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people are idiots but my question raised up in a babtist environment they said that baptist where one of the first I think it had to do with john the baptist something like this. Do you know anything about this__
JESUS says the 7th day is holy POPE says the 1st day is holy 🤔WHO DO YOU OBEY?? THE TEN COMMANDMENTS! 👉(Exodus 20:3-17) My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. ~ Psalms 89:34
Yeah America could use more meditative bass baritones in their religious music. instead of the cheesy superficial pop music they play in charismatic churches.
@@wilmerbesitan1200 I hope this upside-down pope shows how inverted the way the Catholic church has been going by trying to appease culture instead of honoring the tradition and brings a revival of the right way.
He is the priest who brought me into the church I was catechized and baptized into. A wonderful beautiful servant of God. I couldn’t have asked for a better priest.
I am not Christian, I've had bad experiences with the protestant church but I do admire this man's passion and devotion and how it brings him near tears just to talk about the church he cares for.
Don't be pulled in by worldly religion! True religion is the pattern of Christ which is saving souls and turning them back to God telling them to repent of their sins and be saved! Its saving souls from eternal damnation in hellfire and the pit! Saving souls from having to endure the second death! Revelation 21:8 The true church are the born again believers (people) who are expressing the kingdom of God: righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy ghost! You do not need a church building nor do you need a man or woman to ordain you or anything else to have a relationship with God and to be High Priest in Christ! The pattern to follow in this dispensation IS CHRIST JESUS our Lord. That's it! Everyone else who claims to be his should be reflecting HIS fruit in their pattern, their life. To be saved you MUST repent from your sins! And not have the mind to continue in them! Jesus will reveal the Father to you and God will come in and Holy Spirit will teach and comfort you! Your body IS the temple of the Lord! Your spirit IS the candle of the Lord! He makes an abode in you! You are His walking tabernacle, his lively stone. He will teach you the scriptures and his ways. I'm telling you this is all worldly religious piety and idolatry! Stay away and repent! Jesus warned against this. All these schisms are unacceptable. In the body of Christ all is clear because you have a eye to see and ears to hear and when you become a student of the word yourself and live your life in prayer, worship, fasting, praise, sacrificing your body daily to God walking in salvation Repentant of sin, I'm telling you will SEE! There are those who run ahead of God and haven't walked in the wilderness long enough with him by the Spirit to be purge and learn so when they come up zealously to engage one who is religious they cause harm to their own walk with God and the walk of that religious person because the religious one will continue to think themself wise when they aren't all because you become zealous didn't wait on the Lord to school you in the Spirit more because this man is indeed wrong in his way at how he regards the "church" and mortals men. Only Jesus should be lifted up! And as an elder may the Lord touch him and others like him because the kingdom is at hand. Jesus didn't die to make any Church building! That is a lie from the pit of Hell! You who believe that Church as the way to God and ordination has the ONLY WAY to serve in ministry and all those other ceremonies that men make that have nothing to do with God or Jesus teachings and all that idolatrous praying to the "saints" and carrying items attributing powers of protections and healing to objects and ancestors and such good gracious you all need to REPENT! YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT TO HEAVEN! REPENT FROM IDOLATRY AND STOP BEING BLINDED BY RELIGION AND OUTWARD EXPRESSIONS OF PIETY! Learn the word for yourself so you know that you know and that these wolves can't shade you from the Lord voice and his lips! Ask God to show you and teach you the scriptures! Don't read them in the flesh of your mind which is against God. Ask God in the name of Jesus to teach you the truth! "Beware of the Pharisees and the Saducees in their long flowing robes who like all the praise and high seats...." find that scripture for yourself Jesus was against the religious! He didn't die for a church building. He died for his bride, the church which are a people, a remnant, believers, born again of God's Spirit and renewed in their minds and hearts and living his word showing God approved by their works in faith and their loves being living testimonies spreading the great testimony, which is his testimony of Christ Jesus which is the beginning and ending of all scripture and you find him in it. Only the Holy Spirit can reveal this when you seek and you Repent! You do not need a church building to find God. Find God right now by just talking to him and seeking him no matter where you are or what you have done. Call on the name of Jesus. He will come! Amen! God bless!
A Nazarene Lady brought Christ to me when I was a little child, living in chaos and abuse. Christ has given me a beautiful life. I am Orthodox now, because Christ made that happen in my life. I am Orthodox now, and I will sing praises to God while I have being!
1 Tiimothy 2:5 KJV: "For there is ONE God, and ONE mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus." Not Mary. 1 John 2:1- KJV "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world." Hebrews 7 22-25 KJV: "By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. Hebrews 9:12 KJV: "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." We have been ETERNALLY REDEEMED by the blood of Jesus, once forever, we do not need the Mystery's priests waving their wands toward us for forgiveness they cannot grant. Hebrews 10:12 KJV: "But this man, after he had offered ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOR EVER, sat down on the right hand of God" ROMANS 8:1-3 KJV: "There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
"There has to be some Orthododxy in every denomination that we can recover" Thats surely a bold statement from an orthodox priest, and i have ever heard it spelled by such. Wish to meet more like him as well! May this belief spread quickly for all true christians
@prey unceasingly - I certainly can’t answer for him but got the impression he was referring to Orthodoxy as the Original Church. There by every denomination that came after would have an element of orthodoxy in it. Just my take mind you.
Debunking catholicism I'm more blessed than mary Proof = Luke 11:27-28 27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” 28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” In Luke 11:27 that random woman LITERALLY said Jesus your mother is Blessed, but are Lord Jesus LITERALLY said Believers are more Blessed than mary. Amen and Amen _________________________ CHRIST alone John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ACTS 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” There is only One Mediator between God and men, LORD Jesus Christ= 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. Hebrew 9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Hebrew 12:24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. Hebrew 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access by One Spirit to the Father John 15:5 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. _________________________ Work of God = John 6:28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” _________________________ 1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach Paul allows bishops to get marry, but catholic church goes against paul. Now these catholic will give a Verses from 1 Corinthians7 to say that paul gave the advice to stay unmarried. But they will not tell you that the same chapter they quote says 1 Corinthians 7:28 "even if you do marry, you have not SINNED". The passage literally says "young women, young men" and a bishop is supposed to be a Church ELDER. Mic drop _________________________ Jesus said Matthew 23:9 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. And also said Holy Father to Heavenly Father= John 17:11 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. Jesus said call no one Father but still catholics call *pope holy father. Sad _________________________ Whenever a catholic argue about mary being the mother of God Use this to defeat the argument. Luke 8:21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.” Matthew 12:46-50 46 While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” 48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”. Mark 3:35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” John 19:26-27 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. ( Jesus basically said John is the son of mary, and mary is the mother of John from that time onwards). By the way sarah is the mother of all proof=Galatians 4:21-26. _________________________ We should not pray to apostles Romans 1:25 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Acts 10:25-26 25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.” Acts 14:15 15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them, Revelation 19:10 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 22:8-9 8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God." Colossians 2:18 18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, You cannot go to Father through saints nor mary, you can only go to the Father through Lord Jesus Christ= John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Holy Spirit intercedes for us=Romans 8:26 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And CHRIST as well=Romans 8:34 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Hebrews 7:25 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. It's Christ and Holy Spirit who intercedes for us not apostles _________________________ Apostles are allowed to marry, 1 Corinthians 9:1-5 1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. 3 My defense to those who examine me is this: 4 Do we have no right to eat and drink? 5 Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas? If Peter (peter is cephas read John 1:42) the so called "first pope" was married, why does the catholic church doesn't allow "pope" to marry? _________________________ The so called vicar of christ/ pope/holy father Peter called himself a fellow elder in 1 Peter 5:1, and as per the qualifications of elder in Titus 1:5-9 the elder is allowed to get married; then why does the "pope" is required to be celibate and catholic? ( when Peter was neither celibate nor catholic). 1)Peter was not perfect human nor was he a perfect disciple 2)He sank down while walking on water 3)Our Lord said to peter get behind me satan 4)Peter reject our Lord 3 times 5)Our Lord rebuked Peter for calling fire from heaven 6)Our Lord rebuked Peter when he cut of the soilders ear 7)Paul rebuked Peter for being hypocrite because he was acting different in front of Jews and different in front of gentiles. 8) Moses messed up, and he was a important part of Bible ( that's why he never entered the promised land), 9)David messed up ( and he has the Holy Spirit), 10)King Soloman messed up, 11) Saul messed up and God regretted the decision (1 Samuel 15:10-11). Hatrick (Saul then David then Soloman back to back messed up) 12)The apostles run away a day before Lord Jesus got locked up. 13)The early church messed up Rev 2:18-20, 1 Corinthians, Galatians. 14) Apostle John when receiving Revelation worshiped an angel and the angel said "see you do not do that. Worship GOD" Revelation 22:8-9 If these great people could mess up, why do you think the catholic church wouldn't mess up. _ Galatians 4:21-26 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar- 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children- 26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. Sarah is mother of all, Not mary Also the Church has many name like Christians, Evangelists, Children of God, Believers, servents of God, bride of Christ, but not once the Church is called catholics Changed the 10 commandments by deleting 2nd commandment, and dividing the 10th into 2 commandments. Also changing the real Saturday Sabbath to fake sunday sabbath... .. ..
@@mynameis......23 Luke 11,27-28 Jesus takes advantage of the woman's praise to show that Mary's greatness is not only in carnal motherhood, but in faith. Mary is the most perfect model of those who hear the word of God and implement them in practice.
@@cristoreinaevence8334 But then how come she is given relatively low "screen time" compared to other followers of Jesus in the Bible? For instance, there isn't really much scripture about how she spread the gospel. The book of Acts would have been a great place to tell more about Mary's life and behavior after Jesus' resurrection. She isn't brought up in any of the other writings following the letter to the Romans, and neither is she given much thought in the book of Revelation. To contrast, Paul's mission journeys are recorded somewhat detailedly, along with other acts of Jesus' followers like Peter (Acts ch. 3), or John, or Stephen. If she is as important as some people say that she is (catholic people), then why isn't she brought up in the Bible in the same big proportions?
Hail Mary! Full of grace! The lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and BLESSED is the fruit of thy womb, JESUS! Holy Mary MOTHER OF GOD. PRAY for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
I'm not a Protestant, OC, or RC right now. I'm a long time believer, follower of Christ, and I think that this man hit the nail on the head. He said, "We can't all be Orthodox, but we need to recover Orthodoxy in every denomination." AMEN BROTHER
@@Greg-k4e Anabaptist, Baptists are not truly Protestant, although they protest much of what the RCC stands for. I currently attend a very tiny church that used to Methodist but has since left and is not affiliated with but shares many doctrines with Methodism. I'm not a Methodist by heritage, I attend there because the sermons are only 20 minutes, kids have their own time with the pastor, and no one is asking me to be a worship pastor for them there. They value children as well as all ages and celebrate the Lord's supper very often, and will perform infant baptism if you desire. It's a Christian church that takes a hard stance on the Word and what God has spoken, but not on the peripheral. My family can heal there from all the lies and damage from churches over many years. I greatly respect people of other traditions, but I cannot submit to the doctrines I see that are blatantly wrong.
@@mars4105 But the complete truth is held within the Gospel. Jesus died and rose again and through Him we are saved, now we must go out and make disciples of all nations. What's missing?
Wha??????? Catholic Church didn’t come till 300 ad what is he talking about no the church did not come before the scripture that was a flat out lie the priest told the scripture been around since 1000’s of years before Christ Catholic Church started all the pagan traditions that go outside of what the Bible teaches.
@@ellisonwest7005 It is true the Old Testament books existed before the Church. But if you read #Acts, what Acts describes is happening immediately after the Resurrection, before the Gospels are written. Hence the #church has existed from the Resurrection onwards, before the Bible #canon was formed.
@@aclark903not just the Old Testament but also the the New Testament the whole Bible came before the Catholic religion Constantine was who started that in 336 ad
Same. Definitely weird for us, imagine living by those things to become a priest and still being asked that when they can clearly see your lifestyle. Ignorance of the protestant evangelists about the proper Catholic and Orthodox beliefs and reasons behind those beliefs is a big factor in play.
Like why you worships a woman and call her holy mother. Ask that she's protects you and use chants to provoke dead saints to help you in your life. Yeah super lame stuff going on in your cult. Let me know when you open your eyes.
@Fouad Karaman I am not judge over what saints are sleeping in Christ or at the throne of God. I know that those who believe in Jesus Christ are alive forevermore. Maybe you need to re-read my comment thick skull. You worship a woman, and provoke saints in hell and in heaven to do what you should be asking Jesus Christ to do. Read over and over and over and over and over until you get it. This is an abomination to God seeking wisdom and admiration from unfamiliar spirits to you. You know them not or know who you're channeling. This is devilish behavior, seek Jesus Christ as you're only propitiation or suffer consequences of seeking men over God.
@@MikesFitnessGoals I've read about the possible communion of the Roman and Greek church under Patriarch Bartholomew. What are the news from there? Greetings from a South American Catholic.
Excellent excerpt. Saint Paul did not even possess the written Gospels of the New Testament, yet he personally converted tens of thousands of pagans, and his legacy along with the legacy of Saint Peter, annihilated Roman paganism and set the precedent for the rest of Western history. Paul did all of this armed only with the knowledge of Christ and his physician-level understanding of the Septuagint. All of the disciples, whether they went to Ethiopia, southern India, or Europe, did not possess a physical copy of the New Testament or even just the 4 Gospels. Yet they laid the foundation for the largest religion in history. God bless
How wonderful Paul converted legions to Christ with ZERO Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches anywhere in sight. They weren't DREAMED up yet! OK?
@@Reid-yy5nw You're sort of right. St. Paul converted them to the One Church before schism, the originating church of which is indeed the Orthodox Church today.
@@krisn4026 It does not matter which organized church came first! Paul converted NOBODY to a church! None provide salvation to this day! Learn what Jesus did say for a change! Ever heard of SCRIPTURE? Nope! It might even make a Christian out of you!
@@Reid-yy5nw "Paul converted NOBODY to a church" Well yes, he did. Church and Christianity at this point are inseparable historically. Paul was Apostle to the Gentiles, after all. Read Galatians. What denomination are you, if I may ask?
I am a Russian Orthodox Christian living in Russia and it is amazing to me to read so many comments from Orthodox foreigners and those who want to know Orthodoxy! It's incredible! Hello, brothers! May the Lord protect you all! Welcome to Orthodox Russia!)
Interesting. I’m a Russian evangelical Christian. Don’t know how my great grandpa became one. But it’s wonderful to see over 100 members of my extended family be Christians.
@@Desh282 насколько я понимаю евангельские христиане это протестанты... Тогда ваш прадедушка возможно был выходец из европейской страны?) Приветствую вас!)
Ethiopian orthodox here and i relate to the lame question they ask its like someone trying to introduce you with your own parents you have lived with forever 😂
Ethiopians aren’t orthodox, just because you have “orthodox” in your name doesn’t make you Orthodox. You are oriental orthodox aka non chalcedonian (monophysite)
@@eliasabi-elias8501 maybe I have. What are you specifically referring to? There’s a difference between justification and sanctification. You aren’t saved multiple times.
@@kyloooooo salvation is both a moment in time and a lifelong journey with the Lord. The priest wasn't giving a PhD level theology course. Not everyone is called to plumb the depths of theological exactitudes. I believe, practically, for the ordinary lay person, who is in the world, but not of the world, this was a very good short summation.
And NOWHERE did Christ say being a member of any organized, denominational, institutional, church is how Christians achieve ETERNAL LIFE! He didn't say it, OK??
@@Reid-yy5nw “Man shall not live by bread lone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” The Church IS the Word of God. So, yes you do need to be part of His Church to be saved. God bless you, and may you find peace and truth in your soul.
Protestants are very focused on spreading the Gospels, and that's absolutely wonderful and necessary. Orthodox teachings are brilliant and insightful and pierce straight to the heart of the teaching. Catholic teaching is very cerebral and very in-depth. I'm Catholic, but I learn so much from every denomination that I don't really care about converting other Christians, but I am keenly interested in having conversations with them. I pray that one day we can all come together under one roof and unite in our love for God and our love for each other.
In the Orthodox Church, believers are surrounded by Holy Scripture, in the Divine Liturgy and in all of our worship services. Across the centuries when many Christians were unable to read and certainly could not afford to keep a handwritten Bible in their homes, the Orthodox Church made certain that they heard the Word of God...that they were guided by the Scriptures in their daily lives. May the Lord be praised for His faithfulness 🙏🏼
I had the great privilege to meet Fr. Cordoza in his small barn church in Rogue River, Oregon about 22 years ago. This one Liturgy, one meeting, had a profound effect on me. In 2012, I was Chrismated into the Orthodox Church. I’ve never been back to Rogue River, but I think about Fr. Seraphim very often.
I miss father seraphim. May God continue to grant him many years. My early years as an inquirer were under him. His prayers have sustained me through many trials. He is a saint in my mind.
Hebrews 10 KJV 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
@@alexanderbrown2717 James 5 KJV 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
As a Russian Orthodox Christian, I really liked these words, this father reminded me of my confessor, the rector of my church. For Orthodox Christians, Jesus Christ is the entire Universe, the Alpha and Omega of our life, and we, even on pain of death, should not renounce our Lord. Thank God for everything. ☦️💖
Hi, I'm Roman Catholic, and I loved watching this video. I liked Father's reasoning, and I agree with almost everything. And I hope and pray that the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholics can one day unite! Thank you for the video, and God bless!!
People can be friends with each other, love each other, and for this it is not necessary to belong together to some organization. The division of the church is not the division of any organization, it is a different worldview. The worldview cannot be mixed, there may be different opinions, but there can only be one truth. Study the question of what is the difference between the Catholic faith and the Orthodox, study the primary sources and maybe then you will understand for yourself that no unification is required, but you just need to accept the worldview that is closer to you. (sorry for my English, I used an online translator)
@@ВладиславВербицкий-б9п You have made some interesting points. But it’s not only a question about worldviews, it’s a question about authority and unity. Now worldviews, depending on your definition of worldview, definitely play a part in this topic, but Scripture and the teachings of Jesus the Christ are more crucial for this discussion. Jesus Himself established one Church, He never wanted it to be divided into so many schisms and denominations that it is today. If we aren’t united in prayer against the Devil and all of his evil spirits then our battles against temptation and sin will be much more difficult. Obviously, culture has significant influence over how we pray and celebrate the Divine Liturgy and that is totally acceptable. However, overall we ought to all be unified under one Church -the Body of Christ -with one central figurehead which Jesus established and appointed for us since St. Peter the Apostle. I am sure it is obvious that I am Roman Catholic, but I have lots of respect for the Orthodox Church and all of the various Eastern rites and Divine Liturgies such as St. John Chrysostom. I love how the eastern rites and Liturgies are rich in symbolism and tradition. I have many Eastern Catholic and Orthodox friends, and through them and other sources I’ve been learning more and more about Eastern worship. I believe that both sides (Eastern and Western Churches) have much to share and celebrate. But it would be better if all of us, while still retaining our unique differences, were United under one leader (The Pope) just like Jesus intended.
@@ВладиславВербицкий-б9п I apologize for my very long reply. I like to be as thorough as I can in conversations and discussions like these because they are very delicate and sensitive but also extremely important.
Lol what an asinine comment. Yeshua/Jesus is the Truth. Orthodoxy is the only sect that is close to that Truth. Catholism went the stanic way long ago or probably have been since its inception. Protestantism is a mockery of everything and went after money, fame and numbers. Orthodoxy is the only one that is probably true to the beginning of a church but still in the dark as far as I know.
@MSemiba423 • God forbid ! The Orthodox Church is NOT the true Christianity because it has changed many of the teachings of Christ.☝️ Jesus Christ has never teaching any of the 7 cults : the cult of Mary, the cult of saints, the cult of angels, the cult of the cross, the cult of icons, the cult of relics and the cult of deads.
I can tell you that these Evangelical Protestants are relating to you because the only issues that they know are from the influence of Roman Catholicism. Between my husband & myself we were at least 10 different Protestant demonatinonal people & many of them we didn't even become members of those churches. It was a journey for us. Upon leaving the Home Church Movement we couldn't return to Protestantism. I wept & told my husband that I felt as if I was in a "spiritual desert." I also wept because we couldn't be the only source of spiritual teaching & experience to our 12 & 14 yr old sons. It wasn't long before an Orthodox Christians witnessed again to my husband when my husband recalled that Jackie Schaffer had become an Orthodox Christian. We read his book "Dancing Alone" & another by an Orthodox Priest who had converted. What a blessing to find our "heart's true home." Glory to God!
I think this priest meant to say; “One Holy *Catholic* Church.” *Ignatius* *of* *Antioch* “Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop or by one whom he ordains [i.e., a presbyter]. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church” (Letter to the Smyrneans 8:2 [A.D. 110]). *Tertullian* “Where was [the heretic] Marcion, that shipmaster of Pontus, the zealous student of Stoicism? Where was Valentinus, the disciple of Platonism? For it is evident that those men lived not so long ago-in the reign of Antonius for the most part-and that they at first were believers in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in the church of Rome under the episcopate of the blessed Eleutherius, until on account of their ever restless curiosity, with which they even infected the brethren, they were more than once expelled” (Demurrer Against the Heretics 30 [A.D. 200]). *Augustine* “We must hold to the Christian religion and to communication in her Church, which is catholic and which is called catholic not only by her own members but even by all her enemies. For when heretics or the adherents of schisms talk about her, not among themselves but with strangers, willy-nilly they call her nothing else but Catholic. For they will not be understood unless they distinguish her by this name which the whole world employs in her regard” (The True Religion 7:12 [A.D. 390]). *Augustine* “We believe in the holy Church, that is, the Catholic Church; for heretics and schismatics call their own congregations churches. But heretics violate the faith itself by a false opinion about God; schismatics, however, withdraw from fraternal love by hostile separations, although they believe the same things we do. Consequently, neither heretics nor schismatics belong to the Catholic Church; not heretics, because the Church loves God, and not schismatics, because the Church loves neighbor” (Faith and Creed 10:21 [A.D. 393]). *Augustine* “If you should find someone who does not yet believe in the gospel, what would you [Mani] answer him when he says, ‘I do not believe’? Indeed, I would not believe in the gospel myself if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so” (ibid., 5:6).
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@@Mrs.Karen_Walker Here we go again, nor Jesus nor Apostels teach about Most Holy Theotokos praying for us, instead of this, Jesus tells us to pray and to pray for one another.
I was orthodox, but when I started to study evolution and christianity to find out what’s the truth, I ended up to be born again Bible believing christian.
I find a lot of inspiration from the Orthodox church, and I am also inspired by the zeal of Evangelicals who courageously share the soul-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ at the risk of criticism and ridicule. May God bless them all!
Amen, The Body of Christ is not separated! No matter which branch of Christianity we come from, we are ALL honored when we receive the privilege of suffering in The Name Above All Names, The Lord Jesus Christ!
It doesn't matter what church. What matters is a person alive in christ. The holy spirit makes the difference. If a person is new creation in jesus christ that is the key.
@@jdschauss And when we accept that we are sinners and that God offers us peace and salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
There was an evangelist that began to claim that the Bible came first, and claimed that the Catholic and Orthodox Church came after Protestantism. When I tried to make him understand wrong he was, he began with conspiracies that these were lies created by such churches. I was baffled at the historical illiteracy and the ignorance of these people that believe such.
technically the torah, Apostles, and NT letters did exist before the founding of an official church organization. The church is believers of Jesus Christ alone and we all who believes in Jesus Christ as Lord are the body of Christ who saved us by grace-through faith. Faith is what saved the Old Testament people of God, as it is written in Scriptures; Jesus Christ sacrifice paid for for all our sins (past, present and future). Grace though is not a license to not repent.
@@comicsans1689 The history is nothing but lies. Our own day bears witness that lies and absurdities have been recorded as historical truths. The only truth is the Word of God. Christ says that the heavens and the earth shall pass away but that his word shall endure forever.
@@comicsans1689 That's why I consider myself an Orthodox. Even my prayer book and sources I use to strengthen my faith are all from the Orthodox church.
@@malachi7948 -"The history is nothing but lies." That's an ignorant claim. History must be taken into account to discover truths. Ignoring history is ignoring how things came to be. How the Christian faith came to be must be important for a Christian. If not, you will believe any lie a false prophet can come up with. -"The only truth is the Word of God." And do you know how the Word of God came to be? Do you know why those books in the Bible are canonical and why other writings outside the Bible are not? Christ, however, never said to not care for history and the terrenal world just because they will pass away. In fact, even since Genesis, God tells us to take care of the earth that was given to us by Him. Christ also say to do good to others like He did on this earth.
I'm a catechumen in the Orthodox Church, and I can say I'm in complete agreement with him. The difference between being a spiritual father and and spiritual guide is accountability; a father is accountable for the choices of their children, while a guide is not. God bless him and all members of the Orthodox Church.
One of the best and simplest explanations to basic protestant objections and answers iv seen under 4 mins, may our Triune God and most holy Theotokos bless you ☦️ 🙏 All!!!
Here is the reply for the Theotokos: Matthew 1:25 - "knew her not until..." strongly suggesting Joseph did sleep with Mary after she had Jesus. Further confirmed by Matthew 1:24, 25; 13:55, 56; Mark 6:3 when referring to Jesus' brothers. Basic protestant objection, I think, under 10 seconds.
@@connorjeffers5622 You are changing the meaning of the text to no longer say what it is appearing to say. We are not discussing poetic verses here, symbolism, and such. If this was the practice in real life it would be very confusing. Like you would say "there is Alex, the brother of such and such". The person would HAVE to ask you "is his mother such and such or are you saying he is the cousin of..?" And so things needed to be cleared every time. That and the fact that the Bible actually does use "cousin" in its text, such as in Lev 25:49, Esth 2:7, Jer 32:7, Luke 1:36, Colossians 4:10 making extremely inconsistent if what you say was the case. Why wouldn't just say cousins and use brothers instead which creates confusion?. Now you can have stepbrothers, spiritual brothers, blood brothers... "brothers" can also mean a type of relationship. But the text shows they were NOT in that relationship with Jesus even challenging Him, saying "go to the festival, make miracles there" in John 7 and ends with "his own brothers did not believe in him". Plenty of text that if we weren't even talking about religion and just reading it, everybody would conclude "yea, Jesus' brothers". But because of how we hold on to our personal preferences, we must change the text to fit our needs instead of letting the text change us.
@@connorjeffers5622 Let me add this, I have no problem if it turns out that yes, it's ok to pray to saints and Mary and such. The danger, I believe is not with choosing not to do so (unless you wanna bring forth evidence that says that if you don't you are doomed), the danger is with practicing it and then ending up being wrong. Because there are no verses talking about this, specifically with the icons of saints and Mary and praying to them. However, we do have text condemning acts of worshiping to anything else but God, to seeking counseling from anyone else but God, from the spiritual realm (see Saul consulting a dead prophet - it was real, but at the same time, that brought more condemnation to him).
@@pitAlexx 1. I can't leave this blasphemous logic of yours unresponded: Lord said: and, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Did God mean to leave us after the end of the world in this passage? Is he abandoning us after the end of the world? Of course not! It's just a language of scripture which isn't to be interpreted without church tradition and teachings. That's what protestant do and plant confusion and conflict. Protestants interpret scripture individually and that's the reason you have so many denominations. Holy Spirit is God of unity not devision. Look what you've done to the world. I've been counting recently number of denominations of protestantism and went up to 3000 and the number is growing. Orthodox Church is the Church founded by Christ at Pentecost on the 50th day of his resurrection and it's teachings are as holy as scripture itself. Why? Because Orthodox Church created Bible. The Church chose the books which should be included in Bible. Question - Why do we trust Orthodox Church to choose scripture to be included into the Bible and not trust the same church in Its traditions and teachings about Virgin? 2. Tradition of appostolic church always taught that Holy virgin has remained virgine all her life. She and her husband had father/daughter relationship and brothers of the Lord were children of previous marriage. "So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us" We keep traditions and teachings of Holy Church which states that mother of God has never known any men. Glory to God 🙏
I would be considered a Wesleyan Protestant. I listened to a sermon once from an Orthodox Bishop (forgive my not remembering who) that began with a story about being asked if he was ‘saved’. He then went about a wonderful sermon pertaining to salvation in an eastern understanding. The image of an evangelical Christian approaching an Orthodox Priest dressed accordingly and asking ‘are you saved’ is absolutely hysterical!
@@CouncilOfDort some evangelicals don't believe Catholic and Orthodox are Christians. They believe you can't be a Christian without having a born-again experience (also known as saying a sinners prayer). Another common belief is that the Orthodox and Catholics are just following legalistic rules instead of Jesus Christ. The fanatical will even say they're "Mary worshippers".
I would love to know, if we are not supposed to call any man Father, how do they introduce their parents? Yes this is my mother Jill, and her husband Tim....
@@Smiley_Face0 I was part of a charismatic evangelical church before I became orthodox; and the example of this guy basically entrapping the father is a big reason why I gave up going to church for a while. I was never okay with just, trapping people in a corner until you got what you wanted out of them. I never did it, and I always felt like the odd man out because of it. It honestly triggered my anxiety in the worst way.
@@slavkarybovicova7858 I didn't erealize how much so and was a bit turned off when my Priest told me it would take 5 years to really become Orthodox after baptism. Now I think 10 years. Lots of de-programming and humility.
Returning to the basics means following only what the apostles of Christ felt was worthy to include in their writings. It does not include any of the other features which join the “orthodox” to the rest of the heathen world.
I’m a Protestant but I love my Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters in Christ. I think we should so long as we can agree on the basics of the cross and salvation through Christ’s death, burial and resurrection I believe we should all get along.
@@SolaOrtodoxia Why do you always have to be so harsh against Catholics? We respect Orthodoxy a lot. The theological differences between us are not so deep
@@francescovaudo6401 stop crying, i am not harsh, i am talking the truth here, the catolic church has many heresies, and you guys are being very far from Christ, blasphemers, your God its the pope and your church is satanic
@@SolaOrtodoxia I can't decide if you're more ignorant or arrogant. We don't worship the pope at all, it's always full of catholics who strongly disagree with the current pope. Google "cardinal Burke" for example. Then please list these heresies, I'm curious
@@francescovaudo6401 in case you missed the video from the above i invite you to watch it, the Father from the video he is also clearly mentioning there is only one catholic apostolic orthodox church. He doesn't say anything about catholic church because he know catholic church it's a blasphemic satanic organisation. When he said the word catholic he didnt mean about your hypocrite blasphemic religion, catholic means universality of the church, Orthodox church is catholic (universal) but not catholic religion, you are far away from understanding
I'm an agnostic/atheist who likes to learn about religion and i believe that Orthodoxy is the closest we currently have to (let's call it) True/Original Christian Faith, followed up by Catholicism ❤️
I'm a Protestant with a deep love and respect for the OC. One thing I loved what Timothy Ware had said: "We know where the Church is but we can't say where the Church is not." As someone who works in education, I know different people learn differently. I don't crap on denominations like most because I believe what the devil intended to divide, God foreknew that many people would come to faith. Hank Hanagraaff, the President of Christian Research Institute and host of Bible Answer Man, is a Protestant-turned-Orthodox Christian. He has said "I'm not against tribes. I'm against tribalism." The army, the navy, the local police all protect and serve but to say "The only way to protect and serve is the Navy" is to not acknowledge the other branches. That's how I personally look at this whole this of Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic. Although we all have areas of disagreements we need to be united on the essentials of faith and the essential mission of Christ's Great Commission. I love the Orthodox and Roman Catholic family of Christ and thank God for what they do to reach people my Protestant self can't!
Este important ce spune Biserica Ortodoxă, nu ce spun diferiți ortodocși. Timothy Ware are multe concepții greșite, fiind tributar gândirii ecumenice. Citatul pe care l-ați dat este luat de la Ware de un rus din secolul al 19-lea care a scris o lucrare. Nu este o învățătură ortodoxă. Recent, sinodul din Creta a reafirmat că singura Biserică este Biserica Ortodoxă, celelalte sunt doar biserici autoproclamate. Numai în Biserica Ortodoxă există har și mântuire.
Very well said. I hate it when Protestants poop on catholic or orthodox and I hate it when catholic or orthodox poop on Protestants. We are all part of the body of Christ and all have our own role. Why would you poop on Protestants who are out there evangelizing and trying to reach the lost. Just doesn’t make sense to me.
@SAMUEL HRECENIUC Tu vorbesti din perspectiva protetanta, adica a unei filozofii inventata de Luther la 1500 de ani dupa Iisus. Exista o singura Biserica din primul secol pana azi, si in primul mileniu existau multe grupari separate de Biserica, acesta nu erau considerata biserici. Nu exista biserica catolica sau biserici neoprotestante, toate sunt grupari separate de Biserica, cu invataturi false, cum erau o gramada si in primul mileniu. In Sfanta Scriptura scrie ca Biserica este stalp si temelie e adevarului, adica nu poate avea o invatatura gresita. Mai scrie ca niciodata nu va putea sa fie biruita, deci nu va putea fi o perioada de 1500 de ani cand a avut o invatatura gresita si abia Luther a regasit invatatura corecta. Deci poate fi doar o Biserica de la inceput, care a avut aceeasi invatatura tot timpul.
So you believe that “the devil intended to divide” yet you’re a protestant which contains literally thousands of denominations. Are we seeing the contradiction?
@@Bazed. it’s a sad reality that the Church of Christ is divided. But we believe that the True Church of Christ is all believers who are truly saved. In that sense, we are never divided. Sure we may have our minor disagreements which people blow out of proportion, but the essence of true saving faith is the same throughout all truly saved believers. The True Church of Christ is beyond earthly denominations. Regardless if one is Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant, if one is truly saved, they belong the body of the Messiah.
salivation is many just like even though the medicine that save you is what save you. the leg that walk to the hospital the doctor who prescribe it. the pharmacist who give you the medicine they all have a part in it.
I am a Southern Baptist, my Orthodox and Catholic friends have made me have a deep respect for the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Tradition and Church Authority is important, and it has become more important recently to our church than it was in the past. Maybe that’s why while so many others are closing their doors, we remain open.
Life long Roman Catholic. My mom passed away October 25th. Literally 2 days later something led me to read an article on Eastern Orthodox. I knew a little about the history. But then that led to watching TH-cam videos and reading more. I don't know why?? But since the 27th I can't stop. I'm learning and feeling. I'm thinking strongly of converting. God Bless what I now know!! The One true Holy and Apostolic Orthodox Church ☦
@@MartinsD12 "The Catholic Talk Show" is awesome if you want something informative and entertaining at the same time. "Catholic Answers" is great if you're into apologetics. There is also "EWTN" for Catholic News. Dr. Taylor Marshal is interesting too but can be divisive if you don't consider yourself a traditionalist (which I do). I'd also recommend any clips from Bishop Fulton Sheen's television broadcasts. That man was truly a prophet.
Wonderful! The two years I spent with the orthodox church with some of the best Christian education I had in my entire life. My wife and I were confirmed in the Anglican church this past year. I’m not sure if I would have found myself in any traditional Christian Church if it hadn’t been for the Orthodox Church.
I read the lives of the early Orthodox Saints and am humbled by how faithful they were, and how large populations were converted..all before there was a Bible, and under great persecution.
Catholic here, and loves this video. What i LOVE about it is that is short and powerful. That way i can share it with all my Christians friends that dont understand the Catholic and Orthodox church. 🙏🏼👍🏼🕊️🕊️🕊️
I have some protestant neighbors that believe in "Faith Alone"; they do not feel their salvation is determined by their good deeds or works. So, I asked them, "Do you follow the Ten Commandments?" They haven't spoken to me since.
Read and see if you follow anything in this category. Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”) the Bible saids that if we walk by the spirit there is no law, we know what walking in the flesh and fulfilling the desires of the carnal mind feels like, this spiritual battle is real. Jesus said that those that worship the Father must worship Him in “Spirit” and in truth for God is Spirit, he can’t be worshiped carnally.
@@abhabh6896 James and Ephesians don’t contradict each other. You should read both in context. Ephesians 2 states that salvation is by grace through FAITH, not by works so that no one may boast. James 2 only confirms that authentic faith must produce works, but our works do not save us. Our righteous deeds are filthy rags to God (Isaiah 64). Christ work on the cross is sufficient to cover all sin, and none of our works could measure up to what Christ has done for us. His grace is sufficient.
Yes. I started in a Nazarene Church too. Have journeyed through other denominations (Baptist, Evangelical, Covenant, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, Mennonite), am grateful to all those Christians who I treasure. Now I am 75, recently learned all this father is saying, and am now a catechumen in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. I am so blessed to have found the fullness of the Christian faith in Orthodoxy. Wish I had found it sooner. I encourage everyone to at least visit an Orthodox Church, study early Church history, and learn to fast and pray.
It's tragic for how much love and reverence the average protestant has for scripture, they understand so little of it. It is simply used as a proof text for xyz deonomination's core theology. Pray they find the fullness of Holy Orthodoxy for the healing and salvation of souls.🙏🏻☦.
2 Tim 3 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [c]instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. This verse clearly demonstrates that the scriptures are all we need for salvation. Yes, the church formed before the Bible was fully compiled, but that doesn't mean it has more or equal authority. If we know that the Bible is God's unfailing word, church doctrine that contradicts scripture should be discarded.
@@electric336 You're comment simply proves my above point. "Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle." - St. Paul in his second letter to the church at Thessaloniki. (2 Thessalonians 2:15) "These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the Truth." - St. Paul in his letter to St. Timothy (1 Timothy 1:14-15) Christ came to bring a Church with a living apostolic tradition Protestantism doesnt hold the apostolic interpretation of scriptures. Sola scriptura becomes "sola my personal infallible interpretation" and is simply used to prop up pet theological innovations whether they be of Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Wesley, Spurgeon, etc. These men invented their own traditions of men. They did not recieve holy tradition from the living tradition of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by our Lord on Pentecost. The apostles were the first bishops of this Church. Scripture doesn't exegete itself. Without the Church it's just various cult leaders yelling past one another. All these men claim to be "inspired by the Spirit" while preaching and teaching contradictory teachings. That leaves two options. The Holy Spirit is some kind of nefarious trickster (blasphemy) These men are all liars (truth) Come Home to the Church ☦🙏🏻
@@NavelOrangeGazer Catholics and Orthodox love to use 1 Tim 3:15 to support the idea that their own church is the true, infallible earthly source of spiritual knowledge. But like many verses they use to support their beliefs, it's taken out of context. 1 Timothy 3:15 is the end of Paul’s description of proper conduct for church members, including leaders. He nowhere mentions a unique power of these leaders to make doctrinal or interpretive decisions. Nor does he declare members of the body incapable of making those interpretations themselves. In fact, in verse 14 Paul specifically says that his written words are what define proper conduct, not the church. Paul seems to be saying that the body of believers, “the church”-is the structure that holds up and holds forth the gospel to the world. For that reason, the conduct of the body and its selection of leaders are critically important. This interpretation is strongly supported by Paul’s use of two Greek words, stulos and hedraioma, translated as “pillar” and “foundation.” Stulos means “pillar, column, prop, or support” and is found in the New Testament only here, in Revelation 3:12, and in Revelation 10:1. Hedraioma means “prop or support” and is found only in this verse. Both words come from Greek root words that imply something that stiffens, stabilizes, steadies, or holds. These are completely different words than what are used for other occurrences of “foundation” in English Bibles. For instance, Paul’s reference to Christ as our “foundation” in 1 Corinthians 3:11 uses the word themelios, which means “foundation of a building” or “initial and founding principles of an idea.” Tradition, written or oral, that is given by an apostle is to be followed, yes. I strongly question tradition/beliefs that aren't verified as originating from the apostles because the church isn't infallible. It wasn't during the time of the apostles (which is why Paul wrote many letters correcting the church on how to act and what to believe) and it isn't now. If you define apostolic succession as the apostles giving their pupils the authority to teach and preach as the apostles taught them, yes, I believe that (although we don't see the office of apostle passed down by laying on of hands, only bishop). If you define apostolic succession as certain followers the original apostles having the authority to add doctrine to the Christian faith, no I don't believe that because the Bible doesn't teach that. It teaches the contrary. Paul writes to Titus in Titus 2:1 "But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine." He goes on to say what sound doctrine is "2that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience...exhort the young men to be sober-minded, 7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works...11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.." He ends the chapter with "Speak THESE things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you" (capitalization for emphasis). Nowhere do we see the apostles' successors having the authority to add to the established doctrine given to them by the original apostles. Jude also echoes this thought. He writes, “Although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 1:3). Notice the phrase “once and for all.” This makes it clear that the Christian faith was given from the original apostles to the believers as complete once. No other writings or teachings, no matter how godly the priest or elder or theologian are to be seen as completing the Word of God. I find it comical that Orthodox and Catholics claim to be the original, one true church when they don't practice Christianity the way the early church did. The early church in Jerusalem “devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). Many Catholic and Orthodox beliefs stray away from the apostles' teaching. Also, my home isn't the church. My home is heaven, as Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
@@electric336 We Orthodox practice the way the early church did. Luturgically. The early church was episcopal (the apostles were the first bishops) and had a liturgy. Hence we find altars (its very funny to me that certain protestant groups have "altar calls" yet their churches have no altar). Liturgical practices are an extension of second temple worship as the earliest Christian purified their jewish practices in light of Christ's revelation. Iconagraphy is found in catacombs churches as well as second temple era synagoguges. Iconagraphy being used as the literacy rate was quite low so teaching and instruction were done pictorally. The new testament Biblical canon was not settled until about the 5th century as there was debate over revelation for some time. Complete bibles are a medieval invention. Local churches in the ancient times would have been lucky to have one gospel and a few epistles. The earliest divine liturgy we have is the liturgy of St. James written by the brother of the Lord. There is simply zero evidence for a Reformed low church style worship in the early chuch. I'm sorry you've been lied to by people you've trusted. All groups that can trace back to the early church (Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Nonchalcedonian/Oriental, Church of the East) have liturgical worship and some form of epicsopacy. The early church had councils which were called to defend aposotlic doctrine. What you profess is a false invention that men like John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli invented wholecloth in the 16th century due to their spat with rome. Ironically for a protestant it is a pure "tradition of men." Mormons as well as every other restorationist sect also claim to be "following the early church." Their claims are equally as bunk. There is only One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that has not innovated its doctrine over time. The Orthodox Church. You can endlessly proof text yhe scriptures the Orthodox Church handed down to you, it will get you nowhere. God bless 🙏🏻☦
@@NavelOrangeGazer Enjoyed reading your comment. Also, I noticed there was no mention of the Early Church fathers, particularly St. Anthony of Antioch, by our Protestant brother. Appreciate your post. God bless you, your family and friends.
I am Catholic and I have a huge amount of respect and support for this holy man! God Bless this Orthodox priest and God Bless my Orthodox brothers🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm a Protestant, but I have recently began to examine more Orthodox beliefs and found most of them to be good teaching, and that Orthodox Christianity can be a beautiful thing. What this man said was very beautiful, and I hold the Orthodoxy in high respect.
The main issue that I have with their doctrine of Salvation is that it is a continual process, rather than an event. I believe that salvation is an event, yet His refining or shaping of us is still ongoing. There is also the issue that I have that the difference in after life. I believe that Heaven and Hell are both real placements and that there is judgement, while the Orthodox Church believes that both believers and non-believers join God's presence, although believers still have eternal joy while non-believers still have suffering.
@@awesomejedi917 I'm with you. However, much of the Koran is beautiful and true too, as most of rat poison that a rat eats is good for the rat. It's the small portion that is poisonous that kills.
But they represent Christ and Mary by paintings which is not biblical at all... just saying. In the Bible we can read that God wants plurality it does not matter if you are this or that but the most important thing is to follow the Word of God the only one
I was baptisims as Baby Orthodox. After i go and baptisims Pentecostal. Thank God, i found the Truth Orthodox Church. And iam Back. Thank God.:) The Father say the truth.❤️☦️
Yes, this is true. I come from a Lutheran-Protestant church in my country. And the pastor / priest there sometimes tells us "in Catholicism or protestanism, we are one family. So we need a part of orthodoxy in every branch"
Do not be deceived, dear friends. The Body of Jesus Christ is a spiritual entity, not a religious institution. We read in John 4:24 - "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." We also read in Romans 8:14 - "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
That’s right, in John 18:36 Jesus made it clear to Pontius Pilate that his kingdom is not of this world. The Catholic Church disobeyed Jesus by making his kingdom of this world. This is why stuff like the crusades happened. If Jesus wanted his kingdom of this world he was given the chance in Israel when he was on earth, he wouldn’t of chosen a gentile nation Rome. The new Jerusalem will be a heavenly kingdom with a heavenly King.
1 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV) For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD say the 7th day is holy. The WORLD says the 1st day is holy 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????
@@protestant7778 My brother in Christ, if you’re going to bring the word of God against the “orthodox” heretics then do so bringing strongly established doctrine, and not your own machinations. This is what Romans 14 says of such speech: “Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.”
@@cowgaming7435 it is, anyone who believes Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins and rose up on the 3rd day is a Christian and will have eternal life, Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, whatever
@@НиколайРоманов-л6ю this is a large blanket statement mormans dont believe in the same Jesus and Gospel, islam, judiasim, we separate ourselfs from them for a reason. protestants and the roman catholic church are very very very separate in their beliefs and how a person is saved plus all of the arguements that the catholic or othodox church as a whole uses are largely logical arguements and statements. give me canon chp and verse and then we will talk. we are fundamentally different, you change the gospel and how you are saved or why then i have a problem with you. we are not the same.
@@eMBO_Gaming what do you mean "Dont"? Catholic Church Calls "Co-redemptrix" while Orthodox church calls "Theotokos" and both follow doctrince that literally requires in prays to mother Mary
@@smijoss bruh you're so misinformed it's funny, theotokos is a title established on the Council of Ephesus in 431 which simply means Mother of God in greek and it's accepted by both catholic and orthodox church, and co-redemptrix is an UNOFFICIAL title used by some catholics to describe Mary's role in delivering Jesus to our world, not meaning that she saved people herself, but as I said it's still unofficial
@@eMBO_Gaming dude i have been catholic for 36 years, co-redemptrix is the official position of catholic church. Same thing with orthodox church official position, using Mother Mary to interceed contradicting the scriptures. Orthodox Christianity, we do not worship the Virgin Mary, but instead venerate her and seek her intercessions before God
They don't even know how an orthodox priest looks like 😅 they are way to used with the catholic and protestant but i don't think this will stop them preach to them too 😄
I am currently in no church but I very much admire the orthodox tradition, especially the mysticism and prayer practice. The split of the church in different denominations is a wound that I hope will one day heal.
@@otelders God almighty says, Jesus, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded. Qur’an (5:75) God doesn't required to eat. God is Independent of All. Allah is our God. He neither eat nor drink nor sleep. Allah almighty says in Qur'an, Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Qur'an (Ayatul Kursi) 👉[Jesus said], “And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.” Qur’an 19:36 👉Jesus declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet. Qur’an 19:30 Look how clear it is for you if you understand it. God has made it very clear in his Final revelation that Jesus(Pbuh) was a Messenger of Allah not more than that.
stop kidding yourselfs its fragmented. if your church was founded by some dude and not founded by Christ himself along with the apostles, your outside the church. Lord have mercy on us.
@Foxo No I'm not a part of the Orthodox Church although I have love for the orthodox church. I'm a Catholic Albanian From Montenegro. When our two churches unit it will be complete. yes i thought you were a protestant
@Foxo Please don't be arrogant. If your church was complete, God wouldn't of let Constantinople fall. Rome is still standing. Bunch of Turks occupied the church, so please pray for unity God have mercy on you
@Foxo i see that you're demonized and you want to joust with me. not going to happen. i'm not a divider thats the devil's job and you make him proud. christ peace to you, me he humble you
evangelical missionaries are the most brave ones they are everywhere on mission to spread gospel i live in india christianity is minority however the no of christians increasing is astounding 10 times the previous population all through conversion in south korea ,china evangelical missionaries are everywhere doing their job
I'm a Protestant, but I believe the Orthodox Christian are extremely brave as well. Their lands have been taken by Muslims since the 7th century A.D. they were persecuted and humiliated. But they remained solid in their faith.
@@Laredef54 Here in Africa it is the best. Orthodox is a worldwide church and i speak for the Africa church here. It is the best church so far here in Africa 💯💯💯💯💯
I’m a Catholic convert from Protestantism (been Methodist and Baptist in the past) and I use the same argument to defend my Catholic faith that this Orthodox priest uses to justify his. God Bless him though I pray he comes home to Rome. I know my current Pope is scandalizing the faith but even when St Paul publicly opposed St Peter to his face he did not question St Peter’s apostolic office
@@jipuragi1297 And the heresy of the Immaculata, and Purgatory, ... and Limbo, well, they rescinded that one finally. Does anyone even know what Catholic doctrine is anymore? So all of a sudden, after 1,000 years of the Church, including Alfred the Great (the greatest English Orthodox King ever) and the Baptism of the Rus, suddenly the Archbishop of Rome decides out of the blue that he is literally Christ on Earth? Wtf?
Forgive my ignorance but I've never seen an explanation for why the filioque and the Immaculate Conception are heresies. Also with purgatory I don't understand why you think that is heresy. The only part about it that is de fide is that it is a place/state in which one's last attachments to sin are removed. There is nothing dogmatic to say what it is like or the duration. It's my understanding that Orthodox do indeed believe there has to be a transition from this life to heaven if one's soul is not already perfected. With limbo, well that's always just been in the realm of speculation of what a just God does with souls that have the stain of original sin but have not lived long enough to commit personal sin.
I think this priest meant to say; “One Holy *Catholic* Church.” *Ignatius* *of* *Antioch* “Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop or by one whom he ordains [i.e., a presbyter]. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church” (Letter to the Smyrneans 8:2 [A.D. 110]). *Tertullian* “Where was [the heretic] Marcion, that shipmaster of Pontus, the zealous student of Stoicism? Where was Valentinus, the disciple of Platonism? For it is evident that those men lived not so long ago-in the reign of Antonius for the most part-and that they at first were believers in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in the church of Rome under the episcopate of the blessed Eleutherius, until on account of their ever restless curiosity, with which they even infected the brethren, they were more than once expelled” (Demurrer Against the Heretics 30 [A.D. 200]). *Augustine* “We must hold to the Christian religion and to communication in her Church, which is catholic and which is called catholic not only by her own members but even by all her enemies. For when heretics or the adherents of schisms talk about her, not among themselves but with strangers, willy-nilly they call her nothing else but Catholic. For they will not be understood unless they distinguish her by this name which the whole world employs in her regard” (The True Religion 7:12 [A.D. 390]). *Augustine* “We believe in the holy Church, that is, the Catholic Church; for heretics and schismatics call their own congregations churches. But heretics violate the faith itself by a false opinion about God; schismatics, however, withdraw from fraternal love by hostile separations, although they believe the same things we do. Consequently, neither heretics nor schismatics belong to the Catholic Church; not heretics, because the Church loves God, and not schismatics, because the Church loves neighbor” (Faith and Creed 10:21 [A.D. 393]). *Augustine* “If you should find someone who does not yet believe in the gospel, what would you [Mani] answer him when he says, ‘I do not believe’? Indeed, I would not believe in the gospel myself if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so” (ibid., 5:6).
"Do you guys believe in the owners manual?" What came first, the owners manual or the car? "Do you guys believe in musical notation?" What came first, the sheet music or the music itself?
Nothing outside the "owners manual" (SCRIPTURE in this case) is required for salvation! There are no required ADD-ONS to what Jesus said. Christ's simple message is NOT incomplete, requiring popes or patriarchs to fill in the gaps. Mad yet?
@@Reid-yy5nw Do You understand that not everything Is in the scripture? Do You know what Holy Tradition is? The idea that everything is in the bible is an innovation and foreign to the apostles. Now stop spamming and go educate yourself.
From a Catholic, I emphasize with how frustrating and disheartening it is to continually hear so much misinformation and ignorance. But we cannot give up on our Protestant brothers and sisters, for they are also followers of God. I have much love and respect for the Orthodox Church, as we are two branches of the same vine. I pray that the sad divisions between us will be healed, and that we will grow closer together. Peace be with all.
JESUS says keep Sabbath holy POPE says keep Sunday holy The WORD say the 7th day is holy. The WORLD says the 1st day is holy 7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11) 1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7) WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????
I met Fr Cordaoza about 20 years ago. Wonderful man! We were visiting friends in Medford. At the time, I was a Byzantine Rite Catholic so we attended Liturgy at St Innocent’s in Rogue River.
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people are idiots but my question raised up in a babtist environment they said that baptist where one of the first I think it had to do with john the baptist something like this. Do you know anything about this__
JESUS says the 7th day is holy
POPE says the 1st day is holy
🤔WHO DO YOU OBEY??
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS!
👉(Exodus 20:3-17)
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
~ Psalms 89:34
Pera Zdera
If ye love me keep my commandments
~ John 14:15
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@@reverse_perspective what is your say on muhammad and the koran are genuine?????
I am a greek orthodox and im very happy that our church is growing in America
I am from Bulgaria.I am very happy that our church is growing in America too.
Serb right here
Yeah America could use more meditative bass baritones in their religious music. instead of the cheesy superficial pop music they play in charismatic churches.
@@adrianaslund8605 lol absolutely!
¿Do you Mean in greek immigrant communities in america?
Bless him, I'm Catholic but I highly respect the Orthodox Church. God bless you all
Amen
We Catholics respect them. I respect the orthodox priest who shouted “heretic” to the pope
@@wilmerbesitan1200 I hope this upside-down pope shows how inverted the way the Catholic church has been going by trying to appease culture instead of honoring the tradition and brings a revival of the right way.
Same, I'm protestant and I have high respect for the Orthodox Church
Guys, we're all Christians, whatever it is, whether it's Orthodox or catholic or Protestant ✝️☦
He is the priest who brought me into the church I was catechized and baptized into. A wonderful beautiful servant of God. I couldn’t have asked for a better priest.
He's wonderful.
All glory be to God!
Please can you send him to us in Pretoria for a time 😄😀?Just a joke but how happy we would be to have him as a priest !
How's he doing? I'd heard his health was suffering.
@@frankherbert6476 He is fighting the good fight. The last time I saw him he was in good spirits.
I am not Christian, I've had bad experiences with the protestant church but I do admire this man's passion and devotion and how it brings him near tears just to talk about the church he cares for.
You are Atheist
Sorry to hear 😢 Prayers 🙏
Don't be pulled in by worldly religion! True religion is the pattern of Christ which is saving souls and turning them back to God telling them to repent of their sins and be saved! Its saving souls from eternal damnation in hellfire and the pit! Saving souls from having to endure the second death! Revelation 21:8
The true church are the born again believers (people) who are expressing the kingdom of God: righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy ghost! You do not need a church building nor do you need a man or woman to ordain you or anything else to have a relationship with God and to be High Priest in Christ! The pattern to follow in this dispensation IS CHRIST JESUS our Lord. That's it! Everyone else who claims to be his should be reflecting HIS fruit in their pattern, their life. To be saved you MUST repent from your sins! And not have the mind to continue in them! Jesus will reveal the Father to you and God will come in and Holy Spirit will teach and comfort you! Your body IS the temple of the Lord! Your spirit IS the candle of the Lord! He makes an abode in you! You are His walking tabernacle, his lively stone. He will teach you the scriptures and his ways. I'm telling you this is all worldly religious piety and idolatry! Stay away and repent!
Jesus warned against this. All these schisms are unacceptable. In the body of Christ all is clear because you have a eye to see and ears to hear and when you become a student of the word yourself and live your life in prayer, worship, fasting, praise, sacrificing your body daily to God walking in salvation Repentant of sin, I'm telling you will SEE!
There are those who run ahead of God and haven't walked in the wilderness long enough with him by the Spirit to be purge and learn so when they come up zealously to engage one who is religious they cause harm to their own walk with God and the walk of that religious person because the religious one will continue to think themself wise when they aren't all because you become zealous didn't wait on the Lord to school you in the Spirit more because this man is indeed wrong in his way at how he regards the "church" and mortals men. Only Jesus should be lifted up! And as an elder may the Lord touch him and others like him because the kingdom is at hand.
Jesus didn't die to make any Church building! That is a lie from the pit of Hell! You who believe that Church as the way to God and ordination has the ONLY WAY to serve in ministry and all those other ceremonies that men make that have nothing to do with God or Jesus teachings and all that idolatrous praying to the "saints" and carrying items attributing powers of protections and healing to objects and ancestors and such good gracious you all need to REPENT!
YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT TO HEAVEN! REPENT FROM IDOLATRY AND STOP BEING BLINDED BY RELIGION AND OUTWARD EXPRESSIONS OF PIETY!
Learn the word for yourself so you know that you know and that these wolves can't shade you from the Lord voice and his lips!
Ask God to show you and teach you the scriptures! Don't read them in the flesh of your mind which is against God. Ask God in the name of Jesus to teach you the truth!
"Beware of the Pharisees and the Saducees in their long flowing robes who like all the praise and high seats...." find that scripture for yourself Jesus was against the religious!
He didn't die for a church building. He died for his bride, the church which are a people, a remnant, believers, born again of God's Spirit and renewed in their minds and hearts and living his word showing God approved by their works in faith and their loves being living testimonies spreading the great testimony, which is his testimony of Christ Jesus which is the beginning and ending of all scripture and you find him in it. Only the Holy Spirit can reveal this when you seek and you Repent!
You do not need a church building to find God.
Find God right now by just talking to him and seeking him no matter where you are or what you have done. Call on the name of Jesus. He will come!
Amen! God bless!
Remember that GOD has nothing to do with people who draw others away from Him, my friend. May you come Home
the protestant church is not Christ, they are just a rejection of the heretic catholic church
may god find you some day brother ❤
A Nazarene Lady brought Christ to me when I was a little child, living in chaos and abuse. Christ has given me a beautiful life. I am Orthodox now, because Christ made that happen in my life. I am Orthodox now, and I will sing praises to God while I have being!
All glory be to God!
1 Tiimothy 2:5 KJV:
"For there is ONE God, and ONE mediator between God and Man, the Man Christ Jesus." Not Mary.
1 John 2:1- KJV "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
Hebrews 7 22-25 KJV:
"By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 9:12 KJV:
"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." We have been ETERNALLY REDEEMED by the blood of Jesus, once forever, we do not need the Mystery's priests waving their wands toward us for forgiveness they cannot grant.
Hebrews 10:12 KJV:
"But this man, after he had offered ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOR EVER, sat down on the right hand of God"
ROMANS 8:1-3 KJV:
"There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
Blessings from Georgia, Tbilisi.
may He forever be with you❤
I wish God would give me a good life... All my prayers fall on deft ears...
"There has to be some Orthododxy in every denomination that we can recover"
Thats surely a bold statement from an orthodox priest, and i have ever heard it spelled by such. Wish to meet more like him as well! May this belief spread quickly for all true christians
Words of wisdom
What did he mean by orthodoxy in every denomination we can recover?
Orthodoxy is really an all or nothing thing. Rediscovery of old pre-papal traditions is certainly to be encouraged though.
Es müssen wieder Alle Christen über die Orthodoxie zur Einheit mit der kath.Kirche werden. Bekehrung f.alle.🕯💚🙏🕊
@prey unceasingly - I certainly can’t answer for him but got the impression he was referring to Orthodoxy as the Original Church. There by every denomination that came after would have an element of orthodoxy in it. Just my take mind you.
I’m a devout Catholic and I love my Orthodox brothers and sisters! A wonderful video, Father! Thank you and God bless you!
Debunking catholicism
I'm more blessed than mary
Proof = Luke 11:27-28
27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
In Luke 11:27 that random woman LITERALLY said Jesus your mother is Blessed, but are Lord Jesus LITERALLY said Believers are more Blessed than mary. Amen and Amen
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CHRIST alone
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
ACTS 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
There is only One Mediator between God and men, LORD Jesus Christ= 1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.
Hebrew 9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.
Hebrew 12:24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
Hebrew 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access by One Spirit to the Father
John 15:5
5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
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Work of God =
John 6:28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
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1 Timothy 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach
Paul allows bishops to get marry, but catholic church goes against paul.
Now these catholic will give a Verses from 1 Corinthians7 to say that paul gave the advice to stay unmarried. But they will not tell you that the same chapter they quote says 1 Corinthians 7:28 "even if you do marry, you have not SINNED". The passage literally says "young women, young men" and a bishop is supposed to be a Church ELDER. Mic drop
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Jesus said Matthew 23:9
9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
And also said Holy Father to Heavenly Father= John 17:11
11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
Jesus said call no one Father but still catholics call *pope holy father.
Sad
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Whenever a catholic argue about mary being the mother of God
Use this to defeat the argument.
Luke 8:21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
Matthew 12:46-50
46 While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.”
48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”.
Mark 3:35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”
John 19:26-27
26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” 27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. ( Jesus basically said John is the son of mary, and mary is the mother of John from that time onwards).
By the way sarah is the mother of all proof=Galatians 4:21-26.
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We should not pray to apostles
Romans 1:25
25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Acts 10:25-26
25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.”
Acts 14:15
15 and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,
Revelation 19:10
10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Revelation 22:8-9
8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
9 Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."
Colossians 2:18
18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
You cannot go to Father through saints nor mary, you can only go to the Father through Lord Jesus Christ= John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
Holy Spirit intercedes for us=Romans 8:26
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And CHRIST as well=Romans 8:34
34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Hebrews 7:25
25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
It's Christ and Holy Spirit who intercedes for us not apostles
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Apostles are allowed to marry,
1 Corinthians 9:1-5
1 Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? 2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3 My defense to those who examine me is this: 4 Do we have no right to eat and drink? 5 Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
If Peter (peter is cephas read John 1:42) the so called "first pope" was married, why does the catholic church doesn't allow "pope" to marry?
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The so called vicar of christ/ pope/holy father Peter called himself a fellow elder in 1 Peter 5:1, and as per the qualifications of elder in Titus 1:5-9 the elder is allowed to get married; then why does the "pope" is required to be celibate and catholic? ( when Peter was neither celibate nor catholic).
1)Peter was not perfect human nor was he a perfect disciple
2)He sank down while walking on water
3)Our Lord said to peter get behind me satan
4)Peter reject our Lord 3 times
5)Our Lord rebuked Peter for calling fire from heaven
6)Our Lord rebuked Peter when he cut of the soilders ear
7)Paul rebuked Peter for being hypocrite because he was acting different in front of Jews and different in front of gentiles.
8) Moses messed up, and he was a important part of Bible ( that's why he never entered the promised land),
9)David messed up ( and he has the Holy Spirit),
10)King Soloman messed up,
11) Saul messed up and God regretted the decision (1 Samuel 15:10-11).
Hatrick (Saul then David then Soloman back to back messed up)
12)The apostles run away a day before Lord Jesus got locked up.
13)The early church messed up Rev 2:18-20, 1 Corinthians, Galatians.
14) Apostle John when receiving Revelation worshiped an angel and the angel said "see you do not do that. Worship GOD" Revelation 22:8-9
If these great people could mess up, why do you think the catholic church wouldn't mess up.
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Galatians 4:21-26
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar- 25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children- 26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Sarah is mother of all, Not mary
Also the Church has many name like Christians, Evangelists, Children of God, Believers, servents of God, bride of Christ, but not once the Church is called catholics
Changed the 10 commandments by deleting 2nd commandment, and dividing the 10th into 2 commandments. Also changing the real Saturday Sabbath to fake sunday sabbath...
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@@mynameis......23 Luke 11,27-28
Jesus takes advantage of the woman's praise to show that Mary's greatness is not only in carnal motherhood, but in faith.
Mary is the most perfect model of those who hear the word of God and implement them in practice.
@@mynameis......23 Amen!
@@cristoreinaevence8334 But then how come she is given relatively low "screen time" compared to other followers of Jesus in the Bible? For instance, there isn't really much scripture about how she spread the gospel. The book of Acts would have been a great place to tell more about Mary's life and behavior after Jesus' resurrection. She isn't brought up in any of the other writings following the letter to the Romans, and neither is she given much thought in the book of Revelation. To contrast, Paul's mission journeys are recorded somewhat detailedly, along with other acts of Jesus' followers like Peter (Acts ch. 3), or John, or Stephen.
If she is as important as some people say that she is (catholic people), then why isn't she brought up in the Bible in the same big proportions?
Hail Mary! Full of grace! The lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and BLESSED is the fruit of thy womb, JESUS! Holy Mary MOTHER OF GOD. PRAY for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
I'm not a Protestant, OC, or RC right now. I'm a long time believer, follower of Christ, and I think that this man hit the nail on the head. He said, "We can't all be Orthodox, but we need to recover Orthodoxy in every denomination." AMEN BROTHER
The denominational thing is itself stupid.
Ah yes, ignoring the whole video for one line.
@@twitch8703 lol what?
What's left besides OC, RC, and Protestantism? Undecided? What church do you attend?
@@Greg-k4e Anabaptist, Baptists are not truly Protestant, although they protest much of what the RCC stands for. I currently attend a very tiny church that used to Methodist but has since left and is not affiliated with but shares many doctrines with Methodism. I'm not a Methodist by heritage, I attend there because the sermons are only 20 minutes, kids have their own time with the pastor, and no one is asking me to be a worship pastor for them there. They value children as well as all ages and celebrate the Lord's supper very often, and will perform infant baptism if you desire. It's a Christian church that takes a hard stance on the Word and what God has spoken, but not on the peripheral. My family can heal there from all the lies and damage from churches over many years. I greatly respect people of other traditions, but I cannot submit to the doctrines I see that are blatantly wrong.
Converting to Orthodoxy from Non denominational Christianity was the best decision I’ve ever made. Praise be to God for all things
Not until meeting God face to face
@@Oceantaikutsuu excuse me?
Wait how is it converting if you already believed in the death and resurrection?
@@HereticHerobecause now he holds the complete Truth and not just partial Truth
@@mars4105 But the complete truth is held within the Gospel. Jesus died and rose again and through Him we are saved, now we must go out and make disciples of all nations. What's missing?
Fr. Seraphim Cardoza is an incredible Orthodox priest, with so much wisdom, experience, and understanding. Thank you for posting him! God bless you
This was the video nobody asked for but we all needed. God bless him!
To be fair, the title is kinda clickbait. The evangelical is allowed no come back.
@@aclark903 You can see the full interview from 6 years ago on this channel!
Wha??????? Catholic Church didn’t come till 300 ad what is he talking about no the church did not come before the scripture that was a flat out lie the priest told the scripture been around since 1000’s of years before Christ Catholic Church started all the pagan traditions that go outside of what the Bible teaches.
@@ellisonwest7005 It is true the Old Testament books existed before the Church. But if you read #Acts, what Acts describes is happening immediately after the Resurrection, before the Gospels are written. Hence the #church has existed from the Resurrection onwards, before the Bible #canon was formed.
@@aclark903not just the Old Testament but also the the New Testament the whole Bible came before the Catholic religion Constantine was who started that in 336 ad
I'm Orthodox, and I'm happy to see the church in America is growing.☦️
@Krakenpeanut • God forbid ! 😏 The Orthodox Church is NOT the true Christianity.☝️
This Orthodox priest is so impressive and as a Catholic I can definitely relate to being asked lame questions.
Ditto
Me too. I simply ask them where the Bible teachers Sola Scriptura. The conversation usually doesn't go much further.
Same.
Definitely weird for us, imagine living by those things to become a priest and still being asked that when they can clearly see your lifestyle.
Ignorance of the protestant evangelists about the proper Catholic and Orthodox beliefs and reasons behind those beliefs is a big factor in play.
Like why you worships a woman and call her holy mother. Ask that she's protects you and use chants to provoke dead saints to help you in your life. Yeah super lame stuff going on in your cult. Let me know when you open your eyes.
@Fouad Karaman I am not judge over what saints are sleeping in Christ or at the throne of God. I know that those who believe in Jesus Christ are alive forevermore. Maybe you need to re-read my comment thick skull. You worship a woman, and provoke saints in hell and in heaven to do what you should be asking Jesus Christ to do. Read over and over and over and over and over until you get it. This is an abomination to God seeking wisdom and admiration from unfamiliar spirits to you. You know them not or know who you're channeling. This is devilish behavior, seek Jesus Christ as you're only propitiation or suffer consequences of seeking men over God.
Catholic here, proud of my orthobros!
God bless you all!
Catholic also, can’t wait until we’re all together again!
Orthobros! love it.
1204 never forget
@@MikesFitnessGoals
What made us separate
Little enlightenment please
@@MikesFitnessGoals I've read about the possible communion of the Roman and Greek church under Patriarch Bartholomew. What are the news from there? Greetings from a South American Catholic.
Excellent excerpt. Saint Paul did not even possess the written Gospels of the New Testament, yet he personally converted tens of thousands of pagans, and his legacy along with the legacy of Saint Peter, annihilated Roman paganism and set the precedent for the rest of Western history. Paul did all of this armed only with the knowledge of Christ and his physician-level understanding of the Septuagint. All of the disciples, whether they went to Ethiopia, southern India, or Europe, did not possess a physical copy of the New Testament or even just the 4 Gospels. Yet they laid the foundation for the largest religion in history. God bless
God bless!
How wonderful Paul converted legions to Christ with ZERO Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches anywhere in sight. They weren't DREAMED up yet! OK?
@@Reid-yy5nw You're sort of right. St. Paul converted them to the One Church before schism, the originating church of which is indeed the Orthodox Church today.
@@krisn4026 It does not matter which organized church came first! Paul converted NOBODY to a church! None provide salvation to this day! Learn what Jesus did say for a change! Ever heard of SCRIPTURE? Nope! It might even make a Christian out of you!
@@Reid-yy5nw "Paul converted NOBODY to a church" Well yes, he did. Church and Christianity at this point are inseparable historically. Paul was Apostle to the Gentiles, after all. Read Galatians. What denomination are you, if I may ask?
I am a Russian Orthodox Christian living in Russia and it is amazing to me to read so many comments from Orthodox foreigners and those who want to know Orthodoxy! It's incredible! Hello, brothers! May the Lord protect you all! Welcome to Orthodox Russia!)
God bless you!
Thank you and may God Bless you, your family friends and your country
Interesting. I’m a Russian evangelical Christian. Don’t know how my great grandpa became one. But it’s wonderful to see over 100 members of my extended family be Christians.
@@Desh282 насколько я понимаю евангельские христиане это протестанты... Тогда ваш прадедушка возможно был выходец из европейской страны?) Приветствую вас!)
@@lindamorgan2678 спасибо, брат!) Храни Господи вас и вашу семью!❤️ Добро пожаловать в гости!)
Ethiopian orthodox here and i relate to the lame question they ask its like someone trying to introduce you with your own parents you have lived with forever 😂
So true .. and yet they don’t know the way
Ethiopians aren’t orthodox, just because you have “orthodox” in your name doesn’t make you Orthodox. You are oriental orthodox aka non chalcedonian (monophysite)
@@mariorizkallah5383 monophysite also includes the views called eutychianism, so to avoid being confused with them, we use the term oriental orthodox.
@@mariorizkallah5383hat will make Ethiopian even more orthodox.. Jesus is fully divine fully human …. They are Orthodox Tewahedo
@@mariorizkallah5383 non chalcedonians are miaphysites not monophysites.
0:11 "I was saved yesterday, I am being saved today and I hope to be saved tomorrow." Excellent answer.👍
Horrible answer. Salvation doesn’t work that way at all.
@@kyloooooo Maybe you should read the history of Abraham.
@@eliasabi-elias8501 maybe I have. What are you specifically referring to? There’s a difference between justification and sanctification. You aren’t saved multiple times.
@@kyloooooo salvation is both a moment in time and a lifelong journey with the Lord.
The priest wasn't giving a PhD level theology course. Not everyone is called to plumb the depths of theological exactitudes. I believe, practically, for the ordinary lay person, who is in the world, but not of the world, this was a very good short summation.
@@kyloooooo I'm Catholic, but I don't believe you interpreted this Orthodox priest properly
For clarification purpose: Christ didn't "find" the Church, but He did FOUND (as in, established!) His Church !.. Thank you, great testimonial. 🙏
Thank you, corrected.
And NOWHERE did Christ say being a member of any organized, denominational, institutional, church is how Christians achieve ETERNAL LIFE! He didn't say it, OK??
@@Reid-yy5nw “Man shall not live by bread lone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
The Church IS the Word of God. So, yes you do need to be part of His Church to be saved.
God bless you, and may you find peace and truth in your soul.
I think the priest meant to say found instead of find. That's my assumption.
@@kevinvelez-mora8177... Jesus NEVER ONCE said church membership is required for eternal life. You can't think outside the BOX either. SAD!
Protestants are very focused on spreading the Gospels, and that's absolutely wonderful and necessary.
Orthodox teachings are brilliant and insightful and pierce straight to the heart of the teaching.
Catholic teaching is very cerebral and very in-depth.
I'm Catholic, but I learn so much from every denomination that I don't really care about converting other Christians, but I am keenly interested in having conversations with them. I pray that one day we can all come together under one roof and unite in our love for God and our love for each other.
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This is most beautiful thing I have read of all
In the Orthodox Church, believers are surrounded by Holy Scripture, in the Divine Liturgy and in all of our worship services. Across the centuries when many Christians were unable to read and certainly could not afford to keep a handwritten Bible in their homes, the Orthodox Church made certain that they heard the Word of God...that they were guided by the Scriptures in their daily lives. May the Lord be praised for His faithfulness 🙏🏼
I had the great privilege to meet Fr. Cordoza in his small barn church in Rogue River, Oregon about 22 years ago. This one Liturgy, one meeting, had a profound effect on me. In 2012, I was Chrismated into the Orthodox Church. I’ve never been back to Rogue River, but I think about Fr. Seraphim very often.
Beautiful! Glory to God!
I miss father seraphim. May God continue to grant him many years. My early years as an inquirer were under him. His prayers have sustained me through many trials. He is a saint in my mind.
His son is now our priest. I hope one day he’ll go on the dove like father seraphim
I am a ex charismatic/pentecostal/evangelical... Glory to God I came back home to the Orthodox Church ☦️
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Hebrews 10 KJV
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Amen!
@@alexanderbrown2717 James 5 KJV
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Welcome, brother!☦
My heart cries of happiness seeing and listening to this beautiful man (father❤) ☦🕊
Thank you for this beautiful affirmation of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
This is my priest’s dad! He passed just last year, may he rest in Christ.
As a Russian Orthodox Christian, I really liked these words, this father reminded me of my confessor, the rector of my church. For Orthodox Christians, Jesus Christ is the entire Universe, the Alpha and Omega of our life, and we, even on pain of death, should not renounce our Lord. Thank God for everything.
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Hi, I'm Roman Catholic, and I loved watching this video. I liked Father's reasoning, and I agree with almost everything. And I hope and pray that the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholics can one day unite! Thank you for the video, and God bless!!
God bless!
People can be friends with each other, love each other, and for this it is not necessary to belong together to some organization. The division of the church is not the division of any organization, it is a different worldview. The worldview cannot be mixed, there may be different opinions, but there can only be one truth. Study the question of what is the difference between the Catholic faith and the Orthodox, study the primary sources and maybe then you will understand for yourself that no unification is required, but you just need to accept the worldview that is closer to you. (sorry for my English, I used an online translator)
@@ВладиславВербицкий-б9п You have made some interesting points. But it’s not only a question about worldviews, it’s a question about authority and unity. Now worldviews, depending on your definition of worldview, definitely play a part in this topic, but Scripture and the teachings of Jesus the Christ are more crucial for this discussion. Jesus Himself established one Church, He never wanted it to be divided into so many schisms and denominations that it is today. If we aren’t united in prayer against the Devil and all of his evil spirits then our battles against temptation and sin will be much more difficult.
Obviously, culture has significant influence over how we pray and celebrate the Divine Liturgy and that is totally acceptable. However, overall we ought to all be unified under one Church -the Body of Christ -with one central figurehead which Jesus established and appointed for us since St. Peter the Apostle.
I am sure it is obvious that I am Roman Catholic, but I have lots of respect for the Orthodox Church and all of the various Eastern rites and Divine Liturgies such as St. John Chrysostom. I love how the eastern rites and Liturgies are rich in symbolism and tradition. I have many Eastern Catholic and Orthodox friends, and through them and other sources I’ve been learning more and more about Eastern worship. I believe that both sides (Eastern and Western Churches) have much to share and celebrate. But it would be better if all of us, while still retaining our unique differences, were United under one leader (The Pope) just like Jesus intended.
@@ВладиславВербицкий-б9п I apologize for my very long reply. I like to be as thorough as I can in conversations and discussions like these because they are very delicate and sensitive but also extremely important.
I hope the translation is understandable and not confusing 😅😅😅
Сколько раз смотришь интервью о.Серафима, всегда удивляешься его умению тактично с любовью и уважением говорить с каждым человеком.
Amen Russian vlyat cyka!
I’m a convert and orthodoxy is the truth☦️
Same here brother
Lol what an asinine comment. Yeshua/Jesus is the Truth. Orthodoxy is the only sect that is close to that Truth. Catholism went the stanic way long ago or probably have been since its inception. Protestantism is a mockery of everything and went after money, fame and numbers. Orthodoxy is the only one that is probably true to the beginning of a church but still in the dark as far as I know.
Me too! ☦️
@MSemiba423 • God forbid ! The Orthodox Church is NOT the true Christianity because it has changed many of the teachings of Christ.☝️ Jesus Christ has never teaching any of the 7 cults : the cult of Mary, the cult of saints, the cult of angels, the cult of the cross, the cult of icons, the cult of relics and the cult of deads.
@coriolis6185 we don't have cults, learn the difference between veneration and worship
I can tell you that these Evangelical Protestants are relating to you because the only issues that they know are from the influence of Roman Catholicism. Between my husband & myself we were at least 10 different Protestant demonatinonal people & many of them we didn't even become members of those churches. It was a journey for us. Upon leaving the Home Church Movement we couldn't return to Protestantism. I wept & told my husband that I felt as if I was in a "spiritual desert." I also wept because we couldn't be the only source of spiritual teaching & experience to our 12 & 14 yr old sons. It wasn't long before an Orthodox Christians witnessed again to my husband when my husband recalled that Jackie Schaffer had become an Orthodox Christian. We read his book "Dancing Alone" & another by an Orthodox Priest who had converted. What a blessing to find our "heart's true home." Glory to God!
Thank you!
Amen, this is similar to our own experience!
I think this priest meant to say; “One Holy *Catholic* Church.”
*Ignatius* *of* *Antioch*
“Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop or by one whom he ordains [i.e., a presbyter]. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church” (Letter to the Smyrneans 8:2 [A.D. 110]).
*Tertullian*
“Where was [the heretic] Marcion, that shipmaster of Pontus, the zealous student of Stoicism? Where was Valentinus, the disciple of Platonism? For it is evident that those men lived not so long ago-in the reign of Antonius for the most part-and that they at first were believers in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in the church of Rome under the episcopate of the blessed Eleutherius, until on account of their ever restless curiosity, with which they even infected the brethren, they were more than once expelled” (Demurrer Against the Heretics 30 [A.D. 200]).
*Augustine*
“We must hold to the Christian religion and to communication in her Church, which is catholic and which is called catholic not only by her own members but even by all her enemies. For when heretics or the adherents of schisms talk about her, not among themselves but with strangers, willy-nilly they call her nothing else but Catholic. For they will not be understood unless they distinguish her by this name which the whole world employs in her regard” (The True Religion 7:12 [A.D. 390]).
*Augustine*
“We believe in the holy Church, that is, the Catholic Church; for heretics and schismatics call their own congregations churches. But heretics violate the faith itself by a false opinion about God; schismatics, however, withdraw from fraternal love by hostile separations, although they believe the same things we do. Consequently, neither heretics nor schismatics belong to the Catholic Church; not heretics, because the Church loves God, and not schismatics, because the Church loves neighbor” (Faith and Creed 10:21 [A.D. 393]).
*Augustine*
“If you should find someone who does not yet believe in the gospel, what would you [Mani] answer him when he says, ‘I do not believe’? Indeed, I would not believe in the gospel myself if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so” (ibid., 5:6).
I love this priest he's awesome am a Traditional Catholic and I love our Orthodox brothers and sisters in the East. Long live Tradition and Orthodoxy
Read gods word holy crap. Your saved by believing in Christ
I'm going to become an orthodox
May it be blessed!
Congratulations. May the never-ending prayers of our Most Holy Theotokos be with you.
Guest get fast to become a Orthodox Christian learn catechism with the help of Fr.Seraphim in online. don't delay and be prayer full and pray for me.God Bless You Gust
@@Mrs.Karen_Walker Here we go again, nor Jesus nor Apostels teach about Most Holy Theotokos praying for us, instead of this, Jesus tells us to pray and to pray for one another.
I was orthodox, but when I started to study evolution and christianity to find out what’s the truth, I ended up to be born again Bible believing christian.
I find a lot of inspiration from the Orthodox church, and I am also inspired by the zeal of Evangelicals who courageously share the soul-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ at the risk of criticism and ridicule. May God bless them all!
Amen, The Body of Christ is not separated! No matter which branch of Christianity we come from, we are ALL honored when we receive the privilege of suffering in The Name Above All Names, The Lord Jesus Christ!
It doesn't matter what church. What matters is a person alive in christ. The holy spirit makes the difference. If a person is new creation in jesus christ that is the key.
@@jdschauss And when we accept that we are sinners and that God offers us peace and salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
There was an evangelist that began to claim that the Bible came first, and claimed that the Catholic and Orthodox Church came after Protestantism. When I tried to make him understand wrong he was, he began with conspiracies that these were lies created by such churches. I was baffled at the historical illiteracy and the ignorance of these people that believe such.
technically the torah, Apostles, and NT letters did exist before the founding of an official church organization. The church is believers of Jesus Christ alone and we all who believes in Jesus Christ as Lord are the body of Christ who saved us by grace-through faith. Faith is what saved the Old Testament people of God, as it is written in Scriptures; Jesus Christ sacrifice paid for for all our sins (past, present and future). Grace though is not a license to not repent.
Protestants have a poor understanding of history. If they knew history, they wouldn't be Protestant.
@@comicsans1689
The history is nothing but lies. Our own day bears witness that lies and absurdities have been recorded as historical truths. The only truth is the Word of God. Christ says that the heavens and the earth shall pass away but that his word shall endure forever.
@@comicsans1689 That's why I consider myself an Orthodox. Even my prayer book and sources I use to strengthen my faith are all from the Orthodox church.
@@malachi7948
-"The history is nothing but lies."
That's an ignorant claim. History must be taken into account to discover truths. Ignoring history is ignoring how things came to be. How the Christian faith came to be must be important for a Christian. If not, you will believe any lie a false prophet can come up with.
-"The only truth is the Word of God."
And do you know how the Word of God came to be? Do you know why those books in the Bible are canonical and why other writings outside the Bible are not?
Christ, however, never said to not care for history and the terrenal world just because they will pass away. In fact, even since Genesis, God tells us to take care of the earth that was given to us by Him. Christ also say to do good to others like He did on this earth.
am Eritrean orthodox christian and I believe that it is a true teaching of jesus ,so am impressed with this spiritual father 🙏.
Igzeeo Mareni Christos.
@@JudoMateo, 😄 yes igzeeo mareni Christos brother.
I am happy to be a supporter of the old African chruches
I'm a catechumen in the Orthodox Church, and I can say I'm in complete agreement with him. The difference between being a spiritual father and and spiritual guide is accountability; a father is accountable for the choices of their children, while a guide is not. God bless him and all members of the Orthodox Church.
Love this guy's enthusiasm. He's like me when i get onto a subject I'm passionate about, can barely get it all out.
Lovely Father Seraphim.
God Bless, Love, Guide and Protect you eternally.
Thank you too.
Amen 😘😘😀
Rest in peace Father Seraphim Cardoza. 10+ years ago I kept rewatching the same videos of you. Please pray for me a sinner
One of the best and simplest explanations to basic protestant objections and answers iv seen under 4 mins, may our Triune God and most holy Theotokos bless you ☦️ 🙏 All!!!
Here is the reply for the Theotokos: Matthew 1:25 - "knew her not until..." strongly suggesting Joseph did sleep with Mary after she had Jesus. Further confirmed by Matthew 1:24, 25; 13:55, 56; Mark 6:3 when referring to Jesus' brothers.
Basic protestant objection, I think, under 10 seconds.
@@pitAlexx “brothers” also referred to cousins
@@connorjeffers5622 You are changing the meaning of the text to no longer say what it is appearing to say. We are not discussing poetic verses here, symbolism, and such. If this was the practice in real life it would be very confusing. Like you would say "there is Alex, the brother of such and such". The person would HAVE to ask you "is his mother such and such or are you saying he is the cousin of..?" And so things needed to be cleared every time. That and the fact that the Bible actually does use "cousin" in its text, such as in Lev 25:49, Esth 2:7, Jer 32:7, Luke 1:36, Colossians 4:10 making extremely inconsistent if what you say was the case. Why wouldn't just say cousins and use brothers instead which creates confusion?. Now you can have stepbrothers, spiritual brothers, blood brothers... "brothers" can also mean a type of relationship. But the text shows they were NOT in that relationship with Jesus even challenging Him, saying "go to the festival, make miracles there" in John 7 and ends with "his own brothers did not believe in him". Plenty of text that if we weren't even talking about religion and just reading it, everybody would conclude "yea, Jesus' brothers". But because of how we hold on to our personal preferences, we must change the text to fit our needs instead of letting the text change us.
@@connorjeffers5622 Let me add this, I have no problem if it turns out that yes, it's ok to pray to saints and Mary and such. The danger, I believe is not with choosing not to do so (unless you wanna bring forth evidence that says that if you don't you are doomed), the danger is with practicing it and then ending up being wrong. Because there are no verses talking about this, specifically with the icons of saints and Mary and praying to them. However, we do have text condemning acts of worshiping to anything else but God, to seeking counseling from anyone else but God, from the spiritual realm (see Saul consulting a dead prophet - it was real, but at the same time, that brought more condemnation to him).
@@pitAlexx
1. I can't leave this blasphemous logic of yours unresponded:
Lord said:
and, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Did God mean to leave us after the end of the world in this passage?
Is he abandoning us after the end of the world?
Of course not!
It's just a language of scripture which isn't to be interpreted without church tradition and teachings. That's what protestant do and plant confusion and conflict.
Protestants interpret scripture individually and that's the reason you have so many denominations. Holy Spirit is God of unity not devision. Look what you've done to the world. I've been counting recently number of denominations of protestantism and went up to 3000 and the number is growing.
Orthodox Church is the Church founded by Christ at Pentecost on the 50th day of his resurrection and it's teachings are as holy as scripture itself.
Why? Because Orthodox Church created Bible. The Church chose the books which should be included in Bible.
Question - Why do we trust Orthodox Church to choose scripture to be included into the Bible and not trust the same church in Its traditions and teachings about Virgin?
2. Tradition of appostolic church always taught that Holy virgin has remained virgine all her life. She and her husband had father/daughter relationship and brothers of the Lord were children of previous marriage.
"So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us"
We keep traditions and teachings of Holy Church which states that mother of God has never known any men.
Glory to God 🙏
Im not religious but I really respect the way this guy talks about his faith and how it might be
I would be considered a Wesleyan Protestant. I listened to a sermon once from an Orthodox Bishop (forgive my not remembering who) that began with a story about being asked if he was ‘saved’. He then went about a wonderful sermon pertaining to salvation in an eastern understanding. The image of an evangelical Christian approaching an Orthodox Priest dressed accordingly and asking ‘are you saved’ is absolutely hysterical!
Wasn't his name Mar Inoc (Veron Ash), was it?
Not sure why you find that hilarious? Just because he’s dressed like a priest doesn’t mean he’s regenerate.
I would say it’s the perfect question to ask, frankly.
@@CouncilOfDort some evangelicals don't believe Catholic and Orthodox are Christians. They believe you can't be a Christian without having a born-again experience (also known as saying a sinners prayer). Another common belief is that the Orthodox and Catholics are just following legalistic rules instead of Jesus Christ. The fanatical will even say they're "Mary worshippers".
I would love to know, if we are not supposed to call any man Father, how do they introduce their parents?
Yes this is my mother Jill, and her husband Tim....
:)
Don't ask they will get mad at you 🤣
@@Smiley_Face0 I was part of a charismatic evangelical church before I became orthodox; and the example of this guy basically entrapping the father is a big reason why I gave up going to church for a while. I was never okay with just, trapping people in a corner until you got what you wanted out of them. I never did it, and I always felt like the odd man out because of it. It honestly triggered my anxiety in the worst way.
@@joshuawebb5891 Yes I personally call it a mockery for the person but also for the Church
@@Smiley_Face0 Exactly !! I just kept thinking like where is the love?
A very strong and concise discourse, I cant help but feel that some returning to basics would be good for us western believers in Christ.
Yes exactly western Christians are so different
@@slavkarybovicova7858 I didn't erealize how much so and was a bit turned off when my Priest told me it would take 5 years to really become Orthodox after baptism. Now I think 10 years. Lots of de-programming and humility.
@@frankherbert6476 ok
Returning to the basics means following only what the apostles of Christ felt was worthy to include in their writings. It does not include any of the other features which join the “orthodox” to the rest of the heathen world.
@@malachi7948 Interesting take-viewpoint. So only that which is in the bible (I assume only NT) is to be applied/used in the Christian life?
I’m Orthodox Christian from Russia 🇷🇺
Love to all Christians
I’m a Protestant but I love my Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters in Christ. I think we should so long as we can agree on the basics of the cross and salvation through Christ’s death, burial and resurrection I believe we should all get along.
Sad how few likes this comment got, I’m afraid many Catholics and Orthodox see us Protestants as heretics.
Respect as Catholic Christian ✝️☦️🇻🇦🇬🇷 Deus Vult.
catholic "church" has nothing to do with Christianity
@@SolaOrtodoxia Why do you always have to be so harsh against Catholics? We respect Orthodoxy a lot. The theological differences between us are not so deep
@@francescovaudo6401 stop crying, i am not harsh, i am talking the truth here, the catolic church has many heresies, and you guys are being very far from Christ, blasphemers, your God its the pope and your church is satanic
@@SolaOrtodoxia I can't decide if you're more ignorant or arrogant. We don't worship the pope at all, it's always full of catholics who strongly disagree with the current pope. Google "cardinal Burke" for example. Then please list these heresies, I'm curious
@@francescovaudo6401 in case you missed the video from the above i invite you to watch it, the Father from the video he is also clearly mentioning there is only one catholic apostolic orthodox church. He doesn't say anything about catholic church because he know catholic church it's a blasphemic satanic organisation. When he said the word catholic he didnt mean about your hypocrite blasphemic religion, catholic means universality of the church, Orthodox church is catholic (universal) but not catholic religion, you are far away from understanding
I am on the evangelical spectrum and I am happy to call this man and his church my brothers and sisters in Christ. God bless you!
I'm an agnostic/atheist who likes to learn about religion and i believe that Orthodoxy is the closest we currently have to (let's call it) True/Original Christian Faith, followed up by Catholicism ❤️
Welcome
Care to explain?
@@11valdanoBefore you debate, name the man who made the church.
I'm a Protestant with a deep love and respect for the OC. One thing I loved what Timothy Ware had said: "We know where the Church is but we can't say where the Church is not." As someone who works in education, I know different people learn differently. I don't crap on denominations like most because I believe what the devil intended to divide, God foreknew that many people would come to faith.
Hank Hanagraaff, the President of Christian Research Institute and host of Bible Answer Man, is a Protestant-turned-Orthodox Christian. He has said "I'm not against tribes. I'm against tribalism." The army, the navy, the local police all protect and serve but to say "The only way to protect and serve is the Navy" is to not acknowledge the other branches.
That's how I personally look at this whole this of Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic. Although we all have areas of disagreements we need to be united on the essentials of faith and the essential mission of Christ's Great Commission. I love the Orthodox and Roman Catholic family of Christ and thank God for what they do to reach people my Protestant self can't!
Este important ce spune Biserica Ortodoxă, nu ce spun diferiți ortodocși. Timothy Ware are multe concepții greșite, fiind tributar gândirii ecumenice. Citatul pe care l-ați dat este luat de la Ware de un rus din secolul al 19-lea care a scris o lucrare. Nu este o învățătură ortodoxă. Recent, sinodul din Creta a reafirmat că singura Biserică este Biserica Ortodoxă, celelalte sunt doar biserici autoproclamate. Numai în Biserica Ortodoxă există har și mântuire.
Very well said. I hate it when Protestants poop on catholic or orthodox and I hate it when catholic or orthodox poop on Protestants. We are all part of the body of Christ and all have our own role. Why would you poop on Protestants who are out there evangelizing and trying to reach the lost. Just doesn’t make sense to me.
@SAMUEL HRECENIUC Tu vorbesti din perspectiva protetanta, adica a unei filozofii inventata de Luther la 1500 de ani dupa Iisus. Exista o singura Biserica din primul secol pana azi, si in primul mileniu existau multe grupari separate de Biserica, acesta nu erau considerata biserici. Nu exista biserica catolica sau biserici neoprotestante, toate sunt grupari separate de Biserica, cu invataturi false, cum erau o gramada si in primul mileniu. In Sfanta Scriptura scrie ca Biserica este stalp si temelie e adevarului, adica nu poate avea o invatatura gresita. Mai scrie ca niciodata nu va putea sa fie biruita, deci nu va putea fi o perioada de 1500 de ani cand a avut o invatatura gresita si abia Luther a regasit invatatura corecta. Deci poate fi doar o Biserica de la inceput, care a avut aceeasi invatatura tot timpul.
So you believe that “the devil intended to divide” yet you’re a protestant which contains literally thousands of denominations. Are we seeing the contradiction?
@@Bazed. it’s a sad reality that the Church of Christ is divided. But we believe that the True Church of Christ is all believers who are truly saved. In that sense, we are never divided. Sure we may have our minor disagreements which people blow out of proportion, but the essence of true saving faith is the same throughout all truly saved believers. The True Church of Christ is beyond earthly denominations. Regardless if one is Orthodox, Catholic, or Protestant, if one is truly saved, they belong the body of the Messiah.
I trust in Christ alone for Salvation. I am Eastern Orthodox, I love the beauty of the Divine Liturgy☦️☦️☦️.
salivation is many just like even though the medicine that save you is what save you. the leg that walk to the hospital the doctor who prescribe it. the pharmacist who give you the medicine they all have a part in it.
I am a Southern Baptist, my Orthodox and Catholic friends have made me have a deep respect for the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Tradition and Church Authority is important, and it has become more important recently to our church than it was in the past. Maybe that’s why while so many others are closing their doors, we remain open.
Life long Roman Catholic. My mom passed away October 25th. Literally 2 days later something led me to read an article on Eastern Orthodox. I knew a little about the history. But then that led to watching TH-cam videos and reading more. I don't know why?? But since the 27th I can't stop. I'm learning and feeling. I'm thinking strongly of converting. God Bless what I now know!! The One true Holy and Apostolic Orthodox Church ☦
I was baptized in the Nazarene church as well ... and am now Orthodox. The flow of love through the Holy Spirit ... I could not have imagined
Glory to God!
iam Roman Catholic...I love Orthodox Brothers...
Me too
As a Catholic, I love my Orthodox brothers!
do u know any catholic channels?
@@MartinsD12 "The Catholic Talk Show" is awesome if you want something informative and entertaining at the same time. "Catholic Answers" is great if you're into apologetics. There is also "EWTN" for Catholic News. Dr. Taylor Marshal is interesting too but can be divisive if you don't consider yourself a traditionalist (which I do). I'd also recommend any clips from Bishop Fulton Sheen's television broadcasts. That man was truly a prophet.
Orthodox is Orthodox Catholic. Are you Roman Catholic?
@@pmaitrasm Yes, Roman Catholic. I should have added that qualifier. 😁
@@Radxcor83, 👍🙂
I’m Catholic and I LOVE my Orthodox brothers and sisters (we all do, actually). What a great Father, this Pastor.
Wonderful! The two years I spent with the orthodox church with some of the best Christian education I had in my entire life. My wife and I were confirmed in the Anglican church this past year. I’m not sure if I would have found myself in any traditional Christian Church if it hadn’t been for the Orthodox Church.
We grow, we mature... glory be to God!
Im proud as Catholic and so proud to all orthobros !
do u know any catholic channels?
I am a [Lutheran] Christian and I highly respect the holy Orthodox Church! God bless you!🙏🏻🕊
Sadly, you sir are a heretic to this man and his Orthodox Church.
Your profile is an icon, it’s been a year, have you converted?
@@AlexanderBenedict1
Yes, I left the protestant church a few days ago and I am about to be received into the orthodox church.
@@wolvadora9049 Bless you, pray for me. I am not even a catechumen, I have only attended 2 liturgies. This brought me great joy.
@@AlexanderBenedict1
God bless you! I will pray for you🙏
I read the lives of the early Orthodox Saints and am humbled by how faithful they were, and how large populations were converted..all before there was a Bible, and under great persecution.
Catholic here, and loves this video. What i LOVE about it is that is short and powerful. That way i can share it with all my Christians friends that dont understand the Catholic and Orthodox church. 🙏🏼👍🏼🕊️🕊️🕊️
I have some protestant neighbors that believe in "Faith Alone"; they do not feel their salvation is determined by their good deeds or works. So, I asked them, "Do you follow the Ten Commandments?" They haven't spoken to me since.
Unfortunately...
Read and see if you follow anything in this category. Galatians 5:19-21 “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”) the Bible saids that if we walk by the spirit there is no law, we know what walking in the flesh and fulfilling the desires of the carnal mind feels like, this spiritual battle is real. Jesus said that those that worship the Father must worship Him in “Spirit” and in truth for God is Spirit, he can’t be worshiped carnally.
Our righteous deeds are filthy rags to God. Salvation by GRACE through FAITH...and genuine faith produces works. Have a blessed day!
I think its James 2:18-19-20 that perfectly explains why sola fide is wrong.....
@@abhabh6896 James and Ephesians don’t contradict each other. You should read both in context. Ephesians 2 states that salvation is by grace through FAITH, not by works so that no one may boast. James 2 only confirms that authentic faith must produce works, but our works do not save us. Our righteous deeds are filthy rags to God (Isaiah 64). Christ work on the cross is sufficient to cover all sin, and none of our works could measure up to what Christ has done for us. His grace is sufficient.
Yes. I started in a Nazarene Church too. Have journeyed through other denominations (Baptist, Evangelical, Covenant, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, Mennonite), am grateful to all those Christians who I treasure. Now I am 75, recently learned all this father is saying, and am now a catechumen in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. I am so blessed to have found the fullness of the Christian faith in Orthodoxy. Wish I had found it sooner. I encourage everyone to at least visit an Orthodox Church, study early Church history, and learn to fast and pray.
This is beautiful! God bless!
@@otelders Thank you. He has. He is, and He will.
„By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”“
John 13:35 NIV
Orthodox is the only way from Georgia-heart of civilization 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪✝️✝️✝️
It's tragic for how much love and reverence the average protestant has for scripture, they understand so little of it. It is simply used as a proof text for xyz deonomination's core theology.
Pray they find the fullness of Holy Orthodoxy for the healing and salvation of souls.🙏🏻☦.
2 Tim 3
15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for [c]instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
This verse clearly demonstrates that the scriptures are all we need for salvation.
Yes, the church formed before the Bible was fully compiled, but that doesn't mean it has more or equal authority. If we know that the Bible is God's unfailing word, church doctrine that contradicts scripture should be discarded.
@@electric336
You're comment simply proves my above point.
"Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle."
- St. Paul in his second letter to the church at Thessaloniki.
(2 Thessalonians 2:15)
"These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the Truth."
- St. Paul in his letter to St. Timothy
(1 Timothy 1:14-15)
Christ came to bring a Church with a living apostolic tradition
Protestantism doesnt hold the apostolic interpretation of scriptures. Sola scriptura becomes "sola my personal infallible interpretation" and is simply used to prop up pet theological innovations whether they be of Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Wesley, Spurgeon, etc. These men invented their own traditions of men. They did not recieve holy tradition from the living tradition of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by our Lord on Pentecost. The apostles were the first bishops of this Church.
Scripture doesn't exegete itself. Without the Church it's just various cult leaders yelling past one another. All these men claim to be "inspired by the Spirit" while preaching and teaching contradictory teachings.
That leaves two options.
The Holy Spirit is some kind of nefarious trickster (blasphemy)
These men are all liars (truth)
Come Home to the Church ☦🙏🏻
@@NavelOrangeGazer Catholics and Orthodox love to use 1 Tim 3:15 to support the idea that their own church is the true, infallible earthly source of spiritual knowledge. But like many verses they use to support their beliefs, it's taken out of context.
1 Timothy 3:15 is the end of Paul’s description of proper conduct for church members, including leaders. He nowhere mentions a unique power of these leaders to make doctrinal or interpretive decisions. Nor does he declare members of the body incapable of making those interpretations themselves. In fact, in verse 14 Paul specifically says that his written words are what define proper conduct, not the church.
Paul seems to be saying that the body of believers, “the church”-is the structure that holds up and holds forth the gospel to the world. For that reason, the conduct of the body and its selection of leaders are critically important.
This interpretation is strongly supported by Paul’s use of two Greek words, stulos and hedraioma, translated as “pillar” and “foundation.” Stulos means “pillar, column, prop, or support” and is found in the New Testament only here, in Revelation 3:12, and in Revelation 10:1. Hedraioma means “prop or support” and is found only in this verse. Both words come from Greek root words that imply something that stiffens, stabilizes, steadies, or holds. These are completely different words than what are used for other occurrences of “foundation” in English Bibles. For instance, Paul’s reference to Christ as our “foundation” in 1 Corinthians 3:11 uses the word themelios, which means “foundation of a building” or “initial and founding principles of an idea.”
Tradition, written or oral, that is given by an apostle is to be followed, yes. I strongly question tradition/beliefs that aren't verified as originating from the apostles because the church isn't infallible. It wasn't during the time of the apostles (which is why Paul wrote many letters correcting the church on how to act and what to believe) and it isn't now.
If you define apostolic succession as the apostles giving their pupils the authority to teach and preach as the apostles taught them, yes, I believe that (although we don't see the office of apostle passed down by laying on of hands, only bishop). If you define apostolic succession as certain followers the original apostles having the authority to add doctrine to the Christian faith, no I don't believe that because the Bible doesn't teach that. It teaches the contrary.
Paul writes to Titus in Titus 2:1 "But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine." He goes on to say what sound doctrine is "2that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience...exhort the young men to be sober-minded, 7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works...11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.."
He ends the chapter with "Speak THESE things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you" (capitalization for emphasis). Nowhere do we see the apostles' successors having the authority to add to the established doctrine given to them by the original apostles.
Jude also echoes this thought. He writes, “Although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 1:3). Notice the phrase “once and for all.” This makes it clear that the Christian faith was given from the original apostles to the believers as complete once. No other writings or teachings, no matter how godly the priest or elder or theologian are to be seen as completing the Word of God.
I find it comical that Orthodox and Catholics claim to be the original, one true church when they don't practice Christianity the way the early church did. The early church in Jerusalem “devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). Many Catholic and Orthodox beliefs stray away from the apostles' teaching.
Also, my home isn't the church. My home is heaven, as Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
@@electric336 We Orthodox practice the way the early church did. Luturgically.
The early church was episcopal (the apostles were the first bishops) and had a liturgy. Hence we find altars (its very funny to me that certain protestant groups have "altar calls" yet their churches have no altar).
Liturgical practices are an extension of second temple worship as the earliest Christian purified their jewish practices in light of Christ's revelation.
Iconagraphy is found in catacombs churches as well as second temple era synagoguges.
Iconagraphy being used as the literacy rate was quite low so teaching and instruction were done pictorally. The new testament Biblical canon was not settled until about the 5th century as there was debate over revelation for some time. Complete bibles are a medieval invention. Local churches in the ancient times would have been lucky to have one gospel and a few epistles.
The earliest divine liturgy we have is the liturgy of St. James written by the brother of the Lord.
There is simply zero evidence for a Reformed low church style worship in the early chuch. I'm sorry you've been lied to by people you've trusted. All groups that can trace back to the early church (Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Nonchalcedonian/Oriental, Church of the East) have liturgical worship and some form of epicsopacy. The early church had councils which were called to defend aposotlic doctrine. What you profess is a false invention that men like John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli invented wholecloth in the 16th century due to their spat with rome. Ironically for a protestant it is a pure "tradition of men." Mormons as well as every other restorationist sect also claim to be "following the early church." Their claims are equally as bunk.
There is only One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that has not innovated its doctrine over time. The Orthodox Church.
You can endlessly proof text yhe scriptures the Orthodox Church handed down to you, it will get you nowhere.
God bless 🙏🏻☦
@@NavelOrangeGazer Enjoyed reading your comment. Also, I noticed there was no mention of the Early Church fathers, particularly St. Anthony of Antioch, by our Protestant brother. Appreciate your post. God bless you, your family and friends.
Bless him. Im a Catholic yet I subbed to this channel a while ago. We really can learn from our brothers and sisters from other sides. Amen
Amen
THIS SHORT VIDEO started me on the path to Orthodoxy. I am now looking for a parish to become a catechumen.
All glory be to God! May He enlighten your path.
Me too
I am Catholic and I have a huge amount of respect and support for this holy man!
God Bless this Orthodox priest and God Bless my Orthodox brothers🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I am a Reformed Baptist, this was a very intelligent conversation!
Same here brother
Intelligent, sure. He is wrong, of course.
@@IvanAgram Of course ! There was no Christianity on earth until Martin Luthifer invented it !
@@cavithalilparlak2264 nah, surely it was living in those popes who were the living image of pious living.
Baptist church is satanic
I'm a Protestant, but I have recently began to examine more Orthodox beliefs and found most of them to be good teaching, and that Orthodox Christianity can be a beautiful thing. What this man said was very beautiful, and I hold the Orthodoxy in high respect.
Look (watch him)
What do you do with the teaching about salvation? They believe that faith alone doesn't save
The main issue that I have with their doctrine of Salvation is that it is a continual process, rather than an event. I believe that salvation is an event, yet His refining or shaping of us is still ongoing. There is also the issue that I have that the difference in after life. I believe that Heaven and Hell are both real placements and that there is judgement, while the Orthodox Church believes that both believers and non-believers join God's presence, although believers still have eternal joy while non-believers still have suffering.
@@awesomejedi917 I'm with you. However, much of the Koran is beautiful and true too, as most of rat poison that a rat eats is good for the rat. It's the small portion that is poisonous that kills.
But they represent Christ and Mary by paintings which is not biblical at all... just saying. In the Bible we can read that God wants plurality it does not matter if you are this or that but the most important thing is to follow the Word of God the only one
I was baptisims as Baby Orthodox. After i go and baptisims Pentecostal. Thank God, i found the Truth Orthodox Church. And iam Back.
Thank God.:) The Father say the truth.❤️☦️
Yes, this is true. I come from a Lutheran-Protestant church in my country. And the pastor / priest there sometimes tells us "in Catholicism or protestanism, we are one family. So we need a part of orthodoxy in every branch"
As a Albanian Orthodox I hope our church grows in the west, it really needs christianity more than ever.☦
Do not be deceived, dear friends. The Body of Jesus Christ is a spiritual entity, not a religious institution.
We read in John 4:24 - "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
We also read in Romans 8:14 - "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
That’s right, in John 18:36 Jesus made it clear to Pontius Pilate that his kingdom is not of this world. The Catholic Church disobeyed Jesus by making his kingdom of this world. This is why stuff like the crusades happened. If Jesus wanted his kingdom of this world he was given the chance in Israel when he was on earth, he wouldn’t of chosen a gentile nation Rome. The new Jerusalem will be a heavenly kingdom with a heavenly King.
Orthodoxy is the one and true church. The church that God built and promised to preserve until the end of times. Truth will always shine. God bless ❤
Proud to be orthodox 🙏
Being proud is a sin
@@heizenberg5143 nah, I mean proud in the sense of glad to be or similar, English isn't my first lang
@@heizenberg5143 - so is being a jerk
God Bless this man!!!!
1 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV)
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
JESUS says keep Sabbath holy
POPE says keep Sunday holy
The WORD say the 7th day is holy.
The WORLD says the 1st day is holy
7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11)
1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7)
WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????
@@protestant7778
My brother in Christ, if you’re going to bring the word of God against the “orthodox” heretics then do so bringing strongly established doctrine, and not your own machinations.
This is what Romans 14 says of such speech:
“Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.”
HE IS SO PEACEFULL , I CAN HEAR HIM FOR HOURS.
GREETINGS , AND MY RESPECT , FROM CRETE , GREECE.
Protestant, Roman catholic, orthodox Christian,Evenglical we are all Christian followers of Jesus Christ.We are all brothers and sisters.😊😊
lies
@@ZeeJuan1776what lies?
Absolutely false, evangelist is not considered Christian
@@cowgaming7435 it is, anyone who believes Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins and rose up on the 3rd day is a Christian and will have eternal life, Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, whatever
@@НиколайРоманов-л6ю this is a large blanket statement mormans dont believe in the same Jesus and Gospel, islam, judiasim, we separate ourselfs from them for a reason. protestants and the roman catholic church are very very very separate in their beliefs and how a person is saved plus all of the arguements that the catholic or othodox church as a whole uses are largely logical arguements and statements. give me canon chp and verse and then we will talk. we are fundamentally different, you change the gospel and how you are saved or why then i have a problem with you. we are not the same.
I am catholic but I feel spiritually at home with orthodox. Stay blessed 🙏🏿
both catholic and Orthodox consider Mother Mary Co-redemptrix , which is unscriptural
@@smijoss both of these churches don't have such dogma
@@eMBO_Gaming what do you mean "Dont"?
Catholic Church Calls "Co-redemptrix" while Orthodox church calls "Theotokos"
and both follow doctrince that literally requires in prays to mother Mary
@@smijoss bruh you're so misinformed it's funny, theotokos is a title established on the Council of Ephesus in 431 which simply means Mother of God in greek and it's accepted by both catholic and orthodox church, and co-redemptrix is an UNOFFICIAL title used by some catholics to describe Mary's role in delivering Jesus to our world, not meaning that she saved people herself, but as I said it's still unofficial
@@eMBO_Gaming dude i have been catholic for 36 years, co-redemptrix is the official position of catholic church.
Same thing with orthodox church official position, using Mother Mary to interceed contradicting the scriptures.
Orthodox Christianity, we do not worship the Virgin Mary, but instead venerate her and seek her intercessions before God
They don't even know how an orthodox priest looks like 😅 they are way to used with the catholic and protestant but i don't think this will stop them preach to them too 😄
Praying for the reunification of the holy Catholic and Orthodox Churches!
I am currently in no church but I very much admire the orthodox tradition, especially the mysticism and prayer practice.
The split of the church in different denominations is a wound that I hope will one day heal.
Amen!
@@otelders
God almighty says,
Jesus, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded.
Qur’an (5:75)
God doesn't required to eat. God is Independent of All. Allah is our God. He neither eat nor drink nor sleep.
Allah almighty says in Qur'an,
Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Qur'an (Ayatul Kursi)
👉[Jesus said],
“And indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is a straight path.”
Qur’an 19:36
👉Jesus declared,
“I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.
Qur’an 19:30
Look how clear it is for you if you understand it.
God has made it very clear in his Final revelation that Jesus(Pbuh) was a Messenger of Allah not more than that.
This man choked me up. may all Christians unite under the holy apostolic Church
What about just under Christ have yall lost your minds.
stop kidding yourselfs its fragmented. if your church was founded by some dude and not founded by Christ himself along with the apostles, your outside the church. Lord have mercy on us.
@Foxo No I'm not a part of the Orthodox Church although I have love for the orthodox church. I'm a Catholic Albanian From Montenegro. When our two churches unit it will be complete. yes i thought you were a protestant
@Foxo Please don't be arrogant. If your church was complete, God wouldn't of let Constantinople fall. Rome is still standing. Bunch of Turks occupied the church, so please pray for unity God have mercy on you
@Foxo i see that you're demonized and you want to joust with me. not going to happen. i'm not a divider thats the devil's job and you make him proud. christ peace to you, me he humble you
evangelical missionaries are the most brave ones they are everywhere on mission to spread gospel i live in india christianity is minority however the no of christians increasing is astounding 10 times the previous population all through conversion in south korea ,china evangelical missionaries are everywhere doing their job
I'm a Protestant, but I believe the Orthodox Christian are extremely brave as well. Their lands have been taken by Muslims since the 7th century A.D. they were persecuted and humiliated. But they remained solid in their faith.
God bless you, brother.
@@GaryHField it is illogical, Trinity and incarnation. And islamic monotheism is not confusing very clear
@@Fahad-gf1wx th-cam.com/video/KOtHwNavd38/w-d-xo.html please watch full video.
I am a Romanian Eastern Orthodox Christian and I pray for the Orthodox Church to grow in America!
Orthodox is the best 💯💯💯
@@Laredef54 Here in Africa it is the best. Orthodox is a worldwide church and i speak for the Africa church here. It is the best church so far here in Africa 💯💯💯💯💯
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@@Laredef54 I feel sorry for you too
I’m a Catholic convert from Protestantism (been Methodist and Baptist in the past) and I use the same argument to defend my Catholic faith that this Orthodox priest uses to justify his. God Bless him though I pray he comes home to Rome. I know my current Pope is scandalizing the faith but even when St Paul publicly opposed St Peter to his face he did not question St Peter’s apostolic office
Nevermind the pope. "Home to Rome"? submit to the heresy of the filioque? Hmmm...
@@jipuragi1297 And the heresy of the Immaculata, and Purgatory, ... and Limbo, well, they rescinded that one finally. Does anyone even know what Catholic doctrine is anymore?
So all of a sudden, after 1,000 years of the Church, including Alfred the Great (the greatest English Orthodox King ever) and the Baptism of the Rus, suddenly the Archbishop of Rome decides out of the blue that he is literally Christ on Earth? Wtf?
Forgive my ignorance but I've never seen an explanation for why the filioque and the Immaculate Conception are heresies. Also with purgatory I don't understand why you think that is heresy. The only part about it that is de fide is that it is a place/state in which one's last attachments to sin are removed. There is nothing dogmatic to say what it is like or the duration. It's my understanding that Orthodox do indeed believe there has to be a transition from this life to heaven if one's soul is not already perfected. With limbo, well that's always just been in the realm of speculation of what a just God does with souls that have the stain of original sin but have not lived long enough to commit personal sin.
The Catholics were the first Protestants and from there the rest is history
I think this priest meant to say; “One Holy *Catholic* Church.”
*Ignatius* *of* *Antioch*
“Let no one do anything of concern to the Church without the bishop. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop or by one whom he ordains [i.e., a presbyter]. Wherever the bishop appears, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church” (Letter to the Smyrneans 8:2 [A.D. 110]).
*Tertullian*
“Where was [the heretic] Marcion, that shipmaster of Pontus, the zealous student of Stoicism? Where was Valentinus, the disciple of Platonism? For it is evident that those men lived not so long ago-in the reign of Antonius for the most part-and that they at first were believers in the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in the church of Rome under the episcopate of the blessed Eleutherius, until on account of their ever restless curiosity, with which they even infected the brethren, they were more than once expelled” (Demurrer Against the Heretics 30 [A.D. 200]).
*Augustine*
“We must hold to the Christian religion and to communication in her Church, which is catholic and which is called catholic not only by her own members but even by all her enemies. For when heretics or the adherents of schisms talk about her, not among themselves but with strangers, willy-nilly they call her nothing else but Catholic. For they will not be understood unless they distinguish her by this name which the whole world employs in her regard” (The True Religion 7:12 [A.D. 390]).
*Augustine*
“We believe in the holy Church, that is, the Catholic Church; for heretics and schismatics call their own congregations churches. But heretics violate the faith itself by a false opinion about God; schismatics, however, withdraw from fraternal love by hostile separations, although they believe the same things we do. Consequently, neither heretics nor schismatics belong to the Catholic Church; not heretics, because the Church loves God, and not schismatics, because the Church loves neighbor” (Faith and Creed 10:21 [A.D. 393]).
*Augustine*
“If you should find someone who does not yet believe in the gospel, what would you [Mani] answer him when he says, ‘I do not believe’? Indeed, I would not believe in the gospel myself if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so” (ibid., 5:6).
"Do you guys believe in the owners manual?" What came first, the owners manual or the car?
"Do you guys believe in musical notation?" What came first, the sheet music or the music itself?
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Nothing outside the "owners manual" (SCRIPTURE in this case) is required for salvation! There are no required ADD-ONS to what Jesus said. Christ's simple message is NOT incomplete, requiring popes or patriarchs to fill in the gaps. Mad yet?
@@Reid-yy5nw Do You understand that not everything Is in the scripture? Do You know what Holy Tradition is? The idea that everything is in the bible is an innovation and foreign to the apostles. Now stop spamming and go educate yourself.
@@Luka-lw5tl You don't have a clue about Jesus! SAD!
@@Reid-yy5nw do you ? If so tell me what is the main word used for Deity in the original language text of the New Testament
The history of Christianity is what drew me to Orthodoxy.
I love this. You answered my prayer.💕
GOD ANSWERS PRAYER.
GOD first.
PRAISE THE HEAVENLY FATHER and SON.
🙏🏼✝️
From a Catholic, I emphasize with how frustrating and disheartening it is to continually hear so much misinformation and ignorance. But we cannot give up on our Protestant brothers and sisters, for they are also followers of God. I have much love and respect for the Orthodox Church, as we are two branches of the same vine. I pray that the sad divisions between us will be healed, and that we will grow closer together. Peace be with all.
From a Roman Catholic, Amen.
Amen!
Amen from a prostant not like that effects my prays.
@@seal9390 Thank you, praise be to God 🙏
JESUS says keep Sabbath holy
POPE says keep Sunday holy
The WORD say the 7th day is holy.
The WORLD says the 1st day is holy
7th day Sabbath = (Exodus 20:8-11)
1st day Sunday = (Mark 7:7)
WHO DO YOU OBEY 🤔??????
"верујем у једну свету саборну и апостолску цркву..." ❤️
Amin
I met Fr Cordaoza about 20 years ago. Wonderful man! We were visiting friends in Medford. At the time, I was a Byzantine Rite Catholic so we attended Liturgy at St Innocent’s in Rogue River.
Beautiful!