12/21/2019 Fr. margin-bottom: 12px; I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. (Gr. 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. . 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. 8) Ruled over by Pharisees - Nicolaitane heresy (no laity) uniforms, beards. color:#930000; by Fr. notice they outright say these priestcraft administered sacraments SAVE THE BELIEVER. color: #930000; Who Are the Real Schismatics? 7/2/2022 Rachel Wilson, Review: Between Heaven and Russia, by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz Subsequently there will always be a culture of denials about any division on it. The principal church of a bishop's jurisdiction, the chief church in every diocese. It's a false dichotomy it treat them separately. They confirm themselves the "scarlet and purple heresy" by saying these crowns derives from Byzantine Emperors!!! John Whiteford, The Living Church 2.0 67) heretical definition ofBlasphemy. 2/1/2022 Rod Dreher, Double-faced AB Elpidophoros Delivers Pro-Abortion Message at March for Life making shrines is a step further than just having idols. Michael Wood (Hieromonk), Two Men in Bed Together: a Failure of Exegesis [Sanfilippos homosexualist obsession] color:930000; 5/4/2020 Fr. A catalogue of martyrs and other saints arranged according to the calendar. color: #0F4679; note: a marriage vow is not the same as a legal oath in court, banned by Jesus in Matthew 5. this also includes witch murders, superstitious murders, imprisonments etc. 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. Commonly, the Orthodox consider as Mother Church theEcumenical Patriarchateas being the senior Church of the Orthodox World. Patrick Henry Reardon, Giacomo Sanfilippos Unholy Vendetta Against Faithful Orthodox Priests and Teachers 7/12/2019 Fr. 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. Cheers. color:black; Those groups were called "heterodox" or "heretics." Please note that "Orthodox Church" refers specifically to Eastern Orthodoxy, the Church of the Seven Great Ecumenical Councils. We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. margin-right: 40px; Lawrence Farley, Part One: Of Gay Sex and Leaven (this sounds like the cult called Spiritism! margin-left:30pt; Though the church building was just four houses down the street from his, John rarely attended. Priest on Homosexual Orientation font-family: Verdana; I am writing as someone formally trained in Orthodox and Western psychology. 39) Their version of the Talmud =Catechism, prayer books, calendars etc (all diversionsaway from the bible). line-height:200%; text-align: justify; 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. 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. {margin: 6.0pt 15pt; margin-top: 24px; Why God is He, Not She This led Pelagius to deny the doctrines of original sin and predestination, and to deny the need for special grace to be saved. A line of unbroken succession all the way back to the Apostles. Well, it's a false dichotomy: that you can either have enchantment, or modern dentistry. The same cannot be said of those fomenting rebellion inside the Orthodox Church. 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). Though this is an extreme example they do practice penances. 11/5/2014 Fr. I realized that the Bible was the authority, even over the Church. 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. 1) Calvinism = man is totally depraved (heresy) All want to radically change the Orthodox Church teaching and Tradition to accommodate distorted and corrupt ideas. All Sacraments were instituted by Christ for the salvation of the believer. Special prayer or petition by the Priest to "invoke" or to call upon the Holy Spirit, in order that God's Grace will descend for the consecration of the Holy Gifts at the Eucharist. 10/3/2017 Fr. Zechariah Lynch, The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality (an heretical definition, remarriage is bigamy in the new testament -post marital adultery, or desertion etc are no cause for remarriage). 4) the obnoxious practice of exorcisms that go along with baptism services. .references_header { .quotation_text_1 { 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. According to . 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. The pressure from all sides to give up his new identity was overwhelming. Those who do not live sinful lives? 6/13/2018 Fr. margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; The scholars accuse the Russian Orthodox Church of "ethno-phyletism" or "religious nationalism" a practice outlawed by an Orthodox . line-height: 200%; 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. 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. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; A diabolical heresy from Hell itself. font-size:10.0pt; 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?". 1/18/2019 Fr. 7/4/2019 Fr. 3) St. John Chrysostom. This forbidding of idols is continued in the new testament (1 John 5:21, & Rev 9:20 etc). This is mentioned as the Eastern Orthodox Churches, such as those in Greece and Russia, believe they are rooted to what they call the Apostolic Catholic Church pre-schism of 1054, and this can cause confusion in the mind of some people in that a member of the EOC might say they are "Catholic" but mean it in a pre-schism sense, not in the modern sense of being under the Pope's authority. Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of war, considered to be the daughter of Zeus. John Whiteford, 2015 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). } "new and personal belief or idea"). margin-left:40pt; including -The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). 7/8/2019 Fr. Also, refer to the article on theDogmatic Tradition of the Orthodox Church. The church is all the born again believers. 73)Canons (or Canon Law). 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). He tells me how his family could deny his new beliefs, but none could deny the visible change in his lifestyle. John Whiteford, Response to Giacomo Sanfilippo 6/3/2017 Russian Orthodox Academic, Soft-Pedaling Christian Morality: A Review of a Curious Review [on Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Silence [progressive death march desires to silence all opposition] I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. 8/6/2022 Fr. {margin-top:0in; In Slavic churches, some archimandrites are allowed to wear the mitre as a recognition of their service to the church (mitrateormitrophoros). Lawrence Farley, Fr. The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. with which he, the serpent, deceived Eve "your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." [refuting Aristotle Papanikolaou false teaching] Ironically, the very assumption John despises in the Orthodox Church (that there is no salvation outside the Orthodox Church) is the same assumption he has made regarding evangelicalism. If it is adultery then declaring it forgiven when it carries on is a form of the Antinomian heresy, and indeed knowing of this error in Orthodoxy may be what influenced Rasputin to preach the even more caustic form of this heresy repudiated in Romans 3:8. Later, he and his wife were married in the Orthodox Church. Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox church insists that it is the one true church of Christ on earth. The orthodox teaching on . John Whiteford, Trying to Make Silk Purses Out of Sows Ears (Response to A Theology of the Erotic) [refuting Aristotle Papanikolaou false teaching] The bloodless offering to God, which is the Holy Eucharist offered at the Liturgy. 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. John Guy Winfrey, Response to Orthodox Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 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. John Whiteford, Discernment or Scaffolding? Joseph Birthisel, Priest vs. Heirotonia). 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. John Whiteford, 2011 margin-bottom: 12px; However what was banned was any image, statue, or likeness, of God or a false god, whether it was like a man, a fish, a creeping thing, an animal, or a flying bird, Orthodoxy is therefore full of idols. John Whiteford, The Problem With Fundamentalists [Refuting Fr John Jillions] Lawrence Farley, Met. font-family: Verdana; 10/13/2018 Fr. color:black; All scriptureisgiven by inspiration of God, andisprofitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" 1 Tim 3:15-16. (in Christian thought) the uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the Apostles through successive popes and bishops, taught by the Roman Catholic Church but denied by most Protestants. The writings of so-called church fathers, especially those of the first four centuries A.D. Icons made of metal, stone, wood, and cloth which are set up as objects of worship by edict of the church, The official (and complex) Liturgy which governs the church's worship, The church's canon law, consisting of laws, regulations, and commentaries on the various elements of "holy tradition." You will know them by their fruits Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? a:link 6/28/2017 Fr. Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) } Johns family was considered devout and religious by the priest and the rest of the community. The title ofPrimus inter pares was also taken by Constantine, a murderer the Orthodox have chosen to follow instead of the example of Christ. 5/9/2018 Fr. Ioannes Apiarius, The Ten LGBTQ Commandments [satire] 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. 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. If Orthodox believers would read Scripture without it being interpreted for them by the Church, they would discover the truth, he adds. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." Joseph Birthisel, New, but not improved A Response to Public Orthodoxy, on the Creed 66) heretical definition ofBigamy. text-align:justify; } p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 color:#333333; The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope 1) one of the faithfulin consecrated ground, (consecrated by heretics), 2) according to the Orthodox rites and service of burial (Nekrosimos). However, Arius would not submit to the authority of the Church. font-weight: bold; Isapostolos). He was born into a family of Orthodox Christians, in a society where church and state often mix in unhealthy ways. font-size: 10pt; Though I have a double-major doctorate (religion/theology and psychology) 1. Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. 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". 12/10/2014 Fr. 11/5/2014 Fr. 81)Equal to the Apostles. Paul said we are dead in sins. It was one of the central issues in the Great Schism of 1054. 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". font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom:9.0pt; 5/14/2022 Fr. 5/8/2017 Fr. John smiles and begins to get visibly excited. The official headdress or "crown" of a bishop. color: #333333; John Whiteford, Fr. One need only look at dum traditions such as the holy fire miracle, the cremation myths of Orthodoxy, and myrrh dripping icons, etc, etc to see the absurdity of their credulity. {margin-top:0in; 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; Or why some one who advocates priestesses would not avail themselves of the Anglican-Episcopal Communion, or an Independent Catholic or Orthodox Church instead of trying to force themselves upon the Roman Catholics or the Eastern Orthodox? 4)millstone- the mass bread. Yes, the New Testament speaks of false teachers whose doctrine denies core elements of the apostolic gospel. Why do they believe this? } Kallistos Ware Comes Out for Homosexual Marriage 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? 6) It makes you part of the church. 1/17/2017 Fr. Lawrence Farley, The Deep Melancholy of David Bentley Hart 7/14/2015 Fr. Joseph Birthisel, Orthodox Fundamentalism Discussion on Ancient Faith Today Tainstvo). 2/7/2022 Orthodox Christianity, What Happens When Scholars Fail to Address Arguments and Evidence Presented to Them [Refuting Public Orthodoxy Defamatory Attacks] 1/13/2019 Fr. p.numbered_bulleted_text_1 99) Chrismation: They actually say this is a sacrament, and that the Holy Spirit is imparted through it. The first Sunday of Lent, commemorating the restoration of icons in the church (see Iconoclasm). margin-bottom: 12px; 2) Angelic order (tagmata): Some of them are appointed to guard the faithful (guardian angels). 3:15). for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright notice is included. font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; 1) That salvation is in faith in Christ alone. margin: 12px 40px; 1/16/2020 Fr. The Protestant Reformation happened for a reason. The "false teaching' of the Russian World . font-family: Verdana; 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 . How did your family get over their condemnation of your newfound faith? I wonder aloud. This book is written to suggest techniques and to give examples which demonstrate that you do not need to be defeated by anything, that you can have peace of mind, improved health, and a never-ceasing flow of energy. 6/19/2017 Fr. 6/16/2021 Jennifer Davis, GOARCH, OCA hierarchs celebrate Patriarch Bartholomews names day at pro-LGBTQ Episcopal church 6/20/2022 Fr. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Against Modern Legalism font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 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 . font-size: 8pt; part 1 [Fr. Sts. 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. 6/25/2018 Fr. Nor for that matter have I written a triumphalistic book about how evil Romans are, particularly when I have found heresy in Orthodoxy the difference being, that in Orthodoxy the heresy is tolerated not infallibly declared, even while we have a very long and ugly history of persecuting the sainted-innocent (e.g. Religiosity does not mean salvation, he replies. Pure heresy and manipulation. Demacopoulos vs. the Russians again They believe in Apostolic Succession. margin-left: 0px; I thank John for his time, and then ask him to sum up the biggest difference between Orthodox Christians and Baptists. Angels are grouped in nine orders (tagmata) as follows: Angels; Archangels; Principalities; Powers; Virtues; Dominations; Thrones; Cherubim; Seraphim. The operative word describing salvation in Eastern Orthodox theology is theosis - "becoming God". Do you seek to convert your Orthodox family and friends? I ask, already somewhat expectant of what his answer will be. It is in the Church that the Christian Faith is proclaimed and maintained. Today I am interviewing a former Eastern Orthodox believer who has become Baptist. line-height: 200%; Interesting point of discussion. As I began reading Scripture, I understood Jesus to be the only way to God. Are you saying that the Orthodox Church preaches salvation by good works? I ask. Lawrence Farley, Public Schools and Antichristianity 5/20/2018 Dr. David C. Ford, The New Christianity Nowhere in scripture are we told to baptize a person 3 times consecutively, let alone a baby. 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. } 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. The Orthodox Pope also preaches murder. margin-left: 20px; font-size:10.0pt; Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation font-size: 10pt; A picture paints a thousand wordsremember when we used to smash idols? Acts 12:22-23. priests who dont exist. 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. Only when the fundamental truths of the Faith are seriously threatened by false teachings does the Church act to define dogmatically an article of faith. 12: 31). The Greeks have similar roots in the worship of gods and goddesses, but the Greeks are more famous for logic. 3/17/2017 Fr. 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. Name-day. example:Lent. John Whiteford, Response to Meeting Michelle Part 1 [refuting Public Orthodoxy LGBTQP+ agenda] Sponsors at Baptism and Chrismation - the baptized and the God=parents are forbidden to marry (see affinity) something not found in scripture. My Orthodox friends confess Christ with their mouths, but they do not know Him in their hearts. Elpidophoros Radical Leftist Views] see also -Meneon. margin-right: 20px; It is comparable to the blasphemous Mormon doctrine. Thomas Hopko: Homosexual Advocates Should be Denied Communion in the Orthodox Church } 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. Joseph Stalin led a uniquely brutal campaign against religion and religious leaders. Herman Majkrzak (Hieromonk), Metropolitan Kallistos and The Wheel Please go to original post in Orthodox Observer for photos. In no manner am I publicly promoting the Branch Theory of Christianity, nor am I proposing that all Christian-named communities or Communions are Churches. (Gr. They are, 1) St. margin-left: 26px; 2) That the scriptures alone, on their own, are enough to make a person wise unto that salvation. Genesis 3:5, and for which King Herod was eaten by worms "And the people gave a shout,saying, It isthe voice of a god, and not of a man. 2/5/2022 Fr. margin-right: 40px; Exomologisis). 7/16/2018 Fr. margin-top: 0; It is clear that he sees his youth as a wasted part of his life, and he is upset that the priest never taught him the truth about God. } 11/14/2014 Terry Mattingly, Texas Orthodox Priests Reject 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. Think of all those murdering,sinful, cruel, warped, twisted, evil, crusading, holy inquisition popes. 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist. A liturgical book containing the lives of the saints and the special hymns (stichera) for the feast-days of the Orthodox Saints. That isnt in the Bible, he says, without further elaboration. 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. margin-top: 12px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; Perhaps it is time to look into the psychology of why these people do what they do; and how we might more effectively protect ourselves. 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. For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. Sacrifice. (Titus 3:4-9). including Byzantine rites. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The Orthodox Church maintains Her belief that She alone has kept the true Christian faith, complete and unaltered (dumb - infallible heresy). John Whiteford, A Letter From Russia on an Article Defending Same-Sex Marriage and Defaming Fr. 6/19/2017 Fr. John Whiteford, Part Two: Of Homosexual Christians and their Struggle 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. 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