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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
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Hello, everyone! I'm excited to tell people about Orthodoxy - Jesus Christ's true, original Church. I hope you find this video edifying. Please comment any questions you have about Orthodoxy for the Orthodoxy Q&A I'll be uploading in a couple of weeks.
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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00-1:43
Orthodoxy, defined - 1:44-7:09
Orthodox beliefs in Saints - 7:10-8:07
"Sola scriptura" - 8:08-10:57
Orthodox sacraments - 10:58-16:41
Orthodox worship - 16:42-18:02
Iconography - 18:03-19:03
How to Become Orthodox - 19:04-20:49
Theosis - 20:50-22:46
Outro - 22:47-26:27
Helpful links:
Why schismatic baptisms aren't "valid": www.orthodoxwitness.org/there...
Inonography: www.thegoodshepherd.org.au/ic...
Praying to saints: www.saintjohnchurch.org/ortho....
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I am muslim and i always watch orthodox videos and am in love with being orthodox am glad one day I would be an orthodox chrstian why i am not know is not because of unbelieving but just fearing of families and others please orthodox chrstian pray for me😢
I’ll pray for you!! 🙏🙏
may God be with you
I pray for you brother. You will make it through God is always with you remember❤
Lord have mercy 🙏🏽
May God bless you
As an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, I am so happy to stumble in to this video. I will share this with everyone I know especially the younger generation. God bless you and protect you my sister🙏🏼
ፌክ የሞተ ሀይማኖት
She spoke about all other Orthodox Churches in Europe. Egypt and the middle east but she seems not aware of the existence of Ethiopian orthodox church which is one of the oldest and the real orthodox with long tradition. .
It seems like she dont even know about the difference of the oriental and the eastern orthodox.
@@alphamale617ante neh yemotke orthodox atmotm mknyatu ykrostos biet sle honech krostos demo zelalemawi new so yemtkew ante nehna tens
@@alphamale617Don't call dead what God calls alive!
I was baptized and christmated into the Orthodox Church in 2011.☦️ I’ve been a believer my whole life, as I grew up in the Seventh Day Adventist church - the church of my parents. I met my husband in 2006, and he was already a convert to Orthodoxy. I spent many years learning and studying the history of the true church of Christ until I became a Catechumen and eventually baptized as an Orthodox Christian.
For anyone seeking, may the Holy Spirt guide you and help your heart accept the true teachings of Jesus Christ. It’s a journey of the soul and each of us finds the our to God in His holy and perfect time. The fullness of the Orthodox practice is an experience that cannot be described by words alone. This video is beautifully and eloquently presented, very well explained for newcomers or searchers. Thank you sister in Christ for sharing your faith with the world, God bless you!! 💜💜💜
Welcome home sister! ❤️
Hello! I am Romanian, also Orthodox Christian. Romania is mainly an Orthodox Christian country. I am happy to share the same name as you (mine is inspired from the Romanian Saint Teodora from Sihla) and I am so happy to find content as yours! God bless you and your family! 🤍
As a woman that has been born and raised orthdox i love to see westerners embrace it.
💛💛💛 hey, lovely lady! Glad to see you here in the comments
Are you Romanian as well? I found so many friends of mine following Jasmyne :)
@@anne-lise8419 yup! I am Romanian. Are you still in the country or living abroad?
@@JasmyneTheodora glad to be here 💗
1.6 Billion vs 200 Shrinking Millions! There you have your answer. Peter (Pope) is always singled out by Jesus Christ himself.
You agree that the Pope is the first among equals. Right?
I am an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. It is a blessing to see a-lot of people as an Orthodox Christian. ❤❤❤
Not trying to be mean, but If you are saying that you are a member of the "Oriental Orthodox" Ethiopian Church, then you're not really an Orthodox Christian. The so-called "Oriental Orthodox" are a collection of Churches that rejected the Holy Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (AD 451) and severed themselves from the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, aka the Orthodox Catholic Church, otherwise known colloquially as the eastern Orthodox Church. Come to Christ's one Church and receive the fullness of the faith. If, on the other hand, you are a member of the eastern Orthodox Church, then disregard my comment.
Thanks you much for this great information and God bless you all.
Yes. Based on the thumbnail of her other video,i felt like she's Orthodox,(Ethiopian Orthodox Christian to be specific).Today i saw her explaining the faith and,ohw my heart literally melted😚
Seen Ethiopians in russian church in UAE
hello brother salute from serbia
WOW. As an Eritrean/Ethiopian Orthodox christian , I can say I am highly impressed with this video! May God continue to use you to spread the truth of Orthodoxy.
Arent the two different slightly in cultural practices, etc, and nationality? Im not just sure which, but both are tewahedo.
@@DarthMarr2009 Same Church, different nationalities. They even both use Geez.
Same here🙏
@@Romeo089 oh I was not talking about the two churches that are not in communion with eachother, I was mentioning about The Eritrean and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church being the same with different nationalities.
@@Romeo089 no worries
My husband and kids are Serbian Orthodox. I am still Protestant but follow all the Orthodox traditions since I live in Serbia and respect the religion.
I am so glad to hear that! Greetings to you and your family from Kruševac! Drago mi je što se dvoje ljudi vole!
The Most important Thing is to follow jesus Christ. Greetings from Serbia, too.
very nice regards from serbia.
that's beautiful,god bless you and your family 🤍
What’s keeping you prodisint
God bless you, I'm an African-American Greek Orthodox convert of 5yrs now. Beautiful seeing more Americans come home to the church and ancient faith.
Welcome brother❤
That’s beautiful! As a Greek, Greek Orthodox it makes me really happy welcoming others home😊☦️
Να’σαι καλά και ο θεός μαζί σου🙂☦️☦️
I also am a black man, so what advice do you have for me?
@@FatherSonSpirit1 I know that in some countries of Africa there are very lively parishes. Last September I met the bishop of Kongo and he was a delight! Perhaps there is an Orthodox Church near you? Anyway, our Lord is Merciful and if you ask Him He will send you an answer.
@@FatherSonSpirit1 Very sorry for the late reply, I know it's long overdue. Well that depends on your starting point and your background. Coming from a Baptist background myself, I was fascinated by the history but struggled with certain things like Venerating Mary and Icons.
Read The Orthodox Church by Timothy (Kallistos) Ware. It's explains a lot of the history and details how certain practices formed in the early church. From there I would just make sure to constantly attend liturgy and speak as much with church elders as possible. God Bless you brother 🙏.
I’m black and was born to protestantism. Didn’t take my faith seriously until my mom converted to Islam when I was young and my step father tried to convert me (not forcefully).
At some point I got into history and bumped into orthodoxy. Studied it for about a year, found a church and learned from them for another year until I decided to become a catechumen a couple months ago.
Orthodoxy helped me fully understand God and his love for us and that motivated me to better my life and continue to learn more.
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Welcome to life, as an Ethiopian orthodox, I love seeing brothers and sisters from anywhere in the universe.🎉
Welcome home!
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him ):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43 )
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"And [beware the Day] when God will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides God ?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. I told them only what You commanded me to: “Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.” I was a witness over them during my time among them. Ever since You took my soul, You alone have been the watcher over them: You are witness to all things."(Quran 5:116-117)
Welcome
This was beautiful! As a born and raised proud Greek Orthodox I am so glad I stumbled upon this video! Να’σαι καλά και ο θεός μαζί σου🙂☦️☦️
Also, love the name , in Greek it literally means gift from God😊
I’m Greek Orthodox too born and raised
Orthodox chants and prayers in any language makes you feel you're in Christ's Kingdom. God bless His Orthodox followers. Greetings and love from Serbia. ♥
As an black considering orthodoxy, it is so refreshing to see young black women in this denomination. Thank you for this video!
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Yes, before I became Orthodox this was encouraging to see. But yes we are out here sis! ☦️✊🏾
@TheTransfiguredLife keep putting out that good content brother ☦️
@@andys3035 Thx brother! 🙂 Appreciate you! ✊🏾🔥🔥
I've been Orthodox for nearly 5 years. I am also Black. The person who helped me get plugged in to Orthodoxy was another Black woman. It has blessed me in so many ways.
I’m a former Baptist Minister but now thankfully Orthodox. 🙏☦️
Wow! Glory to God. That's amazing
Glory to God!
Welcome to Orthdoxy!
Don’t get it twisted, just use the King James Bible and you’ll be fine
Praise the God of Heaven, Christ Jesus
@@WesBarnettMartinez Get what twisted?
I’ve commented on this video so many times 😂 Jazmyne thank you so much for this. You first introduced me to the Orthodox Church with this video. I first attended one in December 2023. Now I’m going to be chrismated and received into the church in a couple weeks. This has been a wild ride. I’m learning so much and experiencing God for the first time. I’m being humbled and broken …. And then healed. God bless you ❤
This post is "Gold" to me. Thank you. Yes, sometimes we are reached at times we least expect it. God be with you!
I am a Greek orthodox Christian and it's very difficult to translate and explain all this in English thank you so much for this video I will share & post everywhere God bless ❤✝️☦️
Is it true that the Greek orthodoxy has allowed to accept/bless gays?
I hope that this would never be true!
@@poppyflorist Hahaha get a grip
I am eastern European (Moldova, raised orthodox) where the society nowadays is getting further from church and God in general, where they speak only bad things about orthodoxs and make fun of them (even though they also were raised as, but they don't believe in God in general). It was very hard for me to find God in this environment, where at school if you said you pray, you would be considered a weirdo. I wanted to start reading the Bible, just to be informed, because many people talk bad about It, without even reading a verse even. But half a year ago I started asking myself more and more about God and I rembember one day before sleep asking myself: "Does God really exist? What if not?!" and the same night He appeared in my dream. That is not a coincidence for sure.
Same in Russia. If you want to lose your friends tell them that you belive in God and explore Bible((
@@salviadivinorum6619 че ты несешь? все мои друзья Православные, и никто не высмеивает нашу Веру.
@@user-jg9nj9ne1e ну значит вам повезло. И не стоит грубить.
I am orthodox from Georgia am glad to see fellow orthodox people
I am so embrassed to see all orthodox from overall world
I was raised baptist/nondenominational and I just recently started going to an orthodox church. I only found out about the orthodox church a few weeks ago and its truely a shame that more Americans don't know about her. I had been feeling like I was missing something for a long time and the only way I can describe the feeling is like finally getting drink of water after wondering in the desert for days. I'm so grateful the Lord has lead me to the church He built❤
Wow, I feel like I can really relate to that. When I first rededicated my life to Jesus as an adult after having been raised as a non-denominational Christian, I actually tried to combine Christianity with paganism and eventually realized that that does not work. At the same time, I have never really been able to shake the feeling that there is more to practicing true, personal, Biblical spirituality than just reading the Bible, praying and singing worship songs. I am beginning to wonder if this is it.
If you don't mind me asking, how did you come to find out about this?
God bless
@@annaspeaksout2964 I'm in the same boat, in a way. I left the Protestant church 5 years ago for many, many reasons one of them being that it felt spiritually dead to me. There were always a lot of emotions, but no true mysticism. I've dabbled in "spiritual" practices since, I guess some you could consider some pagan. I'm still interested in learning more about the beliefs of our ancestors before conversion. However, I continue feeling drawn to Orthodoxy despite not considering myself a Christian any longer. It feels truer than any understanding of Christianity I have known, and feels like it answers a lot of the missing pieces I felt within Protestantism.
@@sarahreavis2924 Thanks for sharing, I will pray that we both find our way.
My wife and I are in our 50’s and spent our entire lives as evangelical Christians (Baptist and Church of Christ). This past Pascha we were both baptized into the Orthodox Church. It was the culmination of a multi-year journey and exploration. Simply put, we found the true church and we are finally HOME!! Thank you so much for this video. I’m sharing it with everyone I know.
That’s amazing! Welcome home! ❤️☦️
Welcome Home fellow Christians!!!
Amazing can't wait to be baptized one day
Welcome! Ex cof c here as well
Welcome to the families of Jesus, wishing you a blessed life from Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
What a fantastic break down and summery of Orthodoxy 🙏🏻🩷 God bless you as you spread the
Good news of the one true church. Christ be with you.
Thank You Ms Jasmyne for your help. God bless♡
I am Catholic and my husband is Protestant. Together we are discovering the Orthodox faith and hoping our Lord leads us to truth☦️ I found your channel through your original Orthodox video. You are an inspiring woman. Thank you for all that you do. God bless🕊
Thank you so much. God bless 😂💛
St Ireneaus (Disciple of John the apostle) in his book Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 3) stated: …by indicating that tradition derived from the apostles, of the very great, the very ancient, and universally known Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which comes down to our time by means of the successions of the bishops. For it is a matter of necessity that every Church should agree with this Church, on account of its preeminent authority…
You shouldn’t leave the Catholic faith but read the church fathers and history of Christianity in the first and second century. Also, Jesus said: Matthew 16:18
And I tell you, you are Peter (rock) and on this rock(Peter) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it
Amen! and you see now the disunity amongst Orthodox where the Russians and Ukrainians, both predominantly Orthodox, are killing each other over politics. That is far from unity and impartiality. You should not be killing your own brothers and sisters in Christ! This is a big reason I chose to remain Catholic. @@lucyangeles
Please do not be mislead by this lady. She speaks many mistruths about the Catholic Church. Please actually learn about the Catholic faith. Look at Michael lofton’s, former orthodox, response to this video on reason and theology. There are so many misunderstandings about Catholicism even by Catholics.
I was brought up in the protestant church but I am becoming much more aware of the beauty, truthfulness and faithfulness of the Orthodox Church. God bless you sister
God bless you 😃
She doesn’t know what she’s talking about. She hasn’t read the source material which is obvious and regurgitating talking points she’s heard without actually knowing the issues. Like using MT 18:18 which is a proof text for the papacy not Orthodoxy.
She’s pretty bad
My brother/sister, I know the condition of the Protestant churches in the west may be bad. But we shouldn't see people to follow Christ. We should put our eyes only on Christ whom holds the only truth. Of course orthodox churches are gorgeous and beautiful. But beauty won't get you to heaven. Only the full work of Christ will, which the orthodox church failed to teach.
There are a lot of activities in the orthodox "church" which are against the gosple that Paul and the apostles preached. These activities are cursed and are activities which the devil loves.
So don't be deceived by beauty, even satan himself can be beautiful than the orthodox church.
Don't drift away from the word of God which is the Truth.
@@JasmyneTheodoraDear sister, that is a very good explanation, but the first time Orthodoxy and Catholicism were divided was in 451 AD, not 1054 AD, and it is called the Council of Chalcedon. They were separated into Roman Catholicism and Oriental Orthodoxy. In 1054 AD, Catholicism was divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
God said in Quran about Jesus (peace be upon him ):
" And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed God has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds. O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."(Quran 3:42-43 )
" [And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed God gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to God ].
He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous. She said, "My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?" [The angel] said, "Such is God ; He creates what He wills.
When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,' and it is. He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel, And [make him] a messenger to the Children of Israel, [who will say], 'Indeed I have come to you with a sign from your Lord in that I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of God.(Quran 03:45-49)
"And [beware the Day] when God will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides God ?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. I told them only what You commanded me to: “Worship God, my Lord and your Lord.” I was a witness over them during my time among them. Ever since You took my soul, You alone have been the watcher over them: You are witness to all things."(Quran 5:116-117)
Wow. Thank you, SOOOOOO much, the more I hear about Orthodoxy, the more I am confused why there are any other churches. It just hits ALL the nails I need, and way more depth. Protestant is like a tiny pond vs the whole ocean. Thank you for posting!
God is calling your name
Wonderful video. Thank you for taking the time to create such an informative video.
I am a Christian ortodox from Eritrea 🇪🇷. I appreciate you my sis. God be with you wherever you are. Excellent
Ive never met an eritrean orthodox. What is their liturgy like, and what is it compared to ethiopian orthodoxy?
@@DarthMarr2009
The same as Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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Is it possible that you have Greek blood inside you? Erythrea(Eritrea) is a Greek name...
@@user-sz1vr4rs4x The term "Eritrea" derives from the Greek term Sinus Erythraeus, which can be translated in English as Red Sea. The name was used by Greek tradesmen of the third century B.C. In 1890 Italy colonised the land of Midri-Bahri(modern day Eritrea ) and named it Eritrea. Mdree-Bahree is the original used the people of Eritrea. I
As a Roman Catholic, I can appreciate a good orthodoxy Christian sister. Love you!!! ❤️🙏
The best video I've seen. Thank you thank you. I'm non-denominational but late last year it occurred to me that there must be one way. I was discouraged by the tons of denominations out there, and it's interesting that none of the videos I watched spoke about Orthodoxy in such detail. I'm extremely grateful, you gave the facts and the contrasts so eloquently & simply. Thank you for your obedience!
Very good!!! (Love the comeback after the mispronunciation too❣️) Another cradle Orthodox here, appreciative of your clear description. 🙏
Michigan.
I’m a cradle Orthodox and I didn’t even know some of this. I have much respect for converts like you, who are Orthodox on purpose. Thank you, much appreciation for your video. God bless you.
Wow, thank you!
@@JasmyneTheodora
You look Ethiopian, are you Ethiopian Orthodox?
Anna, Isn't this one of our problems - that converts are so much more knowledgeable about our Faith than the cradle ones. My wife, after a couple of miracles since her conversion, has by the Grace of God, been an Orthodox teacher for some 40 years and a producer of countless books of Orthodox services in transliterated Greek and the English translation. Jasmyne, Theodora, your rendition on the Church here is an amazing spiritual blockbuster.
God's blessings over the Lenten Fast.
It blows my mind that the Oldest branch of Christianity (its foundation, if you will) is not more widely known in the West. As a Russian Orthodox who immigrated to Canada, I'm beyond excited to see North Americans joining Orthodox church!☦️
God bless you Jasmyne! You're doing an amazing work ❤
I kind of wonder if things like the suppression of Christianity in the Soviet Union, along with the cold war and all the ideological/political conflicts between the Soviet Union and the West are what stifled the spread of the Orthodox Church for so long (at least in North America), given that the Orthodox Church primarily existed in locations under Soviet rule. If so, that's really quite sad, but it's really interesting to see more and more people gaining interest in the Orthodox Church now, including myself. I think a major reason why it's happening now is because too many churches in the West have become so lukewarm or even heretical in adopting left wing extremism, that they barely have anything substantial left to offer.
@JadestonePony the church thrives under persecution. It's about quality, not quantity. Although, I'd love to see a massive conversion to the Orthodox Church. I'm a convert, maybe it's happening now.
@@JadestonePony And Islam. Most importantly Islam. Turkey, the entire Balkan, Egypt used to be Christian, but then Islam happened.
It blows my mind that people who claim to follow the 7 ecumenical councils, haven't actually read them and in their full context.
Correct. Orthodoxy is a branch broken off the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The true Christian Faith is led by the Bishop of Rome.
Roman Catholic here. I appreciate your explanation. The differences between our churches seem (to me) to be very small.
There are big and significant differrenties. So i thought in the past when i didn't know what heresy means ....pls search and inform yourself correctly.
Read the books of Fr Seraphim Rose and you will understand better.
Of course, because they are one and the same.
Both came from the military pagan leader Constantine the Great.
excellent video young sister. your faith encourages me and gives me hope. everytime i start feeling like where are the good ppl who love God he shows me someone new so that my faith is strengthend even more. thank you for this hidden blessing. May the lord have mercy on you and the Theotokos Guide and bless your steps.
Im so blessed to be born and raised Syriac Orthodox praying in Aramaic, the language of our Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 the more I study other beliefs, the closer I become to Jesus. Beautiful video. Thank you and God bless all on their journey with our Savior.
Aramaic was not language of Jesus , it’s well know that it’s a lie .
Jesus was sent to Judas who spoke Hebrew, his Mother and his mother’ husband spoke Hebrew , they were Jews , his apostols were Jews and of course they spoke Hebrew, he was living with Jews ect …
So it’s totally nonsense that he spoke “Aramaic”.
@nikolaandrich2980 Aramiac is Ancient Hebrew. They weren't speaking modern day Hebrew
@@nikolaandrich2980Sucks when you make a fool outta yourself for not educating yourself.
@@IAMYOURHUMBLESERVANT exactly.
I was talking about you
You are the first Orthodox Christian woman I’ve encountered in RUclips so far! As a Greek Orthodox Christian I can’t explain how happy I feel that Orthodoxy is becoming more and more popular in other countries! Please keep up with your good work! 🤍
Έψαχνα τα σχόλια μήπως βρω κάποια να λέει ότι είναι Ελληνίδα ορθόδοξη! Πολύ χαίρομαι που βρήκα ένα! ❤️
@@vassiask6340 Και εγώ χαίρομαι που μου απαντήσατε! Ας ελπίζουμε πως κι άλλοι άνθρωποι θα ανακαλύψουν την αξία του Χριστιανισμού και ειδικά της Ορθοδοξίας ως πραγματικής πίστης!
@@vassiask6340 Ελληνίδα κι εγώ! Μακάρι να γνωρίσουν την εκκλησία μας, την αληθινή και αποκεκαλυμένη κι άλλοι συνάνθρωποί μας.
Εμείς γεννηθήκαμε Έλληνες από ορθόδοξους γονείς και δυστυχώς δεν ακολουθούμε την πίστη μας οπός θα έπρεπε, αυτή η κοπέλα έκανε ολόκληρη έρευνα για να καταλάβει την αλήθεια . Μπράβο της.
Ελληνίδα και εγώ! Με κάνει χαρούμενη το γεγονός που άλλοι αρχίζουν και γνωρίζουν την θρησκεία μας 🩵
I’m a Christian and I go to a non-denominational church. But I’ve been wanting to go deeper and have a more intimate/rich relationship with God. It all feels very surface level sometimes, and I know that following God isn’t surface level AT ALL. Thank you for the information. I really enjoyed this, and I hope you make more!
I felt the exact same way! I just recently started going to an orthodox church in search of something more. Please try it, I'm so happy I decided to branch out because now I know this is where I'm meant to be
Same here
Come and see, attend a Divine Liturgy at your local Eastern Orthodox parish.
We can't call ourselves Christians if we are not in the Orthodox Church. Its just a fact I had to get over in my journey of learning the history of Christianity and the Church and Schism and post Schism churches most of us were raised in. Once you and I are in the church then we can call ourselves Christians. Until then we are aware of the Holy Spirit and Christ, but not yet in the fold. My mother did not like hearing that at all, and I don't expect you to either. I broke it down to her in car terms. Henry Ford created the the first car the Model T(in this case its the Orthodox Church), Chevy DID NOT(Chevy being Catholicism and all other denominations after the Schism), you would not take that Ford emblem and stick it on a Chevy and call it a Ford. Get it? But that is the truth and what all my research over the last two years has got me to except. When I have the means of travel again I will start to look for a Orthodox Church in my State and hopefully get to start attending. Go check out Orthodox Ethos and Living Orthodox YT Channels they are fully legit and do respond to your comments most of the time.
Same. I visited an orthodox church in August and was surprised and unprepared because I thought it would be like catholic church. Now I'm reading and praying to really understand.
God bless you! Thank you for this amazing video on the beauty of this amazing church.
Thank for the great explanation of The Church. I am a life long Greek Orthodox Christian and feel that your video really explains it well to the American audience. God bless!
As I am an Orthodox Christian (from the country of Georgia) I am extremely happy and glad to see so many Orthodox Christians in the comment section. I am glad that many have been converted to the right and true faith and wish all of you to be still and firm in this truth and spread the Gospel around the world. May God gave us strength to be a good example for others and encourage them to find the truth🥰🥰🥰 @Jasmyne Theodora you are truly brilliant women to share your story and explained everything in details🥰 Also I would be glad if more people learn about Georgia. Christianity was brought to Georgia by Andrew the Apostle of Christ in the first century. 88 % of the population of Georgia are Christians. I wish one day you will come and see the beauty of Orthodoxy in our country too. I am sending love and peace to all ☺
Nutsa do you attend a parish often?
@@FirstnameLastname-py3bc Yes, I do
same here in Ethiopia
hello brother salute from serbia
ქრისტე არს ჩვენ შორის
As a woman from Ethiopian orthodox church(which is the second-oldest Christian country in the world) I love your content
Ethiopians unfortunately aren’t Orthodox because they are non chalcedonian and belong to the coptic schism
@@mariorizkallah5383I think there is a misunderstanding The Coptic Church is one of the Eastern Orthodox churches and shares their general beliefs. In 451 the Church split from other Christian churches in a major schism at the Council of Chalcedon over the nature of Christ.
Hey! so the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. but you're right we're one of the oldest :)@@tsionteferi9496
@@tsionteferi9496no the coptic church is not part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Coptics schism at the council of chalcedon. The Ethiopians following their schism much later.
Coptics and Ethiopians are part of the *Oriental* Orthodox Church, along with the Armenians. We are the non-Chalcedonian Orthodox churches.
I feel blessed & thankful everyday God led me to His one True Church! I am currently an Orthodox Catechumen right now & have learned so much this past year while deepening my faith & relationship in Christ. Love this video. God bless you sister! ☦
GEORGIAN ORTHODOX HERE 🇬🇪❤️
Georgia is a beautiful country ❤ I was blessed to get married there (from the UK) such lovely churches and the most delicious food I have ever eaten.
@@CherryDreamer96 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏
me too, mec :)
Orthodox Christianity is amazing when you practice it with open heart ♥️
I'm Ethiopian and Orthodox. Young RUclipsrs who are Orthodox Christians like you are my first time seeing. I'm very happy, keep up the good work.❤❤❤❤
I just subscribed to your channel!
What do you think about the other oriental orthodoxes, like the eritreans and copts. Also the easterns. Im genuinely curious to see the differences between churches in the same denomination, and how different church members see their church.
I just paused the video right before the 17-minute mark. So far I have learned so much more from this one video about orthodoxy then I have another videos.
It is so thorough and concise- Thank you so much!
I am leaving protestantism behind and converting to Orthodox Christianity.
Without being born again, sanctification, he joy of the Lord, and without the Holy Spirit, you will end up joining any group that comes your way.
Now you will worship idols, you will try to establish contact with the ones, which constitute witchcraft.
Thanks! Very well summarized and in English. God bless you!
Hello, I'm 13 and I've been watching you for a year now waiting for a video like this. Please make more videos like this especially about veiling, thank you, bless you and have a wonderful day
Hi! I so love that you commented about this. There is a young lady about your age in our Orthodox parish who veils and she is one of the only ladies and definitely the only young lady who does it. I admire her conviction and her bravery!
GOD BLESS YOU
What a great video ❤️ I am Ortodox women from Serbia and I am so glad that you found your way to God. That is beautiful. ❤
I hope that you can make a video about how you discovered Ortodox Church, your experience and how did you felt in these moments. Because I believe that in our Orthodox Church you can really feel the presence of God. 🙏❤️
All the best to you and your family. 🙏❤️
That was in my testimony video! 💛💛
@@JasmyneTheodora I found it! Thank you. 🩷
Great breakdown! Episcopalian here, I find orthodoxy very intresting. Thank you for this video!!
As your sister from Greece, congratulations! You are amazing! May God bless you!
Your observation that many Protestants emphasize being saved from the penalty of sin while Orthodoxy emphasizes being saved from sin itself is spot on. I’m not Orthodox yet but was initially drawn to it for this very reason.
Yes!
Amen, I thought that that was an excellent point as a non-denominational Christian myself.
The Church is a hospital for sinners, not necessarily a court room! So beautiful. May God bless you.☦️
@@countryboyredYou remind me of the notion that the Law could not save us, it could only judge us. So the Word became flesh to offer us salvation as our bride/groom when he married the church.
@@JasmyneTheodora
Can you please show me one document from tradition or from the Ecumenical councils where the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church ever identified itself as the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Waiting......
You are a blessing. Thank you for explaining our religion and beliefs so beautifully. With love, from a Greek Australian. 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for your support!
Wow I’ve got so much to learn. Great video !
This is a blessing to see. Alot of love and blessing from a Aramean&Lebanese Christian that have been growing up in the Syriac orthodox church all her life!
God bless you sister in christ! ❤️🙏
G-d Bless you-I know it cannot have been easy!
I was baptized in catholic church, mum catholic, dad is an orthodox. Converted to orthodoxy myself at 21. Praise God 🤍☦️
Mama Hrvatica a tata Srbin?
Hi, I'm a catholic and like it that way for now, but I'm genuinly wondering about what cult is the best between catholic and orthodox to rightfully praise God. Could you explain what made you choose orthodoxy?
I'm glad you succeed to explain complicated things in simple words❤
As someone who is converting to Orthodox this was super inspirational, and God Bless i found ur channel!
Ahhh glory to God! Congratulations on finding home! 🙌☦️
My husband is black (born & raised in America, his parents from Nigeria), he had converted to Orthodoxy before we even met. I’m Greek, which means I was born & raised in a very Orthodox environment and from a quite religious background with many teachers, theologians and priests in the family. Nevertheless, every day I’m being inspired by my husband’s faith & I know it was a blessing for us to meet and become one. Most Holy Theotokos, Save us! ☦️🙏
Mary doesn't save, but only Jesus Blood by faith alone in his sacrifice. This Is the One true gospel
@@SaintTM2222 gave us the gospel?
@@OdysseyMMA22 First Corinthians 15:1-4, Ephesians 1:13-14
@@SaintTM2222 that doesn't answer my question
@SaintTM2222 historically, who gave us the cannon
i was raised catholic but now i’m planning to convert to orthodoxy after learning lots about it, i’m glad to see other people embrace it as well ❤️
Awesome!
Hi there. I noticed you are a young potential covert like me (I'm 16). I'm curious where are you from and how were you first exposed to Orthodoxy?
@@Anchorarms7 hi! i’m from the united states but my mother is from the philippines (my dad is american with western & northern european background.) so i was not only raised with a mix of two cultures, but i was raised catholic because of my mothers background. i was exposed to orthodoxy because my boyfriend was born and raised under the orthodox church (his dads side are italian catholics but his moms side are english/british orthodox converts.) so i was very curious about learning about the orthodox church. as i began to learn more and more, the more i realize i agree with its theology and many other aspects. plus, a lot of the beliefs combatted the issues i have with catholicism/the catholic church and are actually perspectives i hold. i also love the lifestyle that the orthodox church promotes, especially that i am a girl who values modesty, family, femininity, humility, kindness to everyone, and generally living a holy life, plus many other things. i feel like not only has Orthodoxy made me feel more comfortable having a relationship with the Lord, it helps me prioritize who i should be as a woman. i am very glad i am on this path and i could never thank God enough for accepting me in His arms again!
You are more than welcome to come to Orthodoxy sister. May God bless you on your journey.
Traditional Latin Catholic currently a catechumen in the Orthodox church. Welcome, this is truly the one True church without a doubt.
i recently started my conversion to orthodoxy from Mormonism and I'm so happy because orthodoxy lines up completely with church history ☦
I am Serbian Orthodox. Excellent video and thank you for spreading our beautiful and truthful faith. God bless
I hope you make more orthodox videos. I was first introduced to the term orthodox through your conversion video a year ago. Coincidentally, I had a friend of mine convert to orthodoxy during that time. I had began reading through the entire Bible that year and really struggled with the Protestant view of solo scriptura. Because of your video and my friend, I began looking into the orthodox view of scripture. I am still mostly confused, but I have began doing my own research on church history and I am currently drawn to orthodoxy.
So glad to hear it. I definitely will be making more Orthodoxy videos!
Please look at the Catholic Church which I’ve found to be the true church of Christ. Orthodox hopefully will come back into full communion with Rome. But the truth is Christ instituted the Catholic Church with Peter as the first pope. You should look more into this, read the ecumenical councils. Michael loftons channel reason and theology also points out the many errors and misunderstandings she holds. He is a former Orthodox.
Go to an orthodox church, stay for coffee hour and talk to the priest. I suggest getting an orthodox study Bible it really helps me.
I'm glad to hear that. God bless you 🙏 sis. I am Orthodox Christian too☦️ ✝️. From Eritrea 🇪🇷.
I have only seen few eritrean orthodox. How do they differ from the ethiopian orthodox and copts?
@@DarthMarr2009 we have no difference.
@@adunagebre7892 Ah i see. Mad respect to eritrea and ethiopia for holding their values in a sea of caliphates and sultanates, and being a beacon in the area. I hope their churches expand further.
Thank you for making such an informative video! I learned a lot.
I am very blessed that my dad found the Greek Orthodox Church about 10 years ago, although I did not join the church with him at the time. I'm sure through many years of his prayers, I'm finding myself growing closer to Orthodoxy over the years. I have been a protestant Christian my whole life, and have recently been feeling this very deep and intense calling from the Holy Spirit to pursue Holiness in everyday life. My desire to honor God is greater than my desire to simply live under Grace. Grace is so so so important, so amazing... and perhaps it is the depth of that awe of His Grace that I'm now feeling called to respond to Him, through living and expressing my faith in a more traditional and reverent way.
Ancient Christianity is much more vast than people give credit for. It really is such a shame, that I allowed myself as a child and teenager to forget it all, but I embraced Orthodoxy for myself and you are partly the reason for it. I truly hope to see more videos about orthodoxy and Christianity in general in the future as I don’t feel like we will ever have enough content especially from the orthodox perspective. Really really excited to watch more.
Thank you so much for your support and these kind words!
The Catholic Church is just as ancient. This lady speaks so many mistruths about God’s true church and has not read the ecumenical councils.
Genuine curious question:
Do orthodox believe genuine hearted believers who have not yet (or maybe ever) found their way to an Orthodox Church will be saved based on their genuine confession of Jesus and *true fruit* of works to show for their faith?
Also: when you say saved, do you mean condemned to hell versus not condemned? Or do you mean what Protestants would call “sanctified”?
@@carlykamps411 To your first question, I will quote "We know where the Holy Spirit is. We cannot say where He is not."
To your second, my best understanding so far is that Salvation in Orthodoxy is much more akin to the Protestant concept of sanctification, yes. There is a great book that talks about the difference in how the same terms are used between Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic: Know the Faith by Father Michael Shanbour if you want to know more. Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy by Father Andrew Stephen Damanik is another good one.
I’m a Coptic orthodox (Egyptian)and I agree with your statement about orthodoxy. You are so great
God Bless
I’m Syriac Orthodox 👍
Did you agree with her statement about your Coptic Faith about Christ's natures being a "smoothie"?
@@3Hypostasis1God Now hold a moment. Who told you it’s a smoothie, bubba? It’s one composite nature, babe.
@mattias640
She says Miaphysites believe its a smoothie at time = 7:06 in this video. She is wrong about that.
@@3Hypostasis1God Very wrong, and wrong way to put it. It’s not a mixed nature. It’s a united nature.
Thank you for this video! 🙏🏾 GBY
Thank you for this! I found this so helpful.
Amen sister ❤🙏
It is the one true apostolic Christian faith.
I am Serbian and belong to the Serbian Orthodox Christian church. ☦️
My mom is Catholic (and dad is Orthodox) and being raised in both, I can honestly say that the Orthodox teachings speak more to my heart. I was baptized Orthodox, and baptized my children Orthodox and married an Orthodox man.
Serbian ortodox ❤️
@@MartaMilenkovic ☦️☦️☦️😁😁😁
Slava Bogu ☦️☦️☦️☦️
What do you think about other balkan orthodox churches?
As a Greek Orthodox, I am very happy for you! it is no small feat what you have accomplished! You are truly blessed! Keep spreading the Truth!
There are 3 different fasting periods in the year, before Christmas, before Easter and 15 days before August 15th, I only fast the 50 or so days before Easter which is also the strictest, so yes, there I do follow the fasting rules. During the year we also fast every Wednesday and Friday (no meat those days and for those who can no dairy, eggs, etc.) Sorry there is a lot more to your question and not easy to answer here. I do not wear a head covering in church although a lot of the older women do. This can be observed more in Russia, Serbia, Romania.@@maybeitsme4969
So glad I stumbled upon this video. A little hard to follow at times but so much valuable and insightful information for someone who has only recently, truly come to God and Christ. I would love to see an infographic version of this video at some point. Thank you!🙏🏽
So glad!
For anyone having a hard time following because she speaks quite quickly, you can slow down the speed to .75x or .5x by clicking the gear icon ⚙️ in the top right corner. It’s much easier to follow along and comprehend the info. ❤
This was amazing! I am going to listen several times to absorb all that you explained about orthodoxy. I grew up in a non-denominational Christian church, and I always felt like something is missing. As a result, I fell away from the faith for quite awhile. I would really appreciate and enjoy more videos on orthodoxy. Thank you so much. 🙏
I thought I was the only one lol. She needs to speak slower I was finding it hard to take in what she’s saying
As a Roman Catholic I have nothing but love and respect for my Orthodox brothers and sisters ✝️❤☦
Same goes to you 🤝
Don't have to stop with loving us you can join us XD
@@pkneeboget bent schismatic
@@newglof9558roman catholics are the schismatics
@@newglof9558how are Orthodox the ones in schism, when Rome was the one that left and started implementing innovations as soon as the Orthodox “schismed”?
I am Greek Orthodox, the church fathers are talking about a glimmer of Orthodoxy! Reading the comments here I'm starting to see what they mean... just awe! May God enlighten us!❤
Congratulations! Very well presented.
jasmyne God has truly opened your eye. im eritrean and orthodox christian and i never thought anybody from the western to be discovered to orthodox christianity, but thats great keep it up
God bless you Jasmyne! Glad to see you encouraging others to dig deeper!
-Fr Mikhail
Amen 🙏🏽 I m Ethiopian orthodox Christian. Happy to see like you blessed young generation. Glory to God
ethiopian orthodox is completely different from other Orthodox churches.
What are ethiopian orthodox services like? Ik they have rich traditions, just wondering how they practice exactly since their churches, iconography, etc is beautiful.
Coptic Orthodox here :) It is so heartwarming to see your video. God bless and may the Good News spread to as many people as possible!
What an amazing analysis and clarification. I am an Eritrean Orthodox and proud to be a Christian Orthodox church follower. God bless you🙏🙏🙏
Loved your journey to Orthodoxy. I am a cradle Orthodox. My late Husband Louis became Luke after reading Fr Seraphim Rose and Bishop Kallistos Ware on his several books on the Orthodox Church. Both were Converts. My late husband came from a Lutheran background but embraced Orthodoxy. Memory Eternal ☦️ to all of them.
I found your content on RUclips during the same time I discovered the Orthodox church. You have been a true blessing on my journey ❤
This is the second video I’ve watched today concerning orthodox Christianity, very interesting. I subbed to hear more
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This is one of the best explanations of our Orthodox Faith that I have hears. Thanks
I am really happy for you being chosen by Jesus Christ of Nazareth to spread the words of our Lord to the world. 'Many are called, but few are chosen.' Sending love from Ethiopia, one of the ancient and few Orthodox countries in the world.
My wife and I are catechumens currently. My wife is black, former Protestant, I’ve recommended your channel to her. I’ve also began documenting my journey to Holy Orthodoxy on my youtube channel. God be with you.
God bless you for sharing the Orthodox faith ✝❤🙏
God bless you, Theodora!🙏
I am an orthodox Christian from Georgia 🇬🇪❤️! May God bless you and your husband!❤️
I have a serious question: Don't you find issue with the Russian and Ukrainians being at war with each other, when both countries are predominantly Orthodox Christians? That shows disunity to me and no one should be killing their own brothers and sisters in Christ, especially over worldly political reasons.
Удивительно как вы правильно объяснили православие.
Символ веры, апологетика, отношение к святым и таинствам - все верно.
Некоторые спрашивают «как же иностранцы, которые не знают православия могут получить спасение и вечную жизнь?» Ваш пример показывает, что могут.
ДА, БЫТЬ ПРАВОСЛАВНЫМ - ЭТО БЫТЬ СО ВСЕМОГУЩИМ БОГОМ.
Christ is in our midst! I'm so very pleased to find your video. I appreciate your detailed and clearly stated explanation of Orthodox Christianity. I was chrismated in 2016. I am the only OC in my family and friends. Thanks to the parishes I attended, I have a lovely godfamily and more OC "framily" and I still hope to share my love of Christ Jesus as an OC with my loved ones. Love, Ysidora
I follow Bishop Mari and seeing this video feels like a confirmation on looking into transitioning into this type of church. I grew up in an Evangelical Church but There was always something missing.Thank you for this in depth video. I'm so blessed to have found you.
Just a warning, while bishop Mari is a great teacher, he belonged to a church that is considered heretical, the Assyrian church of the east for promoting Nestorianism. Mar Mari himself was also excommunicated by that church, and started his own church and appointed himself bishop.
@@sakispdsw i appreciate your warning, but i haven't seen any of those allegations to be true. so until i find them i'm going to continue to search and explore. thank you.
@@AbigailOrtiz-ml3ib Allegations? Those things are facts. The church he was in before is the Assyrian church of the east and he was excommunicated. He then founded his own church in Australia. This is all facts, they are even in wikipedia ffs
@@sakispdsw He believes that Jesus is human and divine. 100% of both. That is why he is the perfect lamb. the only one qualified to pay for our sins with his blood. because he is both man and yet he is God. He over came the temptations of sin (the flesh) because only God could do that (his divinity). So he is both because no human in history, before or after Him could ever pay for our sins. Done.
Bishop Mari Mari believes in the true nature of Christ. SO Inconclusion I stand by my brother in Christ, because at the end of the day I wasnt in Assyria, I dont know what happened there. People are kicked out of church all the time, and that does not reflect on their character or their beliefs. AS LONG AS IT'S JESUS CHRIST WHO WAS BORN, LIVED THE SINLESS LIFE, DIED, ROSE AGAIN AND IS RETURNING FOR HIS BRIDE THAT HE'S PREACHING, i will stand by my brother in Christ. Much love
Just got home from church! Love seeing this video. You're such a blessing to our Orthodox Christianity and I just love what you are doing for us women. ❤
This is one of the best introductory videos for people interested in living Orthodox I have ever come across
This is a very helpful video! Thank you!
What I love about orthodoxy is like it's coming home. No matter where we're from, we believe in the same thing and there's so much comfort in it. I love the Symbol of Faith ❤️ Christ is born! Merry Christmas ❤
Hi Jasmine! I am in the process of becoming a catechumen in the Greek Orthodox Church because of your educational videos. I was going to enter the Roman Catholic Church but it didn't seem right. Your videos showed me why. Thank you so much for bringing me closer to Christ and His Church.
Wow, that’s amazing to hear. Thank you so much for sharing that with me. 💛💛
Food for thought, Olivia, bearing in mind I'm Catholic but with sympathies for Traditionalist Catholicism and Orthodoxy (both Eastern & Oriental), the Greek Orthodox Church and Russian Orthodox Church have broke communion with one another. Why? Well...
Apparently the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church (possibly under the influence of the CIA to wage war against Russia and its Christians) has declared himself de facto "Pope" so-to-speak of ALL Orthodox ethnic Churches across Earth including of the Russians (Orthodox). Furthermore, apparently the Greek Orthodox Patriarch is claiming the right to seize all Russian Orthodox Church properties across planet Earth.
This is what I heard from a Russian Orthodox Priest on RUclips saying and explaining as parts of the reasons the Greeks and Russians have broke communion with one another.
I suspect--can't know for certain--that the CIA and Globalist like J_wish George Soros are calling shots or influencers within the Catholic Church. I'm not a fan of Pope Francis. But then there are a number of Bishops and Cardinals in the Catholic Church like him.
You really need to research and READ the 7 councils. There are some theological errors here. Keep searching.
She has major theological errors and has not read the source material it’s very obvious. Keep looking
@@catholicguy1073which theological errors?