“The rule is that where much is being said about a virtue, that virtue is not to be found there. The voice raised in favor of that virtue is the cry of its absence.“ What a statement. Something to keep in mind amidst all of the virtue signaling we encounter, from all sides.
4:04 LORD HAVE MERCY!!! May I truly follow Christ alone and not some delusional thought that might lead me astray. God help us and guide us! O Most Holy Theotokos save us! ☦️
As a new convert I have taken the stance but if I am in disagreement do some error of my past learning, I always say that the church is right and I am wrong.
As a traditionalist priest, a priest of the genuine orthodox church, I agree with nearly everything the Elder said here. However, with great respect, I am sorry to say that he did not seem to be consistent with his words. And I am shocked, once again, to find that critics of genuine Orthodoxy are able to listen to this kind of teaching without converting
@@priestmethodiuschwastek7308 one of your bishops "Pavlos" was fully aware and acknowledged Geronda's position and wasn't shocked so why should you, someone who was quite recently "ordained" after leaving Orthodoxy should be shocked?
@Calciu_83 You misunderstand my point, and misrepresent the timing of my ordination. On this piece, I agree with Elder Ephraim. I am flattered that you looked me up, though. This time, you almost made it without name calling. They were implied though.
@@priestmethodiuschwastek7308 I actually didnt look you up, I just remember your name from previous posts of a page I used to follow "Birth of John the Baptist" or something. But then again you have a history of going in people's lane and starting problems and then crying victim after they respond, like the "dry wall ecumenists" that told you to kick rocks
Under our apostle Paul’s ministry,today we are only saved by BELIEVING The Gospel of Jesus Christ,1 st Corinthians Chapter 15 verse 1-4.Jesus Christ Shed Blood is what saves you when you believe this plan of salvation with your heart.
@@acekoala457 ,demons do not have a soul according to scripture, they are not redeemable . 1 St Corinthians 15:1-4” BELIEVE “, Romans 3:25” FAITH in his Blood”, Romans 10:8-10 BELIEVE in thine heart, Romans 2:16” we in the church age will be judged if we have BELIEVED our apostles Gospel of 1 st Corinthians Chapter 15 verse 1-4.Believe/ Trust/ Faith= all the same thing.James 2:19” even the demons believe”, James 1:1 “ written to the twelve tribes scattered abroad,( Israel), not written to the church scattered abroad, so stands to reason this is not speaking about salva in the church age.
Take heed. All this judgment on millions of people not in your church will come back to bite. You cannot say acentism, and yet you live in judgment with those who baptism is different from yours. Those you judge to hell, take heed, they belong to the Lord Jesus Christ.
catholic = universal Which is why all Orthodox churches bear the title of catholic. As a cradle Orthodox, I pray for the re-unification of all Christian churches into an ecumenical union.
The Nicene Creed of the First Council of Constantinople affirms the characteristics of unity, sanctity, catholicity, and apostolicity. Orthodoxy does not feature as one of the four marks of the Church. There is one Catholic Church, and one orthodox faith. “The thrice blessed and all-glorious Peter the apostle, who is the rock and foundation of the Catholic Church, and the foundation of the orthodox faith.” (Council of Chalcedon, Session III, 451).
The word-concept fallacy is strong here. The Orthodox Church is the only Church that is truly catholic. For those interested in the Orthodox-Roman Catholicism debate, watch this short and powerful documentary: Who Started the Great Schism? th-cam.com/video/r73ixUECwHs/w-d-xo.html
@@OrthodoxWisdom Of the recognized ecumenical councils, can you supply a supporting citation from one of those councils that affirm the entity commonly known as the Orthodox Church? As for the image of Elder Ephraim featured in the video, is it not somewhat presumptuous that the venerable elder has been depicted with a nimbus? Veneration of the elder by the people may well lead to glorification by the Church.
If I give you a citation will that convince you of anything? The name itself is not the most critical thing. Faithfulness to the Apostolic deposit and the unity of the Church is what matters. I don't know the details of the councils as well as I would like. Craig Truglia on Orthodox Christian Theology would know since he has read all the minutes of the first seven Ecumenical Councils. Please ask him if you would like. Regarding the nimbus, or halo, it is a pious sign for holy men and women to be depicted with a halo before their formal canonization. It's not uncommon. We have saints who venerated such icons before the saint in that icon was canonized, such as St. John Maximovitch venerating then Fr. Herman, later St. Herman, of Alaska. We have myrrh-streaming icons like this, too. We don't want to assume to speak for the Church but we can express our love and veneration for a saint in this way. Our saints are first venerated by the people and without the veneration of the people the hierarchs would be very hesitant to canonize anyone.
@@OrthodoxWisdom Thank you for taking the time to answer my enquiry. Your reply has assisted me in gaining a deeper understanding of the ways of the Eastern Church. Hopefully, someone will supply a citation from an ecumenical council regarding the entity known as the Orthodox Church. In closing, can I recommend the exquisite singing of some eastern monks (go to TH-cam, input the text: „Среде пустинската убост“.
I love Orthodoxy, but tradition has overwhelmed the Church, rather than the Word of God. Why venerate Saints, like Saint Mary the mother of Jesus? Christ is our only High Priest and Mediator between God and men. It seems that paganism has crept into the Church, with its rituals and commemorations-none of which our Lord Jesus commanded us to uphold. It’s not Church “membership” of works that saves your soul, but personal obedient faith in Jesus Christ. Not saying that there shouldn’t be a hierarchical patriarchy of the Church-there must be, but professing ‘Christians’ have abandoned the Holy Bible on their shelves…foolishly following after the commandments of man, not God. The pharisaical spirit of self-righteousness continues to plague institutionalized Christianity, where the blood of Jesus is blasphemously considered unsubstantial for the permanent remission of all sins. Oh Lord Jesus, our Holy Father, how far man has fallen from Your ways, have mercy on us all-for You are the God of Mercy. Amen.
St Paul says that the Church is the pillar and ground of truth, NOT the written text. Even the devil quoted scripture. This shows that the essence of scripture is not in the words alone, but rather in the words alongside their proper interpretations. Come and see a Divine Liturgy! Christ is risen! -With love, from a former Protestant (ICOC), and a current Orthodox catechumen
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, please have mercy on me. Please grant me humility through obedience.
Arrogance through slavery.
“The rule is that where much is being said about a virtue, that virtue is not to be found there. The voice raised in favor of that virtue is the cry of its absence.“
What a statement. Something to keep in mind amidst all of the virtue signaling we encounter, from all sides.
Great offering! Many thanks.
4:04 LORD HAVE MERCY!!! May I truly follow Christ alone and not some delusional thought that might lead me astray. God help us and guide us!
O Most Holy Theotokos save us! ☦️
Glory to God for all things!!! Amen
Orthodox is the true faith!
Wonderful. Thank you so much.
19:20 " I told you to love them, not to swallow them". Haha nice one. I'll remember that
speaks of today's world so well
Thank you!
As a new convert I have taken the stance but if I am in disagreement do some error of my past learning, I always say that the church is right and I am wrong.
As a traditionalist priest, a priest of the genuine orthodox church, I agree with nearly everything the Elder said here. However, with great respect, I am sorry to say that he did not seem to be consistent with his words. And I am shocked, once again, to find that critics of genuine Orthodoxy are able to listen to this kind of teaching without converting
@@priestmethodiuschwastek7308 one of your bishops "Pavlos" was fully aware and acknowledged Geronda's position and wasn't shocked so why should you, someone who was quite recently "ordained" after leaving Orthodoxy should be shocked?
@Calciu_83 You misunderstand my point, and misrepresent the timing of my ordination. On this piece, I agree with Elder Ephraim. I am flattered that you looked me up, though. This time, you almost made it without name calling. They were implied though.
@@priestmethodiuschwastek7308 I actually didnt look you up, I just remember your name from previous posts of a page I used to follow "Birth of John the Baptist" or something. But then again you have a history of going in people's lane and starting problems and then crying victim after they respond, like the "dry wall ecumenists" that told you to kick rocks
Amen.
Fr. Is correct in saying the Orthodox should stand together against heterodoxy and eccumanism. The idea of one world church with Islam is evil.
Looks like a great channel.
Under our apostle Paul’s ministry,today we are only saved by BELIEVING The Gospel of Jesus Christ,1 st Corinthians Chapter 15 verse 1-4.Jesus Christ Shed Blood is what saves you when you believe this plan of salvation with your heart.
th-cam.com/video/WYRv9OdBXb4/w-d-xo.html
You need the Church, which is part of the Gospel
"It is good that you believe, for even the Demons believe that Christ is Lord"-St. James
@@acekoala457 ,demons do not have a soul according to scripture, they are not redeemable . 1 St Corinthians 15:1-4” BELIEVE “, Romans 3:25” FAITH in his Blood”, Romans 10:8-10 BELIEVE in thine heart, Romans 2:16” we in the church age will be judged if we have BELIEVED our apostles Gospel of 1 st Corinthians Chapter 15 verse 1-4.Believe/ Trust/ Faith= all the same thing.James 2:19” even the demons believe”, James 1:1 “ written to the twelve tribes scattered abroad,( Israel), not written to the church scattered abroad, so stands to reason this is not speaking about salva in the church age.
☦️☦️☦️❤️❤️❤️!!!
Take heed. All this judgment on millions of people not in your church will come back to bite. You cannot say acentism, and yet you live in judgment with those who baptism is different from yours. Those you judge to hell, take heed, they belong to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus is coming are you ready for him t
Ante christ has been around for quite a while now and is about to fall while all churches are still waiting for him 😒
catholic = universal
Which is why all Orthodox churches bear the title of catholic.
As a cradle Orthodox, I pray for the re-unification of all Christian churches into an ecumenical union.
That exists in the Orthodox church, we pray that all people become Orthodox and those in schismatic fake churches to return back home
Why would you not want them to become Orthodox?
The Nicene Creed of the First Council of Constantinople affirms the characteristics of unity, sanctity, catholicity, and apostolicity. Orthodoxy does not feature as one of the four marks of the Church. There is one Catholic Church, and one orthodox faith. “The thrice blessed and all-glorious Peter the apostle, who is the rock and foundation of the Catholic Church, and the foundation of the orthodox faith.” (Council of Chalcedon, Session III, 451).
Bla bla.
Nicene Creed is a construction for solidifying power.
True Christianity is far beyond such infantile measures.
The word-concept fallacy is strong here. The Orthodox Church is the only Church that is truly catholic. For those interested in the Orthodox-Roman Catholicism debate, watch this short and powerful documentary: Who Started the Great Schism? th-cam.com/video/r73ixUECwHs/w-d-xo.html
@@OrthodoxWisdom Of the recognized ecumenical councils, can you supply a supporting citation from one of those councils that affirm the entity commonly known as the Orthodox Church? As for the image of Elder Ephraim featured in the video, is it not somewhat presumptuous that the venerable elder has been depicted with a nimbus? Veneration of the elder by the people may well lead to glorification by the Church.
If I give you a citation will that convince you of anything? The name itself is not the most critical thing. Faithfulness to the Apostolic deposit and the unity of the Church is what matters. I don't know the details of the councils as well as I would like. Craig Truglia on Orthodox Christian Theology would know since he has read all the minutes of the first seven Ecumenical Councils. Please ask him if you would like.
Regarding the nimbus, or halo, it is a pious sign for holy men and women to be depicted with a halo before their formal canonization. It's not uncommon. We have saints who venerated such icons before the saint in that icon was canonized, such as St. John Maximovitch venerating then Fr. Herman, later St. Herman, of Alaska. We have myrrh-streaming icons like this, too. We don't want to assume to speak for the Church but we can express our love and veneration for a saint in this way. Our saints are first venerated by the people and without the veneration of the people the hierarchs would be very hesitant to canonize anyone.
@@OrthodoxWisdom Thank you for taking the time to answer my enquiry. Your reply has assisted me in gaining a deeper understanding of the ways of the Eastern Church. Hopefully, someone will supply a citation from an ecumenical council regarding the entity known as the Orthodox Church. In closing, can I recommend the exquisite singing of some eastern monks (go to TH-cam, input the text: „Среде пустинската убост“.
I love Orthodoxy, but tradition has overwhelmed the Church, rather than the Word of God. Why venerate Saints, like Saint Mary the mother of Jesus? Christ is our only High Priest and Mediator between God and men. It seems that paganism has crept into the Church, with its rituals and commemorations-none of which our Lord Jesus commanded us to uphold. It’s not Church “membership” of works that saves your soul, but personal obedient faith in Jesus Christ. Not saying that there shouldn’t be a hierarchical patriarchy of the Church-there must be, but professing ‘Christians’ have abandoned the Holy Bible on their shelves…foolishly following after the commandments of man, not God. The pharisaical spirit of self-righteousness continues to plague institutionalized Christianity, where the blood of Jesus is blasphemously considered unsubstantial for the permanent remission of all sins. Oh Lord Jesus, our Holy Father, how far man has fallen from Your ways, have mercy on us all-for You are the God of Mercy. Amen.
St Paul says that the Church is the pillar and ground of truth, NOT the written text. Even the devil quoted scripture. This shows that the essence of scripture is not in the words alone, but rather in the words alongside their proper interpretations. Come and see a Divine Liturgy! Christ is risen!
-With love, from a former Protestant (ICOC), and a current Orthodox catechumen