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} 71) Candles: are considered sacrifices to Mary and saints. 50) Their definition of heresy is heresy!!! He was also told to ask the Baptists questions about why they were attending churches other than the Orthodox Church. The Greeks have similar roots in the worship of gods and goddesses, but the Greeks are more famous for logic. Certainly it is heresy to put Orthodox traditions practiced by their false church on a par with holy writ. 76)Communion of Saints. margin-right:70pt; In other words refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian (for instance). margin-right: 40px; Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? p.article_id { the vain and pompous doctrine of human deification, first professed byLucifer in Isaiah 14:14 "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." 8/3/2021 Fr. {margin-top:0in; 3) Thereinafter mankind's will wasweakened. 5/14/2018 Fr. Heirotonia). "correct or true belief"). including Byzantine rites. Lawrence Farley, Bourgeois Conjugal Friendship and American Ethnophyletism text-align: justify; A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. John Whiteford, A Provocation by a Provocateur Joseph Birthisel, Ashley Purpura: Orthodox Church Needs Women Priests and Bishops Joseph Stalin led a uniquely brutal campaign against religion and religious leaders. Angels are grouped in nine orders (tagmata) as follows: Angels; Archangels; Principalities; Powers; Virtues; Dominations; Thrones; Cherubim; Seraphim. Basically, it was to combat the many false teachings that the Roman Catholic Church had adopted through the centuries. 41) NEPSIS linked with CATHARSIS: when linked with Monastic practices is an oxymoronic concept. font-size: 10pt; 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." Sarakosti). His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. 10/9/2019 Fr. But the impetus for that division was not a choice between obedience to the Word of God and the word of man, but rather a choice between two competing sets of that which Scripture repeatedly condemns as "the commandments and doctrines of men.". However when shrines are made and people kneel in frontof collections of so called "icons" not of gods or god but of men, pray to saints (an act of worship - see the Lord's Prayer)and burn incense to them, they become idols. A local Council, convened with Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria presiding, condemned the false teachings of Arius. 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. 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. Rather that is called in our theological jargon the Antinomian heresy, and though there are Protestant heretics that believe it (just as the Orthodox heretic Rasputin believed it) easy believerism it is not generally accepted. {margin-top:0in; Shortly thereafter, he rejected the Orthodox doctrine of infant baptism. 75)Chrismation. text-align: justify; It has been a money spinning dogma for many years, by bleeding the Greek people dry by threats of exhuming bodies if yearly payments on graves are not paid. margin-left:70pt; The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology. font-family: Verdana; margin-top: 12px; False. 6/25/2022 Fr. The Bible says their Mother is the Whore of Babylon! All rights reserved. Here I would go to the Orthodox Church, cross myself, kiss an icon one moment and despise God the next. Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as homosexual or LGBT. Many are not Orthodox Christians. The Orthodox Church feeds on tradition, not on Scripture. The principal church of a bishop's jurisdiction, the chief church in every diocese. margin-right:24.0pt; p.textTitle{ Lawrence Farley, Resolution to Petition the Holy Synod to Correct Errant Clergy and Lay Persons on Issues of Same-Sex Erotic Relationships Provacateurs do one of two things: they persecute the innocent by false accusations of heresy; and they also promote real heresy and division. Aridas Scandalous Teaching on Homosexuality } color: #0F4679; margin-bottom: 6px; 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. 2) That the scriptures alone, on their own, are enough to make a person wise unto that salvation. 4/17/2017 Fr. We live in one of the freest times of religion in the West a blessing which comes with great responsibility. John Whiteford, Stricken with Death It was one of the central issues in the Great Schism of 1054. Lawrence Farley, Public Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, The Wheel = Wolves in Sheeps Clothing 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. margin-right: 20px; (Romans 5:12-19). But this had no effect on me. The old Orthodox tradition that cremating a person means they are not resurrected is absurd for multiple reasons. So I began to ask myself, How can a dead person do good works?'. I did not stay to impose myself upon the Romans. font-size:10.0pt; 1/3/2020 Rod Dreher, 2019 Yes, the New Testament speaks of false teachers whose doctrine denies core elements of the apostolic gospel. The word orthodox thus separates the Church from other groups that promote false teachings about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, and the Church. line-height:200%; 8/21/2017 Fr. 7/16/2018 Fr. p.summary_text The History of the Eastern Orthodox Church is the formation, events, and transformation of the Eastern Orthodox Church through time.. Kallistos Ware on the Ordination of Women and Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages I didnt have a Bible, but no one encouraged me to read one anyway.. A former missionary to Romania, Trevin is a regular columnist at The Gospel Coalition and has contributed to The Washington Post, Religion News Service, World, and Christianity Today, which named him one of 33 millennials shaping the next generation of evangelicals. text-align:justify; Therefore the Eastern Orthodox church also rejects the doctrine of the imputed guilt of all mankind, having sinned in Adam. John Guy Winfrey, Response to Orthodox Fundamentalism by George Demacopoulos 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. The main liturgical languages in the Orthodox Church are Greek, the various descendants of old Church Slavonic, and Arabic. Sackcloth in the OT was used when mourning, not for mortification. Johns grandparents were faithful leaders in the Orthodox church. color: #666666; Ioannes Apiarius, Fr. 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. margin-bottom:6.0pt; Ioannes Apiarius, A Christian cosplay coup dtat [Exposing Lydia Bringeruds Attacks on Orthodox Traditions] incense is used ritualistically as if swinging it at artefacts in church, or people, in some way "cleanses" them. The Eastern Orthodox religion, along with Catholicism, reduce Jesus to a Semi Saviour, and exalt themselves (works) and their priests and bishops (sacerdotalism) to co-Saviours. 1)The fruits that thy soul lusted after - world wide trade in artefacts, and dainty and goodly things. 10/7/2013 Nun Cornelia (Rees), Fr. (Gr. John Whiteford, Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People? The Eastern Orthodox church rejects the Bible's teaching that man is in spiritual bondage due to the corruption of his nature through the fall of Adam. This is because, in the presence of all the paperwork for a divorce and a remarriage, Jesus declares a man to be continually committing adultery if he divorces his wife for no cause or some insignificant cause (as does Romans 7) and therefore this proves adultery does not break the marriage bond, God sees the marriage still intact. Interesting point of discussion. Joseph Birthisel, Demonic Autonomy and Divine Obedience The Anthropology of Antichristianity (Part 8) 5) Cycle of Prayer 6) Jesus Prayer 6) Mary as Mediator 7) Praying tothe dead 8) Prayer Books. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. Boiled wheat is used as a symbol of the resurrection of everyone at the Second Coming of Christ. And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died." But can there be true believers who decide to remain within the Orthodox church? I ask, pointing to the Romanian renewal movement Army of God within the Orthodox Church that emphasized many of the same doctrines as evangelicalism. Thats all I knew anyway. He acknowledges that Orthodox doctrine might contradict Orthodox practice in some places, but for John, its in practice that one shows what is truly believed. Pedalion). Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. line-height:180%; 7/10/2021 Fr. John Whiteford, Response to Meeting Michelle Part 1 [refuting Public Orthodoxy LGBTQP+ agenda] Well, it's a false dichotomy: that you can either have enchantment, or modern dentistry. 6/5/2020 Monomakhos Blog, Impossible for Holy Communion to Carry Germs or Diseases font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; margin-top: 12px; $('.divSocialShareCustom').jsocial(); TeachingtheWord as false. Ioannes Apiarius, Heresies and Schisms Will Appear in the Churches, in the Last Days John explains how he quickly left behind former Orthodox doctrines that he had been taught in church. Some are women "married" to other women. Should We Cancel Karl Barth, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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. p.quotation_text_2 It is difficult to understand why in the light of John 15:26, which the EOC teaches, and which the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) FALSIFIES and DISTORTS by saying the illicit (immoral) phrase FILIOQUE "AND THE SON". text-align: right; 1/14/2020 Fr. margin-right: 20px; We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. 11/6/2018 Fr. 7/18/2019 Fr. John Whiteford, David Bentley Hart and the Toll Houses Unlike the early Quakers (who were much more pious than modern Quakers who are more like a social club thana church) the Eastern Orthodox church makes the usual excuses for swearing oaths, and quote "The general rule in the Greek penal law requires witnesses to take an oath on the Gospels. We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. Ioannes Apiarius, Orthodox Episcopal Aloofness with a Side of Cake [Abp. margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-bottom: 6px; In all my years, Ive never heard of such a thing. I begin to explain what it is like in other countries, where Eastern Orthodoxy is a minority and the evangelical tradition dominates. I interviewed a former Southern Baptist who has converted to Eastern Orthodoxy, The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, Tradition, the Bible, and Americas Debate over Slavery, From Wretched to Needy: Changing a Classic Hymn, Preachers Should Measure Twice and Cut Once. note: incredibly revealing! : Heresy. 8/7/2016 Fr. margin-right:20pt; Josiah Trenham color:#333333; 4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique 1/18/2019 Fr. He and his wife Corina have three children. 3/17/2017 Fr. 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. 6/25/2019 Fr. p.numbered_bulleted_text_1 "new and personal belief or idea"). Those who do not live sinful lives? color: #333333; 7/1/2018 Fr. 87)Liturgical Languages. font-weight: bold; John Whiteford, Sr. Vassa: Theres no ontological impediment to priestesses (Gr. line-height: 200%; The Bible was true, and the Church with all its traditions and rituals was wrong.. Though not as bad as quote "The Holy Mother Church" of Rome, the murders committed by the Orthodox Faith are still extremely bad, and this website givesa long list of such murders. } 5)candle burning rituals If it is adultery then declaring it forgiven when it carries on is a form of the Antinomian heresy, and indeed knowing of this error in Orthodoxy may be what influenced Rasputin to preach the even more caustic form of this heresy repudiated in Romans 3:8. This is called by them "thelaver of regeneration". 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." margin-right:15pt; I was born Orthodox, in an orthodox country, in a family that is generally pretty faithful. They believe church authority to teach is given by the laying-on of hands from one religious spiritual dwarf to another. John Whiteford, Part Two: Of Homosexual Christians and their Struggle All throughout the interview, John has been backing up his statements with verses he has committed to memory. Some people wrongly believe that the Eastern Orthodox Church is false? The reality is Eastern Orthodox Christians and clergy are often pretentiously magnanimous, and say "We say Evangelicals and Protestants are saved too!" {margin-top:12.0pt; Why do they believe this? font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. The Communist party began to put pressure on him to give up his newfound faith and continue to be involved in their atheistic agenda. 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. Link: margin-right:30pt; A picture paints a thousand wordsremember when we used to smash idols? Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? Others are men "married" to other men. 8/23/2019 OrthodoxChristian.com, What Modern Churches Are Missing [on Sister Vassas confusion of St. Pauls teaching] } John Whiteford, 2014 margin-right: 20px; For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. /Rudder. Different, alien, and presumably false belief or teaching. 6/19/2017 Fr. Within months, his wife, parents, and even his 80-year-old grandmother who had been a mainstay of the village Orthodox church, had all converted, as a direct result of his testimony. Eastern Orthodox theology falsely claims that no one can be saved unless he is baptized with water. 7/14/2015 Fr. text-align:justify; Please go to original post in Orthodox Observer for photos. Kallistos Clearly Implies that the Church Should Bless Committed Same-Sex Relationships (to many Evangelicals and ProtestantsEpiklesis would be seen as one of the most blasphemous words on Earth.). 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. 5/1/2017 Fr. 5/9/2022 Fr. John Whiteford, Rise of Heretical Pro-Abortion Orthodox False Teachers John Whiteford, More anti-fundamentalism pap from OCL 7/19/2017 Fr. 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. 2) Evangelical & Protestant Arminianism = man is depraved, but not totally, he can accept the gospel by free will, BUT he cannpt take the first steps toward God himself, and only under God's drawing power can he be saved. font-size:10.0pt; 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Three Harms that Come from Redefining Marriage. 12/7/2016 Fr. color:black; TeachingtheWord 14) Canonization: all Christians are saints, Romans 1. font-size:10.0pt; The basic theory of the . 7/8/2017 Fr. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. see also -Meneon. 2) pretentious religious music, in the case of Orthodoxy (a daughter of Rome) this takes the form of chanting heresyetc. Orthodoxy and LGBT Inclusiveness John Whiteford, Academics Incorporating Leftist Dogma into Orthodox Christianity Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a mortal and unforgivable sin because it presumes that God's saving action in this particular case is impossible (cf. 7/2/2019 Multiple Senior OCA Priests (six priests and one bishop, authored July 2018), Protodeacon Feldmans Old Testament 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. What about pious Orthodox Christians? font-size:10.0pt; 6/28/2018 Fr. I thank John for his time, and then ask him to sum up the biggest difference between Orthodox Christians and Baptists. 11/15/2019 Fr. I am not writing as an academic; 2. 3) And that the scriptures, unlike Orthodox traditions, are inspired word for word, and in Matthew 4:4 Jesus promises those scriptures will be preserved word for word. Eastern Orthodox clerics and believers sometimes realisethey are losing debates in front of Orthodox believers willing to convert, and masquerade as if they believe Evangelical theology on salvation, or something at least a bit nearer, when their actual church does not, and calls the true gospel "heterodoxy". Special prayer or petition by the Priest to "invoke" or to call upon the Holy Spirit, in order that God's Grace will descend for the consecration of the Holy Gifts at the Eucharist. John Whiteford, Sin is Nothing to Be Proud Of 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 . margin: 12px 80px; The catechetical or Sunday school of each parish is responsible for such "instruction" of children or other faithful. for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright notice is included. The denial or rejection of a revealed dogma or belief accepted and professed by the Church. (Gr. 10/9/2018 Fr. Because by saying the vows: "as long as we both shall live. Lawrence Farley, Fr. {margin-top:0in; text-align: left; to avoid the fact that when their good news that savesis compared to our good news that saves, they are both different, and the one that keeps looking bogus in debates is theirs. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Unitarian Morality With a Little Theosis Sprinkled on Top font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 18px; 2)It was initiated by, or at very least was involved with,the mass murderer Constantine. } But the free gift is not like the offense. a gold mine of information about Eastern Orthodoxy. It is in fact impossible that the Greek word "porneia" in context in Matthew 5:32, can include post marital adultery. note: as the Mother of Harlots is not marriage to God, the word fornication in Rev 17:4 can only be interpreted as fornication, whereas the two kingdoms ofIsrael and Judah in the OT were married to God and idolatry was called adultery then. Woke Academics Promoting Homosexuality and Subverting Orthodox Christianity, Parable of the Wheat and the Tares Why Priests Must Vigilantly Keep Watch, How to Know When God is Calling Tuning in to the Call of God, https://russian-faith.com/greek-american-bishop-feels-proud-about-golden-idol-of-athena, Sermon on the Nativity of Christ by St John of Kronstadt, The Nativity of Christ as Our Joy and Judgment, Christians Cannot Watch Indifferently and Allow Evil to Abuse Good and Destroy Innocence, Woke Academics Promoting Homosexuality and Subverting Orthodox Christianity in US, Male and Female The Only Two Genders and Sexes, Theres No Spectrum, Gender Identity is the Great Lie of Transgender Ideology, Lazar Puhalo is Not a Canonical Orthodox Bishop, Hes a Deposed Deacon, Hidden Source of Heresy is the Pride of the Human Mind, George Demacopoulos: Christian Moral Teaching isnt Black and White, We Are Called to Proclaim the Good News of the Truth. 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. John Whiteford, Orthodox Priests Joining the Fight Will Change Everything } text-indent:0px; If we hold such false principles as valid, then the Orthodox Church ceases to be the Church of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Apostles, the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, the Ecumenical Councils, and the Fathers of the Church. 11/18/2015 Fr. John Chryssavgis pro-LGBT views John Whiteford, Contrary to Nature: A Response to Would the True Nature Please Stand Up? [refuting Public Orthodoxy false teaching] Elpidophoros Radical Leftist Views] 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). 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. The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. His false teaching, coming as it did in the church's infancy, truly did represent a grave threat. Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. 3) The Church may deny an Orthodox burial to those who have committed a mortal sin such as blasphemy, suicide, denial of faith, or acceptance of cremation. font-weight:bold; font-size: 10pt; Though I have yet to find the Orthodox stooping to such false warping of scripture (as yet), Orthodoxy does hand out penances to people. 4/20/2018 Fr. Copyright 2023 OrthodoxyToday and OrthodoxNetwork. All Sacraments were instituted by Christ for the salvation of the believer. The Church is content to accept the element of mystery in its approach to God. 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