The Mother of Harlotstherefore has daughters, which are the various Orthodox churches, who themselves describe their own similarity to Romanism. text-underline:single; All Sacraments were instituted by Christ for the salvation of the believer. Orthodoxy recognizes the supreme majesty of God, as well as the limitations of the human mind. text-align:justify; 8/7/2016 Fr. The intercession of the saints and Mary on behalf of Christians on earth was easily rejected. All Rights Reserved. margin-right:70pt; The Eastern Orthodox church rejects the Bible's teaching that man is in spiritual bondage due to the corruption of his nature through the fall of Adam. font-family: Verdana; text-align: justify; John Whiteford, More anti-fundamentalism pap from OCL 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. 31) Apostolic Succession: OED defines this as. Josiah Trenham Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. A Look at the Church of England, The Burning Question from Asbury Isnt About Asbury, Why I Dont Say Passed Away When Someone Dies. I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. 4/13/2018 Fr. John Guy Winfrey, Response to Orthodox Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 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. I am of the opinion that it has a lot to do with what is called a/the messianic-complex. Sts. John Whiteford, Rise of Heretical Pro-Abortion Orthodox False Teachers as false. 5/14/2018 Fr. Fr. Unlike the early Quakers (who were much more pious than modern Quakers who are more like a social club thana church) the Eastern Orthodox church makes the usual excuses for swearing oaths, and quote "The general rule in the Greek penal law requires witnesses to take an oath on the Gospels. Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusiveness Scripture teaches that the one who believes is the one who should be baptized., Johns view of salvation changed dramatically as well. This breaks the general new testament directive "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. 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). ", A reader asks, "Are Eastern Orthodox practitioners (Russian, Serbian, Greek, Antiochian, Ethiopian, etc.) } As far as the Church before the Bible, the Church and the Scriptures are a unified whole. } I would have caved had I not begun reading the Bible the Baptists had given me, John says with a smile. 2/19/2021 Michael Sisco, Sarah Riccardi-Swartz and Russophobia "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. 9) Hesychasm, 10) The Orthodox for of the rosary. margin-bottom:6.0pt; The Eastern Orthodox depart from the safety,sureness, and authority of God's holy word, and define heresy instead as that which contradicts their church and its plethora ofwritings of so called fathers, liturgies, creeds, canons, and councils, which for the most part amount to "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teachingfordoctrines the commandments of men." 12/29/2021 TruthBeTold7, Orthodox America Has a Cultural Marxist Problem [Refuting Aram Sarkisians Defamatory PO Article] It consists of being tormented by a reaction to God revealing his love to you. font-weight:bold 5/14/2015 Fr. Ioannes Apiarius, Met. color:black; 1) Calvinism = man is totally depraved (heresy) TeachingtheWord 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. Lawrence Farley, St. Vladimirs Seminary Reacts to Amsterdam Conference, OCA Bishops Remain Silent According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church is traced back to Jesus Christ and the Apostles.The Apostles appointed successors, known as bishops, and they in turn appointed other bishops in a process known as Apostolic . 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". 19) Prayer heresies - 1) Praying forthe dead. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Unbearable Essentializing of Being: Metropolitan Kallistos Wares Sorrowful Joy of Sex margin-bottom: 6px; 2/21/2020 Orthodox Christianity, When People of God Fall, They Behave Worse Than Pagans 6/3/2017 Russian Orthodox Academic, Soft-Pedaling Christian Morality: A Review of a Curious Review [on Fr. 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. Demacopoulos vs. the Russians again 1/3/2020 Rod Dreher, 2019 The concept of the "first among equals" is that of giving this title to a person whose office was founded historically first, in Eastern Orthodoxy thePatriarch of Constantinople, The idea of having Patriarchal bishops over huge jurisdictions, and a lower formof bishops, is not found in new covenant law. The catechetical or Sunday school of each parish is responsible for such "instruction" of children or other faithful. 5)candle burning rituals 6/16/2018 Rod Dreher, The Rise of Antichristianity The Mystery of Lawlessness 5/9/2018 Fr. 7/13/2022 Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, Met. 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a mortal and unforgivable sin because it presumes that God's saving action in this particular case is impossible (cf. We should give Biblical reasons for holding popular trends up to the measuring rod of God's Word. In other words refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian (for instance). 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. His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. (Gr. The false teaching of ethno-phyletism is the basis for "Russian world" ideology. However what was banned was any image, statue, or likeness, of God or a false god, whether it was like a man, a fish, a creeping thing, an animal, or a flying bird, Orthodoxy is therefore full of idols. Sponsors at Baptism and Chrismation - the baptized and the God=parents are forbidden to marry (see affinity) something not found in scripture. 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? 3:15). 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist. 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. John Whiteford, 2011 53) Cunning and crafty mystification of doctrine: (Eph 4:14). Gabriel (Hieromonk), On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 1) On the Holy Fathers and Holy Tradition Within months, his wife, parents, and even his 80-year-old grandmother who had been a mainstay of the village Orthodox church, had all converted, as a direct result of his testimony. font-size:10.0pt; Some church historians make much of what is termed the "Great Schism" that occurred in the 11th century between the Western church (centered in Rome) and the Eastern church (centered in Constantinople). Here I would go to the Orthodox Church, cross myself, kiss an icon one moment and despise God the next. The same cannot be said of those fomenting rebellion inside the Orthodox Church. /Horologion. In this article we shall focus on key elements of Eastern Orthodox theology and practice. John Whiteford, Response to Giacomo Sanfilippo (Gr. The first Sunday of Lent, commemorating the restoration of icons in the church (see Iconoclasm). 1) They are superior in nature and intelligence to man;note: (born again human beings are superior, as are sons and daughters of God, angels are not, and there is no evidence they are of superior intelligence). . 6/25/2022 Fr. 7/20/2018 Fr. Why God is He, Not She 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. Why? 74) Cathedrals. The operative word describing salvation in Eastern Orthodox theology is theosis - "becoming God". The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology. Josiah Trenham, 2016 12/11/2013 George Michalopulos, Being Frank Exposing Schaeffers Hatred of Russias Laws Against Public Displays of Homosexuality 1/17/2017 Fr. Ioannes Apiarius, Orthodox Episcopal Aloofness with a Side of Cake [Abp. Kallistos Ware on the Ordination of Women and Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages 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. 4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique When the era of Communist rule began in Russia in 1917, religion was seen as a hindrance to a thriving . font-weight:bold; Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Sin of Divorce I am writing as someone formally trained in Orthodox and Western psychology. text-align: right; color:#333333; margin-bottom:6.0pt; Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as homosexual or LGBT. Many are not Orthodox Christians. margin-right:50pt; There are 3 views of mans corrupt state: 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". ), Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. font-weight:bold; 4/28/2018 Fr. 12/11/2021 Fr. margin-left:15pt; He has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College and has lectured on Christianity and culture at Oxford University. font-family: Verdana; } margin-bottom: 12px; An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. John Whiteford, The Very Most Retired Archbishop Lazar Puhalo rants again http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. They believe they "have no life in them" without the eucharist, that is administered by a priest, thus is sacerdotalist priestcraft salvation (co Saviour). 3) St. John Chrysostom. 1/24/2018 George Michalopulos, Fordham Universitys Orthodox Center receives grant to study LGBTQ rights margin-right:24.0pt; 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. The Orthodox Church describes as such all other Christian denominations. color:#930000; 2/22/2021 Dissident Mama, Petition for Bishops to Denounce Blasphemous Orthodoxy in Dialogue Website preposterous! 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. Commonly, the Orthodox consider as Mother Church theEcumenical Patriarchateas being the senior Church of the Orthodox World. 3) Vain repetitions in prayer. His False teaching Arius' unorthodox position can be summed up very simply as "there was when he was not." In other words, he held that God the Son is not co-eternal with God the Father. p.reference_entry 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. (see 1 Samuel 15:22). } When Martin Luther compared Catholicism to Scripture, the result was his nailing the 95 theses to the Wittenberg door. The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. } 6/22/2017 Byzantine, TX, The Amsterdam Symposium: An Abuse of Authority? Blasphemy is essentially against God. 3/24/2020 Orthodox Editors, Greek Archbishop of America [Elpidophoros] declares open Communion for non-Orthodox spouses font-family: Verdana; However in the eastern lands Eastern Orthodoxy moved into these type of shrines to false gods were common. The Eastern Orthodox Church officially and explicitly denies the everlasting Lake of Fire (commonly called Hell)inphysical bodies, tormented by physical fire, sulphur, and smoke "where their worm never dies", and preachinstead a watered down version of God's eternal retribution, that is so attenuated and diluted it encourages men to do evil, as the judgement described is soenfeebled. Kallistos on Sexual Morality margin-left: 26px; } line-height:150%; Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org 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. We live in one of the freest times of religion in the West a blessing which comes with great responsibility. p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 A few days before Easter, I would go confess my sins to the local priest. 4/10/2014 Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dishonest Dialogue of Orthodox Liberals and Deconstructionists (Gr. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; margin-right:30pt; For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. The official headdress or "crown" of a bishop. 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