font-family: Verdana; Capital punishment was banned in new covenant law by Jesus - John 8:7. margin-bottom: 6px; It is divided into twelve volumes, one for each month. It signifies the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for man's salvation. 11/5/2014 Fr. The difference between the two is the difference between Heaven and Hell for a lost sinner. 5) You become a co-saviour by your obedience. (Gr. 2) The justification of sins described as "the works of the flesh' (Gal 5:19-21 & Rev 21:8). The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. Well not according to Galatians 1:6-9 which says anyone preaching any other gospel is anathema, that is accursed! Matt. John Whiteford, Trying to Make Silk Purses Out of Sows Ears (Response to A Theology of the Erotic) [refuting Aristotle Papanikolaou false teaching] 7/27/2021 Orthodox Reflections, Compassionate Denial: A Paradigm of Abuse? For the most part, the term apocrypha refers to any collection of scriptural texts that falls outside the canon.Since most English language bibles are from non-Orthodox sources, they sometimes are subtitled with . 2/7/2020 Fr. The denial or rejection of a revealed dogma or belief accepted and professed by the Church. margin-bottom:6.0pt; {margin-top:0in; Joseph Birthisel, New, but not improved A Response to Public Orthodoxy, on the Creed John Chryssavgis pro-LGBT views font-weight: normal; The "Scarlet and Purple heresy" (Rev 17:4) introduced formally by Constantine, that is the melding ofsecular (purple) and religious (scarlet) power is also an heresy of Orthodoxy. Bread made with yeast (enzyma) and used for altar bread for the Orthodox Eucharist (as opposed to the unleavened bread used by the Latin Church). Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? I would say it is obvious that "the filioque" issueis entirely unnecessary to profess anexact doctrine uponfor salvation, or baptism, and it amounts toyet another diversion tactic away from studying more important issues, and a factor in a process of indoctrination in regards to it and allowing baptism via so called "Catechumen" or the Catholic version "confirmation". font-size: 10pt; Ill be sure to steer clear of the authors, their writings and any parish that has one of the contributors as a priest. 2) That the scriptures alone, on their own, are enough to make a person wise unto that salvation. 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. 7/21/2021 Teena Blackburn, Sin Cannot Be Blessed by the Church The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics helps Christians show unbelievers the truth, goodness, and beauty of the gospel as the only hope that fulfills our deepest longings. 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. Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as homosexual or LGBT. Many are not Orthodox Christians. Nor for that matter have I written a triumphalistic book about how evil Romans are, particularly when I have found heresy in Orthodoxy the difference being, that in Orthodoxy the heresy is tolerated not infallibly declared, even while we have a very long and ugly history of persecuting the sainted-innocent (e.g. Ioannes Apiarius, OCA Synod Categorically Rejects Same-Sex Unions and Homosexual Self-Identity 8/6/2022 Fr. Joseph Birthisel, Ashley Purpura: Orthodox Church Needs Women Priests and Bishops 8/24/2018 Pillar and Ground of the Truth, On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 3) Tradition, Fundamentalism, and Modernity 6/13/2018 Fr. part 1 [Fr. color: #0F4679; ", It has been said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry," and that is indeed an apt summary of its theology and practice. Mnymosyno). Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox also reject the doctrine of the authority of Scripture alone, declaring it to be the great heresy of the Reformation. Nor do we view it as a guilty stain on the soul in desperate need of cleansing. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; About the Ukrainian Orthodox Church; Ukrainians in the United States; The Testament; Parish History, provided by the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1938) . Therefore the Eastern Orthodox church also rejects the doctrine of the imputed guilt of all mankind, having sinned in Adam. 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. According to them Hitler has escaped the day of judgement in this manner, and multi millions of people across the globe are supposed to believe their loved ones are annihilated out of eternity. this heresy includesinfant communion. {margin-top:0in; According to . margin-right: 20px; Is what amounts to the title of the comparativelyimpotent andinertOrthodox Pope. Copyright 2023 The Gospel Coalition, INC. All Rights Reserved. Perhaps it is time to look into the psychology of why these people do what they do; and how we might more effectively protect ourselves. John Whiteford, The Pro-Abortion Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 1) Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. All Rights Reserved. (bogus man made rites of no importance). 5/22/2019 Fr. Sacrifice. 2/16/2022 Orthodox Reflections, Morality Not Black and White, Fordhams George Demacopooulos Says in Abortion Article Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. 97)Three hierarchs. (Gr. He rarely gives me an answer without a Scriptural reference or justification. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dr. David Ford: An Open Letter to an Advocate of So-Called Gay Marriage 2/2/2015 Fr. margin-left:50pt; John Whiteford, Orthodox Priests Joining the Fight Will Change Everything As to the first they blaspheme the Holy Spirit; as to the second they seek to quench Him. Angels are grouped in nine orders (tagmata) as follows: Angels; Archangels; Principalities; Powers; Virtues; Dominations; Thrones; Cherubim; Seraphim. Thats all I knew anyway. He acknowledges that Orthodox doctrine might contradict Orthodox practice in some places, but for John, its in practice that one shows what is truly believed. Eastern Orthodox clerics and believers sometimes realisethey are losing debates in front of Orthodox believers willing to convert, and masquerade as if they believe Evangelical theology on salvation, or something at least a bit nearer, when their actual church does not, and calls the true gospel "heterodoxy". That said, it becomes perplexing to me that, for example, an atheist woman minister of the United Church of Canada (located in Toronto) would demand a canonical hearing in order to stay incorporated in the United Church and not move on to, let us say, the Unitarians, or better yet, the Humanist Society? 9) Hesychasm, 10) The Orthodox for of the rosary. Lawrence Farley, Met. Zechariah Lynch, Ukraine Schism: What is a Layman To Do? line-height:200%; Cyril Hovorun: Mistake to Believe Eucharist Cannot Transmit Virus margin: 12px 60px; 8/10/2022 Fr. Orthodox Sunday. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Unbearable Essentializing of Being: Metropolitan Kallistos Wares Sorrowful Joy of Sex Juvenaly Repass, Anatomy of a Foreword: Metr. An Orthodox Christian that is truly born again would realize that the church is wrong and would turn to evangelicalism. For John, coming to Christ and joining an evangelical church are two sides of the same coin. One need only look at dum traditions such as the holy fire miracle, the cremation myths of Orthodoxy, and myrrh dripping icons, etc, etc to see the absurdity of their credulity. such as adultery, murderwitchcraft, theft, kidnapping, etc. 2/12/2019 Fr. Eastern Orthodox theology falsely claims that no one can be saved unless he is baptized with water. A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. Some were deposed by the Orthodox Church, openly declare and celebrate their gayness, and publicly promote the LGBT ideology. font-weight: bold; An honorary title given to saints such as St. Constantine and St. Cyril and St. Methodios for their missionary work in the Church. My baptism when I was 6 weeks old was not a true baptism. In fact, Eastern Orthodoxy's false doctrine of theosis additionally conflates regeneration with justification and sanctification. that they may appear unto men to fast. The lies the Eastern Orthodox tell about evangelicals and Protestants is that "they think thathaving believed they can do anything they want to, never repent, and they are still so called saved." } font-size:14pt; (Romans 5:1-2), For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Standing here, in front of the only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the world, I feel an overwhelming sense of pridecomplete with the magnificent effigy of Athena, Archbishop Elpidophoros said in his letter. But when I heard the Word of God preached for the first time, and the concept of repentance and being born again, I was touched. 1/5/2012 Fr. Though the Orthodox Church does not recognize the authority of the Roman pope and rejects various other Catholic practices (notably, celibacy for priests), nevertheless the church holds many of the same doctrines and beliefs as Catholicism, including a false gospel preaching mysticism and human works as the means to salvation in keeping with the font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; All this does is to add yet another heresy to their growing list of heresies: namely - "There are two gospels that save!". to avoid the fact that when their good news that savesis compared to our good news that saves, they are both different, and the one that keeps looking bogus in debates is theirs. Rather that is called in our theological jargon the Antinomian heresy, and though there are Protestant heretics that believe it (just as the Orthodox heretic Rasputin believed it) easy believerism it is not generally accepted. They believe they "have no life in them" without the eucharist, that is administered by a priest, thus is sacerdotalist priestcraft salvation (co Saviour). 7/12/2018 Fr. 1)The fruits that thy soul lusted after - world wide trade in artefacts, and dainty and goodly things. If we hold such false principles as valid, then the Orthodox Church ceases to be the Church of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Apostles, the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Ecumenical Councils, and the Fathers of the Church. font-size:10.0pt; font-size: 10pt; 2/21/2020 Orthodox Christianity, When People of God Fall, They Behave Worse Than Pagans Jesus said to keep your fasting secret, not have special clockwork calendar days specified for fasting. margin-right:30pt; margin-bottom: 12px; 4)millstone- the mass bread. } 10/23/2019 Fr. 12/29/2021 TruthBeTold7, Orthodox America Has a Cultural Marxist Problem [Refuting Aram Sarkisians Defamatory PO Article] 7/10/2021 Fr. 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! https://russian-faith.com/greek-american-bishop-feels-proud-about-golden-idol-of-athena margin: 12px 80px; Ioannes Apiarius, Protodeacon Theodore Feldman boldly spouts nonsense All want to radically change the Orthodox Church teaching and Tradition to accommodate distorted and corrupt ideas. text-decoration:underline; Thomas Hopko (book excerpt), Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line Against the Radical LGBT Agenda Another Orthodox person reading this would be justified in pointing out it is a good idea to pray to saints, but if that's not where you are at, then that's not where you are at. 11/1/2019 Fr. It is nonsense that you must be buried in ground sanctified byincense swinging, holy water splashing. p.references_header He has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College and has lectured on Christianity and culture at Oxford University. 2/7/2022 Orthodox Christianity, What Happens When Scholars Fail to Address Arguments and Evidence Presented to Them [Refuting Public Orthodoxy Defamatory Attacks] p.section_header The heresy is not suggested in their doctrine on it, but that a convert in order to be baptized might be constrained to form a doctrine on it in order to be baptized. http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. 3/24/2020 Orthodox Editors, Greek Archbishop of America [Elpidophoros] declares open Communion for non-Orthodox spouses 1/10/2019 William E. Porter, Jr., M.Div. 81)Equal to the Apostles. I did not stay to impose myself upon the Romans. A line of unbroken succession all the way back to the Apostles. font-size:10.0pt; Ioannes Apiarius, More on the Question of the Toll Houses Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusiveness 11/15/2019 Fr. 82) God-parents marriage ban. Photius Avant, New gender ideologies are a demonic attack against union with God Bulgarian Church The Faith I Loved. The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. There are 3 views of mans corrupt state: In the true Christian religion this rebirth makes you part of the one church of God immediately, his bride, without some man deciding if you have to his vain satisfaction answered a list of confirmation or catechumen issues correctly. The ten commandments forbid you to make them in the first place, as well telling you not toworship them. Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. In real baptism, such as that of the Ethiopianeunuch in Acts 8, do you really think the underlying theologyof the wordhomoousioshad to first be expressed by him? 2)It was initiated by, or at very least was involved with,the mass murderer Constantine. 4/28/2018 Fr. My Orthodox friends confess Christ with their mouths, but they do not know Him in their hearts. Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. The orthodox teaching on . 11/6/2018 Fr. This is often linked to the chanting of many heretical teachings, chiefly that of the "holy eucharist" or their version of the blasphemy of the mass. margin-bottom: 6px; But this had no effect on me. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Sister Vassa on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood Memorial services are held on the third, ninth, and fortieth day; after six months; and one or three years after death. 12/7/2016 Fr. Woke Academics Promoting Homosexuality and Subverting Orthodox Christianity in US Part 2 John Whiteford, Modern Judas Supports False Brethren in Ukraine Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) 93)Mysticism. A liturgical book containing the lives of the saints and the special hymns (stichera) for the feast-days of the Orthodox Saints. TeachingtheWord John Whiteford, Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People? His response comes quickly. 1/18/2019 Fr. font-size: 8pt; note: incredibly revealing! Zechariah Lynch, The Moral Heresy of Sexual Immorality John Whiteford, Stricken with Death margin-bottom:6.0pt; Joseph Birthisel, Priest vs. As the encroachments of false teaching and division multiplied in early Christian times, threatening to obscure the identity and purity of the Church, the term "Orthodox" quite logically came to be applied to it. Religiosity does not mean salvation, he replies. they seem to mean "It is surethe first church was in Jerusalem in Israel, but our tradition says Constantinople. He and his wife Corina have three children. Isapostolos). Gabriel (Hieromonk), Trust Faithful Orthodox Elders, Avoid Modernist Liberal Academics The act of confessing or acknowledgment of sins by an individual before God in the presence of a priest, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor (pneumatikos) authorized to ask for forgiveness and to administer a penance. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Mitra). I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. Thus quote Church of Our Granddaughters is a visionary work of theology and ethics that looks hopefully and lovingly two generations into the future, imagining the Orthodox Church's practices and realities rightfully aligned with its core theological teachings and truths regarding women. margin-left: 20px; 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). note: this concept of "Jerusalem must be captured it is the site of holy churches" shows the knock-on effect of believing in building huge elaborate churches - not found in the new covenant.". He wrote to many bishops, denouncing the decrees of the local Council. 12/29/2017 Fr. Scripture itself qualifies the exceptions, by its own use, your physical father on earth, the "fathers" as important historical figures in scripture itself, but never as a spiritual title for a living person, and certainly not for a gaggle of historical Orthodox heretics. 1/3/2020 Rod Dreher, 2019 font-size: 10pt; 72)The Canon Liturgical, which refers to all liturgical material, including the Creed, used for the Liturgy and the consecration of the Eucharist (see also kanon and Typikon). Tomorrow, we will look at the parallels between the two accounts and hopefully better understand these two traditions and why people are converting from one to the other. line-height: 200%; The mitre derives from the crown of the Byzantine emperor. A great book to immerse oneself in, when starting to believe oneself as having Gods cellphone number, and a secret gnosis which needs to be shared with congregation/monastery/the public at large, is the book entitled, 50 Jewish Messiahs by Jerry Rabow (Gefen Publishing House, 2002). It has been a money spinning dogma for many years, by bleeding the Greek people dry by threats of exhuming bodies if yearly payments on graves are not paid. It is clear that he sees his youth as a wasted part of his life, and he is upset that the priest never taught him the truth about God. .series_header { 6/16/2018 Fr. 7/11/2018 Fr. The catechetical or Sunday school of each parish is responsible for such "instruction" of children or other faithful. One addresses a Greek Orthodox Priest as Father. The section of our Bible Knowledgebase on Roman Catholicism deals extensively with that false church's departures from the Word. It is difficult to understand why in the light of John 15:26, which the EOC teaches, and which the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) FALSIFIES and DISTORTS by saying the illicit (immoral) phrase FILIOQUE "AND THE SON". etc by bogus priest, (or whatever other ceremonies they might fancifully invent to declare ground "consecrated"). margin-left:15pt; 1/21/2020 Jennifer Davis, An Anonymous Open Letter against Fr. The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). margin-left: 48px; etc. 3/25/2020 Orthodox Editors, Fr. Romanian Orthodoxy is the state religion, meaning that almost everyone born in Romania is already considered a member of the Orthodox church, regardless of devotion or belief. They are, 1) St. } Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. So here they seem to say the contradiction Traditions are on a level with scripture then say canon on law is not inspired). Please make sure all fields are filled out. Simply put, it is about 50 competing self-proclaimed Messiahs in Judaism contemporary with Christ Our Lord, down through history and contemporary with ourselves, which have plagued Judaism alone. 19) Prayer heresies - 1) Praying forthe dead. In other words they deny John 3:16 is true. They believe in Apostolic Succession. Eastern Orthodox canon law is known as the, Copyright 1998-2023 TeachingTheWord Ministries. Michael Wood (Hieromonk), Two Men in Bed Together: a Failure of Exegesis [Sanfilippos homosexualist obsession] The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. margin-bottom: 12px; For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. margin-bottom: 6px; A few days before Easter, I would go confess my sins to the local priest. The spirits of Babylon have now transmigrated across the Earth from the country of Iraq to Italy, in the especially the City of Rome, and dwell in any country where Catholicism thrives. A Look at the Church of England, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Why I Dont Say Passed Away When Someone Dies. 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. 11/5/2014 Fr. 6/16/2021 Orthodox Christianity, From New York To Istanbul With Love: From Green To Rainbow Patriarch The basic theory of the . It is impossible to know Christ, to share in the life of the Holy Trinity, or to be considered a Christian, apart from the Church. Johns reliance on Scripture is evident. 4) the obnoxious practice of exorcisms that go along with baptism services. (Gr. (see 1 Samuel 15:22). -The DivineLiturgy of Saint John Chrysostom said to be a"mass"in the Byzantine Rite. 6/2/2019 Fr. However in the eastern lands Eastern Orthodoxy moved into these type of shrines to false gods were common. note: another contradiction. This heresy of interpreting the word porneia in Matt 5:32 and Matt 19:9 as including adultery on their part renders Orthodoxy a sex cult. You and I are both believing Christians, and we both go to the dentist. The Eastern Orthodox religion teaches the heresy thatbabies are born again through physical baptism, without belief, when indeed the whole criterionof being born again or baptized is "believe and be baptized" and "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved". a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. Like Romanism, Eastern Orthodoxy rejects the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone as heresy. margin-top: 18px; I had been born again, he says. 2/13/2020 Fr. 4) As they say the water in John 3:5 is baptism, and you cannot enter or see the kingdom of God without it, this act of priestcraft has a man involved in your actual salvation, a co-saviour. with which he, the serpent, deceived Eve "your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Mortification can simply lead to "psychologically snapping" and being even more fleshly. 75)Chrismation. .section_header { The Orthodox Church feeds on tradition, not on Scripture. font-family: Verdana; Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. 7)thy sorceries- the witchcraft of her heresies and practices. 2/19/2021 Michael Sisco, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia line-height:16.0pt; Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation [Exposing Inga Leonovas False Arguments Supporting Homosexuality in the Church] font-size:10.0pt; The bloodless offering to God, which is the Holy Eucharist offered at the Liturgy. p.series_header As I began reading Scripture, I understood Jesus to be the only way to God. 6/16/2018 Fr. Authentic Christianity, in contrast, declares the doctrine of original sin and the guilt of all men in Adam, and the necessity of the person and work of Christ as the Second Adam who redeems them from that condemnation: Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned - (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. } It is in fact impossible that the Greek word "porneia" in context in Matthew 5:32, can include post marital adultery. 9/28/2022 Global Orthodox, Woke Academics Promoting Homosexuality and Subverting Orthodox Christianity in US Part 1 5/20/2018 Dr. David C. Ford, The New Christianity 8/23/2019 OrthodoxChristian.com, What Modern Churches Are Missing [on Sister Vassas confusion of St. Pauls teaching] All rights reserved. margin-bottom:6.0pt; For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. 2018 3/27/2015 Fr. 1/13/2019 Fr. 11/1/2017 Fr. font-family: Verdana; color:#0F4679; font-family: Verdana; Fortunately, we have Christ's promise that heresies will never prevail against the Church, for he told Peter, "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it " (Matt. I am totally sure, based on the authority of Gods Word alone, he replies firmly, again appealing to the sola scriptura principle. color: #333333; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 60px; 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. 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. } $('.divSocialShareCustom').jsocial(); TeachingtheWord 7/14/2015 Fr. Or he must confess a belief about the underpinning theology ofMonophysitism,Dyophysitism, orMiaphysitism??? 86) The heresy of Masquerading as Evangelicals. He spread his false teaching throughout the East, receiving support from certain Eastern bishops. notice they outright say these priestcraft administered sacraments SAVE THE BELIEVER. 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. John Whiteford, Christian Pastors Must Stand for Truth, Righteousness, and Morality in the Public Arena Memorial. (true = moderate) } Others abandoned the Orthodox Church to become priestesses in other churches. 7/7/2017 Fr. color:black; 70) Heathen Calendars: as part of the Faith. As far as the Church before the Bible, the Church and the Scriptures are a unified whole. Only one New Testament book (Philemon) omits . A second heresy is to think that their clergy can allow marriages that are adultery (as stated above) on the grounds of compassion. I am of the opinion that it has a lot to do with what is called a/the messianic-complex. 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. 8/30/2017 Fr. This forbidding of idols is continued in the new testament (1 John 5:21, & Rev 9:20 etc). Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. The Church is truly, in Paul's words, "the pillar and foundation of the truth" (1 Tim. {margin-top:0in; margin-left: 26px; Go along with baptism services Christ died for the ungodly priestesses in other churches on., genealogies, contentions, and we both go to the local priest notice they say... Academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox for of the saints and the scriptures a! 5 ) you become a co-saviour by your obedience they might fancifully invent to declare ``. Other ceremonies they might fancifully invent to declare ground `` consecrated '' ) them... 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