Regarding habitual sins, I love what St Porphyrios says. Don't fight evil, let evil be. Open the window of your heart and let the light come in, and that will drive out the darkness.

@tylerlivermore494

2 ай бұрын

St. Porphyrios pray for us!

@Disciple550

Ай бұрын

Amen ☦️

Listening to these kind of videos from orthodox priests/bishops is my absolute favorite thing today. It feels like i'v been robbed of orthodoxy from birth to like 5months ago.

@Leslie.N.

2 ай бұрын

I totally feel that last part 🥹.

@medotaku9360

22 күн бұрын

It's ok. God meets us where we are. I was baptized into this Church as an infant yet didn't know anything about it for 35 years. No one taught me. My family didn't raise me in the Church at all. Suddenly, last August, by complete surprise to myself, my wife, and our children, I suddenly felt compelled to enter this church that was around the corner from my house. The intrusive thoughts pressed me into the building after gnawing at me for several weeks. It's one of the best things that's ever happened to me. God is present here. You've been called at precisely the right moment. Do not despair.

@NMemone

18 күн бұрын

​@medotaku9360 I can somewhat relate. My father was raised Serbian Orthodox, but he never had me baptized and taught me to be an atheist. Although as an adult I became very interested in philosophy and eventually came to respect Jesus as a moral teacher, I never believed in God and thought Christians were delusional. Then in 2022 I attended a Greek Orthodox funeral. As I wandered around the church studying the icons, I had no idea a fire was being lit in my soul that would propel me into the arms of the local Orthodox church six months later. I am now a full-fledged believer and hope to be received into the Church within a year. Though I have a lot to learn so I am taking it slow. I, too, was completely stunned by this unexpected development. I believe that for reasons known only to Him, the Lord has put out the call and is gathering up all His lost sheep now. I feel very blessed to have that Orthodox ancestry so that I didn't waste a lot of time exploring dead end denominations. It is a birthright that I never imagined I would want to claim, but by the grace of God here I am. God is so good!

Mountain of Silence really blew my mind. A young Father at a Greek parish gave me a copy and it truly opened up the door to a whole new Christianity I thought died a long time ago. Fr Paul’s critique of it is spot on! Also, Fr Paul did a video with an inquisitive Protestant several years ago which helped introduce me to the faith. Very good video to watch! Now am an Orthodox Christian, recently received this January! Glory to Jesus Christ! ☦️

@kimberlyhudson8077

2 ай бұрын

The videos were done by Matt Whitman on his channel. I, too, watched his series of videos done with Fr. Trubenbach. I was inspired to re-establish my inquiry into Orthodoxy!

I just looked at this book, it's exactly what I need. The road from Baptist to Orthodoxy has been exhausting to say the least.

@catherinethompson6531

2 ай бұрын

May the Lord bless you on your journey!! ❤

@BuddhaWho777

2 ай бұрын

Shouldn't be

@krama017

2 ай бұрын

I grew up baptist and we joined the Orthodox Church just before Christmas :)

@keko7198

2 ай бұрын

I am on a similar journey, I recently reached out to the closest Orthodox Church and am planning to attend next week. I’m curious to see where this journey leads me

@Acnt12

2 ай бұрын

May the Lord bless you and open your heart ✝️✝️✝️🤲🙏

In 🇬🇷 Greece we kiss others when we see them. We like hugs too. It's in our culture. Since we are an orthodox Christian nation we find it normal to embrace our brothers and sisters in Christ or any child of God even if it's not orthodox Christian or even Christian. It's a gesture of love for everyone. And as for icons ask your parents don't they have pictures of loved ones? It's the same, you don't worship the wood but the images that are depicted on them . Love from Greece 🇬🇷 and may God Jesus Christ of Nazareth bless you all ❤🎉❤(And we pray to Theotokos the Holy Mother for intersection to her Holy SON. We love our Holy Mother ❤)

As an Evangelical protestant I really appreciate Fr. Truebenbach he has my up most respect he speaks and answers questions, very honestly and eloquently. And even though there are disagreements. Between Catholics and protestants. he doesn’t think himself better than them or any anyone else but follows Christ the best he knows how and teaches others to do the same.

Another phenomenal video from Fr Paul! He's been extremely influential in my Orthodox Coaching/Therapy practice and my own KZread channel.

@yecksd

2 ай бұрын

wassup TP :)

@thaddeusthought

2 ай бұрын

Mah d0000d@@yecksd

"Know the Faith" is excellent my priest pretty much hands out copies to inqurers/catechumen if they would like one.

I love these responses more than any denomination I’ve seen. They have proper meaning in the things they do and to the things they don’t is through the limitations of man.

I'm glad Father touched on original sin. Growing up, my best friend was cradle Eastern Orthodox and the biggest turn off to me was when, in highschool, she told me that the Orthodox don't believe in original sin. She couldn't elaborate beyond that. As a devout Evangelical, I could not wrap my mind around how her faith rejected the first chapters of Genesis. It's so important that the Orthodox understand that it's not original sin that we reject, but how the West has developed her understanding of original sin its implications on humanity and anthropology. 🙏

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

Damn your best friend was an idiot 😅

It is ALWAYS so spiritually rewarding for me, listening to Fr Truebenbach speak. I am going to purchase several books he recommends for learning more about the Orthodox faith!❤️

I say this as a crypto-protestant who has attended various Orthodox churches regularly for decades, and raised my children as true members of the Orthodox Church, people, including some clergy, get entirely to hung up on the holiday thing and I think Father Truebenbach is a voice of moderation on this. I find a lot of people, both secular and not, have an extremely hard time separating secular terms from religious terms and overly focus on labels. You can have two effective different holidays on the same day with the same name. It's also an advantage I find in the ROCOR church in that because of the Julian calendar you can get two Christmases, two Easters, etc. and I've always made it clear to my children "this is secular Easter" for example and this is "religious Easter" and it's not a big deal in the same way children of divorced parents can have two dads and two moms or children raised by homosexuals can have "two moms" or "two dads"; I don't say that as a commentary on homosexuality or step parents but more on the ability of children to have no problem accepting the same term for two different things, they can honor both while understanding they are different. Something a friar said once to me I think people have a hard time internalizing is "Satan has no power over God hence nothing holy can be made unholy". Your children participating in secular Christmas doesn't impinge upon the miracle of Jesus's birth and to assume otherwise is hubris on your part likewise the sin of pride in rejecting secular holidays.

I am Orthodox I Love u guys God bless .❤❤❤❤🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Please pray for us. My wife Cathy wants nothing to do with Orthodoxy. Thanks to all. 🙏☦️🙏

Thinking Orthodox is a great book and Becoming Orthodox as well. Ancient Faith Radio’s podcast “Walking an Ancient Path” is awesome for those coming from a Protestant background.

Heads up to readers! If you would like to, try to get the books from orthodox sources if you can - churches, ancient faith publishing, etc. - so your money actually supports something, Wisdom for today is a slow burn to start, HUGE resource, though, with amazing insight. Know the Faith is also amazing, it walks through the faith from a perspective of someone who would have followed the apostles - really great way to approach the complexities. Asking Fr. Paul about books was loaded 😂 he's a huge bibliophile, and I'm so grateful for it. Please come visit an orthodox church near you, it's a huge difference from any other church & it will feel weird at first, but comfortable & if you keep going, it'll feel like home.

As a Catholic, I really enjoyed his answers for the most part and I think Orthodox and Catholics have way more in common than some may think. His answer on the Catholic view of purgatory, however, is incorrect; purgatory is not a third place but a process that we undergo before entering heaven

@kyriakosaronis4872

Ай бұрын

Not withstanding purgatory is one of the many Roman Catholic inventions. Jesus on the Cross did not tell the thief on the Cross next yo him you have to go first to purgatory then you will be with me in paradise. Jesus told him from this day on you will be in paradise. The purgatory was invented and put in place in the Roman Catholic church in 1215 AD. Just as with the rest of the Heresies after Rome Left the church that Jesus built in 1054 although the Roman Patriarchate had many problems within the Roman patriarchate. Unfortunately today Roman Catholicism is in a such CAOS 🥲🥲🥲

Probably the best explanation of infant baptism I've ever heard. Thank you Father!

Virgin Mary herself asked us to pray the Rosary. It isn't about imagination, it is about praying and meditating some precise passages from the Bible concerning mostly Jesus' life some concerning Virgin Mary's life. By praying for graces from God like receiving more faith, humility, love and charity, the spirit of poverty, obedience to God and to His plan for us, repentance from our sins, peace of our soul and of the entire world etc. There are people getting words of knowledge, like in the Bible, but they are quite few compared to all people praying the Rosary, and those receiving those knowledge words, it is not because they were somehow worthy of it, but just because God is helping the Church through them exactly as the Bible says. When Virgin Mary asked to pray the Rosary at Fatima, it was to stop the war, and later, to fight communism. And even nowadays, to bring back peace into the world, by turning all people to Jesus. She is asking the conversion of every soul to Jesus, to follow Jesus more and more, to be heal by Jesus, this is Rosary about. It is very powerful against Satan, not the other way around.

Father bless, I wanted to say thank you for your catechism videos, Father Paul! They were so informative and helped me when I was a catechumen last year. I live 1.5 hours from the nearest Orthodox Church and your videos helped me to better understand the Faith and to make the decision to join the True Church last November. May the Mother of God make your heart exceedingly glad. 🙏🏻☦️

Waoooo. Where have you been all my life. Amazing answers God bless you Father. 🙏

Thank you for this video. I believe there is wisdom and truth in his words. God bless.

The view of the Catholic Church of Purgatory is similar of what you described of the state of the soul who started the repentance on earth but not completed it, and it can be completed by the prayers of the Church. The soul isn't purified by the fire of the Hell in the Catholic Church, because no-one can escape Hell, but by the fire of God's love. In a magnificent revelation, Jesus explains that the souls immersed in these flames only suffer for love. They are not unworthy of possessing the Light, but not quite worthy of immediately entering the Kingdom of Light. At the moment they appear before God, these souls are invested with Light. It is a brief anticipated beatitude which assures them of their salvation. It gives them the knowledge of what their eternity will be and full awareness of what they have done to the soul, frustrating it with years of blessed possession of God. Then plunged into the place of purification, they are assailed by the atoning flames. Those who speak of Purgatory speak the truth in this. But they are mistaken in wanting to apply various names to these flames. They are a fire of Love. They purify by igniting the souls with love. They give Love because, when the soul has reached, through them, this love which it had not reached on earth, it is delivered from it and joins Love in Heaven.

Amazing! Thank you. Fr. Paul answered many of my questions

Really thoughtful asnwers! Helps a lot!

Wow. Never thought of the Moses stories from the baptism perspective. Amazing. Also about the imaginary of the Roserry.

God Bless you

God bless father!

Thank you, Paul!! You just answered a question I had been looking for, for a while now!!

This was so good. Fr. Paul is a fantastic speaker.

Beautiful answers Father Paul. May we have your blessings!

I just came across these videos a week ago and haven't finished watching them all. Great videos so far. Educational and calming to listen to without the loud shouting that some priests seem to do.

Kindly thank you for an other great video. Κυριε Ιησου Χριστε ελεησον με τον αμαρτωλο.

Love orthodox faith,clean believing in holy trinity! I love my mysterious too whitch are valid thats mean we are the truth!

Orthodox Christianity: Volume One, Get It!! That's a good book!!

You can come obliquely with Way of the Pilgrim, The Brothers Karamazov and similar literature.

I like “The Historic Church” by Fr. John Morris

He is wise

can you please write the books mentioned , in the description? That would be helpful. Thank you 🙏❤️

Excellent! God bless Fr. Paul

Great list, but I agree that Markidis can mess with people's heads.

Regarding the book The Mountain of Silence and it's author I will say his beliefs will challenge you. He's a liberal academic with lots of hands on experience with eastern religions and will compare practices at times. It came off to me as "as paths lead to God" and the author even mentions Christians being uncomfortable with such comparisons, which if I'm honest, is true. There is talk of universalism from the author, though he doesn't take a form stance on it, he speaks of human rights as if they are separate from and not given from God which came off to me a dualistic. His views are good to have hands on experience with, because there are lots of people like him and it's good to know their beliefs so you can confront them and understand them. The authors interactions with Father Maximos are often times pastoral and eye opening. There are chapters on how to fight passions; justice; knowledge of God and the various levels of brokenness of man that keep us from knowing God; why monks are needed for the world; the Jesus Prayer. The chapter of prayer and the build up to it is worth the price of admission alone. I love this book as it exposed me to many things I didn't even know I had strong convictions on and challenged me on them - hell being one of them - and it's a book I refer to all the time. The authors viewpoints in comparison to Father Maximos will seem like oil and water trying to mix when the author is comparing in his mind what Maximos is saying to Friedrich Nietzsche but he doesn't want to say anything aloud; it came off to me as the author seeing himself as knowing more but just wants the Athonite slant on it. To be fair the author speaks of this many times and is sincere in his quest of learning, but his thought process at times bugged me. Forgive my judgments! That's why I'm it's good to have interactions with people like him, because if you're like me you'll have a side of you that you didn't know existed and that is ideology which is not Christ centered. This book will humble you, enlighten you, challenge you and shine a mirror on your failings.

I am a Latin Catholic, and I must say Fr. Paul is a great speaker and must be a really good pastor to his flock. I would have to say that about the Purgatory part, he got that Catholic position wrong. We do not believe in Purgatory as a third place, but rather believe it's a state of purification- to Purge, hence the name "Purgatory".

@costealucia5357

2 ай бұрын

He literally just said that we do not believe that soul ca ne cleansed in purgatory by flames but by our prayers, he did not say anything of whgat you say.

@the1cardinal

2 ай бұрын

@@costealucia5357 If you go back to 28:04 he says exactly what I said he got wrong about us... I never said he got the Eastern Orthodox position wrong. the time clip I sent you, he is comparing Catholic vs Orthodox perspective on Purgatory

@h5gamer798

2 ай бұрын

If you don’t mind me asking where does this state take place because what is the difference between a state of purgatory or a place since either way its an experience of the soul and not a physical “place” or “state”

@the1cardinal

2 ай бұрын

@@h5gamer798 Of course. We believe that the purification process is within the friendship of God, but not a place like Heaven or Hell. I would doubt that the Orthodox position believes that the Aerial Toll Houses are in there own separate places like Paradise and Hades.

@h5gamer798

2 ай бұрын

@@the1cardinalin friendship of God do you mean that the purification of purgatory happens during the presence of God? And if so what “state” is the soul in during that purification does the purification take place in hell or is it a different process all together? Also thank you for responding I appreciate it!

Sir, With all do respect u should come to Ethiopian Orthodox Church. GOD Bless 🇪🇹🇺🇸🙏🏿.

@habtommeles90

2 ай бұрын

A church that supports abi killer and lier! And so divided pro gvt , pro fano,pro….. The church leaders are not doing enough to save their children from wolves

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

We are eastern Orthodox 😊

12:22 I've read the diary of Tatiana Romanov, the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, and a Passion-Bearer in the Russian Orthodox church. In it, she mentions that a relative spoke to her of "a lot of interesting things", possibly refering to an incident called the "August Phenomenon". It was reported that in August 1914, the Mother of God appeared to the Life-Guard Cuirassier Regiment and it lasted 30-40 minutes. A special icon called "Mother of God of the August Phenomenon" was even made. But I have not found any information about this. Do you know anything? Thanks in advance if you do!

..he takes those who are suffering..

Wow 👍🏻

Question on prayer. Do you have to pray prayers that are prewritten by other people? Jesus says to pray like this when it comes to the Lord's prayer. He also warns against being repetitive. I am a reformed Protestant and looking to understand the Orthodox Church better. I will get that book on the Orthodox view of the afterlife. Thank you for answering my questions.

@triggered8556

2 ай бұрын

Ask your local orthodox priest about prayer. I will say that Jesus doesn’t warn against repetition in general, but vain repetition. So obviously that implies that not all repetition is bad.

@ChristIsLord247

2 ай бұрын

@@triggered8556 good point. I plan on it. I am still gathering my questions. I honestly don't know much about Orthodoxy so I prefer to go with a good list of questions.

@triggered8556

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristIsLord247 I think the best way to learn about Orthodoxy is to attend a few Liturgies. When I was new to Orthodoxy I attended a few Divine Liturgy services before I met with the priest and began my catechism. Luckily I had a great priest that helped answer some of my initial issues/questions that came up. What denomination are you coming from, if you don’t mind me asking?

I know this is off topic but I need some prayers for my emotions: I’m not sad or mad yet but my crush just said she likes someone else which was my biggest fear since my first crush. I texted her lovingly saying everything is fine and that I just wanted to confess to her. I do feel a lot of peace for confessing and finally getting it out my chest but it still feels awkward that she doesn’t feel the same way. Even though she’s shown some signs even if she was messing with me, hopefully we both can remain friends. The Lord is with us.

@susanspianostudio7057

2 ай бұрын

I prayed for you

@milijanatomanoska

2 ай бұрын

May Lord guide you and be always with you 🙏🏻☦️🙏🏻

@spanvs888

2 ай бұрын

Don’t worry. Just keep praying

I'm watching this video and my kids say "hey! thats Fr Skittles!"... I have no idea what they mean, but maybe he does. :)

He is rock again.

The Orthodox churches near me do not offer daily Divine Liturgy like the Roman Catholic churches do. Is this typical or just the churches in my area?

I am roman catholic, and it seemed to me that the orthodox view about that "third state of purification", at least, reconcilable with the catholic view... The "fires of purgatory" are not the fires of hell, and purgatory itself is not, for us, a place within hell. That fire, so I've been taught, is the suffering of not being (yet) with God. Plus, the prayers of the church also play a role regarding purgatory, just like in the orthodox context of this "third place". Regarding the forgiveness of sins, Catholic Church teaches that, when you sin, there are eternal consequences (of offending God Himself) and temporal consequences (all the consequences of your sin in others lives, situations and history, ultimately). The sacrament of Confession (reconciliation), in the person of Christ (in persona Christi) erases the eternal consequences, and you are forever clean of those. The temporal consequences are ultimately related to the justice of God. You are forgiven, yet, what you have done had effect in history. To exemplify the temporal consequences, consider 2 Samuel, chapter 12. David fell in love with BathSheba, a married woman, and sent his husband to die in the war in order to have her. The Prophet Nathan confronted him, and, as the king David asked for forgiveness, the prophet Nathan said (verses 13 and 14): "The Lord forgave your sin. You will not die. But, because you have sinned, despising the Lord, your son shall die". David had forgiveness, yet he had to pay for the temporal consequences of his sin. I believe this passage ilustrates quite well those concepts. Still, I believe the orthodox view is not deadly apart from ours, and it is reconcilable with ours. By the way, I feel like this is the case regarding basically all the "divergent" points between the Churches. Much, HUGE respect for the Oriental Churches. I really hope and pray for us being together sometime in the future again. God bless you all!

@tamaravujacic

2 ай бұрын

There are some similarities but it is not the same.

Great episode Can you explain me if all patriarchies share the same Saints or not?

@johnnyd2383

2 ай бұрын

There is a core of the Saints who are in all Typikons, and then there are who are not in all but in several or just in the one he/she ethnically belonged to.

@joshuaduncan235

2 ай бұрын

I think the best answer to that question is “mostly yes.” Sometimes a saint will appear on the liturgical calendar of one patriarchate but not another because the veneration for that saint is in its early days. For instance, one Orthodox jurisdiction recently recognized Matushka Olga Michael as a saint. Others have not recognized her yet, but it’s not because they think she wasn’t a saint. It is because their synod of bishops has not gotten together and officially recognized her. In time I fully expect other patriarchates will add her to their calendar. Was that helpful?

@gaviriak

2 ай бұрын

@@joshuaduncan235 Really Helpful thanks you, i was really confuse cause there are some Saints like Saint Nicholas II the last Tsar of Russia , i have seen a lot of veneration to him in Russia but i wasn't sure if Greeks, bulgarians and others do also venerate him 🤔

@acekoala457

2 ай бұрын

​@@gaviriak If a whole Jurisdiction glorifies a Saint then individuals in other Jurisdictions can Venerate them without worry. St. Raphael of Brooklyn, my Patron Saint, isn't officially on most Jurisdiction's Liturgical Calendars, including until Recently the Patriarchate of Antioch, but no one questions his Sanctity.

Forgive me, Father, but how could Kallistos Ware's "The Orthodox Church" not be at the top of the list for books for inquirers??

@ChrisUSAF1

2 ай бұрын

Because it's been surpassed in many ways by the other works he brought up

8:18 In India, we touch our elders' feet to show respect. That is not worship.

will you ever have an oriental orthodox priest on here?

What is the best orthodox bible to purchase. I really do not like the NKJ that's in some orthodox bibles.

@mattthetrucker5585

2 ай бұрын

I use an NIV orthodox study Bible. Septuagint Old Testament.

@jacksonnitti3078

2 ай бұрын

legacy icons has the gospels , the apostle , the prophetlogian and the psalter but they are are separated but it’s the EOB the eastern orthodox bible which is the patriarchate translation from the Septugiant and greek NT manuscripts, it’s a beautifully bound bible and has a lot of liturgical readings and calendar in it

How can I submit a question ?

@user-gf2wf2sh7k

2 ай бұрын

It was on instagram

@GGME7777

2 ай бұрын

@@user-gf2wf2sh7k Thank you,

How long does someone usually attend a Orthodox church before becoming a catechumen?

@austinditullio6682

2 ай бұрын

That's usually up to the parish priest. If you're inquiring at a local church, ask him and see what he says

@SestraVixen

2 ай бұрын

Reach out to the priest. In my case, I live 2.5 hours from Fr. Paul's parish, so I sent him an email to see if or when I could visit. That was over a year ago now. Just reach out, one step closer every day at your own pace.

I have a question by covered up does he mean to go and get the tattoo covered up with another tattoo? Or by wearing long sleeves? Please don’t judge me and think I’m stupid I myself have tattoos and would love to know this answer as well as I’m learning about orthodoxy thank you in advance guys

@curtisben79

2 ай бұрын

It sounds like he means get it covered with another tattoo! Generally tattoos aren't a problem as long as they are done in the right spirit and not to draw attention to oneself, destroy ones body, or show problematic images.

@user-ks2xq6zd2l

2 ай бұрын

@@curtisben79 oh that makes sense you see I have tattoos of Egyptian Gods and have angelic number amonst violent anime characters obviously this was done before learning about Jesus Christ as God and accepting him now that I have I’m been going crazy over what to do with my tattoos I’ve been wanting to get them covered up with other tattoos but I heard getting them is a sin so I’ve tried to hold back

@curtisben79

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ks2xq6zd2l Getting tattoos CAN be a sin, but not necessarily. Lots of people say lots of things are sins but that really comes from an overly legalistic conception of sin. I have a tattoo and I have never been told by my spiritual Father that it was sinful to get it.

@user-ks2xq6zd2l

2 ай бұрын

@@curtisben79 for me I would love to get them covered up as it’s cheaper than getting them lásered off and because my tattoos do seem offense to God in all honesty I regret getting them done and I wish they could disappear instantly but I know that’s not possible so that’s why I was wondering if I could get them covered up but I don’t want to continue to sin if that makes sense

@curtisben79

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ks2xq6zd2l I don't think it's sinful to get displeasing images covered by images that glorify God and His creation!

I’m still struggling to grasp the difference between the Orthodox and Western concepts around Original Sin.

@triggered8556

2 ай бұрын

Western view takes a lot from the Augustinian view of inherited guilt, and every man sinned in Adam. Eastern view doesn’t see man as guilty because of Adam, but because of the fall, we have a proclivity to sin. That’s the very basics as I understand it; definitely more nuanced.

Kissing the hand of the priest always reminded me of the opposite of biting the hand that feeds you.

So Jesus told the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with me in Paradise “ I don’t see that he had to wait and have the church pray him in.

I thought in the Bible says the 7th day is to rest, so the 7th day is Saturday not only that I do disagree with the Christmas trees and easter bunny etc. and not should not be celebrated and we should be properly celebrating our Christ Lord.

@acekoala457

2 ай бұрын

The Christmas Tree is a 100% Christian Tradition. The Pagans used Oaks not Conifers.

@apmoy70

Ай бұрын

The 7th day in OT, the Sabbath, God's rest, is a prefiguration of God's rest in the tomb on Great & Holy Saturday. God fulfilled Sabbath when he kept it in the flesh and "rested" in the tomb. His resurrection renewed creation and refashioned it, so it's the Lord's day, the day of His resurrection, the Eighth Day, Sunday, that takes precedence for Christians. Remember that we Orthodox never interpret OT separated from Jesus Christ.

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

​@@apmoy70exactly 💯

When does one become a saint

@makariospaschalidi9560

Ай бұрын

If he married 😂😂😂

Good video, but from a catholic perspective the view of purgatory the Father brings is a bit of a caricature aswell, like when people caricature tollhouses, neither the councils of Florence or Trent mention it being a "third place" or "fire"

What makes an image demonic rather than depicting things like skulls or suffering like in much Christian art or ossuaries

26:55 where in scripture is this idea even supported? As far as the hell as an imprisonment concept.

Purgatory is where, after death, some shall SUFFER LOSS, and be saved ONLY AS THROUGH FIRE, as we must all strive for that holiness without which no one shall see the Lord, as we shall each be held accountable for every careless word we have uttered and shall each be liable to judgment if angry with others and we shall each be judged as we have judged others and we shall each receive recompense for BOTH the good AND THE BAD we have done in the body! Peace always in Jesus Christ our Great and Kind God and Savior, He whose Flesh is true food and Blood true drink and His Church built on Peter the rock!

Kissing a priest's hand you don't like- You salute the rank not the man.

@Robbie09

2 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing.

I’m very much in favor of orthodoxy with in the Christian faith however there is a lot of inconsistency in answers you get from these guys on many different topics.

Orthodox MUST have its roots in only one book and that is the BIBLE. The reaaon for infant baptism is circumcision on the 8th day.

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

We have more than one Bible ,it's much more complicated

@therighteousrighthand

Ай бұрын

@@SRBOMBONICA86 What do you mean? We have different translations but all with the exact same message.

The toll house stuff is enough to keep me away. Some priests say it's heresy. I hope they're right, but many Orthodox hold to it.

@AnHebrewChild

9 күн бұрын

What's the toll house stuff?

In orthodoxy what happens to babies if they don’t get baptized and die? If they don’t inherit the guilt of sin what happens to them?

@12Mn730

2 ай бұрын

They are saved. God is merciful and just

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

They don't suffer

@ 27:08 - IS a horrible thought because it stains and tarnishes any eternal life being lived in heaven to lose those we actually loved in this world; forcing God to have to lobotomize our hearts, or deceive us, acting very much NOT like a light...Christ commands us to LOVE EVERYONE (even enemies!)...Does He do the same (or better), or not? Love is more than words, it's ACTION. I have recently begun to hope that Orthodoxy really does have the true message of Christ and His apostles throughout the ages, but over and over I see crucial issues with it. Namely, I can't subscribe to a Christianity which makes it impossible for God almighty to save human beings after mortal death, be it Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox; all of which contradicts 4 / 6 of the earliest churches on the matter, especially when all 4 of the churches that claim God CAN and WILL save people postmortem are Greek Native churches! and guess what the eternal hell view professed in this interview is from the church that is the only Latin one! How ridiculous to assert that there is no hope for those who are being punished in the afterlife as if God were limited by mortal death or decided to do a 180-degree change from His will, desire, and mission of sending Christ to DIE to be the savior of the world. Thanks God for saving 10% of the 107 billion humans to have existed for example, WELL how mighty...Why would God's righteous punishments of divine cleansing fire (1 Cor 3:15, for ex) not produce GOOD fruit and instead end in a result that only the devil himself would find pleasing? As he is thrown into hell, he can yell, "At least I made it so most were lost God! hahah!" Really? Is that the GOSPEL GOOD NEWS we are to spread to the world? Tell me it's not so! Once you see the truth on this matter, you can't unsee it. The truth really does set you free. If only the Orthodox had stuck with the very early church's MAJORITY view in Alexandria, Antioch, Caesarea, and Edessa) before widespread apostasy in the church set in, as Paul warned it would, waxing worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived; corrupting the councils due to its adultery with Rome in the 6th century (and to be fair, that goes for any of the 3 types of Christianity that are just as guilty, not only Orthodoxy) we would truly have the truth of God's victory on the cross being taught in this world, not a watered down gospel where God loses most of His creation forever. Instead, they apparently went the way of Rome, which later protestants also took the reigns of, instead of Alexandria, Antioch, Caesarea, and Edessa. I guess many are called, and few ARE chosen is truly in a more dramatic contrast than most realize, and it's disheartening; even though I do believe GOD WINS IN THE END, He gets His cake AND eats it too! Amen!

Is it true that a female child when baptised in the Orthodox church is still not considered pure in spirit compared to a baptised male child? Orthodox church follow St Paul very closely. He did not respect women and likened them to temptation thereby females never free from ancestral / original sin. Apart from the Virgin Mary.

The Orthodox Church does teach and believe in original sin.

@GGME7777

2 ай бұрын

I am an Orthodox but it's only now new to me to know that Greek Orthodox don't believe in the original sin

@kevlare-7324

2 ай бұрын

Not as the Catholics believe, we see it as the ability sin inherited from the fall. This is referred to as “Ancestral Sin.”.

@DTTWorthodox

2 ай бұрын

Did you not hear the priest ? He said we believe it in a different way and perspective. Everyone else has a western view on it. So it’s completely different

@johnnyd2383

2 ай бұрын

Father said id precisely as Orthodoxy teaches. Listen as many times as necessary until it sinks in.

@farmergiles1065

2 ай бұрын

Orthodox begin with this. Cats have kittens; dogs have puppies; humans have babies. From the time of creation, each "kind" ("species") reproduces its own kind. Humans were created in complete unity with God, the story the Bible tells as Adam and Eve in Paradise. Being in union, their relationship was ever-presently available, and they lived together, in cooperation in everything. When humans disobeyed God, they fell away from this unity and began to go in a different direction from God, a direction of their own making. That different (fallen human) direction is known as sin; in fact, it *defines* what sin is. From that time, the relationship was impaired by sin. If Adam and Eve had had children in Paradise, the children would have had perfect communion with God also - each kind reproduces its kind. Once they left Paradise, their children were also fallen - again, each kind reproduces its own kind. Fallen humanity is a different kind from humanity as created, each with its own nature demarcated by its relationship with God. This is what the Orthodox describe as "ancestral sin". Original sin is an idea formed in Roman Catholicism and adopted into Protestantism. It's more of an ideology than a description of nature. And it generally is used to imply fault, commission of sins or complicity in sinning, of which a person is guilty and deserves punishment for. In addition, its use often includes the idea that that kind of fault is inherited from generation to generation, interpreting "the sins of the father are visited upon the sons" in that way. Orthodox do not accept that interpretation. But we do accept that a fallen nature is passed on from the parents to the children, making them susceptible to temptation and sin in their own right, once they are old enough to make choices that are sinful and for which they might be held responsible. Again, the Roman idea includes the interpretation that infants and small children are capable of making such choices pretty much from birth, and that humans are therefore justified in holding them responsible in whatever fashion they decide. The orthodox view is that God is the only One Who Judges, and that the final judgement is the only place where each person *really* faces their own responsibilities. Before then, we suffer what we experience here on Earth at the hands of others, for a time until we die, and each person then must face his or her own eventual judgement for their choices in these matters. The Orthodox realize that human governance and control over misbehavior is a valid concern and issue, and always has been, but that is viewed as related to the earthly life in particular. Hence, humans who take on a role in governance ought to consider it a weighty burden, for they can become responsible for their involvement in any of Earth's problems, and the consequences of their actions in the face of conundrums, dilemmas, enigmas, and sheer paradoxes. In God's Kingdom, we do not govern; Christ Jesus is King. Thank God that He rules here on Earth also, not as a dictator, but as one who provides our choices in freedom, and grants us grace now while we decide to return to Him, or to go our own way.

John 3:15 That whosoever believes in HIM (CHRIST) should not perish, but have ETERNAL LIFE. 16 For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE. 17 For GOD sent not HIS SON into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through HIM might be saved. 18 He that believes on HIM is NOT CONDEMNED: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the NAME of the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD." Note: If you do not know where you will immediately go when you die then YOU DENY that your sins are forgiven by GOD's grace through faith in CHRIST and HIM crucified and YOU DENY that you have ETERNAL and EVERLASTING LIFE and YOU DENY that you are NOT CONDEMNED as CHRIST said, therefore YOU DENY CHRIST.

@ArchangelIcon

2 ай бұрын

Please note that the quotes you've plucked out contain such phrases as 'should have', 'might be'... and also 'not condemned' by believing in Him doesn't automatically overide all the other Scripture where Christ teaches that how you live and treat others will also contribute to determining our salvation. Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ The Orthodox Church interprets Scripture as a whole, not picking out quotes out of context that might suit. "Enter by the narrow gate... Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." Finally, for your own sake... “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves."

@jacktracy8356

2 ай бұрын

@@ArchangelIcon CHRIST said it not me. I just believe it. And Lord, Lord applies to false confessors. How are verses 15-18 plucking out? You are welcome to read all of John KJV for yourself. BTW, works and grace cannot go together. They cancel out one another see Romans 11:5 KJV Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. Also, do you know what everlasting and eternal life which are the Words CHRIST used mean? How long is that?

@ArchangelIcon

2 ай бұрын

Dear @@jacktracy8356 Even Satan and all the demons have faith, and they know that Christ is the Son of God - yet their works are wicked. Do you believe they too shall be saved? James 2 14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. The Christian Church that compiled the Scripture which we quote has believed and taught the need for both faith and works are needed for salvation, for 2000 years. If we think we know better than the Fathers and the Saints and the teachings of the Church Christ established at Pentacost, then so be it. But if you trust what those same men chosen to be Scripture, then you must believe that those who same men were guided by the Holy Spirit. Throw out their teachings if you will, but also then throw out their decisions of what should and shouldn't be in the Bible. For, if they are all wrong about the interpretation of Scripture, then their decisions about what is and isn't Scripture go hand in hand. Follow those Protestant self-proclaimed 'popes' of recent centuries - or maybe make ourselves our own little popes by thinking each of us know better than the Saints. Our own salvation depends on that. Lord have mercy on us, you and your family.

@ArchangelIcon

2 ай бұрын

Dear @@jacktracy8356 We don't decide how Scripture is interpreted. Interpretation was done for us by the Fathers of the Church who had decided what is Scripture and what isn't. If we decide that they were wrong about it's interpretation, then why not wrong about what is and isn't Scripture? James 2:14-26 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

@jacktracy8356

2 ай бұрын

@@ArchangelIcon No, a dead faith cannot save you but a true living faith will show evidence of a true living faith which does save you. No evidence...no living faith which is a dead faith that cannot save. As a real Christian GOD teaches me HIS Words. John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of GOD. Every man therefore that has heard, and has learned of the FATHER, comes unto ME. Luke 10:22 KJV All things are delivered to ME by MY FATHER: and no man knows who the SON is, but the FATHER; and who the FATHER is, but the SON, and he to whom the SON will reveal HIM. If you are of GOD HE will teach you and will reveal HIMSELF to you personally. GOD is my authority not sinner made traditions. You show forth your unbelief by adding or taking away from GOD's Holy Words with sinner made traditions and pope declarations. BUT IT ALL BEGINS WITH GOD's FREE GIFT OF SALVATION BY GRACE. Ephesians 2:8 KJV For by grace you are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of GOD: 9 not of works, lest any man should boast.

wow i am a Greek orthodox and leaving the church because of the traditions that cover THE TRUE OF THE GOSPEL and we praise Mariam the mother of JESUS and asking to save us...

@Ian-gy8wt

2 ай бұрын

Your leaving orthodoxy?

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

Your choice 😊

Hopefully the priest wipes with his left hand 😂

God is not speaking today any form of new revelation!!

Started out, baptized and chrismated, in a mostly convert Antiochian church. The people there were very Traditional and there were no pews and communal hymns. After my divorce, I went to the nearby Greek Orthodox church. It had pews, many "cradle" Orthodox and was filled with many politically leftist people. I far preferred the Antiochian local church, as I believe that the converts (as I was) were more serious about their faith than the cradle Greeks. Just my observations. After retirement I moved out west and have no choice but attend a Greek church. Not my ideal situation.

@kristaps5296

Ай бұрын

You'll have to put up with those dⲓrⲧⲩ fⲓⲒⲧⲏⲩ Greek cradles for now. It's a terrible cross to bear, but in the end you'll probably end up a martyr.

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

Lol yup Greeks are liberal as hell

If Paul was before him, he would see nothing wrong by bowing and kissing his. Well, let's take a look at what Acts 14: 11-15 . The crowds started to praise Paul and Barnabas as God's because of the miracle that was just done. Paul tore his robe, shouting not to worship him . Now you will say we wouldn't be worshiping, but venerating you can change the name, but the act is the same. You do it with your procession to mary in August. Do you really believe if Paul stood before you would not throw yourselves at his feet and prostrate before him. You would and it's a sin

@Ian-gy8wt

2 ай бұрын

You awnsered your own question "as gods" it's right there the implications behind icons and venerating isn't remotely close to people worshiping Paul and Barnabas as gods.

@costa328

2 ай бұрын

@Ian-gy8wt And when you pray to anyone in any religion, you are praying to a god. All of a sudden, the Catholics and Orthodox are excluded they " venerate" such absolutely nonsense.

This idea of baptism is not Biblical.

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

Doesn't matter ,we are not book worshippers

Lol read your Bible.

@Ian-gy8wt

2 ай бұрын

That's what you took away from this 🤦‍♂️ also the bible is read/sung completely throughout the year in the orthodox Church.

@Saint_Lo_

2 ай бұрын

@Ian-gy8wt brother, satan deceives the WHOLE world. If you are still placing your salvation in the hands of men instead of The Creator, you are walking a broad path. Yah didn't say (MATTHEW 7:21-24) for no reason. Follow His Word, my brother, not traditionions of men. HalleluYah!

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

​@@Saint_Lo_just go away 😊

@yhwhfrvr

Ай бұрын

⁠@@Saint_Lo_2 Thessalonians 2:15

If I need answers from a liar, I can watch politicians.

No, no, no to infant baptism. And your second level of hell is basically purgatory.

@SRBOMBONICA86

Ай бұрын

Children need guardian angel ,it's cruel to not baptize them

Sometimes i feel you are to liberal for my taste

I still don’t understand the use of icons. Just because God has been seen does not mean we know what he looks like. I feel the idea of iconography can be easily crossed especially when the image of the beast comes into play. Especially when an icon can easily turn into an idol. And I feel that the acceptance of a holiday not ordained by God is the same as when the Romans mixed paganism and Christianity. A lot of reinterpretations to help the mass not conflict. East Orthodox just looks like East Catholicism just a few traditions changes with a new skin. Their purpose looks no different than the Protestants in America. Splitting for difference everyone feels is what God would want. It’s all a mess leaving everyone glancing at the faith in confusion. I pray to God and ask where should I go? And I am not comforted with an answer.

@DTTWorthodox

2 ай бұрын

Eastern Catholics came after the Orthodox Church. They were originally orthodox and litterally still venerate the same saints and practice the same traditions. They abandoned the ture faith by submitting to the pope. And they are only considered in communion with Roman Catholics because of the pope. Doesn’t that seem off to you? Roman Catholics don’t care about any dogma or doctrines that we believe in, they just care if we submit to the pope. And you should really study more on orthodox icons and the significance because it’s not considered “art” in the church. You have a very western mindset and that could never be fixed if you don’t try to understand it in a different mindset

@DTTWorthodox

2 ай бұрын

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@DTTWorthodox

2 ай бұрын

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@johnnyd2383

2 ай бұрын

Note one thing - all churches who have Apostolic origins use icons... only Protestants who do NOT have Apostolic origins are Iconoclastic heretics, including Muslims who also do not have Apostolic origins and Jews alike. Think about it.

@the0quiet0man

2 ай бұрын

Do you have a printed image of your mother ? Is that image your mother? Do you love the picture or the mother represented in it?