Within months, his wife, parents, and even his 80-year-old grandmother who had been a mainstay of the village Orthodox church, had all converted, as a direct result of his testimony. font-family: Verdana; The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. line-height:16.0pt; 8/30/2019 Fr. color:black; } font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 1/21/2020 Jennifer Davis, An Anonymous Open Letter against Fr. The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope Canon law not only governs the activities of th church but also claims a degree of authority in matters of state. 7/11/2018 Fr. He was born into a family of Orthodox Christians, in a society where church and state often mix in unhealthy ways. 2)It was initiated by, or at very least was involved with,the mass murderer Constantine. In other words they deny John 3:16 is true. 3:15). It is worth researching if the Orthodox have like the Catholics limited languages a liturgy can be read out in. John Whiteford, 2012 Elpidophoros praised for serving first openly gay baptism margin-left:40pt; Lawrence Farley, Progressives Use the Terms Dialogue and Fundamentalism to Attack and Subvert Orthodox Tradition color:black; 2/13/2020 Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament [Rebuke of Lazar Puhalo Heretical Views] 3) Thereinafter mankind's will wasweakened. } 5/3/2018 Fr. Their baptism services are heretical multiple times over, including, 4) With adults it only proceeds after a catechumen period of one or two whole years, when the Ethiopian Eunuch on hearing the gospel said immediately in Acts 8:36-38 "And as they went ontheirway, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See,here iswater; what doth hinder me to be baptized?". p.summary_text John admits he cannot conceive of Orthodoxy as a minority; neither can he come up with a reason why one would leave a life-giving relationship with God for a dead church.. A summary of doctrine and instruction, teaching the Orthodox faith in the form of questions and answers. 8/29/2017 Fr. Pedalion). margin-left: 26px; 2) Evangelical & Protestant Arminianism = man is depraved, but not totally, he can accept the gospel by free will, BUT he cannpt take the first steps toward God himself, and only under God's drawing power can he be saved. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dr. David Ford: An Open Letter to an Advocate of So-Called Gay Marriage font-size: 10pt; The search through various prayers and practices to achieve unity with God in life (theosis) (see hesychasm). Copyright 1998-2023 .reference_entry { 5) Cycle of Prayer 6) Jesus Prayer 6) Mary as Mediator 7) Praying tothe dead 8) Prayer Books. He should be guided in studying what the Church has in its written (Bible) and unwritten (Sacred Tradition) teaching. 7/12/2018 Fr. I had no intention of converting to evangelicalism, he says. Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) 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". 11/21/2017 Fr. text-align:justify; It is divided into twelve volumes, one for each month. Link: The History of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the formation, events, and transformation of the Eastern Orthodox Church through time.. color: #666666; (to many Evangelicals and ProtestantsEpiklesis would be seen as one of the most blasphemous words on Earth.). text-align: justify; margin-bottom:6.0pt; Others are men "married" to other men. 5) That baptism is put forward as a sacerdotalrite that is part of an ongoing "process of salvation" (their expression not mine)when God specifically tells us it is not part of the gospel (1 Cor 1:17). The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. c. 50-100) in the late first and early second century. 1/18/2019 Fr. text-align: justify; http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. .section_header { ), (I hope later to put these beliefs in another order). John nods in agreement. margin-right:50pt; 80)Epiklesis. font-size:10.0pt; For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. {margin-top:0in; I realized that the Orthodox church was a societal organization that had taught me nothing. So John decided to follow Jesus and turn away from his sinful past. A special service held in the Orthodox Church for the repose of the souls of the dead. As he delved into Pauls epistles, primarily to the Romans and Ephesians, John came to understand salvation as a gift from God through faith alone, not through good deeds. The operative word describing salvation in Eastern Orthodox theology is theosis - "becoming God". John Whiteford, Discernment or Scaffolding? Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as "homosexual" or "LGBT." Many are not Orthodox Christians. The principal church of a bishop's jurisdiction, the chief church in every diocese. All rights reserved. also linked directly to confession to a "priest". This breaks the general new testament directive "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. margin-right:50pt; 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. 7/10/2021 Fr. Sarakosti). margin-right: 20px; John Whiteford, Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People? line-height:180%; John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. Ioannes Apiarius, Heresies and Schisms Will Appear in the Churches, in the Last Days margin-top: 12px; However when shrines are made and people kneel in frontof collections of so called "icons" not of gods or god but of men, pray to saints (an act of worship - see the Lord's Prayer)and burn incense to them, they become idols. 98) ChrismationRenunciation of Errors: The confirmation service of a new adult convert to Eastern Orthodox has "the renunciation" ceremony in it. 11/1/2017 Fr. margin-left: 20px; font-size:10.0pt; margin-left:15pt; Capital punishment was banned in new covenant law by Jesus - John 8:7. 3) Acceptance of the Creed is usurped upon all converts in the so called "catechumenperiod". Here are some passages of Scripture that should be taken into account when considering the subject of false teaching: I Peter 3:15 (KJV) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Ephesians 5:11-13 (KJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but . 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! Authentic Christianity, in contrast, declares the doctrine of original sin and the guilt of all men in Adam, and the necessity of the person and work of Christ as the Second Adam who redeems them from that condemnation: Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned - (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. (Gr. Celibacy. Why? 5/21/2018 Fr. margin-left:50pt; 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.". .summary_text { 6/16/2021 Orthodox Christianity, From New York To Istanbul With Love: From Green To Rainbow Patriarch 1/13/2019 Fr. Joseph Birthisel, Not Gay or Homosexual, but Men and Women Created in the Image and Likeness of God The Canons generally provide for all administrative or disciplinary questions that might arise in the Church, and, consequently, are not infallible but can be changed or re-interpreted by an Ecumenical Council. margin-bottom: 6px; John Parker, Of Tolerance and Tyranny 7/8/2017 Fr. Commemorated on September 9. margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom:6.0pt; 3/17/2017 Fr. If Orthodox believers would read Scripture without it being interpreted for them by the Church, they would discover the truth, he adds. 2) The justification of sins described as "the works of the flesh' (Gal 5:19-21 & Rev 21:8). John Cox, Policing Orthodoxys Borders I realized that the Bible was the authority, even over the Church. (Matt 6:16). It signifies the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for man's salvation. 7/2/2019 Multiple Senior OCA Priests (six priests and one bishop, authored July 2018), Protodeacon Feldmans Old Testament 1) They are superior in nature and intelligence to man;note: (born again human beings are superior, as are sons and daughters of God, angels are not, and there is no evidence they are of superior intelligence). 4/24/2018 Fr. the word inserted in the Western (Pope's) version of the Nicene Creed to assert the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Son as well as from the Father, which is not admitted by the Eastern Church. line-height: 200%; All Sacraments were instituted by Christ for the salvation of the believer. Ioannes Apiarius, OCA Synod Categorically Rejects Same-Sex Unions and Homosexual Self-Identity color:#0F4679; 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). 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. Lawrence Farley, Public Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, The Wheel = Wolves in Sheeps Clothing John Whiteford, When A Bishop Does Right The Catholics tend to answer more specifically and clearly than the Orthodox in certain areas. John Whiteford, Sr. Vassa: Theres no ontological impediment to priestesses The unmarried state of life. On this website I want to present reality. The first Sunday of Lent, commemorating the restoration of icons in the church (see Iconoclasm). Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox church insists that it is the one true church of Christ on earth. font-size:10.0pt; People can be sincere and still be sincerely wrong. 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.". 7/10/2022 Nick Stamatakis, How Big Foundation Money Is Subverting Traditional Christianity Webster, Fundamental Errors: A Response to Tradition Without Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 82) God-parents marriage ban. margin-bottom: 24px; margin-bottom: 6px; The paradox of this is that the Orthodox, seeing the mass and other doctrines do not bear logical scrutiny, seek to mystify their dogmas a little more than Roman Catholicism does, especially their dogmas about the eucharist, and perhaps also more about the concept of ancestral sin versus sin nature etc. -The DivineLiturgy of Saint John Chrysostom said to be a"mass"in the Byzantine Rite. But the free gift is not like the offense. (Gr. Thomas Hopko: Homosexual Advocates Should be Denied Communion in the Orthodox Church 1/24/2018 George Michalopulos, Fordham Universitys Orthodox Center receives grant to study LGBTQ rights margin-top: 0; Cheers. font-size:10.0pt; John is a Romanian man in his late fifties who is no stranger to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ioannes Apiarius, More on the Question of the Toll Houses 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. No one made shrines in their home in the old testament. Whereas Orthodoxy makes salvation an ongoing "process" that includes works and priestcraft, but, quote "by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified" Romans 3:20. p.quotation_text_3 {margin-top:0in; It has been a money spinning dogma for many years, by bleeding the Greek people dry by threats of exhuming bodies if yearly payments on graves are not paid. 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. Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. margin-bottom: 12px; 3/27/2021 Fr. The fifty day fast preceding Easter for the spiritual preparation of the faithful to observe the feast of the Resurrection. font-size: 10pt; I would like to point out BEING LIARS is an heresy. 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] The Orthodox Christian should know the content of his religion as taught by the Church. There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. Their bible is false because: 1) The racist error of translating the old testament from Greek. Copyright 2023 OrthodoxyToday and OrthodoxNetwork. John Whiteford, A Letter From Russia on an Article Defending Same-Sex Marriage and Defaming Fr. 8/3/2021 Fr. by Fr. line-height: 200%; It is in fact impossible that the Greek word "porneia" in context in Matthew 5:32, can include post marital adultery. 7/7/2017 Fr. It is a logical deduction they believe other denominations bury their dead in "unholy ground" in an "unholy manner". The Orthodox, but also the popes say this too. 9/28/2022 Global Orthodox, Lazar Puhalo is Not a Canonical Orthodox Bishop, Hes a Deposed Deacon margin-bottom:9.0pt; I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. 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. 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. The spirits of Babylon have now transmigrated across the Earth from the country of Iraq to Italy, in the especially the City of Rome, and dwell in any country where Catholicism thrives. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 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 . 4/17/2017 Fr. I stopped getting drunk, stopped smoking, stopped cursing. margin-bottom: 15px; 6/17/2021 Orthodox Christianity, Mari Iakovou Mars Proudly and Publicly Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month p.article_id { Lawrence Farley, Inga Leonova: Criminal Stupidity for Bishops and Priests to Give Holy Communion and Spread the Virus 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. Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. margin-left:20pt; 7/7/2017 Fr. 21) Relics, artefacts, including "death cult" worship. The Gospel Coalition supports the church by providing resources that are trusted and timely, winsome and wise, and centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ. Leavened bread is also acceptable for the purpose in the more liberal Protestant churches. Lawrence Farley, Part One: Of Gay Sex and Leaven 3)Let us make it clear it was only long after the Reformation that the Orthodox even compiled anofficial bible, or distributed itto the people. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 1/16/2020 Fr. Though I have a double-major doctorate (religion/theology and psychology) 1. font-family: Verdana; The same cannot be said of those fomenting rebellion inside the Orthodox Church. artos). 16) Churches and ritualism - Churchianity, 17) Fake miracles - holy fire, myrrh dripping icons, 18) Liturgical worship, and calendarization of lifestyle. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. A picture paints a thousand wordsremember when we used to smash idols? But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 11/5/2017 Fr. (Gr. This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. 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. 7/25/2017 by Fr. 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. } Who Are the Real Schismatics? 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist. 48) Call men "Father": Jesus specifically said "call nomanyour father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." 1/23/2018 OrthodoxChristian.com, 2017 John Whiteford, Sr. Vassas words on gay teen dating continue to reverberate 4) the obnoxious practice of exorcisms that go along with baptism services. Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. .quotation_text_1 { 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). Because by saying the vows: "as long as we both shall live. (Gr. font-size:10.0pt; Ioannes Apiarius, George Demacopoulos: Christian Moral Teaching isnt Black and White 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. p.numbered_bulleted_text_1 such as adultery, murderwitchcraft, theft, kidnapping, etc. Examining just three areas - Eastern Orthodoxy's positions on Scripture, sin, and salvation - tells us all we need to know to reject it as a false faith. 1) The racist error of translating the old testamentfrom Greek. I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Sister Vassa on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood margin-bottom:6.0pt; His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. . An Orthodox Appraisal of Political Correctness, Sexual Anarchy, Cultural Deconstruction and Conforming the Church to the World (Romans 5:6-11). False. 5/14/2015 Fr. 5/22/2019 Fr. 100) Deceiving their own family into Hell. 2/14/2018 Fr. 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. Is what amounts to the title of the comparativelyimpotent andinertOrthodox Pope. p.quotation_text_2 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 6/25/2019 Fr. The Protestant Reformation happened for a reason. John Whiteford. 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. The Church is truly, in Paul's words, "the pillar and foundation of the truth" (1 Tim. Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that men are guilty only for their own sins rather than being already under condemnation as a consequence of Adam's fall,before they havedoneany good or evil of their own. It then became obligatory to listed to the Holy Spirit poking my conscience and to knock on the door of Orthodoxy and continue to knock until Christ forced the door opened for myself and my Nun-mother. (an heretical definition, remarriage is bigamy in the new testament -post marital adultery, or desertion etc are no cause for remarriage). His wife thought he had gone crazy. When Martin Luther compared Catholicism to Scripture, the result was his nailing the 95 theses to the Wittenberg door. wherethe new proselyte must renounce in public the Reformation and the Protestant / Evangelical gospelas false. I thank John for his time, and then ask him to sum up the biggest difference between Orthodox Christians and Baptists. 6/20/2022 Fr. As John tells me about these years, I sense he resents the past. line-height: 200%; Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. 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. This is because, in the presence of all the paperwork for a divorce and a remarriage, Jesus declares a man to be continually committing adultery if he divorces his wife for no cause or some insignificant cause (as does Romans 7) and therefore this proves adultery does not break the marriage bond, God sees the marriage still intact. 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