4. The Catholics tend to answer more specifically and clearly than the Orthodox in certain areas. The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament [Refutes Lazar Puhalo Heretical Views] If it is adultery then declaring it forgiven when it carries on is a form of the Antinomian heresy, and indeed knowing of this error in Orthodoxy may be what influenced Rasputin to preach the even more caustic form of this heresy repudiated in Romans 3:8. Lawrence Farley, Public Schools and Antichristianity Though this is an extreme example they do practice penances. A picture paints a thousand wordsremember when we used to smash idols? (many of them sinner saints). Also this gives babies and children their first taste of alcohol. An honorary title given to saints such as St. Constantine and St. Cyril and St. Methodios for their missionary work in the Church. font-size: 10pt; 10/9/2019 Fr. All rights reserved. It differs from Calvinist ideas by (quite rightly) saying that the doctrine that mankind became "totally depraved" in nature is too extreme, but they believe also the Arminiandefinition of man being "depraved" but not "totally" goes too far too, and that man is essentially good in nature, the closest idea in western theology being the term Semi-Pelagianism, in that where Arminians say man cannot make the first steps toward goodness without God, the Eastern Orthodox believe man, and fallen Adam, only had a weakened will after the Fall, and is essentially still good (most all agree Adam had a nature tending toward Good before the Fall). But the impetus for that division was not a choice between obedience to the Word of God and the word of man, but rather a choice between two competing sets of that which Scripture repeatedly condemns as "the commandments and doctrines of men.". } Ioannes Apiarius, Protodeacon Theodore Feldman boldly spouts nonsense When I walked out of a church service, I was the same as before., John was baptized into the church when he was six weeks old. p.summary_text The Greeks have similar roots in the worship of gods and goddesses, but the Greeks are more famous for logic. Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. (Catholics had a long line of mass murderer and debauched Popes all supposedly "handing-down" power by the laying on of hands. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Against Modern Legalism 6/16/2018 Fr. 7/7/2017 Fr. Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? p.series_header Greek Orthodox churches consider themselves the one true church going back to the days of Peter and Jesus, and that Rome erred when it split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. The Orthodox Church believes that all the people of God-members of the Church, either the living on earth or the departed in heaven-are in constant communion and fellowship with each other in faith, grace, and prayers, since they constitute one Body in Christ-the Church. margin-right:50pt; font-weight: bold; 27) Bogus hierarchy/ pyramid system: - from First among equals (including nuns, monks and monasteries) Laity issue. Sacrifice. Please make sure all fields are filled out. 4/20/2017 Orthodox Editors, Three Trojan Horses: Insider Attempts to Disorient the Orthodox margin-left:0in; font-weight: normal; And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died." 8/6/2019 Fr. The false teaching of ethno-phyletism is the basis for "Russian world" ideology. Essentially, he believed that man is . a:link We have people in church with the ministry of teaching, and others teach like Pastors, however we also believe our relationship with God comes first, and if we choose to believe the Holy Spirit tells us something, we will believe that rather than a teacher we believe is in error. text-align:justify; Leavened bread is also acceptable for the purpose in the more liberal Protestant churches. Well not according to Galatians 1:6-9 which says anyone preaching any other gospel is anathema, that is accursed! margin-bottom:6.0pt; Webster, Fundamental Errors: A Response to Tradition Without Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos We should give Biblical reasons for holding popular trends up to the measuring rod of God's Word. 11/5/2014 Fr. Mortification can simply lead to "psychologically snapping" and being even more fleshly. 1/23/2019 Fr. line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt; A liturgical book containing the lives of the saints and the special hymns (stichera) for the feast-days of the Orthodox Saints. Scripture teaches that the one who believes is the one who should be baptized., Johns view of salvation changed dramatically as well. This is not a sacrament in Eastern Orthodoxy as it is in Catholicism. Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches the necessity of confession of sin to a human priestly mediator in order for the individual to maintain his salvation, and teaches that the Eucharist is a propitiatory sacrifice for confessed sins in addition to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Though I have yet to find the Orthodox stooping to such false warping of scripture (as yet), Orthodoxy does hand out penances to people. } text-align: left; } margin-bottom: 24px; margin-top: 12px; anentirely stupid thing to do, rendering it a translation of a translation (inthe most optimistic view). The Hart Idiosyncratic Version "correct or true belief"). Pure heresy and manipulation. 3/25/2020 Orthodox Editors, Fr. 4/10/2014 Fr. The law of the church, containing the various rules, ecclesiastical decrees, and definitions concerning the faith or the lifestyle of Orthodox Christians. But the free gift is not like the offense. Isapostolos). margin-left:15pt; with which he, the serpent, deceived Eve "your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." 9) Hesychasm, 10) The Orthodox for of the rosary. Others are men "married" to other men. 75)Chrismation. } 11/5/2017 Fr. Puhalo rants again on Transgenderism and Intersexuality John Whiteford, David Bentley Hart and the Toll Houses 59) Crypto-converts: their enforced pseudo "conversion" by threats. color: #930000; 10/23/2019 Fr. Ioannes Apiarius, The Ten LGBTQ Commandments [satire] 3) And that the scriptures, unlike Orthodox traditions, are inspired word for word, and in Matthew 4:4 Jesus promises those scriptures will be preserved word for word. 7/222018 Fr. Joseph Birthisel, Met. Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. line-height: 200%; For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. Gabriel (Hieromonk), On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 2) The Church and Modernity color: #0F4679; 2/19/2021 Michael Sisco, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia The Faith I Loved. a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. 40) Consecrated Ground: (see digging up the dead) - and financial extortion. Authentic Christianity, in marked contrast, declares the great doctrines of grace: Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Thomas Hopko: Homosexual Advocates Should be Denied Communion in the Orthodox Church All throughout the interview, John has been backing up his statements with verses he has committed to memory. How sure are you that you made the right decision? I ask. Lawrence Farley, Public Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, The Wheel = Wolves in Sheeps Clothing John smiles and begins to get visibly excited. The Orthodox Church describes as such all other Christian denominations. p.textTitle{ Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that man is able to cooperate with God in bringing about his salvation, and that regeneration is the product of a synergistic effort of God and man. These preachers and teachers speak and write from within the Moral Tradition of the Orthodox Church. .numbered_bulleted_text_2 { 3) Acceptance of the Creed is usurped upon all converts in the so called "catechumenperiod". I am totally sure, based on the authority of Gods Word alone, he replies firmly, again appealing to the sola scriptura principle. In addition to Scripture, the Eastern Orthodox church recognizes these forms of man-made tradition as authoritative: Authentic Christianity, in contrast, tells us to reject the commandments and doctrines of men: Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 11/1/2019 Fr. Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. Jesus knew that false teachers were a real threat to the church, and based on two thousand years of combatting heretics, it seems he was on to something. John Whiteford, Orthodox Priests Joining the Fight Will Change Everything 48) Call men "Father": Jesus specifically said "call nomanyour father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven." Even now in their shops they sell more idols than they do bibles. p.numbered_bulleted_text_1 The "First Among Equals" of all the Orthodox autocephalous churches, it was founded by St. Andrew the Apostle. Nor do we view it as a guilty stain on the soul in desperate need of cleansing. 12/29/2017 Fr. 5/14/2015 Fr. The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. margin-right: 60px; font-size:10.0pt; As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. His false teaching, coming as it did in the church's infancy, truly did represent a grave threat. did Jesus keep the old testament law in full if he went against the old covenant law and used leavened bread and alcoholic wine in the Last Supper? Acts 12:22-23. Ioannes Apiarius, Public Orthodoxy: Promoting Cultural Marxism and LGBT Blasphemy font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 2) pretentious religious music, in the case of Orthodoxy (a daughter of Rome) this takes the form of chanting heresyetc. margin-bottom:6.0pt; I realized that the Orthodox church was a societal organization that had taught me nothing. So John decided to follow Jesus and turn away from his sinful past. 6/20/2022 Fr. John Whiteford, What Do Our Friends at Fordham Have to Say About This? Capital punishment was banned in new covenant law by Jesus - John 8:7. p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 2/13/2020 Fr. 5/14/2018 Fr. As to the first they blaspheme the Holy Spirit; as to the second they seek to quench Him. (see 1 Samuel 15:22). font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana; the Virgin, the Saints, or sacred objects, refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian, 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, 83) Defining the true church as Heterodoxy, 85) The Unwritten modern heresy - two gospels save, 86) The heresy of Masquerading as Evangelicals, 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist, The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology, Dogmatic Tradition of the Orthodox Church, : The confirmation service of a new adult convert to Eas, tern Orthodox has "the renunciation" ceremony in it. Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation font-family: Verdana; Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as homosexual or LGBT. Many are not Orthodox Christians. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Morality and Truth in a Secular Age Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that men are guilty only for their own sins rather than being already under condemnation as a consequence of Adam's fall,before they havedoneany good or evil of their own. 7/14/2015 Fr. 6/2/2019 Fr. TeachingtheWord 5) That baptism is put forward as a sacerdotalrite that is part of an ongoing "process of salvation" (their expression not mine)when God specifically tells us it is not part of the gospel (1 Cor 1:17). margin-bottom:6.0pt; 8/1/2022 Fr. False. One evening, he was on assignment to visit one of the Baptist churches and to see how many of the repenters (as they were derogatorily called) were present. the word inserted in the Western (Pope's) version of the Nicene Creed to assert the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Son as well as from the Father, which is not admitted by the Eastern Church. 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Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. As I began reading Scripture, I understood Jesus to be the only way to God. 5/3/2017 Fr. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to The Washington Post, Religion News Service, World, and Christianity Today, which named him one of 33 millennials shaping the next generation of evangelicals. The old Orthodox tradition that cremating a person means they are not resurrected is absurd for multiple reasons. (Romans 5:12-19). The "false teaching' of the Russian World . John Whiteford, Stricken with Death an entirely stupid thing to do, rendering it a translation of a translation (in the most optimistic view). 4/13/2018 Fr. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. The fact is the entireMosaic Lawwasnailed to the cross and "done away" (2Cor 3) or (Col 2:14-17) "nailed to his cross" or "made old" (Heb 8:13) being replaced by new testament law based on the two commandments, not the old ten commandments as its centrepiece (Gal 6:2 & Matt 7:24). The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. 5/4/2020 Fr. I interviewed a former Southern Baptist who has converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, Tradition, the Bible, and Americas Debate over Slavery, From Wretched to Needy: Changing a Classic Hymn, Preachers Should Measure Twice and Cut Once. text-align:justify; John Whiteford, Response to Meeting Michelle Part 1 [refuting Public Orthodoxy LGBTQP+ agenda] (Gr. The bloodless offering to God, which is the Holy Eucharist offered at the Liturgy. 96) Heretical definition of sacraments: the American Eastern Orthodox Christian site states, quote: Sacrament. font-size:10.0pt; 10/31/2015 Fr. The common and official name used by the Greek Christians and Eastern Christian Church. {margin-top:0in; After many centuries of tricking uneducated peasants with such dogmas as this (and the equally absurd Holy Fire non-miracle) they should now be made to pay the price of their deception by exposing this heresy. The Orthodox religion treats the bible as if it was a box of chocolates were there can pick and chose things from different covenants, and meld them together into a man made potpourri religion. This is made complex as the division with Catholic theology on it becomes embarrassing to both sides, considering there were supposed to be one church once. they choose old testament laws, like beards and incense, like a religious potpourri, and yetthey throw out music, that the new and old testament both encourage. The Orthodox Church feeds on tradition, not on Scripture. The main liturgical languages in the Orthodox Church are Greek, the various descendants of old Church Slavonic, and Arabic. John Whiteford, Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People? margin-top: 0; Memorial. (Gr. see 2 Kings 18:4. A diabolical heresy from Hell itself. In my own situation, over time it became evident to me that while I may have used words that Romans used, when I did use them I often found myself not employing them in the same fashion; that what I understood as hesychasm and negative theology many refused to accept as valid contemplation; that I had a propensity to iconography over statues; and then when I came across an imprimatured book published in Rome that said that everything necessary for salvation could be found in the Orthodox Church, many things became a house of cards for me: purgatory, papal primacy, papal infallibility, the filioque etc. The title ofPrimus inter pares was also taken by Constantine, a murderer the Orthodox have chosen to follow instead of the example of Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. 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