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Amen. Well said abba

The evil , satanic imagery in the background says it all. You can't be a catholic and a Christian. You're one or the other.

Exactly, Father! Jesus said in the Book of Matthew: "Let your light so shine before man that may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven! 3:02

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He forgot to mention Elder Ephraim of Arizona. He spread it in North America. Without his relentless works it may not have made it To Los Angeles Starting several Monasteries.

Because you guys hate the West, especially the Patriarch of the West

Thank you! I enjoyed this so much!

….. Orthodoxy is as good as any other Christian discipline … no better no worse … if it keeps you free from sin even without the sacraments then your particular church choice has done its job …. amen ….

I missed these! Praise God these studies are back! 🙏🏻

Thank you for posting this. How do I start the path to becoming Priest / Father in OthoOrthodoxy? I feel it's my calling.

It is well nown in the wast as pagan 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩

people that do not know the mystical christ - do not deserve the mystical christ. we must save ourselves. we are not our brothers keepers

Dear algorithm, this most Holy Father requires more subscriptions and views. Please help this man's message reach the masses as he speaks the Word of God. Prayers to this Holy Father. May his channel and his Church grow.

Hello from republic of Moldova from țiganeşti monastery

when I was in high school, World History taught that the Great Schism happened, and nothing else about it. I'm hearing that nowadays, they don't even mention it. Sad.

Im a Latin Catholic and i agree the Christian Oxthodox received SO MUCH persecution even from the Catholics... 1204 (sack of Constantinople by the Frankish Crusaders)... 1453 (Fall of Byzantin Empire)... spread of the Ottoman who enslaved the Orthodox for centuries and forced conversion... then the cobstant war between the French and Russia (Napoleon), the crimean war when France and Britain fought the russian to prevent russia from making Constantinople the 3rd Rome, the Armenian Genocide and Greek christian genocide by the ottoman, the birth of Soviet Union that destroyed the church, WW2 And Stalin and even now the many persecuted communities in asia, middle eastern countries.. i would say the tipping point was probably the fall of Constantinople.. the Orthodox didnt really have a super strong nation to help their religion.. beside 1700-1800 russia which was replaced by an atheist ussr

Because the "orthodox church" lacks catholicity, one of the marks of the true Church per the Nicene creed. Guess which church possesses that mark...

Question: Orthodox in America largely moved here for opportunities and freedom, then churches naturally formed. But St. Innocent of Alaska and St. Nikolai of Japan both moved to foreign lands to bring the Gospel and Orthodoxy to those places. They too had to find people to speak with. There’s similarity to going out into the public today to that of the saints and apostles.

So what’s the gospel?

Really? No Greek subtitles 😢?

Orthodox evangelize by living through example and inspiring others. The other way, which is very recent and also extremely powerful, is internet evangelism. We dont need to be loud to get the message out on the net, people may search and learn peacefully.

Luther revolted against the Roman Catholic Church. He did not rebel against the Eastern Orthodox Church Or Faith.... There was No formal reformation of Orthodoxy.

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We need more people in the west to learn about the Orthodoxy cause most of them believe we are roman catholics when we are not.

Thank you Father; please see our videos of history of Roman Catholicism in its separation from our Holy Faith beginning with Charlemagne 800 ad. ruclips.net/channel/UC53gb9xym8zR57vd_H4ztwQ

It's not too late, It's GOD's perfect time

It’s the orthodox CULT - NOT church! Only Catholic’s are Christian because there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH the holy Catholic Church which is Jesus’s mystical body on earth. The Bible a Catholic book condemns protestantism and orthodoxy. And you also have 48,000 protestant CULTS.

The devil doesn't like the truth to spread

Too many individuals wearing the hat inscribed with "POPE" on the forehead. Lord's Orthodox Church preaches humility, that is contrary to the prideful Western "POPES", hence the slow progress.

Because of a lack of evangelization and fixation on Eastern ethnic backgrounds and cultural ties rather than universal preaching

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I wish it had spread sooner for the Indians and for the black people. Protestantism and Catholicism as done them a disservice. But I guess it was God’s will.

Because There are Too Many False Doctrines in America Already. Western Orthodox Catholic Churches who represent the Eastern Orthodox Church arrived with the Earliest Religion. It is a man-made doctrine that is not biblical. Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and then you dress like them? They prayed to statues and probably paintings. And, you pray to statues and pictures of dead saints. Do you not know that our bodies are a temple for the Holy Spirit? Neither do Catholics. The Holy Spirit is not reserved for a pope, a patriarch or a Pharisee but, for those who God has chosen to approach The Son. John 666 Aug 31, 2022 We cannot convince anyone. We can only cast seeds and water them. God gives a measure of faith but, if it is not used, it will be taken away. Be careful. Do not think your teachings are concrete. God reveals little by little, from glory to glory. Be open. There might be scriptures that complete what you have started. There are new revelations to what has already been written. Only God can open minds to understand the scriptures. 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. John 6:44 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. 64. However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.) 65. Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.” From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. John 6:66 John 15:16,17 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit-fruit that will remain-so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. This is My command to you: Love one another. The Body of Christ 3/9/2024 The Body of Christ is The Church. Not a denomination or Religion. Doctrines Divide Love Unites Colossians 1:18 And He is the Head of the "body", the Church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things He might have the preeminence. The Body of Christ is also "not" a wafer. Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the Head of the Church, His "body" of which He is the Savior. Christ Jesus is the Head of the Church, "not" a pope or patriarch. Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one "body" and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and "in" all. 1st Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 1st Corinthians 12:12-31 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to "drink". ("Drink" the blood of Christ.) For the body does not consist of one part, but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty, whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now "you" are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it. And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues. (No pope or patriarch) Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. (Love 1st Corinthians 13) 1st Corinthians 14:1-4 Earnestly "pursue love" and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit. But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort. The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. Pursue Love. Love is the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22-25 The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. Ephesians 2:18-22 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. And in Him "you too" are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit. You Must Be Born Again

Because the eastern church didn’t evangelize.

because it is wrong.

Zato sto se nije sirila ognjem i macem. Niko nije prisiljavan da predje u Pravoslavlje.

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"Before we can go out we have to cultivate a life of repentance, a life of prayer..." The only problem with this is that Orthodoxy has never stopped cultivating such things (which itself is a tremendous blessing). But that kind of logic keeps Orthodox insulated and wholly apart from the world, which is why they have failed miserably at evangelizing the whole world. Outside of Russia and tiny populations in China, Japan and Alaska, Orthodoxy has never really grown from its geographic origins. Catholicism, on the other hand, has spread across the globe building monasteries, parishes, schools. Monasticism is widely varied and the entire universal tradition is present. Eastern Orthodoxy only has access to the Byzantine rite. She has been separated from the Roman rite, and has no access to the other rites (as they are in the Syro Malankara, Eritrean, Coptic, Assyrian church of the east, oriental orthodox, etc). Only the Catholic Church truly exemplifies and lives the 4 Biblical marks of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. I don't say this as a flex. I am deeply saddened by the ongoing schism between Christian East and West. But it is time all you wayward Christians: Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the 30k+ brands of protestantism, etc all come back to the Catholic Church. Christ wills that we all be one. The Orthodox lack real unity, and always have. Orthodoxy is not the answer.

I would be orthodox Christian if only I didn’t think reincarnation is more likely than one single life to live. For that reason I embrace Hinduism. Similar to Christianity, Hinduism is also monotheistic, believe it or not.

Application from the scriptures is key!

After you have gone to college or a tech school to learn a profession or trade, and then you go into the real world of work, you quickly realize you learned relatively little in school from your books. The real education is applying the theoretical knowledge you learned from books into practice at work. Work is an ongoing education. Merely hearing the words of Christ but not applying them or working them out, we don't really gain the transformative knowledge or gnosis for the soul. Gnosis is experiential knowledge not theoretical knowledge. We can't be good hesychasts and reach our end or telos, ie, theosis, merely reading about them without going through katharsis and theoria. At the end of his Sermon on the Mount, Christ said the one who practices what he taught is like the wise man who built his house on a rock foundation able to withstand the winds and floods of life that unexpectantly assail us. You can't become perfect (telos) or fulfilled without hearing, studying, practicing, reviewing, restudying, and reapplying the words of the Word. When we look in a mirror and then forget what our faces look like, it's because we are so accustomed to our faces that we no longer really study them anymore. It's like when we learn a behavior or skill, and out of habit we keep doing it the same old way. We become inattentive, act without thinking, and then that's when we make mistakes, thinking we knew it better than we really did. Sinning is like that. Out of habit we sin without really being attentive. We do them almost reflexively. We react to our desires without scrutinizing thought. Then out of habit we entertain the desires which transform into passions or willfulness. Next thing you know we are in an emotional disposition or spirit which controls the thoughts' attention further, distorts our perceptions and clouds our better judgements. We are in the flesh instead of in the spirit of sophrosyne. It's like looking in a clouded mirror. Mirrors used to be highly polished metal plates. Even glass mirrors had polished silver backings. Our fallen souls are tarnished mirrors. They don't accurately reflect Christ in whose image and likeness they were created. Hesychastic prayer, katharsis, good works (charity), etc, ie, faithfulness, polish the soul, preparing it for the Light of Christ, the Holy Spirit, who illuminates the soul. The nous with the Light of God gazing into the renewed heart, sees the image of Christ who is the Image of the Father. The soul sees herself as she was created to be. The soul sees God as He is Christ. The soul becomes known as He is known and will become like Him as He is revealed to her. She will never forget his face imprinted in her eyes. Gazing into His mirroring eyes we will see ourselves, and He looking in our mirroring eyes will see Himself. There's theosis/divine communion.

Let Christ lead you forward and don't bow down to the opposite father of darkness. Only the light will be your food required .

Why are more mosques being built in Europe and not orthodox churches?

To keep sinning that same sin is uncontrolled passions. Thats what i understand from this study.

Some people here describe the orthodox church as political or ethnic. The writing of two Albanian guys is extreme, so I would like to share my comments to them also with anyone here. I am afraid their look has been colored by their own eyes, polluted by their own venom. Projecting their own feelings over something they don't really know, or know just from the outside. They may be biased by the Albanian-wide agenda that put their ethnic program above _any_ faith. On the other hand some of them are clearly attracted to orthodoxy. Probably a reason why they visit this channel in the first place. Surely it sits firmly in their roots - a great deal of Albanian ancestors had been either Roman catholic or orthodox Christian (before their 1878 PL national agenda set foot). And that's a call they may not understand, but can't ignore. In my twenty active years in Serbian Orthodox Church across at least seven countries I have never heard a single word expressed against the Albanians whatsoever. Or anything remotely resembling any of the words they utter under this video. Yet Albanians have annihilated many Serbian orthodox churches, monasteries and even graveyards during the last 75 years. The destruction was especially savage in recent history, in 1999 and in 2004. So you see, only the true spirit of Christ's love and the fear of God, plus believer's repentance can explain the phenomenon that the SOC keeps shy of condemning those people. We don't believe we are sinless. In fact, we _know_ we aren't sinless. So all the violence afflicted to us and to our shrines is useful for our awakening in the Lord and for the repentance, and all the humiliation is to God's glory. The orthodox are extremely wary to exercise and project enemy feelings to anybody. And that's universal. One and only time I myself have heard a Serbian priest talking about Albanians was in a sermon in which he told Serbian believers that Albanians are to them what Samaritans were to Jews in Christ's own words (Luke 10:29-37). The orthodox church is the opposite of what some people comment accusing it for ethnic confinement. It is open to everyone, both by default and by its all-pervasive Spirit. We take pride in receiving people of different background among us. We see it as our pure gain and rejoice (but we do not deny our own background, why should anyone?). In its prayers the OC is open to everyone's suffering, no matter the background. Our hearts and prayers always go to those people, like now to Ukraine, Gaza and Syria. Those prayers have been actively offered in our services. There may had been no Albanian speaking priest for a short while in 1990s in Albania, but that's an obvious consequence of the own Albanian communist regime policy, severely banning the Church throughout half a century. Besides, the Islam is since the fall of communism always faster with the territorial and human re-conquest than the gentle, unobtrusive preaching of Christ who never imposed anything and has commanded us not to. Ethnic approach poses a minor existing quirk in some parishes. It is a Truth test for some rare orthodox communities and rather for mere individuals here and there. But I'm sure anyone can evade them easily by undertaking a smallest effort. The majority parishes are of the open, welcoming spirit. Especially in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo it shouldn't pose a problem, as the orthodox church there is fully acclimatized to the predominantly Albanian environment. The priests can advise discreetly and direct anyone to a fitting community. If a community is truly orthodox - and by far the most are - Albanians or any other wherever will be fully welcome, without any doubt. Just traveling to Serbia or Greece, doesn't mean someone's been to the Church let alone experienced it. Some people just look for an excuse not to try, or just want to offend the Church. I wouldn't make any statements about Islam, for instance, before I've been to a mosque and met some people there. Which I have. In case you're truly interested in true Christianity: something is expected from you too. If you can't stand your neighbor in your local orthodox church, like you as Albanian can't stand a Serbian or Bulgarian or a Greek guy, then your own spirit doesn't allow you to attend the orthodox church; not the church itself. It's your self-imposed limitation then, not the limitation of the church. Jesus Christ requires you to be humble and meek and to love your neighbor in order to receive his blessing and Grace. Even if you become a member of American, or Antioch OC for instance for that reason, you'll drag your attitude there too and won't make progress spiritually before you get rid of it. But it will be more difficult there than with your true neighbor.

That’s super scary 🥲

The new martyr of Russia Daniel Sysoev was evangelizing just like protestants he even made orthodox tract and made street evangelism. Hundreds of people converted to the holy orthodoxy even many muslims. Muslims killed him and he became a martyr. He said one who feels calling to do evangelism he need to start it immidiately even if he is cathecumen. If we think we need to reach certain level of spirituality maybe we never reach it and we will fo nothing. Most orthodox christians really do not do so much for evangelims. If they would there would be much more orthodox nations in the world

Orthodox Christian Currently living I south Korea. There is a wonderful Orthodox community primarily in seoul. I'm just curious why is there Korean subtitles?

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