71) Candles: are considered sacrifices to Mary and saints. And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died." Those who remain faithful to the church and who trust in Christ for salvation? I press him further. All scriptureisgiven by inspiration of God, andisprofitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" 1 Tim 3:15-16. Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. This is called by them "thelaver of regeneration". 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. 2/1/2021 Monomakhos Blog, Wheres the clerical consistency? Johannes L. Jacobse, The Abnormal Cannot Dictate Whats Normal 1/15/2012 Fr. When I walked out of a church service, I was the same as before., John was baptized into the church when he was six weeks old. Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) 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. margin-right: 20px; 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. 60) Christendom: Contrary to the pacifist directive of Galatians 4, where we are said to be pilgrims (Book of Hebrews) toward the Jerusalem above, not defending the Physical borders of physical Jerusalem below, both the Catholics and Orthodox ignored this directive (asserted again in John 18:36) and created an Empire concept of Christendom, where physical Jerusalem was to always be captured by the military. The History of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the formation, events, and transformation of the Eastern Orthodox Church through time.. Or he must confess a belief about the underpinning theology ofMonophysitism,Dyophysitism, orMiaphysitism??? 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. 4/13/2018 Fr. .series_header { John Whiteford, Contrary to Nature: A Response to Would the True Nature Please Stand Up? [refuting Public Orthodoxy false teaching] font-weight:bold; The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. 31) Apostolic Succession: OED defines this as. 91)Mitre. 11/14/2014 Terry Mattingly, Texas Orthodox Priests Reject Fr. 2/3/2021 Orthodox Reflections, That Horrible Bishop Makes Me Do It (Gr. John Whiteford, More anti-fundamentalism pap from OCL {margin-top:12.0pt; 39) Their version of the Talmud =Catechism, prayer books, calendars etc (all diversionsaway from the bible). wherethe new proselyte must renounce in public the Reformation and the Protestant / Evangelical gospelas false. margin: 12px 40px; A line of unbroken succession all the way back to the Apostles. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or receive his columns via email. But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. color:930000; John Whiteford. An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. 2/16/2022 Orthodox Reflections, Morality Not Black and White, Fordhams George Demacopooulos Says in Abortion Article Gabriel (Hieromonk), Trust Faithful Orthodox Elders, Avoid Modernist Liberal Academics http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. Yesterday, I interviewed a former Southern Baptist who has converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. After many centuries of tricking uneducated peasants with such dogmas as this (and the equally absurd Holy Fire non-miracle) they should now be made to pay the price of their deception by exposing this heresy. When I visited Greece I found the priests there to be quite incredibly vain, and only after discovering the doctrine of Theosis did I properly understand why. 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. text-align: left; Lawrence Farley, Resolution to Petition the Holy Synod to Correct Errant Clergy and Lay Persons on Issues of Same-Sex Erotic Relationships line-height:150%; 84)Ancestral sin: (notice they do not define this on the eoca site.) 3) Vain repetitions in prayer. John Whiteford, Puhalo Strikes Again On this website I want to present reality. Why? .section_header { Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 12px; font-size:10.0pt; 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] John Whiteford, Headscarves, Modesty, and Scolding Modern Orthodox Women (see 1 Samuel 15:22). Lawrence Farley, St. Vladimirs Seminary Reacts to Amsterdam Conference, OCA Bishops Remain Silent example:Lent. You may not be interested in Culture Wars, but Culture Wars are interested in you For the most part, the term apocrypha refers to any collection of scriptural texts that falls outside the canon.Since most English language bibles are from non-Orthodox sources, they sometimes are subtitled with . 8/23/2019 OrthodoxChristian.com, What Modern Churches Are Missing [on Sister Vassas confusion of St. Pauls teaching] 3) And that the scriptures, unlike Orthodox traditions, are inspired word for word, and in Matthew 4:4 Jesus promises those scriptures will be preserved word for word. (Gr. line-height: 200%; Johns grandparents were faithful leaders in the Orthodox church. 5/8/2017 Fr. text-align: justify; Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. I am not writing as an academic; 2. color:black; I usually went to the midnight Easter vigil, he recalls. 7/2/2019 Multiple Senior OCA Priests (six priests and one bishop, authored July 2018), Protodeacon Feldmans Old Testament 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. they seem to mean "It is surethe first church was in Jerusalem in Israel, but our tradition says Constantinople. These things are good and profitable to men. John Whiteford, 2015 Some were deposed by the Orthodox Church, openly declare and celebrate their gayness, and publicly promote the LGBT ideology. Jesus knew that false teachers were a real threat to the church, and based on two thousand years of combatting heretics, it seems he was on to something. 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.". 8/7/2016 Fr. 2018 } 1/22/2022 Jackie Morfesis, 2021 The Eastern Orthodox church deviates from authentic Biblical Christianity in many other respects, but the foregoing are adequate to demonstrate that a great gulf exists between that which God requires according to Scripture, and that which Eastern Orthodoxy requires according to its man-made doctrines. Who Are the Real Schismatics? When the era of Communist rule began in Russia in 1917, religion was seen as a hindrance to a thriving . 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. John Whiteford, Fr. 10/29/2011 Fr. Some people wrongly believe that the Eastern Orthodox Church is false? Kallistos Ware Comes Out for Homosexual Marriage 5/14/2018 Fr. Lawrence Farley, Fr. 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. 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. Different, alien, and presumably false belief or teaching. 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. Memorial services are held on the third, ninth, and fortieth day; after six months; and one or three years after death. It is comparable to the blasphemous Mormon doctrine. The ten commandments forbid you to make them in the first place, as well telling you not toworship them. Joseph Birthisel, New, but not improved A Response to Public Orthodoxy, on the Creed {margin: 6.0pt 15pt; The Answer (Of Course) Is: It Depends! line-height:200%; And the author does not claim definitiveness, but only a selection of the most notable. The ordination of an individual to priesthood through the sacrament of Holy Orders. Evangelicals and Protestants in actual fact say "Every tree is KNOWN by his fruit, not SAVED by his fruit" and thus they do not deny that real Christians will bring forth spiritualfruit. 93)Mysticism. The section of our Bible Knowledgebase on Roman Catholicism deals extensively with that false church's departures from the Word. font-size:10.0pt; 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). 9/15/2019 Fr. The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). 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 . line-height: 200%; The Orthodox priest was one of the most important people in the village in which John grew up. 59) Crypto-converts: their enforced pseudo "conversion" by threats. I am of the opinion that it has a lot to do with what is called a/the messianic-complex. 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