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The old Orthodox tradition that cremating a person means they are not resurrected is absurd for multiple reasons. 8/6/2019 Fr. but. "And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 5/17/2022 Fr. 1/5/2012 Fr. 6/28/2017 Fr. It is different from sacrilege. 6/16/2018 Fr. These things are good and profitable to men. 5/4/2020 Fr. ", It has been said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry," and that is indeed an apt summary of its theology and practice. ), (I hope later to put these beliefs in another order). margin-right: 20px; However, Arius would not submit to the authority of the Church. In short, that your life can be fully of joy and satisfaction. Why? When I walked out of a church service, I was the same as before., John was baptized into the church when he was six weeks old. Trevin Wax is vice president of research and resource development at the North American Mission Board and a visiting professor at Cedarville University. And the author does not claim definitiveness, but only a selection of the most notable. This subject is muddied by there being so many definitions of sola scriptura. Why? Also, I appreciate the attached articles. color: #333333; All rights reserved. 5/8/2019 Fr. John Whiteford, The Living Church 2.0 6/12/2018 Fr. 10/5/2019 Jennifer Davis, Request To All Orthodox Bishops In America To Take Action Against False Teachings I am writing as an Orthodox monk; and 4. It seems the Orthodox chose to emphasise the use of chrism on babies, and the Catholics oil anointing on he dying, as if the process somehow cleanses the soul. False Teaching. 6/24/2019 Fr. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; John Whiteford, Contrary to Nature: A Response to Would the True Nature Please Stand Up? [refuting Public Orthodoxy false teaching] The number of autocephalous churches has varied in history. (Gr. He was also told to ask the Baptists questions about why they were attending churches other than the Orthodox Church. Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches the necessity of confession of sin to a human priestly mediator in order for the individual to maintain his salvation, and teaches that the Eucharist is a propitiatory sacrifice for confessed sins in addition to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. (this sounds like the cult called Spiritism! 11/5/2014 Fr. Thomas Hopko (book excerpt), Gay Iconoclasm: Holding the Line Against the Radical LGBT Agenda Demacopoulos vs. the Russians again text-align:justify; Accordingly witnesses are a priori considered to be of the Orthodox Christian faith.". color:black; font-size:10.0pt; 9/15/2019 Fr. margin-bottom: 12px; 6/3/2017 Russian Orthodox Academic, Soft-Pedaling Christian Morality: A Review of a Curious Review [on Fr. The Bible was true, and the Church with all its traditions and rituals was wrong.. 82) God-parents marriage ban. Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright notice is included. Scripture itself qualifies the exceptions, by its own use, your physical father on earth, the "fathers" as important historical figures in scripture itself, but never as a spiritual title for a living person, and certainly not for a gaggle of historical Orthodox heretics. text-align: right; Only one New Testament book (Philemon) omits . Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dr. David Ford: An Open Letter to an Advocate of So-Called Gay Marriage Gabriel (Hieromonk), Lazar Puhalo Attacks Monasticism line-height: 150%; 4. 7/21/2021 Teena Blackburn, Sin Cannot Be Blessed by the Church font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; .references_header { The book containing the rules and regulations /. Here are some passages of Scripture that should be taken into account when considering the subject of false teaching: I Peter 3:15 (KJV) But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Ephesians 5:11-13 (KJV) And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but . 2) pretentious religious music, in the case of Orthodoxy (a daughter of Rome) this takes the form of chanting heresyetc. He pauses for a moment, looks at me intently, and says, Baptists preach that You must be born again.'. According to . The "false teaching' of the Russian World . Mnymosyno). font-size: 10pt; Exomologisis). margin-bottom:6.0pt; You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or receive his columns via email. 6/16/2021 Orthodox Christianity, From New York To Istanbul With Love: From Green To Rainbow Patriarch (Gr. My baptism when I was 6 weeks old was not a true baptism. 8/30/2019 Fr. Johannes Jacobse, 2013 text-align:justify; Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? This is mentioned as the Eastern Orthodox Churches, such as those in Greece and Russia, believe they are rooted to what they call the Apostolic Catholic Church pre-schism of 1054, and this can cause confusion in the mind of some people in that a member of the EOC might say they are "Catholic" but mean it in a pre-schism sense, not in the modern sense of being under the Pope's authority. So here they seem to say the contradiction Traditions are on a level with scripture then say canon on law is not inspired). 94)Orthodox. 9/29/2019 Petition started by Elizabeth Dunbar, Fordham Scandalizes with Mixed-Media Orthodox Exhibition [Aristotle Papanikolaou and George Demacopoulos Promote Blasphemous Art] Ioannes Apiarius, Fr. p.quotation_text_1 color:#0F4679; The Orthodox, but also the popes say this too. 6/25/2018 Fr. Sponsors at Baptism and Chrismation - the baptized and the God=parents are forbidden to marry (see affinity) something not found in scripture. 2/14/2018 Fr. Copyright 2023 OrthodoxyToday and OrthodoxNetwork. The Orthodox Church is being attacked by false teachers and deceitful venues that question, challenge, mock, deconstruct, contradict, and distort Church teaching, practices, and theology. It is clear that he sees his youth as a wasted part of his life, and he is upset that the priest never taught him the truth about God. They are, 1) St. Eastern Orthodoxy holds that the single source of revelation is what it terms "holy tradition." From this heretical view of lifting old law into the new covenant, in effect trying to put old wine into new bottles, we see all manner of old laws and concepts poisoning their faith, from huge things like fancifully imagining an old style priesthood now, down to trivia like insisting the clergy have beards Lev 19:27 & Lev 21:5) and long hair (Numbers 6:5 etc). 11/14/2014 Terry Mattingly, Texas Orthodox Priests Reject Fr. Orthodox Sunday. Do you seek to convert your Orthodox family and friends? I ask, already somewhat expectant of what his answer will be. Genesis 3:5, and for which King Herod was eaten by worms "And the people gave a shout,saying, It isthe voice of a god, and not of a man. A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. margin-top: 24px; Johannes Jacobse, OCA Wonder blog: Change and the Church This article may be reproduced in its entirety only, they choose old testament laws, like beards and incense, like a religious potpourri, and yetthey throw out music, that the new and old testament both encourage. Go to Sleep, Everything is Just Fine Gabriel (Hieromonk), On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 2) The Church and Modernity font-size:10.0pt; The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament [Refutes Lazar Puhalo Heretical Views] margin-left: 26px; All Sacraments were instituted by Christ for the salvation of the believer. Semi-Pelagianism. Johannes Jacobse, Fundamentalism & Dialogue It is a logical deduction they believe other denominations bury their dead in "unholy ground" in an "unholy manner". 12/10/2014 Fr. 6/3/2020 Archbishop Michael Konstantinides, Mixed Marriages [Not Excuse to Overthrow Eucharistic Praxis] The Orthodox Church feeds on tradition, not on Scripture. The intercession of the saints and Mary on behalf of Christians on earth was easily rejected. } Monastic prisons predated and made a case for the Atheist Experiment and their infamous gulag. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Sister Vassa on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood But this had no effect on me. The mitre derives from the crown of the Byzantine emperor. I am totally sure, based on the authority of Gods Word alone, he replies firmly, again appealing to the sola scriptura principle. Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation } text-align: left; 2/23/2019 Fr. He is in reality "the first among heretics" taking on for himself a more terrible day of judgement in respect of his boasting, just as the Pope has. 8/3/2021 Fr. Lawrence Farley, Public Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, The Wheel = Wolves in Sheeps Clothing margin-top: 0; margin-right:24.0pt; } 101: Indoctrination of children and toddlers: Catechism. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. What really matters, as our reader's question rightly puts it, are not the differences between Rome and Constantinople, but between both of these visible bodies and Holy Scripture. We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. Lawrence Farley, The Deep Melancholy of David Bentley Hart font-size: 8pt; I had no intention of converting to evangelicalism, he says. margin-left: 20px; An Orthodox Christian that is truly born again would realize that the church is wrong and would turn to evangelicalism. For John, coming to Christ and joining an evangelical church are two sides of the same coin. Ioannes Apiarius, Protodeacon Theodore Feldman boldly spouts nonsense How sure are you that you made the right decision? I ask. margin-right:20pt; John Whiteford, Puhalo Strikes Again : Heresy. 2) Angelic order (tagmata): Some of them are appointed to guard the faithful (guardian angels). This breaks the general new testament directive "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. 3) Vain repetitions in prayer. Essentially Eastern Orthodoxy, and Catholicism, are unbiblical pyramid systems where the so called "laity" are in effect the lowest of the low, almost like a lower caste, with the Pope or thePrimus inter pares at the top, and Catholic and Orthodox laity at the bottom like a doormat. 6/25/2019 Fr. 16:18). 6/2/2019 Fr. The Orthodox Christian should know the content of his religion as taught by the Church. margin-left: 28px; It's a false dichotomy it treat them separately. font-size:10.0pt; John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. .summary_text { (Gr. text-indent:0px; 93)Mysticism. margin-right:50pt; ), Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life. 5/14/2022 Fr. Pelagius believed that man had not been entirely corrupted by Adam's fall and that he could, by his own free will, do works that pleased God, and thus be saved. 1)The fruits that thy soul lusted after - world wide trade in artefacts, and dainty and goodly things. A special service held in the Orthodox Church for the repose of the souls of the dead. Interesting point of discussion. What kind of hand-me-down farce do they call that? (true = moderate) They believe church authority to teach is given by the laying-on of hands from one religious spiritual dwarf to another. line-height: 150%; However Orthodoxy links anointing the sick with chrism/oil linked with confession to their priests and the blasphemy of the mass, The Roman Catholics were so determined to falsify penances in the bible in theirDouay Bible they mistranslated Matt 4:17to say, quote "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 41) NEPSIS linked with CATHARSIS: when linked with Monastic practices is an oxymoronic concept. Webster, Fundamental Errors: A Response to Tradition Without Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 62) The heresy of directly instructing the Orthodox "laity" to avoid trying to understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation: 3) It cannot be only ancient Rome (the light of a candle shall not shine). 2/1/2022 Rod Dreher, Double-faced AB Elpidophoros Delivers Pro-Abortion Message at March for Life Ioannes Apiarius, On Priestesses and Ecclesiological Deism [on Sr. Vassa dangerous nonsense] margin-left:50pt; 8/29/2017 Fr. The official headdress or "crown" of a bishop. Nor do we view it as a guilty stain on the soul in desperate need of cleansing. The Canons generally provide for all administrative or disciplinary questions that might arise in the Church, and, consequently, are not infallible but can be changed or re-interpreted by an Ecumenical Council. 7/8/2019 Fr. 6/16/2018 Rod Dreher, The Rise of Antichristianity The Mystery of Lawlessness p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 70) Heathen Calendars: as part of the Faith. text-align:justify; I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. Aidan Kimel The paradox of this is that the Orthodox, seeing the mass and other doctrines do not bear logical scrutiny, seek to mystify their dogmas a little more than Roman Catholicism does, especially their dogmas about the eucharist, and perhaps also more about the concept of ancestral sin versus sin nature etc. Elpidophoros Radical Leftist Views] The main reason for the convening of the First Ecumenical Council was the appearance and growing strength of the false teaching of the Alexandrian priest, Arius. The mass isdescribed in the Book of Revelation 17:4 the Whore of Babylon "having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication". Standing here, in front of the only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the world, I feel an overwhelming sense of pridecomplete with the magnificent effigy of Athena, Archbishop Elpidophoros said in his letter. John Whiteford, Modern Judas Supports False Brethren in Ukraine Joseph Birthisel, Orthodox Fundamentalism Discussion on Ancient Faith Today Only when the fundamental truths of the Faith are seriously threatened by false teachings does the Church act to define dogmatically an article of faith. TeachingtheWord Some were deposed by the Orthodox Church, openly declare and celebrate their gayness, and publicly promote the LGBT ideology. 2/12/2019 Fr. What about pious Orthodox Christians? $('.divSocialShareCustom').jsocial(); TeachingtheWord 14) Canonization: all Christians are saints, Romans 1. margin-bottom:9.0pt; This heresy of interpreting the word porneia in Matt 5:32 and Matt 19:9 as including adultery on their part renders Orthodoxy a sex cult. Nor for that matter have I written a triumphalistic book about how evil Romans are, particularly when I have found heresy in Orthodoxy the difference being, that in Orthodoxy the heresy is tolerated not infallibly declared, even while we have a very long and ugly history of persecuting the sainted-innocent (e.g. color: #333333; Provacateurs do one of two things: they persecute the innocent by false accusations of heresy; and they also promote real heresy and division. p.references_header The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope & Holy Orders. The Creed is heretical by omission in that it has no salvation gospel. The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusiveness The search through various prayers and practices to achieve unity with God in life (theosis) (see hesychasm). 11/5/2017 Fr. Examining just three areas - Eastern Orthodoxy's positions on Scripture, sin, and salvation - tells us all we need to know to reject it as a false faith. margin-right:30pt; I realized that I had never truly repented of my sins. 1/18/2019 Fr. The Council was convened to investigate without further delay, the false teachings of Patriarch Nestorius of Constantinople (428-431). font-size: 10pt; Johns family was considered devout and religious by the priest and the rest of the community. margin-bottom: 24px; Commemorated on September 9. It also puts burdens on mens back grievous to be born who, unlike the parasite priests and bishops of the Orthodox religion, often have to do a hard days work and need energy. 11/15/2019 Fr. For the judgment which came from one offense resulted in condemnation, but the free gift which came from many offenses resulted in justification. part 1 [Fr. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. font-weight: bold; 7/10/2022 Nick Stamatakis, How Big Foundation Money Is Subverting Traditional Christianity Fortunately, we have Christ's promise that heresies will never prevail against the Church, for he told Peter, "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it " (Matt. John Whiteford, Part Two: Of Homosexual Christians and their Struggle Michael Wood (Hieromonk), Two Men in Bed Together: a Failure of Exegesis [Sanfilippos homosexualist obsession] False teachings led me away from the Church I just wanted to share my story and, in a way, my frustrations, as someone who left the church for a while due to extremist teachings, even though luckily I have found my way back to the faith. a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. John Whiteford, More anti-fundamentalism pap from OCL The "First Among Equals" of all the Orthodox autocephalous churches, it was founded by St. Andrew the Apostle. 2) Their canon is false - theyexaltGreek LXX etc to such an extent (racism) that they included heretical old testament Books into their false canon, never accepted by the Jews, like the absurd story "Bel and the Dragon". Thomas Hopko on Same-Sex Attraction: Speaking the Truth in Love? Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy holds that salvation commences with water baptism. Orthodox theology views sin as any behavior that "misses the mark," or fails to live up to the higher goal of living as an icon of Christ. But when I heard the Word of God preached for the first time, and the concept of repentance and being born again, I was touched. Another Orthodox person reading this would be justified in pointing out it is a good idea to pray to saints, but if that's not where you are at, then that's not where you are at. text-align: justify; In the presence of God I make this vow.". Yes, the New Testament speaks of false teachers whose doctrine denies core elements of the apostolic gospel. [refuting Aristotle Papanikolaou false teaching] text-align: justify; Brian Patrick Mitchell, Lazar Puhalo spouts blatant heresy again There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#930000; 83) Defining the true church as Heterodoxy. 21) Relics, artefacts, including "death cult" worship. So let me contrarywise make aplain statement: The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic gospel of pseudo salvation is anathema, accursed, bogus, and a ticket to Hell. 1/23/2018 OrthodoxChristian.com, 2017 John Whiteford, Trying to Make Silk Purses Out of Sows Ears (Response to A Theology of the Erotic) [refuting Aristotle Papanikolaou false teaching] color:black; John Whiteford, 2014 Paul said we are dead in sins. Though the Orthodox Church does not recognize the authority of the Roman pope and rejects various other Catholic practices (notably, celibacy for priests), nevertheless the church holds many of the same doctrines and beliefs as Catholicism, including a false gospel preaching mysticism and human works as the means to salvation in keeping with the 9) Hesychasm, 10) The Orthodox for of the rosary. My Orthodox friends confess Christ with their mouths, but they do not know Him in their hearts. 85) The Unwritten modern heresy - two gospels save. {margin-top:0in; margin-bottom:6.0pt; .article_id { 3) In the Orthodox worship, every Monday is dedicated to the angels. Antonios of Glyfada was Deceived by Elpidophoros on Baptism for Gay Couple This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. It will be important to remember that there is a difference between Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Christians which this site deals with, and Eastern Catholics, who have certain divergent beliefs from Roman Catholics but accept the Pope's Authority in present day times. For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. line-height: 200%; I preach only one gospel that saves, not two. The section of our Bible Knowledgebase on Roman Catholicism deals extensively with that false church's departures from the Word. 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! 2/3/2021 Orthodox Reflections, That Horrible Bishop Makes Me Do It /Rudder. In my own situation, over time it became evident to me that while I may have used words that Romans used, when I did use them I often found myself not employing them in the same fashion; that what I understood as hesychasm and negative theology many refused to accept as valid contemplation; that I had a propensity to iconography over statues; and then when I came across an imprimatured book published in Rome that said that everything necessary for salvation could be found in the Orthodox Church, many things became a house of cards for me: purgatory, papal primacy, papal infallibility, the filioque etc. } Modalism, ruled out by the Nicene Creed, teaches that God's names (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) change with his roles or "modes of being" (like a chameleon). Please make sure all fields are filled out. I realized that the Orthodox church was a societal organization that had taught me nothing. So John decided to follow Jesus and turn away from his sinful past. How did you adjust to the different beliefs between the Baptist church and the Orthodox church, I ask, looking over my list of differing views. Joseph Birthisel, New, but not improved A Response to Public Orthodoxy, on the Creed The Baptist church is the true Church that is following the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, he affirms, though admitting the presence of believers in Pentecostal, Brethren, and other evangelical denominations. The Orthodox Church maintains Her belief that She alone has kept the true Christian faith, complete and unaltered (dumb - infallible heresy). line-height: 200%; In his early twenties, John became active in the Communist party in Romania. 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] No one made shrines in their home in the old testament. Evangelicals unashamedly profess and believe in having a relationship with God, were the Holy Spirit is our teacher. 7/27/2021 Orthodox Reflections, Compassionate Denial: A Paradigm of Abuse? color:black; I am writing as someone formally trained in Orthodox and Western psychology. The Church is truly, in Paul's words, "the pillar and foundation of the truth" (1 Tim. They believe that salvation lies within the Orthodox church alone. He lived in Asia Minor and was deemed heretical by early church fathers (e.g., Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses 1.26.1; Hippolytus of Rome, Refutation 7.21; Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.28-35, 7.25.3). 5/20/2018 Dr. David C. Ford, The New Christianity } Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Church and Homosexuality: A Meditation The principal church of a bishop's jurisdiction, the chief church in every diocese. Jesus showed this is a spiritual birth in John 3 by comparing it to the wind (invisible like the soul and spirit of man). John Whiteford, David Bentley Hart and the Toll Houses This is opposite to the teaching of Orthodoxy with their hand-me-down long list of false doctrines, by a pseudochurch full of man-made rituals, rites,religious trappings and devotionby rote. According to them Hitler has escaped the day of judgement in this manner, and multi millions of people across the globe are supposed to believe their loved ones are annihilated out of eternity. Should We Cancel Karl Barth, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards? 40) Consecrated Ground: (see digging up the dead) - and financial extortion. 4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique margin-left:15pt; Joseph Birthisel, Not Gay or Homosexual, but Men and Women Created in the Image and Likeness of God 3/27/2015 Fr. The act of confessing or acknowledgment of sins by an individual before God in the presence of a priest, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor (pneumatikos) authorized to ask for forgiveness and to administer a penance. Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org. In other words they deny John 3:16 is true. 8/6/2022 Fr. 8/10/2022 Fr. Different, alien, and presumably false belief or teaching. The Orthodox religion treats the bible as if it was a box of chocolates were there can pick and chose things from different covenants, and meld them together into a man made potpourri religion. John is a Romanian man in his late fifties who is no stranger to the Eastern Orthodox Church. p.summary_text This led Pelagius to deny the doctrines of original sin and predestination, and to deny the need for special grace to be saved. It consists of being tormented by a reaction to God revealing his love to you. Who Are the Real Schismatics? Greek Orthodox churches consider themselves the one true church going back to the days of Peter and Jesus, and that Rome erred when it split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. margin-left: 20px; 2/7/2022 Orthodox Christianity, What Happens When Scholars Fail to Address Arguments and Evidence Presented to Them [Refuting Public Orthodoxy Defamatory Attacks] text-align: left; 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! Or why some one who advocates priestesses would not avail themselves of the Anglican-Episcopal Communion, or an Independent Catholic or Orthodox Church instead of trying to force themselves upon the Roman Catholics or the Eastern Orthodox? Its almost like a one off proof their whole idea of human tradition is based on bunk human decision making.). Basically, it was to combat the many false teachings that the Roman Catholic Church had adopted through the centuries. When Martin Luther compared Catholicism to Scripture, the result was his nailing the 95 theses to the Wittenberg door. or the witch of Endore). 6/25/2018 Fr. Ioannes Apiarius, The Ten LGBTQ Commandments [satire] 11/23/2019 Fr. Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox also reject the doctrine of the authority of Scripture alone, declaring it to be the great heresy of the Reformation. line-height:200%; Mark 7:7, and such traditions and writings that they have are similar to the Jewish Talmud, massive tomes of bogus writings designed as a diversion of the soulaway from the word of God. } including -The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that man is able to cooperate with God in bringing about his salvation, and that regeneration is the product of a synergistic effort of God and man. 10/13/2018 Fr. Angels are grouped in nine orders (tagmata) as follows: Angels; Archangels; Principalities; Powers; Virtues; Dominations; Thrones; Cherubim; Seraphim. The true gospel that saves (1 Cor 15:1-4 & Luke 24:44-48) makes no mention of our works (Eph 2:8-9 & Rom 11:6) or sacerdotalism, that is priestcraft adding to salvation, such as baptism (1 Cor 1:17) or the mass (Rev 17:4). This is made complex as the division with Catholic theology on it becomes embarrassing to both sides, considering there were supposed to be one church once. 36) Denial of Works of the flesh, that came about by the specific Catholic vocabulary (instead of biblical vocabulary) of "venial" and "mortal" sin. I realized that the Bible was the authority, even over the Church. [Exposing Inga Leonovas False Arguments Supporting Homosexuality in the Church] Name-day. text-decoration:underline; The Eastern Orthodox depart from the safety,sureness, and authority of God's holy word, and define heresy instead as that which contradicts their church and its plethora ofwritings of so called fathers, liturgies, creeds, canons, and councils, which for the most part amount to "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teachingfordoctrines the commandments of men." 4) It forcesOrthodox converts to make a commitment on the filioque issue (ironically the Orthodox and Catholics have opposite views upon it). The priest never confronted us in our sins, he says, with a mixture of grief and anger. If Orthodox believers would read Scripture without it being interpreted for them by the Church, they would discover the truth, he adds. 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