont Disappoint (The Fr. margin-right: 20px; {margin-top:0in; for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright notice is included. 5/8/2019 Fr. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to The Washington Post, Religion News Service, World, and Christianity Today, which named him one of 33 millennials shaping the next generation of evangelicals. A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. Lawrence Farley, Theodore Feldman: Scriptures, Orthodox Church, and Holy Tradition are Wrong on Homosexuality and LGBTQ Issues Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." 1/23/2018 OrthodoxChristian.com, 2017 artos). Elpidophoros praised for serving first openly gay baptism Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox also reject the doctrine of the authority of Scripture alone, declaring it to be the great heresy of the Reformation. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. by Fr. } 11/18/2015 Fr. Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? Exomologisis). 2/7/2022 Orthodox Christianity, What Happens When Scholars Fail to Address Arguments and Evidence Presented to Them [Refuting Public Orthodoxy Defamatory Attacks] The search through various prayers and practices to achieve unity with God in life (theosis) (see hesychasm). Fortunately, we have Christ's promise that heresies will never prevail against the Church, for he told Peter, "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it " (Matt. 48) Call men "Father": Jesus specifically said "call nomanyour father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." 9/28/2022 Global Orthodox, Lazar Puhalo is Not a Canonical Orthodox Bishop, Hes a Deposed Deacon Isapostolos). 8/30/2019 Fr. 3:15). (the issues of the Nicene Creed are very complex as attached to historical proof of the people involved in making it and general number of churches cults and sects in the Empire - I can only try to resolve this later on). On this website I want to present reality. margin-bottom:9.0pt; 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. 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. 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. Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches the necessity of confession of sin to a human priestly mediator in order for the individual to maintain his salvation, and teaches that the Eucharist is a propitiatory sacrifice for confessed sins in addition to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The concept differs from original sin firstly in that it emphasises 3 consequences of the Fall of Adam upon humanity not one: 2) Thereinafter was increased suffering and toil. Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy denies the distinction between justification (God's unilateral act in declaring a sinner righteous based on faith in the merits of Christ alone - Romans 5) and sanctification (the indwelling Spirit of God conforming the regenerated individual more and more to the image of Christ, a work consummated in the believer's glorification - Romans 8). As to the first they blaspheme the Holy Spirit; as to the second they seek to quench Him. 11/5/2014 Fr. The common and official name used by the Greek Christians and Eastern Christian Church. Ioannes Apiarius, The Ten LGBTQ Commandments [satire] {margin-top:12.0pt; Rather it is the central issue of what is called "the root versus the fruit" debate. ), (I hope later to put these beliefs in another order). 12: 31). font-family: Verdana; } Christopher Calins Radical Leftist and Pro LGBT Posts] Sarakosti). color:#333333; margin-bottom:6.0pt; pure man made ritualism, yet connected to and essential in "rebirth" in baptism. 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. 6/25/2018 Fr. Johannes Jacobse, 2013 Like Romanism, Eastern Orthodoxy rejects the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone as heresy. font-size: 10pt; .article_id { John Whiteford, Sin is Nothing to Be Proud Of 4/17/2017 Fr. The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. line-height:200%; And the author does not claim definitiveness, but only a selection of the most notable. Ioannes Apiarius, Met. 36) Denial of Works of the flesh, that came about by the specific Catholic vocabulary (instead of biblical vocabulary) of "venial" and "mortal" sin. Johannes Jacobse, OCA Wonder blog: Change and the Church note: this concept of "Jerusalem must be captured it is the site of holy churches" shows the knock-on effect of believing in building huge elaborate churches - not found in the new covenant.". Mnymosyno). In so many parts of the world, religion and state are so intertwined that Christians are unable to exercise their consciences and avail themselves of the many choices within Christendom. 7/12/2018 Fr. One Orthodox priest told me (against their own vow to privacy) he told a woman who had an abortion to adopt a baby as a penance. The Orthodox Christian Church believes itself to be the original, unchanging, and apostolic faith. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Sin of Divorce 2/22/2021 Dissident Mama, Petition for Bishops to Denounce Blasphemous Orthodoxy in Dialogue Website Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. font-size: 10pt; - by divorce and remarriage. There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. This article may be reproduced in its entirety only, I thank John for his time, and then ask him to sum up the biggest difference between Orthodox Christians and Baptists. This subject is muddied by there being so many definitions of sola scriptura. Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. 7/8/2017 Fr. margin-right: 40px; (Matt 6:16). (Hebrews 7:26-28). If we hold such false principles as valid, then the Orthodox Church ceases to be the Church of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Apostles, the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Ecumenical Councils, and the Fathers of the Church. 6/25/2022 Fr. color:black; 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. 12/29/2021 TruthBeTold7, Orthodox America Has a Cultural Marxist Problem [Refuting Aram Sarkisians Defamatory PO Article] Memorial. (Gr. 6/13/2018 Fr. They believe in Apostolic Succession. He pauses for a moment, looks at me intently, and says, Baptists preach that You must be born again.'. And coming closer to home, why the theological terrorism in our own home? (Gr. 1/10/2019 William E. Porter, Jr., M.Div. 2) pretentious religious music, in the case of Orthodoxy (a daughter of Rome) this takes the form of chanting heresyetc. 14) Canonization: all Christians are saints, Romans 1. (Gr. Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of war, considered to be the daughter of Zeus. see also -Meneon. The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology. Patrick Henry Reardon, Giacomo Sanfilippos Unholy Vendetta Against Faithful Orthodox Priests and Teachers Aaron Warwick Affair) Joseph Birthisel, Sr. Vassa not retracting, rejoices in increased attention and money margin-top: 24px; 7/21/2022 OCA Synod, Met. 92) TheMotherChurch. Johns grandparents were faithful leaders in the Orthodox church. p.textTitle{ 6/17/2021 Orthodox Christianity, Mari Iakovou Mars Proudly and Publicly Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month Sacrifice. 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? 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. (bogus man made rites of no importance). 10/13/2018 Fr. font-weight: normal; Thats all I knew anyway. 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. Mark 7:7, and such traditions and writings that they have are similar to the Jewish Talmud, massive tomes of bogus writings designed as a diversion of the soulaway from the word of God. I have pleaded for the past thirty years with my Orthodox friends to come to Christ and know Him personally, John says, with tears in his eyes. In other words refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian (for instance). true Christians? font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 9/17/2019 Orthodox Christianity, Transgender Ideology is Anti-Christian, Anti-Science, & Marxist This is opposite to the teaching of Orthodoxy with their hand-me-down long list of false doctrines, by a pseudochurch full of man-made rituals, rites,religious trappings and devotionby rote. Essentially, he believed that man is . John Whiteford, Scandalous Activists Attack OCA Synod For Rejecting Same-Sex Unions and LGBTQ Identities margin-bottom: 6px; John Whiteford, What Do Our Friends at Fordham Have to Say About This? wherethe new proselyte must renounce in public the Reformation and the Protestant / Evangelical gospelas false. John smiles and begins to get visibly excited. "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. 2) The justification of sins described as "the works of the flesh' (Gal 5:19-21 & Rev 21:8). It also puts burdens on mens back grievous to be born who, unlike the parasite priests and bishops of the Orthodox religion, often have to do a hard days work and need energy. John Whiteford, Response to Meeting Michelle Part 1 [refuting Public Orthodoxy LGBTQP+ agenda] 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). 1/22/2022 Jackie Morfesis, 2021 8/23/2019 OrthodoxChristian.com, What Modern Churches Are Missing [on Sister Vassas confusion of St. Pauls teaching] Joseph Birthisel, Demonic Autonomy and Divine Obedience The Anthropology of Antichristianity (Part 8) Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org. Joseph Birthisel, Culture Wars Threaten the Orthodox Church, Our Freedom, and Our Families They speak with the authority of the Church, the Apostles, Fathers, Theologians, and Saints. Priest on Homosexual Orientation margin-bottom:6.0pt; 8) Ruled over by Pharisees - Nicolaitane heresy (no laity) uniforms, beards. 86) The heresy of Masquerading as Evangelicals. margin-left:20pt; Worse as other churches don't do it, how could anyone else be saved? Josiah Trenham, 2016 It differs from Calvinist ideas by (quite rightly) saying that the doctrine that mankind became "totally depraved" in nature is too extreme, but they believe also the Arminiandefinition of man being "depraved" but not "totally" goes too far too, and that man is essentially good in nature, the closest idea in western theology being the term Semi-Pelagianism, in that where Arminians say man cannot make the first steps toward goodness without God, the Eastern Orthodox believe man, and fallen Adam, only had a weakened will after the Fall, and is essentially still good (most all agree Adam had a nature tending toward Good before the Fall). 2/19/2021 Michael Sisco, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia 4/10/2014 Fr. He wrote to many bishops, denouncing the decrees of the local Council. The concept of the "first among equals" is that of giving this title to a person whose office was founded historically first, in Eastern Orthodoxy thePatriarch of Constantinople, The idea of having Patriarchal bishops over huge jurisdictions, and a lower formof bishops, is not found in new covenant law. It is in the Church that the Christian Faith is proclaimed and maintained. 11/11/2017 Fr. Thomas Hopko: Homosexual Advocates Should be Denied Communion in the Orthodox Church However in the eastern lands Eastern Orthodoxy moved into these type of shrines to false gods were common. The Eastern Orthodox depart from the safety,sureness, and authority of God's holy word, and define heresy instead as that which contradicts their church and its plethora ofwritings of so called fathers, liturgies, creeds, canons, and councils, which for the most part amount to "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teachingfordoctrines the commandments of men." 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