@@Mando-wx6pnnot necessarily, there are many things and temptations that we might enjoy, or that bring us temporary pleasure, but it is only temporary, and Christ’s love is forever. God bless you brother
@@someguyidk4762 I think you missed the point. Your god hates you and calls it love. He's like the government, only out for itself and uses us to get what it wants at the expense of our suffering at its hands.
@tikkiu7345 Just quit. John Calvin, one of the earliest leaders of the Protestant Reformation, can sum up everything beautifully for us: “While Paul claims for himself the appellation of father, he does it in such a manner as not to take away or diminish the smallest portion of the honor which is due God. […] God alone is the Father of all in faith […] But they whom he is graciously pleased to employ as his ministers for that purpose, are likewise allowed to share with him in his honor, while, at the same time, He parts with nothing that belongs to Himself.” Viewing Biblical phrases in their proper context is essential if we are to continue living the Christian life. In this particular case, the context showed us that Jesus’ admonition to call no man father was not to be taken literally. This removes a substantial weight from our shoulders, and allows us to once again focus on that which is important: becoming closer and closer to God.
@tikkiu7345 Get a new line of argumentation. Paul calls Timothy his “true child in the faith” in 1 Tim 2:1? Does he mean he is literally his father? No. His spiritual father. Same thing for priests.
@tikkiu7345 Like many Orthodox clergy, I have lost track of the number of times my Protestant brethren have objected to the priestly title (in my case, “Father Lawrence”), citing the Bible which commands that they “call no man ‘Father’”. They are, of course, thinking of our Lord’s words in Matthew 23:9. If I am feeling puckish and mischievous, I sometimes respond with a simple denial, insisting, “No, the Bible doesn’t say that” just to wind them up and make the final riposte more satisfying. It is not particularly sanctified, but it is fun. Admittedly the Good News Bible renders the verse “you must not call anyone here on earth ‘Father’”, as does The Living Bible and the New International Version. More accurate versions such as the King James, the RSV, and the New American Standard do not render it this way, since the Greek reads, πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς/ patera me kalesete umon epi tes ges. Note the boldface ὑμῶν, so that the verse is rendered more accurately as “call no man your father on the earth” (thus e.g. King James). What is the difference between “call no man ‘father’” and “call no man your father”?-the difference is the difference between a title or form of address and a relationship. It is the latter which Christ is describing and proscribing, not the former. The Bible never says, “call no man ‘father’”. Indeed, such a command would be bizarre in a Middle Eastern environment, where the term “father” was the usual honourific for a male person of age. That is why the term is on the lips even of the rich man in Christ’s parable: he calls the venerable patriarch “Father Abraham” when he calls out to him for help (Luke 16:24, 30). Christ’s word about never calling anyone upon the earth their father finds its true meaning in the context of His denunciation of the Pharisees and Rabbinic piety of the time, which is why the command shows up in Matthew’s very Jewish Gospel and not (say) in the Gospel of Luke, which was addressed to a Gentile audience. The whole of Matthew 23 consists of a collection of the varied critiques of the Pharisees Christ offered at various times. The fact that there are seven “woes” in the chapter pronounced upon the Pharisees (in verses 13, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29) suggests that this is a finely-crafted compendium of Matthew’s, summarizing what Christ said on a number of different occasions, and not a single sustained oration by Jesus. The chapter constitutes a dossier of denunciation, a warning to His disciples not to follow the practices of the Pharisees and the scribes. One of the practices which Christ warned His disciples to avoid was the insistence upon public honour and loyalty. The Pharisees loved respectful greetings in public and being hailed with the term “Rabbi” (literally, “my master/ my great one”). (The term at that time was as an honourific, and did not denote a clerical office, as it does today.) The Rabbis would accumulate disciples, men whose task it was to memorize the views and words of their Rabbi and make them their own. Indeed, those teachers claimed a greater respect from their disciples than was given to one’s parents, since they reasoned that one’s parents gave only earthly life, while the Rabbinic teacher gave spiritual and eternal life. They functioned therefore as gurus for those followed them as their personal disciples. Our Lord insisted that such total allegiance and such blind loyalty had no place among His followers in His Church. The leaders in His movement were never to function as such fathers, commanding personal allegiance and accumulating personal disciples. Such complete allegiance could only be given to God, their common Father in heaven. On earth the only Leader to whom such devotion should be given was Christ, the Messiah of all. His disciples were all brothers, and even the leaders among them looked to the same Leader and Lord, the Christ of God (Matthew 23:8-10). In all of this, what mattered was where the heart was, and to whom one gave ultimate loyalty. The Rabbis of the Pharisees claimed personal loyalty from their disciples as their due in a kind of personality cult. Such a cult and such devotion were to find no place among Jesus’ followers. The issue was not so much whether one calls one’s leader either “Father Tom” or “Pastor Tom”. The issue was the relationship between the leader and the led. One can be led by Father Tom and address him as “Father Tom”. But Father Tom can never command ultimate personal loyalty-nor, as a true disciple of Christ, would he wish to. The temptation to accrue personal disciples is a perennial one, and not confined to the Pharisees, scribes, and Rabbis of the first century. We can see such a cult of personality and the demand for personal allegiance in some televangelists. It is not necessary to name names; the names are already well-known. Though not using the ancient Middle Eastern honourific “father”, such men function as fathers to their supporters, authoritative gurus, demanding like the Rabbis of old personal loyalty (and financial support). It is usually otherwise among the Orthodox and those groups that use the title “Father” as an honourific for their clergy. Orthodox clergy all dress alike-the same black cassock, the same pectoral cross. Their teaching is the same, so that it scarcely matters whether one goes to Father Lawrence’s parish or Father Justin’s. The use of common title and of common clerical garb are intended to obscure and impede such personal style as would promote a cult of personality. Different clergy have different gifts, of course, and different parishes have different strengths and weaknesses. But the same Orthodox Faith is proclaimed by all the Orthodox clergy in the same way. There is not a Laurentian Orthodoxy here and a Justinian Orthodoxy there. Ecclesiastically speaking, there is but One who is the Teacher, and all clergy are brothers (Matthew 23:8). Christ is our earthly Leader, and He has taught us that God in heaven is our Father. We therefore call no man on earth our true and life-giving father apart from Him. by Fr. Lawrence Farley
Why aren't the people that have been murdered already saved, how can there be an end when the story is eternal life, why is there the words of the Bible 'God so loved the world he sent his only begotten son' when this video says have nothing to do with the world, there is a complete lack of comprehenSION going on , along with no questioning or critical thought . The bible is full of endless contradictions that tying people up in knots, and the world is not progressing in a spiritual way mostly due to archaic monotheistic religion. Islam is literally hell on Earth from satn, fgm in African states, oppresSION of women in Iran, Afghanistan etc not to mention recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, vile abhorrent religion.
Just like mine a feel to possesed with the evil but a got Hope in jesus christ Am possesed with germans slavics to like gas mask a hope you are doing good a pray in jesus name
The devil is sending so much of a bad stuff in my life ,hoping that I will turn to him.Never his attacks bring me even closer to the Lord Jesus Christ 💯🙏@@Chawo-Malzo
@@AceMax-5 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
@@paulgemme6056you are gravely misinterpreting that man Oh no 😱 2,000 years of Catholic theology debunked!!! I wonder how we haven’t noticed that passages for 2,000 years!! I wonder if anyone’s written about it!!
@@willbgm5x5 Trust the Spirit of truth. (Holy Spirit). Read your bible and let the Holy Spirit renew your mind that you may believe (have faith) and be saved. 2 Corinthians 4:3,4 But if our gospel (good news) be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
I am 24 and addicted to weed, I know what I do now determines who I will be in the future. I have many paths ultimately there are 2 satan or God. the complex illusion or the simple truth. Please never stop posting these vids have helped me a lot as one of many targeted individuals.
Sean I struggled with the same addiction for 20years, I urge you to let go of this crutch, it gives you a false sense of living more fully yet all it does is make time slip through your fingers. It won’t be easy and you may suffer feelings of absolute emptiness but it is temporary. I pray for you to find the true freedom that God gives us.
Do not be a slave, Sean. The Lord came to set you free and that you may have life more abundantly. The Devil uses this means to demoralise you, to desensitise you and to diminish you. To make you less than you are and to hold you down. Stand up, Sean. Resurrect yourself through the Lord's passion. ♥
@@tylerfast106 stay with it Every time we go back we know it’s never worth it It’s a practice to stay with “the way” But we must push for it everyday! With prayer With love With gratitude We are at peace only by his will
@@Tektec91 thank you my friend. I totally agree and put your advice into practice daily. Some days it’s easier. Some days harder. But every single day it’s worth it. Praise Jesus and God bless you ❤️
I'm so relieved to see you out of the hospital, Father. I include you in my daily prayers. Thank you for bringing peace, joy, wisdom and sound teaching into my life. Your channel makes me happy and hopeful.
Dear Father Spyridon, we were so glad to hear that you are out of the hospital. My son introduced me to your online homilies which are a great source of inspiration for us. GOD bless you and keep up the good work!
@tikkiu7345 "And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame'" (Luke 16:24). "For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel" (1 Corinthians 4:15). Since the early days of the Church, bishops and presbyters have been called "father," not because they take the place of God, but because of their fatherly care for their flocks; they lead people to God, and they exercise fatherly authority within the community. And you know what? Protestant proof-texting and deliberate ignorance get really old. Try thinking about Scripture and other spiritual matters with a bit of nuance for once in your life. Fundamentalism is a disease.
@@austinditullio6682Where is that in Scripture? “Ephesians 2:8-10 [8] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” By faith we receive, not by works. The one criminal on the Cross received the free gift of salvation from our Lord Jesus Christ by faith in Him without receiving any Sacrament. (Sorry, I’m a Protestant!) :)
I am a protestant, but I still love these videos. I may not agree with everything Father Spyrdin says, but I still want to learn from him. I also enjoy the sights and sounds of his videos, such as the cow's moo, the wind blowing, and the pastures.
Catholic and agree with everything this wise elder priest has said. All these things were going through my mind yesterday and he is saying what I was thinking.
@@bobvila6437but I’m lost, I want to be successful in my career path to earn money for a family to make my mum proud. Can I not attend to this material task while aslo loving god or do I have to literally be a monk.
I recently started attending an nearby Greek Orthodox parish, I will begin my road of conversion from Roman Catholicism. God bless, and thank you Father Spyridon
@tikkiu7345 Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 'Honor your father and mother.' This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, 'Things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.' Should we not call our dad, father? You are cherry-picking the verse. God is telling us not to commit idolatry.
Thank you for this father. I have left the UK to seek a life in eastern Europe as I am fundamentally unable to live the live in accordance with the scriptures here in the UK. Temptation surrounds me and while I have acquired some virtues and overcome certain temptations through the grace of our Lord, some are still persistent, idleness being the key in this. I understand that I am being called home to actively participate in the Orthodox Church and to do honest work with the hands that I was given. I had become very disillusioned with the evil I was participating in with regards to the working culture and white collar jobs here in the UK, and while I would have loved to become an honest farmer in the UK and distanced myself from technology and the new-age ideologies spreading in the big cities, this is not economically viable, and I think that this has all been planned very carefully and with malicious intent. I am glad that I have received this calling and I understand what is required of me. Thank you for all your lessons father, I know it is in our best interests to remain humble before God, but I am eternally grateful for your guidance. I wish you all the best for helping me understand where I stumbled and how I could overcome this.
@tikkiu7345 He who does not voluntary remove himself from the sources of temptation, will involuntary become a slave to sin. The world tempts us, I go to remove myself from it.
"Great is the name of the Holy Trinity. Most Holy Theotokos support us". These were the powerful words Saint Paisios would use whenever the tempter tried to tempt him.
Amen to this. I was just telling a fellow Christian to stop watching tik tok and focus on Bible. People don’t want to listen and become unwary. Truly sad. I’m praying 🙏🏻
To be fair you are here on TH-cam-both are video hosting sites. The issue is what someone watches (or at least how it relates in their heart/mind) and being overcome by something. As it says in 2nd Peter 2:19a: // ...For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. //
Father Spyridon, please keep me in your prayers. Your videos are very helpful in keeping my Orthodox faith. My name is Siliyan. I am going through spiritual warfare at this time and my health is not in the best condition. ☦️
“The penitent clears the weeds from the field of his soul and the seed of goodness begins to grow.” St. Nikolai Velimirovich (from Prayers by the Lake, Prayer 18)
Father, your sermons have helped bring me out of a very dark and hopeless place in my life. You always have a way of saying what we need to hear most. May the Lord grant you good health and inspiration for many years to come.
@tikkiu7345Orthodoxy isn't a denomination as it existed before them all. They all fell off of Orthodoxy due to their pride and heresy. In the beginning the Orthodox Church was known as "the Way". Christ is our Head.
@@LadyMaria If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
@@paulgemme6056 Again, we're Orthodox Christians, not Roman Catholics. But since you're merely copying and pasting things with no thought: My copy and paste: The Bible verse Mt 23:9 is copied and pasted, or mentioned/referred to, in nearly every Orthodox Christian comment section, sometimes without commentary, by Evangelical Protestants who do not rightly interpret Holy Scripture. That very literalist reading of Matthew 23:9 is dispelled by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:14-17, him calling himself a father of his spiritual children, especially St. Timothy, and saying there are other fathers. "Paul’s Paternal Care 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church." (NKJV / OSB NT) Christ referred in the passage Matthew 23:1-36 to those who *lord* titles over others as the Pharisees did often and didn't practice as they preached others to do. It was not just an admonishment against calling a man 'father', but 'teacher' and 'rabbi' as well (doctors too), which I have never seen Evangelicals object to hardly. It seems to be a double standard as most are anti-Roman Catholic which sadly they lump us in with them. The title 'Father' our Presbyters use is not lording a title but it is a spiritual truth as they *are* the fathers of spiritual children just like St. Paul was over his flock. And it can be gathered that indeed St. Timothy and others called St. Paul 'father' as it would have been only respectful, him being their spiritual father to help them grow in the Faith, shepherded by them who were their flock. After all, the flocks were referred to as 'children' by the anointed Shepherds of Christ. And that's where we get it from. It is from the very earliest of the Church. Also, Christ refers in many places to fathers both biological and spiritual (the Old Covenant Patriarchs and Forefathers). Christ does not say when He refers to them as fathers not to call them such as they are *legitimate* fathers of children. It isn't just a haughty title being put on them. They do not lord titles over others as this vocation, fatherhood, is a reality both to biological fathers and spiritual fathers. If you like to understand this passage in the Holy Scriptures better, these two videos might help you, especially the second which goes into the Second Temple era usage of 'father': th-cam.com/video/j4F-xow3Vzg/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/JCDujtjiXT8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7TAUIbhx8phy6ds6 May God bless you. ☦ No debates, that is all I have to say.
Gods blessings be upon you and your family, father, struggling with carnal passions of the flesh is a big everyday problem, but i remain trying. I'm still in search for a church so that i might be baptized and Chrismated.♥
Good luck on your journey brother. It's not going to be easy but with Christ everything is possible. One tip of advice : Keep your mind occupied and always do something, the worst thing you can do is face the temptation head on. I'm pretty sure Father Spyridon talked about how to deal with temptation, definitely check it out if you haven't, God bless!
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
@@karenshepard6705 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
B33n fasting for 3 days and I tell you,it really humbles you and serve the Lord in a beautiful way because pride THE I KNOW,I FEEL,I WANT is still our will not God's will,keep carying your cross my brothers and sisters,God's love is everlasting ❤❤❤❤❤Humility is everything,humble yourself and you'll b3 exalted, Jesus humbled himself and satan was arrogant and prideful ❤❤❤
Thank you for the wisdom, though it is troubling. I am a warrior and my nature seeks battle, though I am broken and aging my will and skill remain. The fire inside as well. But I understand to abide in Christ means to fully accept peace. There is no justification of our own to commit violence. Only God can bless righteous bloodshed. I also understand this conversion cannot be completed on my own. It's no wonder there are hermits and monks in this life.
@@firstnamelastname-kr8dv If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
I'm glad to be living in the town I am, there are lots of trails in the forest to hike and many lookouts to see Gods beauty. I live by a prairie, and sometimes I like to go for walks, as it is large and stunning. I'm thankful that God made this world, I'm thankful that God gave me the gift of life to experience it.
If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
One could transcribe the good Father's sermons he makes here on YTube for us and have all the spiritual guidance one needs to fall back on in times of duress and temptation. Truly, he's been gifted by the Lord to speak and appeal to us sinners. IC XC NIKA. ☦️
Beautifully expressed, dear Fr Spyridon! It is truly wonderful that God calls us to seek things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father. Things of earth pale in comparison to His unspeakable goodness and glory. Forsaking everything of earth restores our dignity, even now -- not that we never fall short. How else can we be light and salt in a fallen world?
As a former Protestant I finally realize that the Orthodox way is the real path to full repentance and eternity with Christ. Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner ☦️
i am converting to Catholicism but i love the Orthodox church as it was my paternal family. I pray that we all unite but sometimes it feels that we already are despite all of our denominational differences
Lord God, thank you for giving someone as flawed as me the opportunity to grow closer to you, even if I fail. How can we deny such love and forgiveness?
Im Transgender a modern day eunuch and orthodox. I love Christ with all my heart. I weep so often when I pray. But it wasnt until I healed my temple before I could heal spiritually. My Zeal for christ upset a catholic priest according to my neighbor. I am chaste and just never felt love with sex and ive felt so much joy happiness and emotion when I pray and In Christ. Your teaching is so strong. I am doing my best. I know some people call me evil just for beinging a minority. But i can forgive them because they javent read about eunuchs in the bible. I care little for my flesh. But if i did not heal it first id be dead thisedicone kept me alive. I pray though and repent if being trans/a feminine eunuch is evil then i will repent at conffession. I have such Joy in the Christ. And as the eunuch has served the bride I hope I can serve the church someday. Read isaiah 56 salvation for others it gives me so much joy. The story of the ethiopian and st phillip the Deacon. And matthew 19:12 on celibacy and eunuchs.
This Lent I have been challenged by the devil. He filled me with ambition and pride, and led me to a extreme fast, which my body could not resist and the day after I was eating A LOT and behaving selfishly, and it caused me great guilt. This guilt caused me to feel unworthy, and I skipped mass, stopped reading my Bible for 4 days and stopped following my guided Lent program. I went to confession yesterday and the Priest was so ❤ understanding and he gave me light. He helped me see when I was blind. Today I picked up my Bible again and the guided prayers WERE EXACTLY WHAT MY SOUL NEEDED, AND EXACTLY WHAT COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE PAIN AND SHAME I ENDURED THESE PAST FOUR DAYS
During those 4 days My love for God dimished. I was tired. Completely exhausted and frustrated, because days prior I had felt his Love SO strongly and I had been able to share with atheists and their wheels had started to move. Why???? Why would I hit a low point right after a high point? CAUSE THE DEVIL ATTACKS US WHEN WE MAKE PROGRESS AND HE DOES NOT WANT THE GOSPEL TO BE SHARED
Father bless, thank you for another great reflection. What a simple and yet profound saying that can help guide all of our thought and action- “anything that diminishes our love for God is of the devil, it is to be rejected…”
In a world whose dirt is made of Hedonism and the desire for temporary worldly pleasures, the surge in Orthodoxy has truly been a blessing to all the world. For without the Father's will, and Christ's protection of His church, and the Holy Spirit's guidance of all mankind, this video would not have 100,000 views, nor would this channel have 245,000 subscribers. I rejoice in the wisdom of this video, and I pray for your well being, Fr. Spyridon.
Father Spyridon, I am a catholic who soon wants to convert to an Orthodox Christian. I speak of truth when it comes to my faith and debunk many false religions. What should I do and stop doing?
@@thatweirdtoughman If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
Thank you so much for this brother. You are a great encouragement. I often feel alone, even amongst believers as next to no one has a radical faith. I want to live wholly set apart for the Lord. Him and His kingdom is all I want to talk about. But believers don’t. It is no wonder to me why my country-USA-is in the state it is. People love God so little. They profess Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him and cold. May He judge us, bring desolation to us so that we will be humbled to seek Him once more or for the first time.
Tonight I almost had a night terror (sleep paralysis) and I thought I saw Satan before having it the paralysis I fought it and felt like god was still there despite me walking away he still protected me. It was truly a wake up call, god is urging me to come back. He wants me to save people and save myself. I love him so much and hope you all turn back to him if you are going through a period of sleep.
Thank you for your holy, truthful guidance Fr. Your words are making a difference in our lives who thirst for this. "Everything that diminishes our love for God is demonic". We must have custody of eyes, ears, thoughts.....everything that is our experience of being human in this dark, fallen world.
Thank you ■ Been meditating on part of the closing text; amazing the freedom from the law, yet the fulfillment to serve the Lord God and his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. M
Thank you father, pray for me that our Lord opens my closed eyes, that i see my world for what it truly is....i fear i am always missing the full picture, i always doubt myself. Pray for me father so i can be a whole man. THANK YOU
Dear Father Spyridon, all glory to the Lord for His Holy Spirit that drives you to present such timely messages. This was custom tailored for my ears this very evening. I am presently at war. I have truly repented and the enemy is hot after my return to sin. I see the truth in all that you have outlined here. Help me, Oh Lord to be absorbed by Your Love. Love disarms all the firey darts of the evil one. Concentrating on the things of the world is not conducive to growing in Gods Love. I love to read about all our Saints. Bless the Lord Oh my soul and all that is within me!
@@specilegg The God bearer is all our Mother. The Holy Arbitrator between Holy Righteousness in Christ and the demons we all have. Intercede for us sinners most Holy Theotokos so that our souls may be saved. Amen. 🙏
@@arttorrez5548 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you. Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. -Jesus Christ
thank you for your words of holly faith i feel less humanly alone because France has become the land of the damned and every true Christian would understand my pain they are so wicked that as soon as possible i moove on to Russia please brothers and sisters make a leatle prayer for me
@tikkiu7345My copy and paste: That is copied and pasted in every comment section, sometimes without commentary, by Evangelicals who do not rightly interpret Holy Scripture. That very literalist reading of Matthew 23:9 is dispelled by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:14-17, him calling himself a father of his spiritual children, especially St. Timothy, and saying there are other fathers. "Paul’s Paternal Care 14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church." (NKJV / OSB NT) Christ referred in the passage Matthew 23:1-36 to those who *lord* titles over others as the Pharisees did often. It was not just an admonishment against calling a man father, but teachers and rabbis as well (doctors too), which I have never seen Evangelicals object to hardly. It seems to be a double standard as most are anti-Roman Catholic which sadly they lump us in. The title 'Father' our Presbyters use is not lording a title but it is a spiritual truth as they *are* the fathers of spiritual children just like St. Paul was over his flock. And it can be gathered that indeed St. Timothy and others called St. Paul 'father' as it would have been only respectful, him being their spiritual father to help them grow in the Faith. And that's where we get it from. It is from the very earliest of the Church. Also, Christ refers in many places to fathers both biological and spiritual (the Old Covenant Patriarchs and Forefathers). Christ does not say when He refers to them as fathers not to call them such as they are *legitimate* fathers of children. It isn't just a haughty title being put on them. They do not lord titles over others as this vocation, fatherhood, is a reality both to biological fathers and spiritual fathers. If you like to understand this passage in the Holy Scriptures better, this video might help you: th-cam.com/video/j4F-xow3Vzg/w-d-xo.html May God bless you. ☦
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“Everything that diminishes our love of God is demonic” is such a good quote
Anything I don't like is bad... how very childish
@@Mando-wx6pnnot necessarily, there are many things and temptations that we might enjoy, or that bring us temporary pleasure, but it is only temporary, and Christ’s love is forever. God bless you brother
@@someguyidk4762 I think you missed the point. Your god hates you and calls it love. He's like the government, only out for itself and uses us to get what it wants at the expense of our suffering at its hands.
Stop deleting my comments youtube
@@someguyidk4762 you missed the point. Your god detests you. It's like the government, it's all about what it can get out of you at your expense.
Father I am turning 17 and as of 2023 you’re videos have helped me gather my thoughts and bring me closer to God. Thank you so much🤍🤍🤍
@tikkiu7345 Just quit. John Calvin, one of the earliest leaders of the Protestant Reformation, can sum up everything beautifully for us: “While Paul claims for himself the appellation of father, he does it in such a manner as not to take away or diminish the smallest portion of the honor which is due God. […] God alone is the Father of all in faith […] But they whom he is graciously pleased to employ as his ministers for that purpose, are likewise allowed to share with him in his honor, while, at the same time, He parts with nothing that belongs to Himself.”
Viewing Biblical phrases in their proper context is essential if we are to continue living the Christian life. In this particular case, the context showed us that Jesus’ admonition to call no man father was not to be taken literally. This removes a substantial weight from our shoulders, and allows us to once again focus on that which is important: becoming closer and closer to God.
@tikkiu7345
Get a new line of argumentation.
Paul calls Timothy his “true child in the faith” in 1 Tim 2:1? Does he mean he is literally his father? No. His spiritual father. Same thing for priests.
@tikkiu7345 Like many Orthodox clergy, I have lost track of the number of times my Protestant brethren have objected to the priestly title (in my case, “Father Lawrence”), citing the Bible which commands that they “call no man ‘Father’”. They are, of course, thinking of our Lord’s words in Matthew 23:9. If I am feeling puckish and mischievous, I sometimes respond with a simple denial, insisting, “No, the Bible doesn’t say that” just to wind them up and make the final riposte more satisfying. It is not particularly sanctified, but it is fun.
Admittedly the Good News Bible renders the verse “you must not call anyone here on earth ‘Father’”, as does The Living Bible and the New International Version. More accurate versions such as the King James, the RSV, and the New American Standard do not render it this way, since the Greek reads, πατέρα μὴ καλέσητε ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς/ patera me kalesete umon epi tes ges. Note the boldface ὑμῶν, so that the verse is rendered more accurately as “call no man your father on the earth” (thus e.g. King James).
What is the difference between “call no man ‘father’” and “call no man your father”?-the difference is the difference between a title or form of address and a relationship. It is the latter which Christ is describing and proscribing, not the former. The Bible never says, “call no man ‘father’”. Indeed, such a command would be bizarre in a Middle Eastern environment, where the term “father” was the usual honourific for a male person of age. That is why the term is on the lips even of the rich man in Christ’s parable: he calls the venerable patriarch “Father Abraham” when he calls out to him for help (Luke 16:24, 30).
Christ’s word about never calling anyone upon the earth their father finds its true meaning in the context of His denunciation of the Pharisees and Rabbinic piety of the time, which is why the command shows up in Matthew’s very Jewish Gospel and not (say) in the Gospel of Luke, which was addressed to a Gentile audience.
The whole of Matthew 23 consists of a collection of the varied critiques of the Pharisees Christ offered at various times. The fact that there are seven “woes” in the chapter pronounced upon the Pharisees (in verses 13, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29) suggests that this is a finely-crafted compendium of Matthew’s, summarizing what Christ said on a number of different occasions, and not a single sustained oration by Jesus. The chapter constitutes a dossier of denunciation, a warning to His disciples not to follow the practices of the Pharisees and the scribes.
One of the practices which Christ warned His disciples to avoid was the insistence upon public honour and loyalty. The Pharisees loved respectful greetings in public and being hailed with the term “Rabbi” (literally, “my master/ my great one”). (The term at that time was as an honourific, and did not denote a clerical office, as it does today.) The Rabbis would accumulate disciples, men whose task it was to memorize the views and words of their Rabbi and make them their own. Indeed, those teachers claimed a greater respect from their disciples than was given to one’s parents, since they reasoned that one’s parents gave only earthly life, while the Rabbinic teacher gave spiritual and eternal life. They functioned therefore as gurus for those followed them as their personal disciples.
Our Lord insisted that such total allegiance and such blind loyalty had no place among His followers in His Church. The leaders in His movement were never to function as such fathers, commanding personal allegiance and accumulating personal disciples. Such complete allegiance could only be given to God, their common Father in heaven. On earth the only Leader to whom such devotion should be given was Christ, the Messiah of all. His disciples were all brothers, and even the leaders among them looked to the same Leader and Lord, the Christ of God (Matthew 23:8-10).
In all of this, what mattered was where the heart was, and to whom one gave ultimate loyalty. The Rabbis of the Pharisees claimed personal loyalty from their disciples as their due in a kind of personality cult. Such a cult and such devotion were to find no place among Jesus’ followers. The issue was not so much whether one calls one’s leader either “Father Tom” or “Pastor Tom”. The issue was the relationship between the leader and the led. One can be led by Father Tom and address him as “Father Tom”. But Father Tom can never command ultimate personal loyalty-nor, as a true disciple of Christ, would he wish to.
The temptation to accrue personal disciples is a perennial one, and not confined to the Pharisees, scribes, and Rabbis of the first century. We can see such a cult of personality and the demand for personal allegiance in some televangelists. It is not necessary to name names; the names are already well-known. Though not using the ancient Middle Eastern honourific “father”, such men function as fathers to their supporters, authoritative gurus, demanding like the Rabbis of old personal loyalty (and financial support).
It is usually otherwise among the Orthodox and those groups that use the title “Father” as an honourific for their clergy. Orthodox clergy all dress alike-the same black cassock, the same pectoral cross. Their teaching is the same, so that it scarcely matters whether one goes to Father Lawrence’s parish or Father Justin’s. The use of common title and of common clerical garb are intended to obscure and impede such personal style as would promote a cult of personality. Different clergy have different gifts, of course, and different parishes have different strengths and weaknesses. But the same Orthodox Faith is proclaimed by all the Orthodox clergy in the same way. There is not a Laurentian Orthodoxy here and a Justinian Orthodoxy there. Ecclesiastically speaking, there is but One who is the Teacher, and all clergy are brothers (Matthew 23:8). Christ is our earthly Leader, and He has taught us that God in heaven is our Father. We therefore call no man on earth our true and life-giving father apart from Him.
by Fr. Lawrence Farley
@tikkiu7345Leave the kid alone tongue of the devil. He is of God not of your protestant satanic madness
You sound hangry
He who endures to the end will be saved. Thank you for your words Father.
Why aren't the people that have been murdered already saved, how can there be an end when the story is eternal life, why is there the words of the Bible 'God so loved the world he sent his only begotten son' when this video says have nothing to do with the world, there is a complete lack of comprehenSION going on , along with no questioning or critical thought . The bible is full of endless contradictions that tying people up in knots, and the world is not progressing in a spiritual way mostly due to archaic monotheistic religion. Islam is literally hell on Earth from satn, fgm in African states, oppresSION of women in Iran, Afghanistan etc not to mention recent attacks on Israel by Hamas, vile abhorrent religion.
@@pinarellolimoncello needless empty rhetoric, take your hate elsewhere. We have very little care for your opinion here
@@reecemaddy Its not hate, your preaching confuSION
@@pinarellolimoncello you are preaching confusion 😂no surprise you’re a climate nut
@@reecemaddy And also your channel has no content, you're obviously a imposter fraud trying to keep people in spiritual bondage and darkness.
Dear Lord please protect my mind,body and soul from all evil Thank you Jesus 😁🦁🙏🐑😇😊
Just like mine a feel to possesed with the evil but a got Hope in jesus christ Am possesed with germans slavics to like gas mask a hope you are doing good a pray in jesus name
The devil is sending so much of a bad stuff in my life ,hoping that I will turn to him.Never his attacks bring me even closer to the Lord Jesus Christ 💯🙏@@Chawo-Malzo
@Malzo821 I am Slavic American ,and I am a rebuking evail every day.Only Jesus Christ is the one that I love and listen too.
@@Gigi-jv1ce easy brother a belive in god and in jesus a pray god bles you all in Jesus Name
@@Gigi-jv1cePray to no one but the Lord.
The Devil is a tormenter, Jesus give me peace ☮️✝️
Please pray for me i suffer from mental illness
@@mokraneibouchoukene4828 🙏✝️
@@mokraneibouchoukene4828lord Jesus Christ loves you no matter what disability you have for he heals the soul.✝️☦️
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
“The pleasures of the body will pass away” - thank you for this Father.
Amen praise Jesus
@@AceMax-5 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
@@paulgemme6056you are gravely misinterpreting that man
Oh no 😱 2,000 years of Catholic theology debunked!!! I wonder how we haven’t noticed that passages for 2,000 years!! I wonder if anyone’s written about it!!
@@willbgm5x5 Trust the Spirit of truth. (Holy Spirit). Read your bible and let the Holy Spirit renew your mind that you may believe (have faith) and be saved.
2 Corinthians 4:3,4
But if our gospel (good news) be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Thank you for these words, Father Spyridon. ☦✝️
This man changed me. This man right here! God bless you father spyridon.
@tikkiu7345better not call my father "father" then
I am 24 and addicted to weed, I know what I do now determines who I will be in the future. I have many paths ultimately there are 2 satan or God. the complex illusion or the simple truth. Please never stop posting these vids have helped me a lot as one of many targeted individuals.
Sean I struggled with the same addiction for 20years, I urge you to let go of this crutch, it gives you a false sense of living more fully yet all it does is make time slip through your fingers. It won’t be easy and you may suffer feelings of absolute emptiness but it is temporary.
I pray for you to find the true freedom that God gives us.
Pray for me
God Bless You.
Do not be a slave, Sean. The Lord came to set you free and that you may have life more abundantly. The Devil uses this means to demoralise you, to desensitise you and to diminish you. To make you less than you are and to hold you down. Stand up, Sean. Resurrect yourself through the Lord's passion. ♥
I encourage you to pursuing Christ Jesus brother. I myself am struggling with pornography. All I can say for both of us is to repent to Jesus brother.
Start your morning with Jesus and end your night with Jesus and follow his commandments, and you can see his works in your life which are miraculous ✨
Amen 😢
Leaning on this right now to get my mind right and my soul back
@@tylerfast106 stay with it
Every time we go back we know it’s never worth it
It’s a practice to stay with “the way”
But we must push for it everyday! With prayer
With love
With gratitude
We are at peace only by his will
@@tylerfast106 it’s giving up the wants
The flesh
The desires
What Jesus says to stay away from
@@Tektec91 thank you my friend. I totally agree and put your advice into practice daily. Some days it’s easier. Some days harder. But every single day it’s worth it. Praise Jesus and God bless you ❤️
I'm so relieved to see you out of the hospital, Father. I include you in my daily prayers. Thank you for bringing peace, joy, wisdom and sound teaching into my life. Your channel makes me happy and hopeful.
Dear Father Spyridon, we were so glad to hear that you are out of the hospital. My son introduced me to your online homilies which are a great source of inspiration for us. GOD bless you and keep up the good work!
@tikkiu7345 "And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame'" (Luke 16:24).
"For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel" (1 Corinthians 4:15).
Since the early days of the Church, bishops and presbyters have been called "father," not because they take the place of God, but because of their fatherly care for their flocks; they lead people to God, and they exercise fatherly authority within the community.
And you know what? Protestant proof-texting and deliberate ignorance get really old. Try thinking about Scripture and other spiritual matters with a bit of nuance for once in your life. Fundamentalism is a disease.
@tikkiu7345Hey, you might want to take a look at Luke 16:24 and 1 Corinthians 4:15. Don't be ignorant.
@tikkiu7345 "Honour your father and mother"
I still need a purified heart. I tremble before God's love.
The Jesus Prayer, Confession, Communion
@tikkiu7345 keep commenting bro it will help more see this video and spread the Orthodox faith 👍
The blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin 1john 8-9 ❤
@kevanlane3836 Indeed, but it is in the Holy Sacraments of the Church where His Blood is applied. God bless ☦️
@@austinditullio6682Where is that in Scripture?
“Ephesians 2:8-10
[8] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
By faith we receive, not by works. The one criminal on the Cross received the free gift of salvation from our Lord Jesus Christ by faith in Him without receiving any Sacrament.
(Sorry, I’m a Protestant!)
:)
I am a protestant, but I still love these videos. I may not agree with everything Father Spyrdin says, but I still want to learn from him. I also enjoy the sights and sounds of his videos, such as the cow's moo, the wind blowing, and the pastures.
Protestant? Why be satisfied with a turkey sandwich when you can enjoy the entire thanksgiving feast 🤗
I am the same. A protestant that has learnt a lot from these videos.
I have friends who were Protestant and converted.. I’ve hear it repeatedly “You guys don’t realize what you have”
Catholic and agree with everything this wise elder priest has said.
All these things were going through my mind yesterday and he is saying what I was thinking.
@@bobvila6437but I’m lost, I want to be successful in my career path to earn money for a family to make my mum proud. Can I not attend to this material task while aslo loving god or do I have to literally be a monk.
I recently started attending an nearby Greek Orthodox parish, I will begin my road of conversion from Roman Catholicism. God bless, and thank you Father Spyridon
God bless you on your journey
May you be blessed in your journey of catechism☦ Dont hesitate to make questions!
welcome home brother
Welcome home brother
Friend you should seek to convert to Christ Jesus not to a church ❤
Father please pray for me, I'm going through some tough times
I will pray for you too 🙏
@tikkiu7345 Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 'Honor your father and mother.' This is the first commandment with a promise: If you honor your father and mother, 'Things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.' Should we not call our dad, father? You are cherry-picking the verse. God is telling us not to commit idolatry.
I needed to hear this. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner
Thank you for this father. I have left the UK to seek a life in eastern Europe as I am fundamentally unable to live the live in accordance with the scriptures here in the UK. Temptation surrounds me and while I have acquired some virtues and overcome certain temptations through the grace of our Lord, some are still persistent, idleness being the key in this. I understand that I am being called home to actively participate in the Orthodox Church and to do honest work with the hands that I was given. I had become very disillusioned with the evil I was participating in with regards to the working culture and white collar jobs here in the UK, and while I would have loved to become an honest farmer in the UK and distanced myself from technology and the new-age ideologies spreading in the big cities, this is not economically viable, and I think that this has all been planned very carefully and with malicious intent. I am glad that I have received this calling and I understand what is required of me. Thank you for all your lessons father, I know it is in our best interests to remain humble before God, but I am eternally grateful for your guidance. I wish you all the best for helping me understand where I stumbled and how I could overcome this.
Best wishes on your journey, mate. God bless.
@tikkiu7345 He who does not voluntary remove himself from the sources of temptation, will involuntary become a slave to sin. The world tempts us, I go to remove myself from it.
Wise decision.
"Great is the name of the Holy Trinity. Most Holy Theotokos support us". These were the powerful words Saint Paisios would use whenever the tempter tried to tempt him.
CHRIST IS KING
Lord Jesus Christ, son of God have mercy on me a miserable sinner.
Amin 🙏🏽
Don't go after momentary pleasure rather seek for eternal joy. Thanks father for msg.
Thank you Father. I listen to all your videos. God Bless 🕊
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.
Amen to this. I was just telling a fellow Christian to stop watching tik tok and focus on Bible. People don’t want to listen and become unwary. Truly sad. I’m praying 🙏🏻
So, so true. Time is quickly running out. All we can do is show them the path that they must take and then pray for them.
To be fair you are here on TH-cam-both are video hosting sites.
The issue is what someone watches (or at least how it relates in their heart/mind) and being overcome by something.
As it says in 2nd Peter 2:19a:
// ...For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. //
Father Spyridon, please keep me in your prayers. Your videos are very helpful in keeping my Orthodox faith. My name is Siliyan. I am going through spiritual warfare at this time and my health is not in the best condition. ☦️
🙏🙏❤🙏🙏
🙏☦️😢
I will be praying for you also. And if you're struggling with your faith, just know you're not alone.
Thank you Fr. Spyridon Bailey for strengthening my faith.
IN JESUS NAME! IN JESUS NAME! IN JESUS NAME! WE PRAY! AMEN!
“The penitent clears the weeds from the field of his soul and the seed of goodness begins to grow.”
St. Nikolai Velimirovich (from Prayers by the Lake, Prayer 18)
Father, your sermons have helped bring me out of a very dark and hopeless place in my life. You always have a way of saying what we need to hear most. May the Lord grant you good health and inspiration for many years to come.
Very encouraging. Orthodoxy is a wonderful gift from God, it is the Church.
Oriental orthodox*
@tikkiu7345Orthodoxy isn't a denomination as it existed before them all. They all fell off of Orthodoxy due to their pride and heresy. In the beginning the Orthodox Church was known as "the Way". Christ is our Head.
@@LadyMaria If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
@@paulgemme6056 Again, we're Orthodox Christians, not Roman Catholics.
But since you're merely copying and pasting things with no thought:
My copy and paste:
The Bible verse Mt 23:9 is copied and pasted, or mentioned/referred to, in nearly every Orthodox Christian comment section, sometimes without commentary, by Evangelical Protestants who do not rightly interpret Holy Scripture.
That very literalist reading of Matthew 23:9 is dispelled by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:14-17, him calling himself a father of his spiritual children, especially St. Timothy, and saying there are other fathers.
"Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church." (NKJV / OSB NT)
Christ referred in the passage Matthew 23:1-36 to those who *lord* titles over others as the Pharisees did often and didn't practice as they preached others to do. It was not just an admonishment against calling a man 'father', but 'teacher' and 'rabbi' as well (doctors too), which I have never seen Evangelicals object to hardly. It seems to be a double standard as most are anti-Roman Catholic which sadly they lump us in with them.
The title 'Father' our Presbyters use is not lording a title but it is a spiritual truth as they *are* the fathers of spiritual children just like St. Paul was over his flock. And it can be gathered that indeed St. Timothy and others called St. Paul 'father' as it would have been only respectful, him being their spiritual father to help them grow in the Faith, shepherded by them who were their flock. After all, the flocks were referred to as 'children' by the anointed Shepherds of Christ. And that's where we get it from. It is from the very earliest of the Church.
Also, Christ refers in many places to fathers both biological and spiritual (the Old Covenant Patriarchs and Forefathers). Christ does not say when He refers to them as fathers not to call them such as they are *legitimate* fathers of children. It isn't just a haughty title being put on them. They do not lord titles over others as this vocation, fatherhood, is a reality both to biological fathers and spiritual fathers.
If you like to understand this passage in the Holy Scriptures better, these two videos might help you, especially the second which goes into the Second Temple era usage of 'father': th-cam.com/video/j4F-xow3Vzg/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/JCDujtjiXT8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7TAUIbhx8phy6ds6
May God bless you. ☦
No debates, that is all I have to say.
Yes very wonderful gift. Glory be to God
Gods blessings be upon you and your family, father, struggling with carnal passions of the flesh is a big everyday problem, but i remain trying. I'm still in search for a church so that i might be baptized and Chrismated.♥
Amen brother
Good luck on your journey brother. It's not going to be easy but with Christ everything is possible. One tip of advice : Keep your mind occupied and always do something, the worst thing you can do is face the temptation head on. I'm pretty sure Father Spyridon talked about how to deal with temptation, definitely check it out if you haven't, God bless!
Thank you for your answers, beloved. God bless you beyond your imagination!@@hill7487
thanking the Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth for being faithful to us, forgiving at first. we don't deserve You, Lord! THANK YOU! 🙏🏼💗
Thank you for your incredible dedication to shining the Lords light and truth upon the world. Love you brother
Jesus christ is the only way to the father strive to be more christ like everyday ❤
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Amen
@@karenshepard6705 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
B33n fasting for 3 days and I tell you,it really humbles you and serve the Lord in a beautiful way because pride THE I KNOW,I FEEL,I WANT is still our will not God's will,keep carying your cross my brothers and sisters,God's love is everlasting ❤❤❤❤❤Humility is everything,humble yourself and you'll b3 exalted, Jesus humbled himself and satan was arrogant and prideful ❤❤❤
Amen!
Thank you for the wisdom, though it is troubling. I am a warrior and my nature seeks battle, though I am broken and aging my will and skill remain. The fire inside as well. But I understand to abide in Christ means to fully accept peace. There is no justification of our own to commit violence. Only God can bless righteous bloodshed. I also understand this conversion cannot be completed on my own. It's no wonder there are hermits and monks in this life.
Read job 41 along with James 3
Over and over until it clicks..
@@firstnamelastname-kr8dv If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
Yes, Fr. Spyridon, let us seek holiness and humility of heart❤
I'm glad to be living in the town I am, there are lots of trails in the forest to hike and many lookouts to see Gods beauty. I live by a prairie, and sometimes I like to go for walks, as it is large and stunning. I'm thankful that God made this world, I'm thankful that God gave me the gift of life to experience it.
Amen
I’m catholic, and I love his videos so much ❤️
If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
@@paulgemme6056 I’m sure orthodox and Catholics alike don’t agree w ur Protestant theology and Starbucks churches so pls stop now
One could transcribe the good Father's sermons he makes here on YTube for us and have all the spiritual guidance one needs to fall back on in times of duress and temptation. Truly, he's been gifted by the Lord to speak and appeal to us sinners. IC XC NIKA. ☦️
Father Spyridon is the wisest man I know. God knows we all need this wisdom more than ever. ☦️
Father Spyridon I watch your videos all they time and they always remind me of the love of God
Father Spyridon, please pray for us.
His videos keep speaking directly to what I'm dealing with.
Beautifully expressed, dear Fr Spyridon! It is truly wonderful that God calls us to seek things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father. Things of earth pale in comparison to His unspeakable goodness and glory. Forsaking everything of earth restores our dignity, even now -- not that we never fall short. How else can we be light and salt in a fallen world?
Thank you Father🙏
For all those new to Fr Syridons teachings, Come home to the Orthodox Church ☦️
As a former Protestant I finally realize that the Orthodox way is the real path to full repentance and eternity with Christ. Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me a sinner ☦️
Im good
Im already oriental orthodox
i am converting to Catholicism but i love the Orthodox church as it was my paternal family. I pray that we all unite but sometimes it feels that we already are despite all of our denominational differences
@@kunaikat2232Orthodoxy isn't a denomination. It's the Church of Christ.
Lord God, thank you for giving someone as flawed as me the opportunity to grow closer to you, even if I fail. How can we deny such love and forgiveness?
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
I love you Father! Thank you for this wisdom and encouragement. I need it so. ✨🙏✨
Thanks father - this piece is a game-changer.
Im Transgender a modern day eunuch and orthodox. I love Christ with all my heart. I weep so often when I pray.
But it wasnt until I healed my temple before I could heal spiritually. My Zeal for christ upset a catholic priest according to my neighbor.
I am chaste and just never felt love with sex and ive felt so much joy happiness and emotion when I pray and In Christ.
Your teaching is so strong. I am doing my best.
I know some people call me evil just for beinging a minority. But i can forgive them because they javent read about eunuchs in the bible.
I care little for my flesh.
But if i did not heal it first id be dead thisedicone kept me alive. I pray though and repent if being trans/a feminine eunuch is evil then i will repent at conffession.
I have such Joy in the Christ. And as the eunuch has served the bride I hope I can serve the church someday.
Read isaiah 56 salvation for others it gives me so much joy.
The story of the ethiopian and st phillip the Deacon.
And matthew 19:12 on celibacy and eunuchs.
Thank you Father for setting me upon my path once more. May God bless you and keep you as you remind me of the word which is a lamp unto my feet.
Lord Jesus Christ,Son Of God,Have Mercy On Me A Sinner.. 🙏☦️
This Lent I have been challenged by the devil. He filled me with ambition and pride, and led me to a extreme fast, which my body could not resist and the day after I was eating A LOT and behaving selfishly, and it caused me great guilt.
This guilt caused me to feel unworthy, and I skipped mass, stopped reading my Bible for 4 days and stopped following my guided Lent program.
I went to confession yesterday and the Priest was so ❤ understanding and he gave me light. He helped me see when I was blind.
Today I picked up my Bible again and the guided prayers WERE EXACTLY WHAT MY SOUL NEEDED, AND EXACTLY WHAT COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE PAIN AND SHAME I ENDURED THESE PAST FOUR DAYS
During those 4 days My love for God dimished. I was tired. Completely exhausted and frustrated, because days prior I had felt his Love SO strongly and I had been able to share with atheists and their wheels had started to move. Why???? Why would I hit a low point right after a high point?
CAUSE THE DEVIL ATTACKS US WHEN WE MAKE PROGRESS AND HE DOES NOT WANT THE GOSPEL TO BE SHARED
Father bless, thank you for another great reflection. What a simple and yet profound saying that can help guide all of our thought and action- “anything that diminishes our love for God is of the devil, it is to be rejected…”
All Glory to God.
Thank you, Father!
@tikkiu7345what did Jesus call His earthly father, do you think?
Amen ✝️❤️ I put my faith and trust in the Lord
Powerful message! Thank you Father ✝️✝️✝️💜💜💜🕊🕊🕊
watching from Bryan, TX. 🙏
In a world whose dirt is made of Hedonism and the desire for temporary worldly pleasures, the surge in Orthodoxy has truly been a blessing to all the world. For without the Father's will, and Christ's protection of His church, and the Holy Spirit's guidance of all mankind, this video would not have 100,000 views, nor would this channel have 245,000 subscribers. I rejoice in the wisdom of this video, and I pray for your well being, Fr. Spyridon.
Love of God and love of the world 🌎 are polar opposites. Thank you.
Father Spyridon, I am a catholic who soon wants to convert to an Orthodox Christian. I speak of truth when it comes to my faith and debunk many false religions. What should I do and stop doing?
Read st Basil the Great.
P.s just trying to help fr. Spyridon for the sake of helping you faster
@@thatweirdtoughman If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
And the things of this earth become strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace. All glory to God.
This video has such a great message. Shalom
Thank you!
Thank you father Spyridon, I definitely need to hear this
Such rare hope, Fr. Spyridon. What solace your channel is ☦️
thank you father you have helped me come closer to god and grow as a young man
The title of this video rocks
thank you
Thank you so much for this brother. You are a great encouragement. I often feel alone, even amongst believers as next to no one has a radical faith. I want to live wholly set apart for the Lord. Him and His kingdom is all I want to talk about. But believers don’t.
It is no wonder to me why my country-USA-is in the state it is. People love God so little. They profess Him with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him and cold.
May He judge us, bring desolation to us so that we will be humbled to seek Him once more or for the first time.
Blessed are u Father Spyridon!
Thank you Father, your words always fill me with light.
Glory to God 🙏🏻 Have mercy for us and give us strength
Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me worst sinner. ☦
Excellent
My Gods grace always abound in you Father, I thank you for your reflection.
Tonight I almost had a night terror (sleep paralysis) and I thought I saw Satan before having it the paralysis I fought it and felt like god was still there despite me walking away he still protected me. It was truly a wake up call, god is urging me to come back. He wants me to save people and save myself. I love him so much and hope you all turn back to him if you are going through a period of sleep.
Thank you for your holy, truthful guidance Fr. Your words are making a difference in our lives who thirst for this. "Everything that diminishes our love for God is demonic". We must have custody of eyes, ears, thoughts.....everything that is our experience of being human in this dark, fallen world.
Your videos calm me down, thank you for always teaching me. May God bless you my brother. I hope to see you and everyone in heaven one day. ❤️
My father and brother health not good please pray 🙏🙏
Thank you ■ Been meditating on part of the closing text; amazing the freedom from the law, yet the fulfillment to serve the Lord God and his only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. M
Thank you Fr spyridion
I am here on campus
There is much sin
Please pray for me
To remove my foot from evil
And light my path before me
Thank you for these beautiful and powerful reflections.
Thank You good & great teacher Preacher of GOD'S WORD , JESUS CHRIST is my strength , Amen ...
Thank you father, pray for me that our Lord opens my closed eyes, that i see my world for what it truly is....i fear i am always missing the full picture, i always doubt myself. Pray for me father so i can be a whole man. THANK YOU
Thank you Father Spyridon….🙏🏽🙏🙏🏿
@tikkiu7345 He is my Holy Father, creator of heaven,earth & all things 🫶🏽
Dear Father Spyridon, all glory to the Lord for His Holy Spirit that drives you to present such timely messages. This was custom tailored for my ears this very evening. I am presently at war. I have truly repented and the enemy is hot after my return to sin. I see the truth in all that you have outlined here. Help me, Oh Lord to be absorbed by Your Love. Love disarms all the firey darts of the evil one. Concentrating on the things of the world is not conducive to growing in Gods Love. I love to read about all our Saints. Bless the Lord Oh my soul and all that is within me!
Love you man. I needed to hear this. Thank you for being God's vessel for us
Thank you Fr.Spyridon for your Wisdom and Guidance
Most Holy Theotokos save us. 🙏
God/Jesus? They are the way.♥️🕊️
@@specilegg The God bearer is all our Mother. The Holy Arbitrator between Holy Righteousness in Christ and the demons we all have. Intercede for us sinners most Holy Theotokos so that our souls may be saved. Amen. 🙏
@@arttorrez5548 If Catholicism was taught by men of God who knows how to interpret scripture, they would call no man on earth father because born again believers only have one Father and that is God in heaven. Read your bible and you will learn who to not let religious men fool you.
Matthew 23:9
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ
@@specileggJesus is God.
thank you for your words of holly faith i feel less humanly alone because France has become the land of the damned and every true Christian would understand my pain they are so wicked that as soon as possible i moove on to Russia please brothers and sisters make a leatle prayer for me
Thank you father I'm not a member of a Orphodox Church yet but that is what im trying to reach for and god willing it will happen one day
@tikkiu7345My copy and paste:
That is copied and pasted in every comment section, sometimes without commentary, by Evangelicals who do not rightly interpret Holy Scripture.
That very literalist reading of Matthew 23:9 is dispelled by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:14-17, him calling himself a father of his spiritual children, especially St. Timothy, and saying there are other fathers.
"Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you, imitate me. 17 For this reason I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church." (NKJV / OSB NT)
Christ referred in the passage Matthew 23:1-36 to those who *lord* titles over others as the Pharisees did often. It was not just an admonishment against calling a man father, but teachers and rabbis as well (doctors too), which I have never seen Evangelicals object to hardly. It seems to be a double standard as most are anti-Roman Catholic which sadly they lump us in.
The title 'Father' our Presbyters use is not lording a title but it is a spiritual truth as they *are* the fathers of spiritual children just like St. Paul was over his flock. And it can be gathered that indeed St. Timothy and others called St. Paul 'father' as it would have been only respectful, him being their spiritual father to help them grow in the Faith. And that's where we get it from. It is from the very earliest of the Church.
Also, Christ refers in many places to fathers both biological and spiritual (the Old Covenant Patriarchs and Forefathers). Christ does not say when He refers to them as fathers not to call them such as they are *legitimate* fathers of children. It isn't just a haughty title being put on them. They do not lord titles over others as this vocation, fatherhood, is a reality both to biological fathers and spiritual fathers.
If you like to understand this passage in the Holy Scriptures better, this video might help you: th-cam.com/video/j4F-xow3Vzg/w-d-xo.html
May God bless you. ☦
Thank you Father, Your words are truly calming and gives me a sense of hope in this difficult time, May Jesus Live within you.
God bless you to all Amen 🙏⛪🕯️