Thanks for all the wonderful comments and for those who will begin praying for Pastor Scott and Zootown Church. To help clear up any confusion for some that are thinking through the implications of this unique situation of "Grey area". (And be prepared for more grey throughout the ages as Orthodoxy continues to EXPLODE in the West!) We want to make it clear. The Eucharist can only be celebrated in the Orthodox Church. Pastor Scott is down to earth and doing the best with how he's been instructed so be patient and pray for him and his family. He's being advised by clergy and we leave the rest in the hands of God. Thanks for all the feedback. Christ is in our midst. ☦️

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Well said Father. We’re doing our best

@yiayialindaluzy

2 ай бұрын

Isn’t it a reader’s service? I’m in Sicily, Italy. I’ve reverted to reader’s service and televised/streamed/zoom church, even the ultra traditionals shut churches and downsized their communing of the sick, infirm, housebound, diaspora, and community gatherings. We were all obediently priestless, Russian Old Believers ~another grey example, phalanxes up and did reader’s services as Community. He has a covenant with his community, like husbands to their families, it’s honorable to captain the ship together. Abraham brought his entire household in. I’m sure Pastor Klaudt from my first few seconds in to the video clearly discerns ego and humility and order. Praying for him and his family and community. Bear n mind my time zone and eastern hemisphere is easier to keep simple as priestless readers service because I’ve had some lapses of oops, wrong day. In fact I use my old believer books. And friends send me antidoron (much like the priestless old believers kept until death bed administration by the elder). We orthodox have a little grist in the mill, glorious blessings and crosses have been given to us over the years - the evangelical orthodox Christians from the Campus Crusade for Christ and the Christ the Saviour Brotherhood from the Holy Order of Mans. We went tooth and nail on them and others. Maybe we’re part of their and our cross and struggle to assimilate in new siblings, but, sometimes it can draw flame wars if not blood I just looked up Fr Andrew Jarmus and FOSTR. Chancellor of the Bulgarian diocese. I need to contact the Bulgarian diocese for fostr ministry. I don’t know if he can hook me up here, but I’ll be posting this to my American diaspora friends and emailing the program for prayers, counsel, and suggestions. www.bdoca.org/fostr.html

@MrBattlestar10

2 ай бұрын

I do wonder how much Orthodoxy is increasing in places like the US. I was reading up on these sorts of statistics and found that Eastern Orthodoxy in the US between 2010 and 2020 lost around 15% of its members.

@IAMFISH92

2 ай бұрын

@@MrBattlestar10That’s because cradles are leaving in droves and converts don’t have a super high retention rate from what I understand. The Orthosphere has definitely created a lot of buzz online and has sparked major interest, there’s no doubt. How that translates to real life though, I’m not entirely sure. I’m on my way out of the Orthodox Church sadly after only 5 years. I’ve loved my experience for the most part but after discovering some theological and historical blunders I’m starting to become convinced that none of the major traditions have a pure and full hold on the Truth of Jesus.

@alexschexnayder8624

2 ай бұрын

The fact that people leave for various reasons isn't that surprising if you know your history and have been a part of any church for any lengthy period of time. It happens all throughout history. The local churches have had their blunders, big ones too, but theres repentance and reconciliation that happens all the time. The Holy Spirit appears to have led me to Orthodoxy. Lord willing I shan't depart.

I’m a former Presbyterian pastor and now Orthodox. I have no regrets!

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

Pastor Scott should go visit father Deacon Dr ananias in Montana

@bibleblessingsbypastoratha4230

2 ай бұрын

What happened ? I’m asking out of a sheer interest.

@tsricci

2 ай бұрын

I had grown increasingly disillusioned with Protestantism and Reformed theology in particular. When I left my pastorate I began reading the Church Fathers and early church history and finally went to an Orthodox Church service. At my first service I knew I was home.

@griffinmckinney7734

2 ай бұрын

@@tsriccido you still pastor there?

@peevee605

2 ай бұрын

I’m former Pentecostal and now Orthodox. Zero regrets.

I'm a former Protestant Pastor and now Orthodox I rejoice to hear these kinds of movements happening. I wish I had discovered the OC earlier in my life.

@NavelOrangeGazer

2 ай бұрын

I think all of us converts wish we had discovered the Church long before we did.

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Amen

@andys3035

2 ай бұрын

I'm a convert as well

@t.l.ciottoli4319

2 ай бұрын

converted seven years ago

@St.MartinofToursPrayToGodForUs

2 ай бұрын

Christ revealed Himself to us at exactly the right time, brother. But I know what you mean. A lot of wasted time spinning your wheels. And I can't imagine being a pastor, and having that epiphany, when everything shifts, and you realize that potentially what you taught was wrong, or skewed. I'm certainly not trying to assume you mistaught (I don't know you) but I could see how that could be a possibility.

My wife of almost 22 years divorced me when it was all said and done. I’m being chrismated on Holy Saturday (May 4th) after being Protestant for 50 years. Stick to the Truth no matter the cost. Lord have mercy. ☦️

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

I have a God Son who seems to be going through the same thing... His wife wants nothing to do with his new Church or the people in it as she blames him for placing obstacles between them. Pray for Athanasios and his wife to overcome. Congratulations on your Chrismation. AXIOS!!!! (ask your spiritual father what that means)

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Congrats brother.

@keiganthetennessean1796

2 ай бұрын

May God be with you Sir. Welcome home & Thank you for your service.

@kingattila506

2 ай бұрын

The Church is the Pearl of Great Price. We have to be willing to give up everything to get it. Christ divides. I’m sorry that happened. Many years to you and Glory to Jesus Christ!

@Kaytee-miow

2 ай бұрын

Sorry she cannot accept your change. May God help you both and your family xxx

I turned 66 last month, and I was born into evangelical Protestantism. Late in life I walked away, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy (Antiochian) and never looked back ☦️

@MediaevalGuitar

2 ай бұрын

Similarly, I converted from Protestantism to Orthodox at age 54. Orthodoxy for oldsters!

@williamcordasco945

2 ай бұрын

Amin. Was Lutheran until I was 57.

@user-pf5ef6ql9q

2 ай бұрын

I used to be a Baptist

@teresaboucher-miller4660

2 ай бұрын

I was Catholic

One thing I wanna say to everyone is, I’m really appreciative of everyone’s opinions even the critiques. It’s good for my ego. But I also want to say I’m doing my best, and I also have 800 people that I’m pastoring so please give us grace, patience, and prayers.

@kelseytrombley1211

2 ай бұрын

Praying for you! I too was a Calvinist, I converted a few years ago

@Esaias77

2 ай бұрын

God bless you Scott, hang in there!

@ThruTheUnknown

2 ай бұрын

Your journey seems a lot like Fr Peter Gillquist's. Awesome to see you've read his book.

@rx88088

2 ай бұрын

Wow, you are so "close" Scott! Only an 8 or 9 hour drive due south! For those Eastern folks, driving an hour or two somewhere is quite normal for us Western prairie folk.

@cozzwozzle

2 ай бұрын

God bless you Scott. Your copping a lot of flak here, but I believe you should stay focused on the relationship and guidance with your spiritual father. That’s the Orthodox way.

Many are being drawn to the Faith in America during these last days. All the glory to God. Praise be to the Holy Trinity. ☦️

@timmy1tap678

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. The further these other "churches" depart from the faith and become more and more worldly?? More people are starting to look for answers and they're finding it in Orthodoxy. I'm working thru it as we speak

The struggle and suffering of someone converting from Protestantism to Orthodoxy is sometimes hard to bear. I was a Roman Catholic for 30 years and wasn’t practicing for about 5 when I started attending Protestant churches with my wife and kids. Most of the next 13 years spent in the Baptist Church. Nobody gave me any hard time when I left Roman Catholicism. But, just as Scott said, leaving Protestantism is the opposite. I pray one day my whole family joins me.

@pero33403

2 ай бұрын

I've had hard time leaving RC. All our Catholic friends left us, even many family members distanced themselves.

@IAMFISH92

2 ай бұрын

Any sect you leave has the potential to alienate and ridicule you when you leave.

@DD-bx8rb

2 ай бұрын

@@pero33403 I recommend the site Catholic Answers. Pax

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

​@@IAMFISH92obviously. But Not the point.

@IAMFISH92

2 ай бұрын

@@Brody-Aleksander I mean, it’s kind of the point though, right? OP was relating anecdotal evidence about his experience leaving RCC vs. Protestantism. I’m just stating that what he says has been many’s experience but from the opposite side, myself included.

Bro, finding this man for an interview was a genius move. Only 15 minutes in so far, but just had to applaud that. When he explained all the sickness and attacks his family is going through by saying, "Protestants love to blame the devil for everything, so I'm just gonna go with that", I thought, man I like this guy already haha.

@Donk3y-K0ng

2 ай бұрын

I loved hearing your story brother, glory to God in the highest ☦️ thank you for sharing your testimony with us

@orthodox_soul

2 ай бұрын

@@Donk3y-K0ng Good to hear from you brother! I hope you're doing well.

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Thanks homie

@biggiesmall4817

2 ай бұрын

Hey man! It’s awesome running into you on another video. Your testimony heavily influenced my journey into orthodoxy, and I am now a catechumen! Thank you so much man☦️

@orthodox_soul

2 ай бұрын

@@biggiesmall4817 Glory to God! That's the best kind of news my brother, thanks for sharing that with me. The Lord is doing big and exciting things in the Church in America right now. Glad to know you're part of it!

Praying Scott becomes a catechumen to Holy Orthodoxy. Amen Αμήν Amen

Im former protestant. I went to my second divine liturgy last Sunday, and to be honest. It's the best decision I've made! I love understanding scripture more, reading books on the fathers and saints of the church. I could feel in my heart that i was home☦️

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

GLORTY TO GOD! Welcome home brother. find that fattest lamb so we can feast!!! May God bless and protect you on your journey to Orthodoxy.

@danielgreen2975

2 ай бұрын

@@spartanastas5560 thank you brother! I will do😊

@lynchcreekmuzzy5759

15 күн бұрын

Wife & I going to Orthodox Church (American) tonight (3rd time this week)....we are currently Baptist, but have been very interested in Orthodoxy. However, not gonna make it sound all wonderful and all....we are still truly trying to understand why to pray to Saints.....I know its said alot, but it definitely is an issue for us.

@spartanastas5560

14 күн бұрын

@@lynchcreekmuzzy5759 Nothing to worry about... praying to saints is biblical. First of all, you need to understand what prayer means in the Orthodox Church. The classic definition of prayer can be worship directed to God, prayer can be a devout petition to God, but prayer can also be a request / entreaty to a person. Ever hear anyone say "pray tell" to another human? Prayer is communication, nothing more, nothing less. Where is it in the Bible? The rich man went to hades and Lazarus was with Abraham in Heaven. Lazarus prayed to Abraham, whom is a Saint, and Abraham interceded for the Rich Man, and told him that the living had Moses and the Prophets, let them hear… Abraham also asked the Rich man that in life he had good things and Lazarus received bad things, but the table was reversed… First will be last, and the last will be first. The Rich man’s name wasn’t even mentioned, inferring that those who’s faith were not justified by their works will be forgotten. A story from Jesus talks about Saints interceding for souls in hades, and he’s talking about the Rich man’s faith being judged for lack of works right in Luke 16:19-31 “Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” ‭‭James‬ ‭5:13-16‬ ‭KJVA‬‬ Asking a Saint to pray for us is like asking our Elders to intercede and pray for us in front of the throne of Jesus Christ. Praying to the saints for intercession just couldn't be bad. Why would St Paul not only approve of it, but URGE the faithful to do it? "First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as ransom for all, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time." 1 Timothy 2:1-6 Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying to a deity on behalf of others, or asking a saint in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others. The Apostle Paul's exhortation to Timothy specified that intercession prayers should be made for all people. Praying to Saints is also part of the Church Holy Tradition handed down from our Apostles. As Apostle Paul said... we are to listen to written and spoken word as well as Holy Traditions... "And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand." -Revelations 8:3-4 I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob… He is the God of the living, not the dead. How can God be the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when telling this to Moses if He is the God of the living and not the dead? Intercession Saints are not Mediators; they are merely intercessors, praying for us just as we on earth all pray for one another. It is not, as many might put it, “going around God,” given that interceding for one another is something He specifically asks us to do. “20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 2 Cor. 5:20; Phil. 1:19; James 5:16; Job 42:8; Gen. 20:7; Exodus 32:11-14 “Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭34‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Praying to the saints for intercession just couldn't be bad. Why would St Paul not only approve of it, but URGE the faithful to do it? : 1 Timothy 2:1-6) : "First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as ransom for all, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time."

@spartanastas5560

14 күн бұрын

@@lynchcreekmuzzy5759 You don't have to pray to saints... go to Church for the prayers, and listen to the words. Learn what you can and become familiar with how the Orthodox Church is. There are two types of Saints. 1. Saints with a capital "S" who are canonized by the Church for being graced by God when they were living. 2. saints with a small "s" who are everyone else who've been graced so that they may enter Heaven. The issue of the heavenly life and activity of Christians in heaven is somewhat difficult, because the issue is not directly addressed in the New Testament. It is not hard to see why: when the New Testament was being written, comparatively few Christians had died, and so that the question did not arise. The closest the New Testament comes to addressing the issue is St. Paul’s assertion that those who had died already would not be lost, but that Christ would raise them up and bring them with Him when He returned (1 Thessalonians 4:13f). That tells us nothing about what they might be doing in heaven now. 2 Maccabees 15:12 that the martyred high priest Onias “was praying with outstretched hands for the whole body of the Jews”. Moreover, he was joined in his intercession by a man “distinguished by his gray hair and dignity and marvellous majesty and authority”. Onias revealed in the vision that “This is a man who loves the brethren and prays much for the people and the holy city, Jeremiah the prophet of God”. Saint's are alive in Christ... we treat them just like a normal righteous person on earth and ask them to pray on our behalf. As James 5:16 says: "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." Saints are righteous men and women that are alive in Christ. Since they are in Paradise, we must do intercessory prayers so they can pray on our behalf. If anyone thinks that the Saints are among the dead, then that means you don't believe Christ's word that we will live in heave for eternity. When addressing the Saints or the Blessed Virgin Mary, we are asking for them to pray for us. The Saints are alive in Christ and are able to pray for us the same as any other Christian can pray for us. Being in close proximity to God, however, their prayers are particularly efficacious. To deny that the Saints in heaven are able to interact with us is equivalent to denying the power of Christ’s Resurrection. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. If the Saints cannot hear us because they are “dead”, this denies that Christ gives them the power to live. We are not isolated from those who have gone before us in the Faith. There are ways for us still on Earth to engage with the heavenly. Denying this means rejecting the salvific work of Christ on the Cross and His victory over death.

"When people always ask me why I went Orthodox...I just say, "I grew up. I grew up." So simple, yet so powerful. Loved hearing about his journey! Glory to God🙏☦️

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@bottomoftherabbithole

2 ай бұрын

@@ScottKlaudt not sure if you've got any remaining stumbling blocks left but if you're looking to cement the protestant door shut behind you, I've got a number of videos on my channel you may find useful and edifying; if not for yourself, then for those in your circle whose eyes you're seeking to open. Also as a fellow truth seeker at heart who was on a decade long journey toward Holy Orthodoxy, you may find some comfort in my testimony :) May our risen Lord continue to bless and guide you, brother! kzread.info/head/PLqhjJ813ZM-96vE8xB7z5A7ClRaKpMtrP&si=ieZIQO2CcTxUkJZH

@bottomoftherabbithole

2 ай бұрын

@@ScottKlaudt not sure if you've got any remaining stumbling blocks left but if you're looking to cement the protestant door shut behind you, I've got a number of videos on my channel you may find useful and edifying; if not for yourself, then for those in your circle whose eyes you're seeking to open. Also as a fellow truth seeker at heart who was on a decade long journey toward Holy Orthodoxy, you may find some comfort in my testimony :) kzread.info/head/PLqhjJ813ZM-96vE8xB7z5A7ClRaKpMtrP&si=ieZIQO2CcTxUkJZH May our risen Lord continue to bless and guide you, brother!

@contraheresy

2 ай бұрын

@bottomoftherabbithole hate to say it but after looking into it, this situation is scandalous to the Orthodox faithful. This pastor has now gone on a Roman Catholic podcast stating that he got a Roman Catholic priest in trouble for communing him and then boasted that one other hand he has been given permission to do a Eucharistic liturgy by an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop. His takeaway from this was that the Orthodox are more open to this stuff I.e. full blown ecumenism than Roman Catholics are. God forbid! On this same show, he then went on to argue against the practice of closed communion citing Jesus eating with sinners. How can a pastor who has been mentored for over a year by an Orthodox priest not understand closed communion or think he somehow can offer the Eucharist to his congregation without apostolic authority? This ecumenism spiritually harms everyone involved.

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

@@contraheresy those are absolute lies.

This may be the best channel on KZread for inquirers.

@NavelOrangeGazer

2 ай бұрын

Roots of Orthodoxy is pretty top tier as well.

I too have been moved to the Orthodox Church over the last couple of years. Orthodoxy has been able to answer every question I've had about protestant doctrine.

ive been praying for Zootown Church for a couple months now, i have so much hope for them!!! 🙏

WOW!!! ❤ My wife and I joined the Eastern Orthodox Church in 1998, and I still consider myself a recovering protestant. I told my wife last week that as a protestant I always truly felt like a sinner in the hands of an angry God. 😢

@t-bonet-bone713

2 ай бұрын

“Recovering Protestant”😂😂😂 I can relate brother period up until a year and a half ago. I was in the Evangelical/southern Baptist DIY church I’m still learning I have not been cremated but three weeks ago a protest asked me stop coming to church. My comment to them was “I’m done with Protestantism. I’m never going back.” Yes it’s hard switching over from protest, and the way of thinking in the west to orthodoxy from the east and I keep finding myself slipping back into my thinking as a protestant

@lindaphillips4646

2 ай бұрын

​@@t-bonet-bone713oh, dear t-bonet, I HOPE you haven't been CREMATED!!! I KNOW you mean CHRISMATED, but that word startled me for a moment!. Blessed PASCHA to you. And blessed reception into the Church when your time comes.. ☦💝📿💝☦

@lynchcreekmuzzy5759

15 күн бұрын

​@@lindaphillips4646🤣 Cremated sounds pretty permanent

@lindaphillips4646

15 күн бұрын

@@t-bonet-bone713 t, i just saw this again because of the new comment. I hope you start the process very soon.. IT IS A RELIEF not to have to protest anymore. The more i see comments the more i am realizing that the desire to argue is in the hearts of many.. I had questions but i didn't come to the Church wanting to argue with it but to learn, because i knew something important was there. And i needed it. I think i argued with a family member or two.. but more was trying to explain.. Anyway, it is a great relief to begin to be accepted into the arms of the Church. You are in the hands of a loving God and FATHER and His Church and the Saints.. And the Judge is on our side.. Don't rush anything..You want your heart, even more than your mind, to desire it.. ☦💝📿💝☦

@lindaphillips4646

15 күн бұрын

One more comment: you will begin to see that you start saying, 'the Church teaches..'. You don't have to push any points. Just begin to say, 'the Church teaches...', and let the Holy Spirit take it from there..☦☦

Scott is in similar place I was. I am former reformed 5 point calvinist myself. My journey to Orthodoxy was 3 years of catechism and unlearning a lot of theological baggage and abandoning my intellectual pride. Scott. If you are reading this hit me up I would love to chat sometime. Im under Moscow Patriarchate Korean Orthodox church.

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

Moscow Korean? Are you in South Korea? If so, Isn't that against the canons to have a Moscow Korean Orthodox Church?

@joseonwalking8666

2 ай бұрын

@spartanastas5560 what? No Korean diocese under the MP. Japanese Orthodox church is also autonomous under Moscow.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

​@@spartanastas5560dude, no. Learn basic Church history. Have you never noticed America has non OCA churches...

We need to pray for pastor Scott and his flock! Glory to Christ for all things! ☦️

Oh wow this is new! Glory to God! Ive been searching for the true original faith for 20 years and arguably 30 years. Once I found Orthodoxy the search was over. It was like indiana jones finding the holy grail moment for me. How I converted no clue, all of Christianity converges at Orthodoxy. It was like all the pieces came together and I haven’t looked back.

True, these were the questions which haunted me. God THIS used to convert me to Orthodoxy Church. I asked Pastors these questions but only made them angry. Lost many so-called friends that I had for years. But grateful to God and his mercy toward me. I was ruffled for a time during my conversion with many trials that came our way. But settling in. No regrets...

@FaithfulComforter

2 ай бұрын

It’s sad how many Protestants will grip to Sola Scriptura but don’t even practice loving their neighbor when you don’t adhere to their false and emotional based presuppositions. Lord have mercy ☦️

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

Stay Strong... the next 3 years are going to be a bumpy ride in America... enough to make people lose their faith. Stay strong, and keep praying.

@FaithfulComforter

2 ай бұрын

@@spartanastas5560 Why do you say that?

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

@@FaithfulComforter I know some Saints who have had revelations about what is going on... since Covid began when He reposed. All of his prophesies are falling into place. WWIII will begin when Israel attacks Iran directly... America is going to go through some very tough times. So pray and prepare for 6 months of famine in the US. Another saint also mentioned that planes may be grounded in May... we'll see.

@Kaytee-miow

2 ай бұрын

​@FaithfulComforter the Faith is increasingly going to be tested, especially from within !

When he said that Father Jarmus is his father I felt that. Coming from Mormonism I thought I would never say this: I love my priest! I love having a spiritual father. After walking away from Mormonism with broken trust, I am so thankful and blessed to have a priest like mine who has not only restored that trust, but it’s now trust based in the true Gospel of Christ.

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

Glory to God! Welcome home Brother.

Former Baptist here en route to becoming Orthodox. Attending services, told the Fr. I want to begin catechism, attending Vespers and Divine Liturgy. My journey is so similar to Scott’s. After attending several Orthodox Liturgies, I knew this was Gods church. Then, I began reading…”I began with The “Deification of Man”, and then I knew for sure, my search was over. May the Holy Spirit lead Scott and his congregation to the fullness of the church!!! His passion for reaching Protestants is so beautiful….interesting how to figure it all out.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

❤

My spiritual mentor is Fr. Andrew Jarmus, too, via the FOSTR program he started through his church! FOSTR = Fellowship of St. Theophan the Recluse and it's principally for those who are inquirers who aren't anywhere near an Orthodox church. Fr. Andrew started with 25 people in FOSTR and now it's up to 300! We are going through the OCA catechetical material and we meet 2x/month via Zoom. Fr. Andrew sends us meditations every day along with the daily readings. Fr. Andrew is a blessing!!!

@Kaytee-miow

2 ай бұрын

Can you send me a link to Fostr, please?

@kasiosseijuro8494

Ай бұрын

@@Kaytee-miow here is the link. God bless you in your journey towards the one True Church! ☦️

@Kaytee-miow

Ай бұрын

@@kasiosseijuro8494 I've been home longer than you've been born ... In Christ 1988, looking for the Faith 1989 - 95, Home to Orthodoxy 1996. Glory to God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Thanks for the link.

@Kaytee-miow

Ай бұрын

@@kasiosseijuro8494 where link??

@kasiosseijuro8494

Ай бұрын

@@Kaytee-miow Praise God! My mistake sister.

He described perfectly why I left reformed Protestantism.

Praying for Pastor Scott! Maybe one day to be Father Scott : ). It is a wonderful thing to discover Christ's Church. I pray you bring many of your congregation with you as well. - A former Protestant now Orthodox Christian

@Kaytee-miow

2 ай бұрын

Not Scott, hopefully Fr Chrysostom.

As a former Lutheran, now Orthodox, it hurts but its simply the Truth. The Reformation did nothing but call out the evils within the Latin church. But, there were faithful Latins doing the same at the time. If their writings had hit the printing press instead of Luther's, I doubt so much of the terrors within Europe would not have happened in the following centuries. I love all my Protestant family, even though they are very concerned and angry with me. They feel they can insult my faith, or at least throw side jabs, and then if I try to simply explain something they wont let me speak. I've had to stop talking about Jesus with my own family..... not even theology or church, simply Jesus because apparently I dont even know Him enough to go that far. So weird that they were thinking I'd be a pastor one day but now believe I know nothing.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

It's a entirely seperate religion, and theirs is a false once used by Enemy... I know people say _"the biggest lie or trick the devil ever pulled was that he doesn't exist"_ *but I'm thinking that might be 2nd to the lie / trick of Protestantism*

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

One, not once*

I love the approach he is taking re: his own conversion. We have so many Protestant pastors converting to Orthodoxy and there is no reason why we shouldn’t give them the space and tools to lead their congregants with them into the Church.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

This is all that needs to be said, perfect. I'm mind blown by the people telling him what he should and shouldn't do as if they were his Spiritual Father not some faceless YT rando... Tho I suspect it's mostly EO LARPers not actual Church Members

@CosmicMystery7

2 ай бұрын

​@@Brody-Aleksander I'm a baptized Orthodox convert and an altar server; I.e. definitely not a LARPer. However, I do agree with a few of the critical comments. Not that Scott shouldn't listen to the priest whose direction he is under, but rather that this interview might mislead and scandalize some people. Especially the parts about not believing the infallability of the Scriptures, being given permission by an Orthodox bishop to baptize people, and even being given a "Liturgy" to celebrate. Perhaps he misspoke or simply needs catechisis. God bless his journey, regardless.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

@@CosmicMystery7 I was clearly mistaken thank you for taking this time to write the comment and share these thoughts both for me and for others to read thanks for your patience

My wife is from Kalispell and we went to visit her parents about 2 years ago as catachumen after growing up Protestants. We went to a small Orthodox Church out there and the experience was beautiful.

@TheBrotherOfPeter

2 ай бұрын

Montana? I used to work with the Chick-fil-A there! Small world!

@ksong777

2 ай бұрын

St. Hermans? I worship there, a wonderful parish for converts!

@andys3035

2 ай бұрын

@ksong777 that's it! We were welcomed with open arms. The head priest is Greek, I believe. We go to a Greek parish in Denver and we made a few friends there too.

@lynchcreekmuzzy5759

15 күн бұрын

​@andys3035 very cool....I am new to Orthodoxy (tonight is 3rd visit, currently Baptist) but am on this spiritual journey. Friend of mine opened a business in Kalispell and me to come out and visit from Washington. Good to know that Parish is there 👍 Blessings to you

@andys3035

14 күн бұрын

@lynchcreekmuzzy5759 it's called St. Herman's, beautiful church and community!

The biggest obstacle for me wasn’t converting, it was accepting that few of my protestant friends and family would come to accept what I accepted. They think its “my opinion vs theirs”. The best advice I got was to live orthodoxy and not try to preach it. I know a bit but not an expert of course, so it’s best to work on my own faith and understanding. God bless everyone on this journey

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

First of all, I'm not a Priest. I was born into Orthodoxy 50 years ago. One thing I've learned is that you only convert by living the example. People like to feel as if they came up with the solution. So show them the results and they will see the answer to their problems. Glory to God.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

💎🔑

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

​@@spartanastas5560well said

Father Son and Holy Bible actually summed up my issues with Protestantism. You can’t claim that the Church is in error when Christ said the gates of hell will never prevail.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

Introduce a word/concept fallacy and claim the Church is invisible and made up of the believers / elect _(nowhere to be found in the Bible, there goes sola scriptura)_ Protestantism sucks

This is very exciting to hear! May God strengthen you! -Fr. Kirill Sokolov, Chancellor, Diocese of the West.

@joseonwalking8666

2 ай бұрын

The Orthodox church needs to make it a bigger effort to reach out to disaffected Portestants and catechism properly. Praying.

Wonderful! Definitely going to find and watch his sermon from the intro! I’m a Protestant inquiring into orthodoxy, despite my wife’s objections. Pray for me, and my family as The Lord leads us.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

❤

@kasiosseijuro8494

Ай бұрын

God’s mercy endures forever! There is a great series of interviews done by a priest Scott mentions by the name of Father Josiah Trenham. These are called “Rock and Sand” titled after his book by the same name. Those two interviews alongside an interview Fr Josiah had with a channel called “Gospel Simplicity” will be fruitful for any Protestant inquiring into Orthodoxy. His book is amazing as well. God bless you as you move towards Truth! ☦️

Wow man. I know that in between spot can be soul crushing at times. May God give you peace, patience, and strength.

Resonated so much with this one. I was one of those Protestants whose church at the time started doing a series on “practicing the way of Jesus” and introducing the early church practices, the Real Presence etc. I am now Orthodox. Curious how these pastors are able to pick and choose Orthodox practices and still remain Protestant though. They’re just building their own church- not participating in Christ’s body in any real way.

@joseonwalking8666

2 ай бұрын

Well I think they want to prepare 600 people to come along with him and leadership on this journey.

@sugarloaf10

2 ай бұрын

I find it really off actually the more I think about it. He said there’s an Orthodox Church in his town but he doesn’t seem to have any connection with it. Has he even been to Divine Liturgy?

@joseonwalking8666

2 ай бұрын

@@sugarloaf10 Yes. He has been in touch with all local parishes and is working with Bishop and Clergy to slowly bring them in.

@Syd_3

2 ай бұрын

@@sugarloaf10 he said he’s on the path and under guidance of a priest. He said if it wasn’t for his situation he’d be Orthodox already. It’s important to give him grace. Priests are already directing him.

@LMPM0909

2 ай бұрын

@@sugarloaf10He also said they did baptisms and some were confused about the three submersions…what church are you baptizing them into? Why are people not going to the nearby Orthodox Church he mentioned? It has to be a challenging position to be in as a pastor of a very large church.

Our non denominational church converted over twenty five years ago and lost 70% of the membership in the process. It’s difficult. Missoula has a Greek Orthodox Church that my daughter attended while in school, Father Rob who baptized two of my three grandchildren. The third is scheduled soon as they live three hours away.

This was excellent! So cool to have seen the initial viral clip and then get to hear more of the background story. Excited for your journey!

Wow. Scott needs to read “Becoming Orthodox” by Fr. Peter Gilquist. Their experience of evangelical pastors bringing their congregations to Holy Orthodoxy will be inspiring and helpful. Scott also needs to know that you don’t just start believing the right things, and then you’re Orthodox. He MUST be baptized and received into THE canonical One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. You can’t just pretend to be Orthodox, or they will be missing the fullness of grace that is only available in THE Church.

@TheRadChadDad

2 ай бұрын

Well, I just listened to Luther’s question near the end, where this point is addressed. NVM. God bless all Inquirers ☦️☦️☦️

@NavelOrangeGazer

2 ай бұрын

"Coming Home" as well since it's about protestant pastors becoming Orthodox.

@MeatSweatLaCroix

2 ай бұрын

He says near the beginning that he did

@jdsmith2k7

2 ай бұрын

He's under the care of an Orthodox Bishop and Priest. He just needs to listen to what they advice him to do, which is what he is doing.

@Syd_3

2 ай бұрын

I agree! Fr Gilguist is exactly the right person for this.

God bless this man 🙏

This video blew my mind! I absolutely loved it Luther.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

So lovely

What a great story! Love and prayers to the Zoo Chirch and other pastors out there fighting the good fight! ❤❤❤

Orthodoxy is the one and true church. The one and only church God established and promised to preserve until the end of times. Glory be to God ❤

I commend his patience and obedience. I started my journey towards Orthodoxy in 2020 as well, and I couldn't wait to take the plunge and join the church.

Looking forward to this!!!

God bless you Scott. I attended Emmaus Bible College and became Orthodox during that time. It was so hard and I can really relate to your feeling that once you convert, people just won't listen anymore. It's true. I have had friends who I've kept up with from my college days interested in different points, but never seriously considering the Church. Your light shining upon the hill is a testimony to many of the True Revelation of Jesus Christ to all mankind. I pray that God will use you and what you have built to the upbuilding and salvation of this nation. May we all repent and truly worship the Resurrected Christ in His Glory and experience the Uncreated Light. May the Most Gracious Lord bless all us sinners with His Presence as before in paradise. @Scottklaudt

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

❤🎉👌💎🔑👏💯🏆

Light from the Christian east is excellent.

@feeble_stirrings

2 ай бұрын

I rarely hear this one mentioned, but I thought it was fantastic. I think I read it 3 times when I was an inquirer.

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

New to me. thanks

Im a former pentecostal and my family and i are now catechumen at our local orthodox church. Last sunday they got to the part of the service that asks the catechumen to leave and head to the entrance room of the church. We were practically standing shoulder to shoulder because there were so many of us there. I think the Holy Spirit is calling a lot of us home to the orthodox church as many of us are done with laser show, Bible punting, new age infused christianity. If anyone is on the fence, i just recommend visiting a sunday liturgy to see for yourself.

@AVoiceCryingintheDesert-tq4vw

2 ай бұрын

You have only gone from one fake church and Godless deception right into another fake church and Godless deception. Repent, get away from the apostate church and learn what the truth, the gospel, and the Christianity of the Bible actually is.

@user-wz5gc2td9s

2 ай бұрын

@@AVoiceCryingintheDesert-tq4vw thanks for your opinion. May the Lord, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us sinners

@AVoiceCryingintheDesert-tq4vw

2 ай бұрын

@@user-wz5gc2td9s ,...I did not give you any opinion, I gave you the truth for your edification. You are completely steeped in deception. Repent!

@kasiosseijuro8494

Ай бұрын

@@AVoiceCryingintheDesert-tq4vw Truth is objective. Truth is not a thing. Truth is a person. Jesus Christ. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) Who He is matters and what you believe about Him is important because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) The sacred scriptures bear witness that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one body, (Ephesians 4:5), One Gospel, which St. Paul specifies is not a Gospel he was taught by men, but was revealed to him by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and there is NO other. If anyone preach another gospel, whether it be St. Paul himself or an angel from heaven, the Holy Scriptures say let him be accursed by God or anathema in Greek. (Galatians 1:6-12). Finally, according to the testimony of St. Jude, this one faith has been delivered unto the saints ONCE AND FOR ALL. (Jude 1:3) Only one faith abides by these standards laid out according to the testimony of the Apostles. Holy Orthodoxy. Given that Protestantism did not emerge until the 1500s and Roman Catholicism has been inconsistent and changing or inventing dogma since the time of the Great Schism, the conclusion is not difficult to draw. You bear no connection to the Church which truly is the Body of Christ and the pillar and ground of Truth. According to the writings of St. Paul, 1 Timothy 3:15 “but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” You are in the very apostasy you speak of and deceived by the spirit of the age. May God bless you and lead out of spiritual relativism and into Truth. ☦️

Glory to God. More and more people are waking up everyday. I was once a protestant until I decided to read a bit about church history and it was like every single belief system I had got destroyed.

Jesus is in control of his church and now that the world knows him it is time to return to the one true church

After my conversion to Christ in 1988, every visit to every church body did not fit until I found myself in an Orthodox temple in 1994 ... I was received in 1996. Finally my soul was HOME and new every morning. Glory to God!

People in the U.S. are starting to wake up to the truth of Orthodoxy. Praise be to God!

All great stuff. This strengthens my desire to wait for God to bring me into Orthodoxy.

@user-uc3qg3pq4w

Ай бұрын

Why wait though? God wills for us to come to his church, we have to allign our will with his and take the steps to do so

Glory to God. Thank you for posting this interview.

I'm really starting to understand why Orthodox parishes want to hang on to their eastern culture. As an American, I get why the rest of the world finds us obnoxious. Even when we find the truth and admit we are wrong, we have to be annoying and self-centered about it. I am thankful for the priests and parishes who support inquirers coming in calling church fathers "dudes".

I pray that Scott finds the courage to forgive his Protestant ancestors, for his own sake. I had to follow that command in obedience myself a couple years ago. I drug my wife and 5 children out of our Baptist church in pursuit of Orthodoxy. It has been a very emotional journey.

Origen and Clement of Alexandria are my new best friends. Praying the psalms all day is transformative.

@makingsmokesince76

2 ай бұрын

Careful with Origen. He has been anathematised by the Holy Orthodox Church.

Incredible interview, and Lord have mercy on Pastor Scott and I pray he is led into the fullness of the faith and that thousands more follow right behind him. Book recommendations for you, Scott (this should have you set for quite a while): - All Generations Will Call Me Blessed: St Philaret of Moscow - The Longer Catechism of the Eastern Orthodox Church: St Philaret of Moscow - Sermons on the Spiritual Life: St Philaret of Moscow - Acquiring the Mind of Christ: Archimandrite Sergius Bowyer - On the Incarnation: St Athanasius - Life of St. Anthony of Egypt: St Athanasius - Rock and Sand: Fr Josiah Trenham - Against Heresies: Iranaeus of Lyons - The Sayings of the Holy Desert Fathers: St Palladius - The Catechetical Lectures of St. Cyril of Jerusalem - Nihilism: Fr Seraphim Rose - Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future: Fr Seraphim Rose - God's Revelation to the Human Heart: Fr Seraphim Rose - The Soul After Death: Fr Seraphim Rose - Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century: Stephen De Young - The Fifty Spiritual Homilies: St Macarius the Egyptian - Red Book (Essays on Theology and Philosophy): Jay Dyer - Meta-Narratives-Essays on Philosophy and Symbolism: Jay Dyer - The Ladder of Divine Ascent: St John Climacus - Time and Man: Georgios L. Mantzarides

@czuw2967

2 ай бұрын

This list is epic! I hope he sees it and reads, at least, 20% of these books.

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

@jamesb6818

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

It’s amazing that this guy is seeing the truth of Orthodoxy and having the opportunity to share it, I feel like you guys should do a video with his priest or at least release a clarification video because maybe he’s just confused but he seemed to be saying he’s celebrating liturgy and attempting preforming sacraments without a priest, which I think is going to confuse a lot of people Like it’s definitely fine he’s in between and may take awhile to convert with his people, but it definitely sounded like there is some messiness and confusion which might be inevitable right now as they transition but what about all the people listening to this who are gonna assume they can start celebrating liturgy and preform sacraments without being connected to the church? Not trying to be a downer on exciting things that are happening in this pastors life but in his livestreams he’s saying that Eucharist is truly present at their church, he’s wearing a pectoral cross and blessing people with the sign of the cross, I just think you guys should address your thoughts on that so everyone’s clear

@mycahsmith5615

2 ай бұрын

I was going to ask the same thing. I watched one of his livestreams and the Eucharist segment really confused and didn't sit right with me.

@neotradnous

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@sugarloaf10

2 ай бұрын

Yes it’s confusing to say the least… his church seems like a sanctioned catechism class ? Does he not want to give up the show completely?

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

Should should should, I'd be careful shoulding all over at Priests like that. *could* might be more appropriate. If you have specific concerns related to your life maybe write to the Priests yourself, if not what are we doing here? Seeking trivia knowledge to be informed by?

Woah that intro though! 😎

Great interview!!

Let me preface my comments by stating that I mean absolutely no disrespect at all. Fr. Jonathan is a wise man, and has visited my own parish before. And glory to God that more are discovering the Faith. However, this interview is going to be incredibly scandalous to a lot of folks. Some are going to come away believing that we Orthodox do not hold the Scriptures as infallible (we absolutely do). Some are going to come away thinking they can start their own quasi-Orthodox parish outside of Communion with the Church. This is precisely what Luther did... I hate to be incredulous, but I find it almost impossible to believe an Orthodox bishop gave his consent to let a layman who isn't even an Orthodox Christian yet baptize people willy nilly and consecrate the Holy Gifts (the latter is impossible). God bless his efforts nonetheless, no matter how misguided. Hopefully God uses it for good and more are brought into Communion with Him.

@nikolaibreckenridge2287

2 ай бұрын

Your statement reflects my own disappointment with the lack of discernment in this interview. It's clear that Scott's zeal is letting him be a bit too hyperbolic against his former delusion. This is something common to many converts, but most don't air that zeal so publicly, or rather, most don't have the opportunity. They eventually temper into more precise language as they grow. And in terms of the "liturgy" that Archbishop Alexander provided. I imagine that it's some sort of type for a real Orthodox Liturgy. The pastoral reasoning could be to get the congregation comfortable with the idea of liturgy and eucharist, for an eventual parish conversion. Plenty of former Anglican Churches have followed a similar path. As they were converting as a parish, they continues to serve their own liturgy as a preparation for the real thing. But it's certainly not a real Divine Liturgy, and what is being offered is certainly not the True Eucharist. I'm not sure how much I like the idea. Even if it does bear fruit, this is something that should have not been revealed publicly. Much like a penitent shouldn't be talking about the prescriptions of their spiritual Father with the general public, this obedience that Scott has received for his congregation is personal, and not a model for others.

@St.MartinofToursPrayToGodForUs

2 ай бұрын

​@@nikolaibreckenridge2287I'd be careful to assume it was archbishop Alexander who furnished the liturgy. I might have to listen again, but I don't think that's what he said. He said he got it from _a_ bishop. Abp. Alexander oversees the South of the U.S., and the Bulgarian Diocese within the OCA. I don't see how it would be appropriate for Abp. Alexander to provide a liturgy to a church outside of his diocese. And he probably knows that, and probably didn't. But that's just speculation on my part.

@CosmicMystery7

2 ай бұрын

@@nikolaibreckenridge2287 I imagine they are essentially praying a reader's typika service, since they don't have a priest serving. Looking at their website is a bit disheartening as well. No mention of any of this stuff.

@nikolaibreckenridge2287

2 ай бұрын

Fr. Andrew Jarmus is the Chancellor of the OCA Bulgarian diocese, and Archbishop Alexander is his Bishop. I believe I heard him say that Fr. Andrew gave him a liturgy text to use from his Bishop. But perhaps I misheard.

@cozzwozzle

2 ай бұрын

Let the church handle this complicated and delicate situation with patience and economia.

Glory to God

I came from a similar background to Scott. This was a great interview, may God bless him and his church's journey. ☦️

Thank you.

Simply amazing !!!! God bless !!!

Glory to God!

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. ☦

Praying for you in Butte Scott☦️

Thank God Scott!

Glory to God brother!

Thank you. This helped me tremendously.

He really should just step down. Its his journey, not his congregation's journey. And if he really believes Eastern Orthodoxy is true then he needs to step down as a Protestant pastor.

@TheTransfiguredLife

2 ай бұрын

Wouldn't his responsibility before God for the flock entrusted to his care compel him to share the truth of what he's discovering with them? -Fr.Jonathan

@joshuatrott193

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheTransfiguredLife that is a hard one. Part of me says, correct the mistakes made. The other part thinks you're still a boat drifting alone

@theosophicalwanderings7696

2 ай бұрын

@@TheTransfiguredLife from my view, he shouldnt do this in the capacity as Protestant pastor. Now if he wants to convince people privately, sure. But I think he should resign from being a pastor because he really isnt one anymore. He is no longer a Protestant and neither is he ordained in the EO church. So he should just step down and stop trying to run a Protestant church as if it were EO.

@mariebo7491

2 ай бұрын

@@TheTransfiguredLifeno because that would be causing chaos, confusion, division, and unnecessary pain. The wise thing to do is step down, live out your journey where you are being called, share with those who ask. But what he is doing is considered rebellious and is leaving a bad testimony. It’s like the stealth Calvinism going on in many churches and that’s not right. Be clear and honest about your beliefs and if it’s not in the church you are in, then leave and go to the church you belong in.

@user-df5hw2sm3f

2 ай бұрын

@@TheTransfiguredLife I love this channel but I cannot agree. No. Authority matters. Isn't that part of the conclusion he's come to? It would be good for him to step down and if God wills maybe pursue some occupation in the church.

31:20 I can relate deeply with this. There were things I believed and/or questioned while in Protestantism that I couldn’t express like “How can a book written by men be the ultimate authority?”

Former Presbyterian myself on the journey into the church. Although Presbyterians are usually intelligent people, they are completely and utterly divorced from ancient historic teaching of the church.

@truthseeker5698

2 ай бұрын

EQ > IQ would be a ground breaking class for calvinists/presbyterians/reformed adherers.

You're a lucky man, Scott. Fr. Andrew Jarmus is an exceptional Christian educator. Prayers for you and your congregation.

Scott I'm up in plains I would love to have lunch with him I'm an orthodoxbrother who goes to annunciation Greek orthodox church in Missoula. I'm an x PCA licensed intern .

@HubertofLiege

2 ай бұрын

Father Rob!

Former protestant pastor here, now Orthodox. Thank God! The key for myself was humility. I needed to humble myself before the Holy Fathers and Saints of the faith. Maybe-just maybe-the knew something I didn't, or were far more intelligent and wise than myself or that I was giving them credit for. My greatest stumbling block was the Holy, Ever-Virgin Theotokos. I had previously believed and taught that perhaps what the early Christians believed to be the glorified Mary was a demonic deception, perhaps the demon that had previously presented itself as Ishtar/Inanna/Astarte/Ashera-the same goddess in different cultures-who was worshipped as the "Queen of Heaven." I genuinely believed that this same demon had managed to hoodwink the early Christians and preserve its worship. Lord, have mercy! This changed, thank God, after I read Fr. Stephen deYoung's _The Religion of the Apostles,_ and the chapter on Mary as the Queen Mother to Jesus, the Son of David and King of the Jews, in the same vein as the Queen Mothers of Judah, beginning with Solomon and Bathsheba. I validated everything he said with the Holy Scriptures. Then, by God's grace, it all fell into place! Most Holy Theotokos, forgive me and pray for me, a sinner!

When I realized the Word of God is Christ I could never read the Bible the same.

@spartanastas5560

2 ай бұрын

When Protestants accuse Orthodoxy of worshipping Icons, this is what I tell them. Protestants worship icons as well, and I can prove it to you. What is the Bible made up of? Chapters. What are the chapters made up of? Paragraphs. What are paragraphs made up of? Sentences. What are sentences made up of? Words. What are words made up of? Letters. What are letters? They are icons that have a sound assigned to them so that when you place them together, you can sound out the letters to pronounce and read the words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters and the rest of the Bible. All of these icons put together create the image of God… An Icon of God. So you worship icons… just like the Orthodox.

This entire situation has me really hesitant, especially the “Eucharist services” and “baptisms” that are apparently happening at this church. I can’t fathom how or why any Orthodox authority (bishop or priest) would recommend a Protestant to continue to mass baptize people without the correct Orthodox rite of baptism…? This just creates massive confusion in my opinion especially with the ongoing raging debate about baptism/chrismation. I understand the sentiment that is seemingly restated over and over of “take it slowly” but from the sounds of it, Scott’s been fairly convinced for 5 years now…? At what point is “taking it slowly” worth depriving himself and his congregation of the spiritual gifts of Christ and His church? Because certainly whatever “Eucharist” is being given is not the real presence. I say all of this from behind a keyboard with no idea what’s happening behind the scenes and the struggles this church community is going through, but the last thing EO needs especially in America is a pseudo-dox Protestant hybridization. Either way God bless this community and best wishes moving forward

@CosmicMystery7

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts are the same. I was surprised Fr. Jonathan didn't push back on that point.

GLORY TO GOD

This is only going to keep happening

Reminds me of Father Peter Gillquist who brought his flock to Orthodoxy. John 3:16 does NOT say, God was so "wrathful, ticked off"; it does say God so Loved.

God bless that man. Such courage, and sacrificing himself for his congregation's souls.

@ScottKlaudt

2 ай бұрын

That’s super nice

@Brody-Aleksander

2 ай бұрын

Dude is modeling a path thru the bush. So great to see

I remember in one of the talk of father Josiah in one of his video. "We must read the scripture in the lense of the Church. "

God bless you, Scott.

I’ll be 60 soon and grew up Lutheran and like so many others fell away from it and Christianity in my 20s. And now in my 50s I discovered Orthodoxy and true Christianity through the Jordan Peterson - Jonathan Pageau gateway. My life would have been so different if I had known in my 20s what I know now. But having never experienced true Christianity before makes it so joyous now. Praise God!

These videos are helping me SOOO much! I am a 70yr old Pentecostal background woman who is really being drawn STRONGLY toward Orthodox beliefs…I am buying books like crazy, watching videos like this and Googling all the info I can!!! I can’t seem to get enough of this wonderful pathway….Thanks for your words & God bless!🙏❤️

@TheTransfiguredLife

2 ай бұрын

That's amazing news! So happy to hear that. Have you had the chance to visit a local parish? 😊☦️

@kasiosseijuro8494

Ай бұрын

Glory to God! I believe you would enjoy the book “The Orthodox Way” by Timothy Ware. I once was a Pentecostal myself and certainly will pray for you, Sylvia. God bless you as you move towards Truth! ☦️

@sylviaedson8453

Ай бұрын

Do not have a Parish near me and am disabled….but praying and trusting God for direction🙏❤️🙏

@sylviaedson8453

Ай бұрын

Definitely have the book “The Orthodox Way” by Ware on my list!!!❤️🌹 Thank you for your prayers🙏❤️

So epic

God bless this man. Such an interesting interview. I left Calvinist Evangelicalism about 7 years ago and became Catholic. It’s sure been difficult, but God has made it worth it.

God bless him

God bless your, brother!

Glory to God.

Powerful!

What a remarkably unique situation. His church is like a pre-catechism catechism. This is very interesting and beautiful, I’m so happy Fr. Jarmus is involved he’s loved by many!!!! But wow! Wow, glory to God. May this is be blessed and under the great care and protection of the Mother Of God, very fascinating to see a mega church pastors experience converting and bringing his flock into the faith. That’s just wild. Glory to God. Unreal. God is so Good. Ugh I LOVE OUR FAITH!!!!!!!!

Fantastic discussion

bless this man

Slavic Orthodox here. Started my journey in a heresy of Protestantism but thanks and Glory be to God, i am coming hack to the Original, Apostolic, One, Universal Orthodox Church. To the faith of my Serbian ancestors. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit . . . Ameen!

Thanks Scott. As a Catholic I commend you. As Pope St. John Paul II said about the Eastern and Western Church, "We need to breath with both lungs." May the East and West be united.

This is so edifying! Thank you for having Pastor Scott on the podcast!!

I was a protestant pastor for 10 years and protestant for 40 years - and am now a reader in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

As a life-long Protestant I have always known and been taught that Jesus is God! We all know He said, “I AM”! Never in my life heard otherwise! NEVER in my life has anyone EVER taught nor implied that Moses’ words were equal to Jesus’ words! What in the World? Ugh!