When I was growing up protestant, one thing always bugged me. They made it sound so easy. If you answered the altar call and said the sinners prayer, that was it! You're in the club. And some even claim you can never lose that "salvation." Obviously it didn't mesh with many verses in the Bible. Verses about the narrow gate, people crying, "Lord Lord!" at judgment day, etc

@MegaAnimeforlife

3 ай бұрын

Yeah my protestant friend told me according to Protestantism Hitler could have went to heaven if we had accepted Christ before he died

@orthoslavie

2 ай бұрын

@@MegaAnimeforlifethere are two protestant positions: you can lose your salvation, you can never lose your salvation. And both are ABSURD. Because salvation cannot be lost (if you saved by God, you cannot ever die) and salvation cannot be given to those who doesn’t deserve it (maniacs, rapers, killers et cetera). The conclusion is we are NOT saved on earth, God saves us there, in the next world. And this is logical. Being raised as Orthodox I have never even thought that such idea exists. I am sinful. I must amend. And then I will die and the Lord will save me because I will become good

@KronZoldyck

2 ай бұрын

I’m orthodox and agree but your not using mathew7:21-23 in its proper context those are people that do good things in vain

@Zappacuda

Ай бұрын

@@MegaAnimeforlife That is true, are you forgetting the thief on the cross?

God bless you Father

A double upload? Fr. Mikhail is blessing us today. Thank you, father.

Would be great if you could do a series of fundamentals of orthodoxy for recent converts, where you explain the 101 of Orthodoxy and what patristics to read first and ofc EOC interpretation of holy scriptures.

@chrikatofik3889

3 ай бұрын

I would suggest to you getting the Orthodox Study Bible which has most of these things covered. And it’s a very educational way of reading the scriptures, thanks to the notes and interpretations of church fathers etc that are put under every scripture. Reading the Bible hasn’t been the same for me since this book. God bless you

Very awesome skufia, Father! May God be with you and your family. Also, thank you so much for bringing me to Holy Orthodoxy from the papacy! ☦️🙏 Much love from Arkansas!

Love your hat, Father!

@DoomerDoxy

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399the paradox of your name being “notyourtypicalcomment” but you posted the typical ignorant comment.

@jagdmeisterschuler1323

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399Good job brother, taking verses out of context on a video about..... literally taking verses out of context.

@chasemccleskey9502

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399What do you call your dad? Dave? Paul? Jim? Even most fundamental Protestants (which I grew up in) wouldn’t make this mistake. Please read and understand the context of this verse.

@VanMcRicey

4 ай бұрын

​@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 what did you call your dad, you reffered to him as Bobby Joe or what?

@danielcalisthenics1339

4 ай бұрын

​@@notyourtypicalcomment2399Do you call your father "guy who conceived me"?

A wonderful lesson as always, father. I am an ex-Calvinist, and I just want to say, that I can't wait to bring my life into the Orthodox church..

I️ have gained more knowledge and understanding in this video that I️ haven’t heard anywhere. Your way of breaking it down and making connections is amazing. Thank you father

I wanted to say thank you for all the information you have been putting out here. I was recently baptized into the Orthodox Church, and I found your videos very helpful along my journey . Thank you for everything. God bless Fr!

I decided to read through Galatians today. This verse really hits me: Galatians 3:7 - Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

@johnnyd2383

4 ай бұрын

You are failing due to your selective approach to the Bible. You should collect ALL verses talking about the salvation and not just those that allegedly support your doctrine and you neglect the others. Once you collect them ALL, make sure your doctrine is compliant with ALL of them. That is the way to go. Here is example: (Philippians 2, 12) "...WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION with fear and trembling..."

@eddardgreybeard

4 ай бұрын

Paul was an apostle to gentiles. God never had a covenant with gentiles prior to Christ's passion. His entire talk of justification was toward people of whom were outsiders for the entirety of human history to that point. That is the talk of the adopted Children of God. That is the talk of justification by faith. He's saying your faith in Christ makes you one of us, you're no longer an outsider. Your faith justifies you. They still had to pick up their cross and follow Christ.

@johnnyd2383

4 ай бұрын

@@eddardgreybeard Yes, but that still does not explain away (Phil 2, 12) in a way you wish it to be explained away. Should I mention James 2. and other verses talking about the same.? My original point is that there is a ton of evidence in the Bible talking about works as a necessary outcome of the faith or else faith is unproven/dead... yet many Prots think their lip service is all it takes and are lifting all 4 up in the air claiming to be saved upfront. What a bоl1оcks concept.!

@eddardgreybeard

4 ай бұрын

@@johnnyd2383 I was stating their entire concept of justification is wrong.

@johnnyd2383

4 ай бұрын

@@eddardgreybeard 👍

Bless you father, greetings from Belgrade

I need to train and find self control, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. 🙏☦️

@emje8707

4 ай бұрын

Problems with lust brother?

@michaelkish7794

3 ай бұрын

I struggle.

@emje8707

3 ай бұрын

@@michaelkish7794after you eat don't stay with the phone in bed when on internet be careful because promiscuous images are Many and persuasive delete tiktok delete Instagram- Snapchat Facebook be mindful that you are Also the problem because even though you are tempted objectively you are the one who accepts to do it because you either are lying to yourself that you hate doing that or you are addicted.you can heal but not without the grace of the almighty lord .in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit amen may you not give up hope and find rest in Jesus our lord -15For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.)the lord Will have mercy on your transgression if you repent and desire to leave the sin forever for in the sight of the lord is justified the one who comes wholeheartedly to him in repentance ☦️❤️

very nice sermon brother.

Thank you, and God bless you, Father! These important truths are much needed in today's world and especially in our secular, American society. May the Love of Christ bring many more to the Orthodox Faith!☦️ Amen.

Wow, I was jusr struggling with sola fide. Thank you father Mihkail, I appreciate it.

God bless you Father, thank you for this video and others, they are really helpful.

Thank you for this video, Father! I needed it! ❤ I love you very much, continue your good and blessed work! 🙏🏻

@stylist62

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399spiritual father, it’s what we call the church fathers going back to the apostles, it’s a title and respect, you have any idea what they go through, how they live to earn their title? It’s like saying Shepard, pastor but more repect

Glory to Jesus Christ

Just discovered you today. Not Orthodox, but have had an interest for some time. I appreciate your simple and direct videos, and am benefiting from them. Thanks!

Thank you, Father. It's lovely seeing the children's toys too!

Excited for the protestant comments

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

Haha we certainly had a lot of them on the Mar Mari videos.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 1 peter 5:1 "exhort the elder men among you as FATHERS". 1 corinthians 4 "though you had many guides, you did not have many fathers and I became your FATHER". Don't rip verses out of context. You're the reason atheists think there's contradictions in scripture.

@andys3035

4 ай бұрын

​@@notyourtypicalcomment2399perfect timing. You Protestant?

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 forgive me. I meant 1 timothy 5. I got them mixed up.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 lol. Kjv has contradictions because of scribal errors and translation issues. 2 kings 8:26, 2 chronicles 22:2 in the kjv is contradictory.

THANK YOU FR. THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL INDEED

you know what the Skufia reminds me of? the Campaign hat but without a brim. MILITARY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS, TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FLIGHTS! FLIGHT 'TENCH HUT!

@acekoala457

4 ай бұрын

Priests are like Captains in that they have a responsibility to care for their flock. This includes discipline and training.

Thank you Father🙏🙏🙏, I love your explanation of what death is, yes apart from God I am dead, empty.🙏🌺💕💞🙏

Healthy theology. Thank you father. God bless

Bless me abouna. One of the things I’ve been struggling is guidance on how to survive working for woke/liberal companies. This is becoming very much a reality and we orthodox often find no direction on facing this growing standard of work life.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

I would argue try finding a different job if possible. As christ says in the gospels you can't serve both God and mammon, so if you're causing sinful ideas to spread through our culture for the sake of money then obviously that's not good.

@rafaelteodoroedu

4 ай бұрын

I’m not personally being forced to spread sinful ideas, this is something that’s growing culturally inside companies in the entire world. Stuff like “pride” and “pronouns” are everywhere in the workplace environment. I fear that depending on our careers, this becomes unavoidable. I’m in the tech industry and everywhere you look is the same.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@rafaelteodoroedu do you have a family or are you by yourself?

@rafaelteodoroedu

3 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 I have a family, if I were on my own I would already be doing something else

@Desertfox21

3 ай бұрын

@@rafaelteodoroedu yeah, if you were by yourself it would be easier. I would say just make sure to be listening to your conscience

Father can we start a weekly or bi weekly Bible study soon? - An OCA member in USA

I was listening to a Roman Catholic priest on YT recently and he was talking about “merit.” It was like if you are in a state of grace (which I think to them means weekly confession and eucharist) your good works then become like an IOU to God. I can see why that idea needed someone to protest against it, but protestants typically believe Orthodox and Roman Catholics believe the same theology

Jesus said "sin no more" multiple times. One time with the adulteress, and the other with the man by the pool of Bethesda. Agreed. I feel like protestants (in a general sense) need to emphasize on sanctification/purification as much as salvation. Paul made it clear that being saved does not mean be lawless nor abuse grace. Grace is not a license to sin.

@elijahnoy3232

4 ай бұрын

I agree this is something lacking in Protestants church’s being that I am a protestant

@emje8707

4 ай бұрын

​@@elijahnoy3232brother how can you trust Martin Luther???

@nathanjstoic

3 ай бұрын

@@emje8707I agree with these points you stated, but Martin Luther was correct in that we are justified before God by faith alone.

Another good one to tackle is ephesians 2:8-9 if you wanna make a series on this. Because correct me if im wrong but my understanding of ephesians 2 is paul is saying "you're being healed and rescued from your sickness because of your faithfulness to christ, not because of any vain works you've done so you cannot boast, but youve been reborn in Christ to do good works and as jesus makes clear in matthew 25:34-46, if you are unloving to those around you, you will be cast away.

We can never earn our salvation for it is a gift from God. Doesnt mean we can do what we want and be saved. Faith requires obedience to God and if we don't want to obey, we will sin willingly and if we sin willingly no sacrifice remained anymore (Hebrews 10:26-27).When one falls into sin while claiming they have faith, repentance is a must and not an option. A Christian doesnt just repent once, but daily. Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison (Lord mave mercy, Christ have mercy) are words we don't just shout out in church for nothing. Continues repentance and abiding in Christ through the sacraments the church dispenses is what leads to salvation and not a one time declaration of being justified once you came to faith. Even if you are baptized, you may own a house in heaven and can call yourself child of God, but through sin that inheritance we may never enter. So let's be cautious and tell to ourselves and each other daily: "But exhort one another daily, while it is still called “today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." Hebrews 3:13 God bless everyone. Stay saved and continue to persue the true path in hope to be saved.

Kyrie Eleison Me and thank you for everything Christos Anesti If a soul doesn't confess then do not partake of holy communion.

☦️🕊🔥📿🙏

What I've really gotten tired of is a Protestant/Evangelical/"Oprah-lite" approach to teaching and Scriptures: "Just love. The rest is doctrine." They do well to point to the Scriptures where Jesus told us to love God with all our being and our neighbor as ourselves. But they make a fatal mistake when they say "There's no place for doctrine." People who say completely ignore the fact that loving God means obeying Him, and the Bible always talks about making sure our lives and doctrine match what the Word says. Not all Protestants do this, but I have certainly seen it. It is very sad. Many people choose to ignore what the Bible says. May we all be wise in this.

How do I convert from Protestantism to Orthodoxy I feel a strong connection to the orthodox church and my souls tells me it's correct.

@living_orthodox

3 ай бұрын

Best thing is to start by visiting an Orthodox Church :)

Thank you for the video. You said that single predestination is demonic, I want to ask, what is the language of election and predestination in the new testament about?

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

Translation bias. It depends on context. In most cases this refers to cooperation between man and God and the election of hierarchy.

@tonyeriksson8803

4 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox Thank you for the reply and a brief answer, this would make a great video as well, God bless.

@jamesbarksdale978

3 ай бұрын

​@@living_orthodox I agree that the Calvinist understanding of election and predestination is unhealthy, and can be destructive. I find it interesting that so many deconstructing Christians tend to come from that theological persuasion. I'm not quite sure what you mean with this reply. Certainly the Scriptures teach them both. If Christ is the "new" Israel, then would it be correct to say all who believe in him are the "elect"? And they were "predestined" in the sense that God knew beforehand who would believe? I'm sure Orthodoxy would add that "believing" entails participating in life of the Church with its worship, sacraments, etc .

@living_orthodox

3 ай бұрын

@@jamesbarksdale978 the latter statement gig made sums it up. Mere belief in the mind isn’t enough.

Father, if I were to have a question for you, what is the best way to reach you? I have questions on baptism.

@moldyapple1789

4 ай бұрын

discord is prob best.

I came from the Jehovah's Witness, I really love the Orthodox I fell in love with it, I was baptized and had a good church community and then I moved away to a area that doesn't have a church, that I lost all of my supportspell out of i, closest don't have the community support I don't have someone to help guide me and Mentor me and I searched for a long time

@living_orthodox

2 ай бұрын

Lord have mercy. I will see if I can connect you with someone. What’s your primary language?

@tim9170

2 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox that would be such a huge blessing! How can I contact you?

@tim9170

2 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox how do I contact you?

@living_orthodox

2 ай бұрын

fr.mikhail.baleka@gmail.com

Father, Wonderful Skufia but complements aside very nice teaching. I love your videos honestly, but have you considered taking up a role such as Fr Dcn Ananias?

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to work with Fr Dcn Ananias lately. I have some topics I think he could really contribute on, but I am not sure what you mean by

@DoomerDoxy

4 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox like start doing apologetics such as him David Erhan,Jay Dyer,etc

I have a question, YES or NO. Can I practice Wim Hof brathing, it has a lot of health benefits but it is taken from yogic practices, they have almoust identical breathing methods.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

If it's from a Hindu practice then avoid it like the plague

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

Also looking back through the comments now, read father seraphim rose's book "orthodoxy and the religion of the future"

Thank you Father. My friend is a protestant and sometimes he tries to debate with me and i try to avoid that as much as i can but when we do debate i get annoyed and almost mad, any suggestions to avoid get mad and annoyed Father Mikhail?

@ricardoarchangel28

4 ай бұрын

I have lost many friends and even some family due to my beliefs. However, over time I have learned to treat it as a practice in patience. The more people push me, the more I remain silent. I don't see the point in arguing with those who don't know the whole truth. It won't benefit them to go back and forth, and it may even lead them to say something that will hold them more accountable. I'm not a priest, but having a better understanding of things and modern-day church history, I feel sorry for them. I also felt sorry for myself when I realized I was lied to my whole life. However, I managed to live off the crumbs of truth for most of my life. Now, I have much to celebrate and learn. I believe that actions speak louder than words. Trying to win people over with your knowledge can fill your mind with pride and make you stumble and fall. So, I try to win them over with my actions instead.

@slowboywhiteboardv4

4 ай бұрын

​@@ricardoarchangel28 Great advice Ricardo 🙏🏻☦️

@12Mugur

4 ай бұрын

@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 Typical clueless prot… you ve already said it 4 times here 🤦‍♂️ you prots lack nuance & understanding

@LadyMaria

4 ай бұрын

​@@notyourtypicalcomment2399Just stop.

@danielcalisthenics1339

4 ай бұрын

​@@notyourtypicalcomment2399Get lost. Go to your church that was founded last week by pastor Jim and get pizza for praying the sinners prayer.

Father I was chrismated about 9mos ago and still learning and renewing my mind in the Orthodox faith. My daughter attended her first youth camp this winter, she had fun yet what she found strange and confused her is they played gangster rap that used much profanity and off time the youth leaders mehndi on the youths hands. Is this something I should be concerned about?

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

I would definitely be concerned. Orthodox Christians aren’t all monks. But that said, not all worldly things are game either. They shouldn’t be playing this kind of garbage and confusing their souls. I would tell the priest and if not him, the bishop.

@believer8793

4 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox thank you

@ChileVerdeDavid

4 ай бұрын

It's music about selling drugs, having sex, stealing friends girlfriends, robbing people, and bragging about money. It's all as bad as music gets. I wear noise canceling headphones when I'm at work (restaurant equipment tech) because it bothers me through and through. Music is mind control.

May I ask Forgive my ignorance Do you Speak, biblical greek koine greek if I'm not mistaken

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

I don't think he speaks it, but many people in our church do and it was our church who preserved the Greek new testament.

@adamgrybauskas4212

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 thank you God bless you

Father, I as an Orthodox christian, do not know what Bible version is approved by the Orthodox church? There are so many Bible versions out there. Thank you !

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

The main consensus seems to be the NKJV. Father michael uses a bit of a more niche translation. I would say just get an orthodox study bible.

@LadyMaria

4 ай бұрын

​@@Desertfox21The Old Testament in the OSB is the St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint. We do not use the OT of the NKJV, or Masoretic Text in general, but instead the Septuagint.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@LadyMaria right when I said NKJV I meant for new testament. Thank you for correcting me, I failed to mention that.

@LadyMaria

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 I thought you had meant NT but wanted to help. 🤗 God bless.

@voievod9260

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 thanks for the reply. I already have an Orthodox Bible (not a study one) and would have liked to know the version.

I’m fifteen and am growing up in a Protestant home, how can I know that I am saved? Can I be saved as a Protestant? Or should I convert to orthodox Christianity?

@Desertfox21

2 ай бұрын

Salvation is only found in the Orthodox church. If God wants the salvation of someone outside the church, he can certainly join someone outside at the moment of their death but it is not the normative way of doing things. Obey your parents for now, but yes you should become orthodox.

@Uriahdoeskendama

2 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 thanks man!

Hello father what is your opinion on father Heirs I think he is too. Strict for me maybe I'm mistaken please help

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

Father heers is a very good priest. All he's doing is teaching what the church fathers and saints have taught so if he's "too strict" then all the fathers of our faith were "too strict".

@arandomdreamer9853

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21 I dont know I didn't feel too welcome to his channel and I don't really trust him or father Savvas agioreitis could be wrong and mistaken though. If I'm wrong then what to do I can't do spiritual work all day everyday or cut entertainment video games music etc. Why must I be condemned or called a troll for something that I can't do I'm honest after a while of spiritual work I feel exhausted. Thanks for your time and IL be very happy if you can answer me again. Also is it wrong if the spiritual father I can get is not very strict but more on the lenient side which I really fell leniency will help me not strictness or atlest too much strictness. Again many thanks

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

The key in all things with the faith is to understand the ideal and work towards it. As a rector and a ROCOR priest, we’ve always been taught that there needs to be a gradual ease into things. St. Arsenios the Cappadocian had a gift for increasing the obedience and piety of his people by his example, and by the fact that he was strict with himself and gentle towards others when it was necessary. This is what I tell my people. To start, work on observing the Wednesday and Friday fast. Prior to receiving communion, be sure to attend vigil on Saturdays, and to abstain from games and movies the evening before liturgy and the day of. Try to set aside time to listen to, or read something spiritual.

@arandomdreamer9853

4 ай бұрын

​@@living_orthodoxthanks for the answer and time father really appreciate it thats a lot more manageable and applicable but also another question the spiritual father I can get in the nearby village in Greece BTW the father there is on the more lenient side which I think leniency will help me not strictness but father Heers called father Savvas agioreitis who I believe is very strict and father Savvas said that those who are lenient spiritual fathers aren't good so I'm very confused and troubled and also atleast some people who like father Peter and father Savvas where very mean to me for saying that I'm distrusting of them and not thinking they can help me and it was a bad experience for me to not be accepted in the Truth and love of Christ througj other Christians. But that is all I can do at the moment any tips Will be greatly appreciated thanks alot

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

@@arandomdreamer9853 a spiritual father who is too lenient can often hamper progress. For example, my first spiritual father, Fr Vladimir for the first two years of my Orthodox life, gradually increased my fasting and prayer rule. One who is too strict can be like a piece of wood. If the wood cannot bend under the force of the wind, it becomes brittle and snaps. If it’s too soft, it doesn’t hold up and can’t resist even the most mild pressure. A spiritual father must be like a well treated timber. Flexible enough to not break under force, nor so soft that time and light pressure causes him to fold or to be unable to hold weight. A proper strict spiritual will not compromise on matters of truth or faith. He will however, gradually increase your rule of fasting and prayer. If there is no progress after a year or two, even in something minor, that can be a hinderance. But if he is so strict that consistency becomes impossible or one is incapable of living in the world with a sense of moderation and discipline, then something has gone off. As Elder Ephraim said “watchfulness purifies the heart and mind, but when coupled with even a little asceticism it yields much more fruit.” Whatever you fast or abstain from, start by doing it with prayer. Don’t worry about the video games and entertainment for now. Just be moderate to start. Don’t watch or play games the night before liturgy and after. Treat it like food. If we abstain from food the night before, we should do the same with entertainment. I would recommend reading the life of St John Maximovich. Stick with who you have for now. Once you’ve been working on yourself for a while, ask him to increase your fasting and prayer rule. Give him time and see what he might be able to do.

What happened to the rest of videos on toll houses? It has been 8 months

@living_orthodox

3 ай бұрын

I moved and have children. That’s what happened. I also want to make sure it’s a solid presentation

@shinbonesjones11

3 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox thank you for responding I was just curious is all I just watched the first one today and was like wait a minute where are the rest lol.

Can you please point to us where in the bible fasting is for self-control?

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

It is always seen as denying oneself and that is how we train for self-control. In the Gospels Jesus doesn’t say “if you fast,” but “when you fast.” Matthew 6:16-18. It’s not like it’s a magical “get whatever you want from prayer” thing. It’s about emptying oneself.

@TranslatedAssumption

4 ай бұрын

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Properly understood, meekness is the exercise of self-restraint.

Keep wearing that skufia!

Is the sex fast before and after receiving holy communion universally enforced? Whats the justification for it? St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 7 seems to say that this is nobody’s business and to be decided between the husband and wife.

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

Yes. It is enforced. 1 Corinthians 7 is talking about not allowing others to come between the man and wife and drive divisions between them. Not about teaching what’s expected with regard to fasting and preparation for Holy Communion.

@MicahMarshall4Truth

4 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox it speaks about abstaining from sex for the sake of prayer. That would be fasting. And it’s clear that this is a decision for the husband and wife.

@MicahMarshall4Truth

4 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox I’m open to be proven wrong. But this seems like a western Augustinian accretion.

@living_orthodox

4 ай бұрын

@@MicahMarshall4Truth complain to the Holy Fathers and the Canons. One cannot engage in sexual intimacy before receiving communion. Food, sex etc. I don’t make the rules. I trust in them.

@mirrored464

4 ай бұрын

For how long before?​@@living_orthodox

Hey I use my printer as a hat stand too!

Last night, I was going to watch this video but had to other things, during that time, i was think about how much i liked Christian metal and how if i went monastic, because music is a worldly thing, I'd have to give that up. it's not a hard choice, but it is unfortunate.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

I mean, music isn't bad, it's worldly music that's bad. You'll be singing and chanting and hearing music as a monastic. Also I don't know of any orthodox singers who do metal

@terraxcvii

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21I only know of one. But only his band name, "holyname".

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

@@terraxcvii interesting. But we are hurting for monastics so if you feel called then please go and talk to your priest.

@terraxcvii

4 ай бұрын

@@Desertfox21Thank you, I'll see what I can do.

Father, what foods make you angry, or sexually immoral? Lazy, I can certainly see, but not the others. Please elaborate.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

My understanding is a refusal to fast from meat can cause such things

@kaden7374

4 ай бұрын

Meat can

@Jeff.jdrjr013

4 ай бұрын

A lot of times after I indulge too much in fast food or greasy food I find more lustful thoughts and temptations than usual

@slowboywhiteboardv4

4 ай бұрын

When you satisfy one longing, another quickly takes it's place.

What kind of hat is that?

@Desertfox21

2 ай бұрын

It is called a "skufia" it is worn by priests, mainly of the russian orthodox church.

What’s the Spirit do? Cause from my understanding, your view is if we act like Christ we are covered by grace

@living_orthodox

2 ай бұрын

It’s not about acting. You’re not looking at it deep enough or honestly enough if that’s what you’re taking from this.

@ZachFish-

2 ай бұрын

@@living_orthodox Acting/Living/Uniting, whatever. I’m just a little confused on what the Spirits doing in EO Soteriology type jazz.

I pray for the day when Roman Catholic church & orthodox church get together again ✝️+☦=😇❤

@chasehaggard161

4 ай бұрын

Roman Catholics can start the journey to convert to Orthodoxy at any time. The only union we will ever accept is Roman Catholics joining the Orthodox Church. We have nothing to capitulate.

@Desertfox21

4 ай бұрын

There will be no union until the repentance of the romans. There will only be false unions in the name of humanism until then

@TranslatedAssumption

4 ай бұрын

Catholicism is a divergence from Christian Orthodoxy, I was involved in Catholicism for 13 years and I made my way into Orthodoxy through the process of conversion which requires repentance. I encourage all in Catholicism to do the same.

If those who have been justified are the same as those who are not justified then the good tree and the evil tree bear the same fruit. That is not Orthodox teaching. Jesus said that he who sins is the slave of sin and that whom the Son sets free is free indeed. John wrote: _He that saith he knows him, but who keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him._ (1 John 2:4) This is how we know we are in Christ, if we keep his commandments, as Jesus also says in Mark 10:19. The issue, according to scripture, is fidelity to the commandments. If we violate the commandments with impunity, we are not in Christ.

@living_orthodox

3 ай бұрын

So donatism and novitianism. Think again. Mercy eludes the heterodox.

You lump differing groups too easily into the old category "Protestants..."

@living_orthodox

2 ай бұрын

It’s not old and it is better than rattling off the 30,000 + sects of the Protestants. They all stem from the same source.

Father, you say ‘about’ funny ;-)

@Osafune2

4 ай бұрын

Canadian accent