All want to radically change the Orthodox Church teaching and Tradition to accommodate distorted and corrupt ideas. It is in the Church that the Christian Faith is proclaimed and maintained. The Orthodox Church is the only Church which has maintained from the beginning a coherent interpretation of its teaching. {margin-top:0in; font-weight: bold; Also, I appreciate the attached articles. Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox church insists that it is the one true church of Christ on earth. 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. 7/12/2018 Fr. 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. text-align:justify; What would you say if someone were to convert from evangelicalism to Eastern Orthodoxy? I challenge. Others abandoned the Orthodox Church to become priestesses in other churches. A similar view was espoused by a false teacher named Cerinthus (fl. font-weight: bold; Though I have yet to find the Orthodox stooping to such false warping of scripture (as yet), Orthodoxy does hand out penances to people. font-size: 10pt; After many centuries of tricking uneducated peasants with such dogmas as this (and the equally absurd Holy Fire non-miracle) they should now be made to pay the price of their deception by exposing this heresy. 3) Thereinafter mankind's will wasweakened. We live in one of the freest times of religion in the West a blessing which comes with great responsibility. Lawrence Farley, Resolution to Petition the Holy Synod to Correct Errant Clergy and Lay Persons on Issues of Same-Sex Erotic Relationships http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. Sts. 12/21/2019 Fr. I would have caved had I not begun reading the Bible the Baptists had given me, John says with a smile. 53) Cunning and crafty mystification of doctrine: (Eph 4:14). such as adultery, murderwitchcraft, theft, kidnapping, etc. 11/8/2019 Fr. http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. 19) Prayer heresies - 1) Praying forthe dead. Like Romanism, Eastern Orthodoxy rejects the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone as heresy. (Catholics had a long line of mass murderer and debauched Popes all supposedly "handing-down" power by the laying on of hands. (Romans 5:6-11). The first Sunday of Lent, commemorating the restoration of icons in the church (see Iconoclasm). John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. text-align:justify; margin-right: 20px; 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. His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. line-height:150%; The book containing the rules and regulations /. Very few people are gifted by God as prophets; spirits must be discerned; and sadly to say, most prophets turn out to be false prophets. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Sister Vassa on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood John Whiteford, More anti-fundamentalism pap from OCL p.article_id { Who Are the Real Schismatics? } {margin-top:0in; (Gr. Elpidophoros Radical Leftist Views] John Whiteford, Response to Giacomo Sanfilippo 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] 5/8/2019 Fr. (Hebrews 7:26-28). including -The Canon Liturgical /73)Canons (or Canon Law). margin-top: 0; 1/10/2019 William E. Porter, Jr., M.Div. 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. including Byzantine rites. 10/23/2019 Fr. priests who dont exist. 9) Idols (see shrines below): statues and images were not banned underthe old Mosaic covenant, Good examples are the cherubim over the ark of the covenant, statues of four oxen in the temple, pomegranates carved into the walls, the serpent Moses lifted in the wilderness. A local Council, convened with Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria presiding, condemned the false teachings of Arius. 74) Cathedrals. margin-right:15pt; 3/27/2015 Fr. 2/16/2022 Orthodox Reflections, Morality Not Black and White, Fordhams George Demacopooulos Says in Abortion Article When a person repents and accepts the gospel (believes in Jesus) he not only receives the free gift of eternal life (unless you have believed in vain), but also one of the "new and better promises" (Heb 8:6 & Eze 36:26) is to be spiritually born again to become one of God's children, receiving a new nature that tends toward doing good, instead of evil, and crying Abba Father to God. A great book to immerse oneself in, when starting to believe oneself as having Gods cellphone number, and a secret gnosis which needs to be shared with congregation/monastery/the public at large, is the book entitled, 50 Jewish Messiahs by Jerry Rabow (Gefen Publishing House, 2002). text-indent:0px; margin-top: 12px; 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:16.0pt; Michael Wood (Hieromonk), Two Men in Bed Together: a Failure of Exegesis [Sanfilippos homosexualist obsession] Doxa to Theo, John, Orthodox Bishop Praises Golden Idol of a Pagan Goddess (PHOTOS) Johannes L. Jacobse, The Abnormal Cannot Dictate Whats Normal margin-bottom: 12px; The operative word describing salvation in Eastern Orthodox theology is theosis - "becoming God". 2/7/2020 Fr. John explains how he quickly left behind former Orthodox doctrines that he had been taught in church. John Whiteford, The Very Most Retired Archbishop Lazar Puhalo rants again Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dishonest Dialogue of Orthodox Liberals and Deconstructionists The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. A second heresy is to think that their clergy can allow marriages that are adultery (as stated above) on the grounds of compassion. } margin: 12px 60px; 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. 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. 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." margin-left:20pt; Idols were forbidden. You will know them by their fruits 5) The seemingly innocuous phrase "one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church" presupposes either Orthodoxy or Catholicism is the true reflection of the early church, and thus asserts their triple salvation false gospel by covert means. Jesus showed this is a spiritual birth in John 3 by comparing it to the wind (invisible like the soul and spirit of man). Like Rome, the Eastern Orthodox church also holds to the false doctrine of apostolic succession, claiming that its patriarchs are the latest in an unbroken line of successors to the authority of Christ's apostles. 85) The Unwritten modern heresy - two gospels save. 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. Their baptism services are heretical multiple times over, including, 4) With adults it only proceeds after a catechumen period of one or two whole years, when the Ethiopian Eunuch on hearing the gospel said immediately in Acts 8:36-38 "And as they went ontheirway, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See,here iswater; what doth hinder me to be baptized?". line-height: 150%; : Heresy. margin-right: 40px; 11/5/2014 Fr. And fundamental to the false teacher's success is his ability to deceive. I try to convert people, because I believe the Orthodox Church is wrong and is leading people astray.. It differs from Calvinist ideas by (quite rightly) saying that the doctrine that mankind became "totally depraved" in nature is too extreme, but they believe also the Arminiandefinition of man being "depraved" but not "totally" goes too far too, and that man is essentially good in nature, the closest idea in western theology being the term Semi-Pelagianism, in that where Arminians say man cannot make the first steps toward goodness without God, the Eastern Orthodox believe man, and fallen Adam, only had a weakened will after the Fall, and is essentially still good (most all agree Adam had a nature tending toward Good before the Fall). perhaps the best western theological term that expresses the Eastern Orthodox Churches view on the nature of human free will, in combination with "ancestral sin", versus the human nature of free will in combination with "original sin" as expressed in the most common Evangelical and Protestant belief calledArminianism. 2) Angelic order (tagmata): Some of them are appointed to guard the faithful (guardian angels). An honorary title given to saints such as St. Constantine and St. Cyril and St. Methodios for their missionary work in the Church. 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). Digamia). Orthodox bishops are only chosen from the celibate clergy, but widowers, who have accepted monastic vows, may also be chosen. One addresses a Greek Orthodox Priest as Father. color:#0F4679; 1/15/2012 Fr. font-size:10.0pt; A line of unbroken succession all the way back to the Apostles. Eastern Orthodox theology falsely claims that no one can be saved unless he is baptized with water. margin-top: 12px; text-align: right; John is a Romanian man in his late fifties who is no stranger to the Eastern Orthodox Church. I accept there are many forms of blasphemous attitude and speech, and the word has wider usage, howeverIt is because Orthodoxy attributes powers to Mary that belong to God alone, and invent so many church artefacts outside of holy writ this becomes heretical. The Creed is heretical by omission in that it has no salvation gospel. John Whiteford, Missteps in the Churchs response to the LGBT movement [on Fr. (Colossians 2:4-10). I am writing as someone formally trained in Orthodox and Western psychology. Some are women "married" to other women. According to Holy Scripture, all the gods of the Gentiles are devils. font-weight: bold; color:black; I did not stay to impose myself upon the Romans. line-height:200%; (Gr. 6/13/2018 Fr. 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. Even now in their shops they sell more idols than they do bibles. The old Orthodox tradition that cremating a person means they are not resurrected is absurd for multiple reasons. Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) Basil the Great, liturgies andmass attributed to him, 2) St. Gregory the Theologian, a theology dunce if he agreed with Orthodoxy. This led Pelagius to deny the doctrines of original sin and predestination, and to deny the need for special grace to be saved. The Catholics tend to answer more specifically and clearly than the Orthodox in certain areas. An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. 8/3/2021 Fr. .quotation_text_2 { 4/26/2021 Metropolitan Joanikii of Sliven, Lazar Puhalo: Ten Commandments Not Terribly Significant or Unique The priest never confronted us in our sins, he says, with a mixture of grief and anger. Joseph Birthisel, Demonic Autonomy and Divine Obedience The Anthropology of Antichristianity (Part 8) 92) TheMotherChurch. The denial or rejection of a revealed dogma or belief accepted and professed by the Church. 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. line-height: 200%; His response comes quickly. Whereas Orthodoxy makes salvation an ongoing "process" that includes works and priestcraft, but, quote "by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified" Romans 3:20. John Whiteford, David Bentley Hart and the Toll Houses /Horologion. 8/24/2018 Pillar and Ground of the Truth, On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 3) Tradition, Fundamentalism, and Modernity 6/7/2015 George Michalopulos, The Strange Theology of David Bentley Hart [and Univeralism Heresy of Fr. Joseph Stalin led a uniquely brutal campaign against religion and religious leaders. 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. text-indent:0px; John Whiteford, Clergy, Scholars, LGBT Activists, Drag Show Host Gather to Discuss Opinions on Orthodoxy, Sex, Gender, Sexuality margin-bottom:6.0pt; Lawrence Farley, Fr. For the most part, the term apocrypha refers to any collection of scriptural texts that falls outside the canon.Since most English language bibles are from non-Orthodox sources, they sometimes are subtitled with . 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. .summary_text { 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. Is what amounts to the title of the comparativelyimpotent andinertOrthodox Pope. margin-bottom: 12px; Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dishonest Dialogue 2/13/2020 Fr. Apocrypha may have different meanings depending on how it is applied to the Old or New Testaments and whether it is being used by Catholics, Protestants or Orthodox Christians. John Whiteford, Part Two: Of Homosexual Christians and their Struggle } The Church is truly, in Paul's words, "the pillar and foundation of the truth" (1 Tim. Christopher Calin Endorses Pro-Abortion, Pro-LGBTQ, Anti-Christian Biden-Harris Candidacy As to the first they blaspheme the Holy Spirit; as to the second they seek to quench Him. It is in fact impossible that the Greek word "porneia" in context in Matthew 5:32, can include post marital adultery. Others are men "married" to other men. the word inserted in the Western (Pope's) version of the Nicene Creed to assert the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Ghost from the Son as well as from the Father, which is not admitted by the Eastern Church. 6/13/2018 Fr. text-align: justify; Monastic prisons predated and made a case for the Atheist Experiment and their infamous gulag. 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