I really appreciate this video. Our family just converted to Orthodoxy on Theophany this year. About 2-3 years ago, we were Anglicans who were increasingly concerned with very clear false teachings entering the church. When we began to learn from the Orthodox, things became so clear and we realized the church was diseased like you mentioned in this video. It was not a happy parting at the time. But Orthodoxy has completely changed our lives. We are so thankful to God to have found the Orthodox Church.
Amazing! Please pray for me, who has just started down the path of Orthodoxy, and my family, who are still deceived by heresy. God Bless you and your family ☦️
@@clarencebaldwin2424 apparently most of the priests from the local Orthodox churches in Windsor, my city are trying to work on this. But the problem is getting a lawyer to present it to the government, a lawyer who will stick with such a project and won’t back down…
I’m a catechumen in the US that has left the Anglican Church. There was nothing wrong with my church, they split from the main Anglican body way back in the early 2000’s. I just felt something was missing and I didn’t want to be associated with anything Anglican, even though my church did not participate in this mess. I found Orthodoxy and I am fully convinced it is the true faith. God bless the Orthodox and God have mercy on the heterodox, I hope they turn from evil and flee towards Christ’s arms in the Orthodox Church.
Praise Him! I commend you! I am a recent convert to His Church myself! May our Holy Triune God, our Holy Father, bless your prodigal walk back to Him, our home and eternal rest. Amen.
I was raised up as evangelical/non-denominational (lots of charismatic emphasis such as tongues and prophecy). Grew disgusted over time with the emphasis on gifts as I realized St. Paul pointed out that gifts are lower than virtues such as charity and mercy. Went to Reformed beliefs like Calvinism, couldn't wrap my head around predestination and unconditional grace. Went to Trad Catholicism, saw contradictions and problems and became Orthodox. Tbh, I'm glad I had those experiences because I can understand why people hold onto these false beliefs and practices.
Glory to God for you !!! May He continue to reveal each next step clearly, and those of your that fellows who travel this life with you, that you may dwell in peace.
Simply brilliant, Father! And I don’t mean, ‘academically.’ The world is devolving at the speed of light it seems. I am old; the world I grew up in has long since vanished. The mask is completely off now and we see the face of evil bursting forth, night and day. Truly, in today’s world, the lie has become the truth and Truth☦️ a lie. America, I fear, is standing at the gates of Hell..begging to enter. RE: the sparkle queen. Her remarks deliver like a Saturday Night Live parody. It actually took my brain a minute or two to register that the sacrilege spewing forth was not being offered up with comedic intent. Next, I thought: Lord have mercy…there are people in her audience who are totally onboard with-what shall I call it-her club’s mission statement. The whole thing would be laughable, but it’s not: Satan has sprung forth and is attempting to devour souls, in mass (pun intended). Christ strengthen you in this war, Father.
@@living_orthodoxFather, here's an idea for a teaching topic. A great, carefully planned effort is being made to spread this deception. She's very new agey too. ruclips.net/video/oJrq3oOAc-I/видео.html
The world is a hot mess, why? Cause they turned their backs on God. I left the Roman Catholic church and currently a catechumen in the Orthodox church with my husband. Its a long journey, I mess going to confession and communion. ☦ I pray that I do not die before I enter the Orthodox church, God help us!
The world will be a hot mess until the second coming. For example, Europe was a hot mess even when it was radically Christian, though admittedly in entirely different ways than our modern hot mess.
I came to the Orthodox Church and faith in my mid 40's. It seems there gave been many changes in the Protestant faith of my 30's, and those changes have not been for the better. After 27 years in the Orthodox faith, I am appalled by this heretical and apostate Sparkle creed. Through the prayers of our holy father's, Lord have mercy on us!
I was raised protestant and have recently become an enquirer at an Orthodox Church. It's sad to see all the rich traditions and history that the reformers had robbed from me.
Send to Athos for a blessing of the belt of the Theotokos. Many have conceived bc of them and Her holy prayers xxx Peace be with you dear Sister Katerina xxx My patron also !!
I hear Christian saying the woke have misappropriated the rainbow, God's promise not to flood the Earth again. But it is worse than that as described in Ezekiel 1: 28 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. They are misappropriating God's Glory itself...
Well said father! My stomach turned when I was hearing this filth and abomination to our lord, I hope and pray that these people repent and get right with God 🙏🏾 leftism is nothing but modern day Gnosticism but with a new name
Is it bad if I can endure this Father? I spent a lot of my last couple years being Protestant in the "Woke Church Cringe" Circles so this is fairly normal to see. A lot of people don't believe me when I talk about how wacky Protestantism, even the Mainline and Conservative Branches, have gotten in the last 20 years. John MacArthur's Lingoneer folks released a survey that most Protestants already hold to some sort of Christological Heresy, whether knowingly or unknowingly we don't know. America is the Mission Field. I wish our Hierarchs would embrace their Mission. The OCA Bishop of Alaska said that, "My role is to Convert my while Diocese". And I think we should all ask our Bishops to do the same.
@0utc4st1985 Absolutely true. The Roman Catholics are the first Protestants, as they protested against and went into schism from the Church founded by Christ and fostered by his Apostles, and its Apostolic traditions through those first thousand years. The Orthodox Church is the One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. There is no other. Christ is not a polygamist, neither is the Church a single-headed, multi-bodied monstrosity.
@@peterxuereb9884 Except it isn't. The ever changing dogmas alone are proof of that. Roman Catholicism and the Scholastic approach lead directly to this.
Thank you Father, amen! I've been a protestant all my life and have slowly been coming to realize that the Orthodox Church is where the truth stands. The Protestant church has been spending a lot of time on infighting and bickering while the Orthodox Church remains strong. Praise be to God for that strength! Thank you for all the work that you do on this channel. It really helps as someone that is leaving the Protestant church and embracing the true church. Also, what is the song at the beginning of your videos? I would like to listen to the full thing. Thank you!
I think it's great that you're thinking of joining the Orthodox Church. But I had to laugh about your statement - that there's a lot of infighting among Protestants but the Orthodox Church remains strong. We have bickering and infighting too. You'll see. And it becomes worse when you bring the various cultures into it: Greek, Russian, etc. Not to mention, the schism where we lost the Roman church.
Reading some of the Romanian fathers, I'm struck at the similarity of the psychological terror they faced through force at Pitesti and what so many Westerners are doing to themselves by choice. Lord have mercy1
Father you sound so much like our Father Josiah Trenham whom I pray for as a spiritual Father. As a born and raised many years gone evangelical Protestant convert (dh and I celebrate our 25th anniversary as Orthodox next Pascha), I am shocked at what these mainline Protestant churches have become. The priest who Chrismated us many moons ago called these heretic blasphemous churches White Washed Tombs and THAT was 25 years ago!
Fr Josiah is an exemplary priest, I am unworthy to be even remotely compared. Thank you for your kind words. I truly pray that these people repent and come to Christ. The Truth of our faith is so beautiful and rich, whereas this is a white washed tomb as your priest so wisely put it.
I recently came back to Christ because I sensed his calling deeply in my heart. I live in Bulgaria and I have been baptized in an Orthodox church. Should I get baptized again?
All tribulations are sent by God for our betterment, so I must believe that God has allowed this evil to spread to test the Faithful, and I take comfort in the knowledge that a remnant will always be preserved. We must not excuse these heresies, however. Evil is evil, and God wants us to persevere in in the face of it, not embrace it. May God guide us all!
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Merciful Lord Jesus, remember me in my frailty, and think with compassion upon all those whom I despise.
We separate ourselves from God by becoming heretics. It is a very serious matter. It will be very bad for them, if they don't repent. So, we must pray for their repentance.
“You’d be better off sending them to a public school.” You sir are absolutely right, I go to a Lutheran church and all the youth there attend a Lutheran private school, and I mean it when I say this, I’ve found more godly humbleness with Christian’s and people who go to public school, then those who go to christian private schools.
Just as troubling as hearing that blasphemous "creed", was hearing the cries and sounds emanating from that poor innocent child in attendance of that. It reminds me of the babies being offered to moloch in leviticus 21. You referred to their church as a "diseased corpse"...wow that hit hard. Heresy is one thing, but for them to believe that they are part of the true body of Christ is mind numbing...you really labeled it with the perfect metaphor. Too bad to hear you leaving for Alberta from Ontario. Your voice will be missed here. All the best to you and your family and your new parish in Alberta. God bless you.
Is this woman's name Eve? She reminds me of why St Paul said not to suffer a woman teaching in Church. Even our notable female evangelist saints, planters of churches and monasteries, did not dare to usurp the established place of males in the Church. I have not seen a single one of these modern female pretenders to the priesthood teach anything but heresy.
I don't know if that's why St. Paul said that. My perception is that boys have to break away from their mother to become a man so it's counterproductive to have female teachers. But otherwise I agree with your comment
It’s interesting that this priestess was able to rally enough fools together willing to waste their time listening to absolute nonsense. I imagine if I handed a four year old girl a sticker packet, some crayons, and paper and told her to write a sermon this would be the result.
That’s the scary thing. When certain people are demonically energized, they have a magnetic effect on those who suffer deeply from passions. This “pride” stuff is aptly named, as pride is the deadliest of all passions and the hardest to uproot.
Not surprising. They think they are better and more enlightened than traditional Christians. I think it's said in a humorous ironic way because they feel uncomfortable with the very concept of creeds really. Too traditional and exclusive.
I am a confessional Lutheran and can assure you that the ELCA that this woman is from isn't even recognized as a Christian denomination to us. We also do not participate in ecumenism... And while the divisions of Christ's body is tragic, the most unified thing we can do in the short term is condemn this flagrant mocking and testing of God, and encourage others to repent. Never cease in your prayers for true unity.
Father, could you talk more about public vs non-ortho schools for ortho children? I'd really appreciate a more developed talk on this. Or maybe a reference to what Fr Kosmas said?
@@living_orthodox, please do, Father. Cyprian at Fr Turbo's Royal Path said his daughter goes to a papist school as they don't have an Orthodox school on the island, which saddened me greatly. Many people fall into this trap. I too wouldn't have known this to be a trap, if Fr Kosmas hadn't made it crystal clear. I have a question for you, Father. Why do we ask the Lord for an angel guardian in every liturgy? Do we not get one, when we are baptized?
@@agiasf7330 by asking this we ask for God to send an angel to guard us as a community while we pray. It is also is a prayer that helps us restore our relationship to our guardian Angel.
I grew up catholic but I am seeking more and more the orthodoxy. To be honest there are also good evangelic pastors like Voddie Boucham, his sermons are good.
There’s still error there. I really recommend reading the ecclesiastical positions of the Orthodox faith. St Cyprian of Carthage etc. This will help a lot in what you’re looking for. Ultimately, this is where Protestant theology leads. It’s man-centred and innovationist
is catlicism the most evil religion? with apprently NONE the benafits of being a christain (flung to hell for eternity) and NONE of the "benifits" of being a satanist (still flung to hell but atleast had 30 food years instead 0)
The Catholic Church is the one true church that Jesus Christ founded. He gave St Peter the keys of the kingdom, Mat 16:19, and thus established the primacy of St Peter, the first pope.
Our "Parent" who art vague and undefined and shatters our image and sucks us down to Hades.... Lord have mercy... we must "Be angry and sin not" & pray for our fellow humans as blasphemous as they are and reserve our rage for the demons behind this.. if they can make us hate our fellow images then they laugh all the harder..
On the "Public schools are preferable to Protestant and Catholic schools" subject: - Public schools are more Woke than the average Protestant/Catholic school (Especially when you exclude Mainline Protestant schools). - Public schools are likelier than Private schools to have "demographic issues" that tend to cause violence, bullying, drug abuse, and low trust. Sounds like homeschool is the way to go if it's feasible for a family. But let's be honest here not everyone can do that and we can't just keep pulling the Conservative strategy of running away from neighborhoods, schools, etc. and trying to isolate from the world. Even most monasteries weren't really islands and still were influenced by the society around them. Eventually we're going to have to take back the mainstream culture and institutions rather than run away.
I know, I’ve already commented and, while I don’t mean to be selfish, I just had to hear that SPARKLE creed once more. I LOVE the Audio Slo-Mo, “Love is love is love..” This creed would have embarrassed the attendees at Woodstock.
Thank you, Father Mikhail. You soeak nothing more then the truth. Father, I aak you to keep me in your prayers. I have troubles currently in my general life. I am fighting for it. I pray to jesus. Also, to leave a word here on the topic: These Woke people just use these weird and heretical versions of our faith because for them, its to hard. They shall all repent and come back to Jesus. Thank you, Sir. Blessings be upon you, amen.
Oh I’ll help you with your unbelief alright 🤣🤣🤣 Indeed. My kids are already in a divided home, forbidden from liturgy, and are being sent to a CMRI school (part time). I’m still really iffy about it and changed my mind about sending him but everyone is saying how good the structure and formal education will be. I mean I converted away from it, so I know it can be done. Where’s our orthodox school 😏 it’s not like you have enough to deal with already 😝
Hopefully there will be a faithful homeschooling program for Orthodox Christians if schools cannot be made in areas. Although in certain places it's illegal to homeschool (crazy!), so the program would have be quiet in those places, or Orthodox will need to step up. We're trying here to get two schools up (GOA and ROCOR) but it's a pipe dream right now. I'm sorry about your situation. Lord have mercy. 🙏
Pull out of the World Council of Churches? The Russian Orthodox Church, MP, has been a member since 1961, according to the WCC's website. Is this an error?
I'm only half way through the Bible but think I'm headed to Orthodoxy. Too bad I'm off the market for children at this age, church might be the first time I been anywhere near straight men 😂
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. Disgusting blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
is it safe to say ecumenism is just an extension of feminism since they are naturally oriented to be nurturing/accepting during any hardships they endure whereas the masculine is to fight to maintain order and sovereignty from the chaos??
Ecumenism is more than that. It's the religion of the antichrist. How else will he rule the Earth without a religion that ties all the others into one?
Sorry but in what world feminism is oriented towards nurturing and acceptance? Femininity may be oriented towards nurturing and acceptance, not feminism.
Yeah, I'd so. I'm no expert but it seems like a classic "devouring mother" archetype. Cover everything with Nerf pads to make sure no one gets offended or anything.
I truly believe that we should stop referring to the Western Latin, papist heretics as Catholics. Only Holy Orthodoxy is Catholic. I think the designation Franks, which was preferred by those who lived in Byzantium before the Latin Knights pillaged, raped and blasphemed through the Holy rooms of the true faith in Constantinople, is most appropriate, though carolingians is also meet.
Wh8ch orthodox? The Monophysite Copts? The Nestorian Assyrians? There isn't just one "orthodox" church, but a few different ones- sone in heresy like the costs and assyrians, and the others that fall in and out of communion with each other.
@@paulthomas955 The eastern orthodox is what I meant by orthodox. I would never consider non-Chalcedonian churches to be orthodox, although they have much more similarity than say the franks or the “reformed.”
@@paulthomas955The Assyrians, Copts came from the Roman church just as much, as they split in the 5th century from the Church. Just as they used to be autocephalos churches in the one Church, so did Rome. The Oriental communion didn't start using Orthodox as their name until much later than us. And let us not forget that after its schism from the Orthodox Catholic Church, Rome spawned the worse breakdown of Christianity ever--Protestantism.
Father I am deeply troubled. I wish to be sure about my decision to accept Chalcedon and proceed with catechism. But the insistence of the members within both churches have clouded my judgment. I would appreciate a clear and concise video on the differences in theology and the position of the Church and Saints.
@@living_orthodox I would greatly appreciate it. I have looked at a few of David's videos which really helped me to question the whole 1 church solely split due to semantics and politics. Unfortunately I continue struggling to grasp the actual differences between the 1 will versus 2 wills debate. I feel as though I am being made to be disobedient. Pray for me Father and thank you for your work.
@@caudillohispanista8988 you’re in my prayers dear one. Please know that this matters to me and that I will try to help anyway I can. May God help you in your desire to come to the truth. It’s important to note that Will and Energy are both properties of nature. A person actualizes these things. The issue is that the Oriental doctrines confuse nature and person. Oftentimes their arguments collapse into tri-theism. I’ll try and do a little video on this to help you and others. Honestly, thank you for your comment. God bless you :)
This is when you realize it is the end of times, where evil is stealing more souls from our Lord Christ, and getting more powerful. We have to keep strong and keep what we have!
I have one request but it was controversial one. About IVF and surrogacy. Many religious groups oppose these for some reason but I want hear some opinions about this. Some people who unable to have children are desperately choose between adoption and two other options that I already say above.
I always wonder what God thinks of the idols we create. Like in the case of the Tower of Babel. What's striking in that story is the irony of Mankind wanting to build a tower to reach up into the heavens, and yet God had to come down to see what they were doing, as the only thing that reached the heavens was the stench of their sins.
To correct this statement, God didn’t have to come down to see what was happening. He isn’t limited. He became man to uplift human nature and unite it to the divine via his incarnation. God became man so that man, might become god-St Athanasios the Great.
Something I have wondered: there is one sin that is described as unforgivable that is to blaspheme the holy Spirit. I have asked others what that means because it is unclear. I thought having doubt in my younger days was the unforgivable sin. From what I can tell the holy Spirit is to guide us to the path of God. If man is not to have doubt then he would not need a guide. I see now doubt is not unforgivable. However, the holy spirit has guided these people to God and now they change his story and his word. Are these examples of the unforgivable sin?
Yes. What constitutes blasphemy against the Holy Spirit as unforgivable, is that it is ultimately the willful rejection of the life giving grace of God and the forgiveness that one receives through repentance. When one blasphemes the Holy Spirit their heart hardens and the grace of God cannot find its way in easily. It can be forgiven if with tears, one repents and seeks forgiveness and no longer rejects the grace of God. But that is very rare once the demonic passions have arisen to the point of boiling as it has with so many.
To add what Father said above, I remember Deacon Ananias answering this question years ago saying blasphemers hate the Lord and do not want to be forgiven, so the Lord respecting their free will does not forgive them. So it's not as the atheists say that God holds a grudge but instead those who reject the Lord's mercy and don't want it don't receive it.
To put it in layman's terms (no pun intended), blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is simply unrepentance. If you don't repent, you won't be forgiven. If you repent, then you're no longer blaspheming, and will be forgiven for your sins. Including your previous unrepentant behavior. Correct me if I'm misunderstood.
Vladyka Averky speaks of this in his commentary on the NT. It's in Gospels volume. He says the Lord warned the pharisees when they said He worked miracles through the power of demons. He explains that was blasphemy against the HS & why. Do look it up.
Can you elaborate more about the filioque thing? I mean, I understand that this is where Orthodox and Catholics disagree. But how this allow this degeneracy? We have catholics who are against this degeneracy too. Can you elaborate this argument?
When you change your understanding on the persons of the Holy Trinity, you then can justify changing another doctrine. Then another, and another and another.
There are Orthodox leaders in modern times, such as Bishop Kallistos Ware, who have acknowledged that essentially there is no disagreement between the Catholics and Orthodox about the procession of the Holy Ghost. Also, many Eastern Fathers taught the theology of the filioque, such as Didymus the Blind, St Epiphanius of Salamis, and St Cyril of Alexandria. Lastly, Jesus Himself says that He will send the Holy Ghost, John 15:26 and John 16:7.
i think the 2 fathers refers to Joseph and God.... which is extremely anti feminist coming from feminists in ignoring the role the WOMAN played. however we all know feminism isnt about veneration of women but rather the destruction of everything good.
It matters not. This is the problem with Protestantism. The root was bad to begin with and thus all the weeds that have sprung out from it are choking the seeds the Lord has sown. Here’s the suggestion. Leave Lutheranism and become an Orthodox Christian. Our founder is Christ, our local Church has apostolic successions that can be traced directly to the Lord’s apostles. Our founder isn’t Luther or any mere scholastic. I am an Orthodox priest and this is my channel. It isn’t for you to suggest that I recommend people to leave one broken sect for another.
Believe me, it hurt editing this and having to hear the whole thing. It hurts the heart to hear such blasphemy. I cut out the majority of this demonic creed. God help these people.
The fact that this blasphemy is accepted in the west is a condemnation of our society. It is unsurprising that our culture and nations are crumbling.
It must crumble so the truth may be known. Glory to God.
The west is pure poison 🇦🇲✝️🇦🇲
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I really appreciate this video. Our family just converted to Orthodoxy on Theophany this year. About 2-3 years ago, we were Anglicans who were increasingly concerned with very clear false teachings entering the church. When we began to learn from the Orthodox, things became so clear and we realized the church was diseased like you mentioned in this video. It was not a happy parting at the time. But Orthodoxy has completely changed our lives. We are so thankful to God to have found the Orthodox Church.
Amazing! Please pray for me, who has just started down the path of Orthodoxy, and my family, who are still deceived by heresy. God Bless you and your family ☦️
God bless you!!!
Are you in Australia?
Lord,have mercy
Shocking blasphemy and no wonder many of us want to become Orthodox !Thank you !
The strongest faith, they are!
I was baptized a Lutheran, only now I see how far they've fallen!
God bless the Orthodox!
I feel like there needs to be a push for orthodox private schools in the west.
My sister might become one of their first teachers if we can get one up in the Denver area.
our priest is trying to get one going in southern Ontario, Canada!
@@sofijaantzaras4970southern Ontario needs this! Which church?
@@clarencebaldwin2424 apparently most of the priests from the local Orthodox churches in Windsor, my city are trying to work on this. But the problem is getting a lawyer to present it to the government, a lawyer who will stick with such a project and won’t back down…
@@sofijaantzaras4970 I’d like to hear more about this as I am in South Western Ontario.
I’m a catechumen in the US that has left the Anglican Church. There was nothing wrong with my church, they split from the main Anglican body way back in the early 2000’s. I just felt something was missing and I didn’t want to be associated with anything Anglican, even though my church did not participate in this mess. I found Orthodoxy and I am fully convinced it is the true faith. God bless the Orthodox and God have mercy on the heterodox, I hope they turn from evil and flee towards Christ’s arms in the Orthodox Church.
Praise Him! I commend you! I am a recent convert to His Church myself! May our Holy Triune God, our Holy Father, bless your prodigal walk back to Him, our home and eternal rest. Amen.
What do you think was missing from Anglican Church?
@@joshuatrott193
Read St. Raphael of Brooklyn's Letter to the Anglicans in North America to see what is lacking.
@@acekoala457 I read it. I only know one Anglican leader. He doesn't fit the concerns in that letter.
Did you consider Western Rite Orthodoxy?
I was raised up as evangelical/non-denominational (lots of charismatic emphasis such as tongues and prophecy). Grew disgusted over time with the emphasis on gifts as I realized St. Paul pointed out that gifts are lower than virtues such as charity and mercy. Went to Reformed beliefs like Calvinism, couldn't wrap my head around predestination and unconditional grace. Went to Trad Catholicism, saw contradictions and problems and became Orthodox. Tbh, I'm glad I had those experiences because I can understand why people hold onto these false beliefs and practices.
Glory to God for you !!!
May He continue to reveal each next step clearly, and those of your that fellows who travel this life with you, that you may dwell in peace.
Simply brilliant, Father! And I don’t mean, ‘academically.’
The world is devolving at the speed of light it seems. I am old; the world I grew up in has long since vanished. The mask is completely off now and we see the face of evil bursting forth, night and day.
Truly, in today’s world, the lie has become the truth and Truth☦️ a lie. America, I fear, is standing at the gates of Hell..begging to enter.
RE: the sparkle queen.
Her remarks deliver like a Saturday Night Live parody. It actually took my brain a minute or two to register that the sacrilege spewing forth was not being offered up with comedic intent. Next, I thought: Lord have mercy…there are people in her audience who are totally onboard with-what shall I call it-her club’s mission statement. The whole thing would be laughable, but it’s not: Satan has sprung forth and is attempting to devour souls, in mass (pun intended).
Christ strengthen you in this war, Father.
God bless you and thank for your deep insights. We must pray for our nations and that God will save them.
Amen, fellow believer in Christ!
@@living_orthodoxFather, here's an idea for a teaching topic.
A great, carefully planned effort is being made to spread this deception. She's very new agey too. ruclips.net/video/oJrq3oOAc-I/видео.html
Left Lutheran Church 20 years ago. O Lord Save Thy People and Bless Thine Inheritance ...
The world is a hot mess, why? Cause they turned their backs on God. I left the Roman Catholic church and currently a catechumen in the Orthodox church with my husband. Its a long journey, I mess going to confession and communion. ☦ I pray that I do not die before I enter the Orthodox church, God help us!
Never despair of the mercy of God. Do all you can to draw near to Him and He will help you.
The world will be a hot mess until the second coming. For example, Europe was a hot mess even when it was radically Christian, though admittedly in entirely different ways than our modern hot mess.
I came to the Orthodox Church and faith in my mid 40's. It seems there gave been many changes in the Protestant faith of my 30's, and those changes have not been for the better.
After 27 years in the Orthodox faith, I am appalled by this heretical and apostate Sparkle creed.
Through the prayers of our holy father's, Lord have mercy on us!
I was raised protestant and have recently become an enquirer at an Orthodox Church. It's sad to see all the rich traditions and history that the reformers had robbed from me.
THANK YOU FOR THIS TEACHING! Father Michael, please teach us the church position on SURROGACY.
It is not permitted.
Send to Athos for a blessing of the belt of the Theotokos.
Many have conceived bc of them and Her holy prayers xxx
Peace be with you dear Sister Katerina xxx
My patron also !!
I'm non-denominational but hearing you rip this heretical nonsense apart is very heartening
"Oh I'll help you with your unbelief all right." Based.
I hear Christian saying the woke have misappropriated the rainbow, God's promise not to flood the Earth again. But it is worse than that as described in Ezekiel 1: 28
28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.
They are misappropriating God's Glory itself...
Well said father! My stomach turned when I was hearing this filth and abomination to our lord, I hope and pray that these people repent and get right with God 🙏🏾 leftism is nothing but modern day Gnosticism but with a new name
Political theorist Eric Voegelin was able to make quite a career with his theory that all ideologies are essentially revivals of gnosticism
Thank you, Father. Much needed encouragement, the truth delivered. Penelope.
Lord have mercy on our souls.
Is it bad if I can endure this Father?
I spent a lot of my last couple years being Protestant in the "Woke Church Cringe" Circles so this is fairly normal to see.
A lot of people don't believe me when I talk about how wacky Protestantism, even the Mainline and Conservative Branches, have gotten in the last 20 years.
John MacArthur's Lingoneer folks released a survey that most Protestants already hold to some sort of Christological Heresy, whether knowingly or unknowingly we don't know.
America is the Mission Field. I wish our Hierarchs would embrace their Mission. The OCA Bishop of Alaska said that, "My role is to Convert my while Diocese". And I think we should all ask our Bishops to do the same.
Are you sure you weren't Catholic? 😅
@@peterxuereb9884 I think you mean Orthodox Catholic and not Roman Catholic.
Come home to Orthodoxy, even if that church wasn't woke Orthodoxy has so much more to offer you.
@0utc4st1985 Absolutely true. The Roman Catholics are the first Protestants, as they protested against and went into schism from the Church founded by Christ and fostered by his Apostles, and its Apostolic traditions through those first thousand years.
The Orthodox Church is the One Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. There is no other. Christ is not a polygamist, neither is the Church a single-headed, multi-bodied monstrosity.
@@peterxuereb9884 Except it isn't. The ever changing dogmas alone are proof of that. Roman Catholicism and the Scholastic approach lead directly to this.
What???? Can't believe it!!! 😭 God have mercy!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Father, amen! I've been a protestant all my life and have slowly been coming to realize that the Orthodox Church is where the truth stands. The Protestant church has been spending a lot of time on infighting and bickering while the Orthodox Church remains strong. Praise be to God for that strength! Thank you for all the work that you do on this channel. It really helps as someone that is leaving the Protestant church and embracing the true church.
Also, what is the song at the beginning of your videos? I would like to listen to the full thing. Thank you!
I actually have the song in full on my channel! It’s psalm 135 in Byzantine chant :) God bless you and help you!
I think it's great that you're thinking of joining the Orthodox Church. But I had to laugh about your statement - that there's a lot of infighting among Protestants but the Orthodox Church remains strong. We have bickering and infighting too. You'll see. And it becomes worse when you bring the various cultures into it: Greek, Russian, etc. Not to mention, the schism where we lost the Roman church.
We must pray for the salvation of these misled people! Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on thy servants and through their prayer save me 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Reading some of the Romanian fathers, I'm struck at the similarity of the psychological terror they faced through force at Pitesti and what so many Westerners are doing to themselves by choice. Lord have mercy1
May they intercede for us in these times.
Amen, thank you Father for this convicting, edifying and inspiring word. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. Amen.
Father you sound so much like our Father Josiah Trenham whom I pray for as a spiritual Father. As a born and raised many years gone evangelical Protestant convert (dh and I celebrate our 25th anniversary as Orthodox next Pascha), I am shocked at what these mainline Protestant churches have become. The priest who Chrismated us many moons ago called these heretic blasphemous churches White Washed Tombs and THAT was 25 years ago!
Fr Josiah is an exemplary priest, I am unworthy to be even remotely compared. Thank you for your kind words. I truly pray that these people repent and come to Christ. The Truth of our faith is so beautiful and rich, whereas this is a white washed tomb as your priest so wisely put it.
I recently came back to Christ because I sensed his calling deeply in my heart.
I live in Bulgaria and I have been baptized in an Orthodox church. Should I get baptized again?
No you’re Orthodox! You cannot be baptized again. I am glad you came back to Orthodoxy. God bless you.
@@living_orthodox God has called me back and I accepted.Thank you for your answer, God bless you and may we meet in the Kingdom of God!
@@deyanbyalov9460 pray for me that God will make me worthy. It is much harder for us priests to make it into His glorious kingdom.
@@living_orthodox I won't forget. I will learn along the way how to pray properly too!
@@living_orthodoxprayers for you, Fr. Mikhail!
All tribulations are sent by God for our betterment, so I must believe that God has allowed this evil to spread to test the Faithful, and I take comfort in the knowledge that a remnant will always be preserved. We must not excuse these heresies, however. Evil is evil, and God wants us to persevere in in the face of it, not embrace it. May God guide us all!
That’s where the Orthodox Church comes in. We are that remnant. The other side is that God permits these things because of the sins of the people.
I had to cross myself like 7 times in that intro. Just OUCH.
It literally hurt to edit it. The full version is much much worse…
We are definitely now living in the end times…Lord have mercy 🙏
We have been ever since the ascension. End times or not doesn’t matter. It begins with us doing what is right now.
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Merciful Lord Jesus, remember me in my frailty, and think with compassion upon all those whom I despise.
We separate ourselves from God by becoming heretics. It is a very serious matter. It will be very bad for them, if they don't repent. So, we must pray for their repentance.
As an ex-Lutheran, now Orthodox catechumen, I'm happy to have been guided to the Church. To any current protestant, please come back home to Christ.
O Lord our Lord how wonderous is Your name in all the earth. For you splendor is exalted far beyond the heavens.🙏🙏❤❤
We have no one to blame but ourselves, for allowing this to happen, and to carry on
No. God's will is God's will.
God forgive us and protect us from the evil one. There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Unbelievable… this is crazy
Amen. Lord have mercy.
Father, who is the icon on the top shelf ( left from our view). Blessings and thank You for Your hard work and preyers. with Love in Christ.
St Michael the Archangel
“You’d be better off sending them to a public school.” You sir are absolutely right, I go to a Lutheran church and all the youth there attend a Lutheran private school, and I mean it when I say this, I’ve found more godly humbleness with Christian’s and people who go to public school, then those who go to christian private schools.
I’m genuinely shocked the anglicans didn’t already have female bishops.
I felt lightheaded listening to that anticreed. 😵💫
Really appreciate your teachings and warnings Father Michael.
Unfortunately things will go even worse before the end, before Jesus Christ comes the 2nd time.
Just as troubling as hearing that blasphemous "creed", was hearing the cries and sounds emanating from that poor innocent child in attendance of that. It reminds me of the babies being offered to moloch in leviticus 21.
You referred to their church as a "diseased corpse"...wow that hit hard. Heresy is one thing, but for them to believe that they are part of the true body of Christ is mind numbing...you really labeled it with the perfect metaphor.
Too bad to hear you leaving for Alberta from Ontario. Your voice will be missed here. All the best to you and your family and your new parish in Alberta. God bless you.
May God have mercy on their souls.
Oh what breath of fresh air it is hear these words from you.
Sick of These Demons
They’re a pesky lot.
Lord have mercy!
Is this woman's name Eve? She reminds me of why St Paul said not to suffer a woman teaching in Church. Even our notable female evangelist saints, planters of churches and monasteries, did not dare to usurp the established place of males in the Church. I have not seen a single one of these modern female pretenders to the priesthood teach anything but heresy.
I don't know if that's why St. Paul said that. My perception is that boys have to break away from their mother to become a man so it's counterproductive to have female teachers. But otherwise I agree with your comment
Keep in mind that even not all men have the capacity to teach as in be minor clergy, Deacons or Presbyters, much less Bishops.
Of course not ALL males are candidates, but NO females can be candidates for clergy. We are witnessing the evil fruits of defiance.
That was bizarre. Absolutely, utterly bizarre. Who dreamed up that stupidity?
To clarify, I am talking about the sparkle stuff at the beginning of this video.
It’s interesting that this priestess was able to rally enough fools together willing to waste their time listening to absolute nonsense. I imagine if I handed a four year old girl a sticker packet, some crayons, and paper and told her to write a sermon this would be the result.
That’s the scary thing. When certain people are demonically energized, they have a magnetic effect on those who suffer deeply from passions. This “pride” stuff is aptly named, as pride is the deadliest of all passions and the hardest to uproot.
@@living_orthodox perhaps they need to read proverbs 16:18.
Not surprising. They think they are better and more enlightened than traditional Christians. I think it's said in a humorous ironic way because they feel uncomfortable with the very concept of creeds really. Too traditional and exclusive.
A child wouldn't write something this vile, no.
@@Binary10100 probably not verbatim. including the word sparkle and improperly conceptualizing scripture, yes.
I am a confessional Lutheran and can assure you that the ELCA that this woman is from isn't even recognized as a Christian denomination to us.
We also do not participate in ecumenism... And while the divisions of Christ's body is tragic, the most unified thing we can do in the short term is condemn this flagrant mocking and testing of God, and encourage others to repent.
Never cease in your prayers for true unity.
May God help the people this person has deceived.
Amen father, Lord have mercy. Satan is mustering our foes. Dialogue is not evangelism.
Another great video Father
Father, could you talk more about public vs non-ortho schools for ortho children? I'd really appreciate a more developed talk on this. Or maybe a reference to what Fr Kosmas said?
Happily!
@@living_orthodox, please do, Father. Cyprian at Fr Turbo's Royal Path said his daughter goes to a papist school as they don't have an Orthodox school on the island, which saddened me greatly. Many people fall into this trap. I too wouldn't have known this to be a trap, if Fr Kosmas hadn't made it crystal clear.
I have a question for you, Father.
Why do we ask the Lord for an angel guardian in every liturgy? Do we not get one, when we are baptized?
@@agiasf7330 by asking this we ask for God to send an angel to guard us as a community while we pray. It is also is a prayer that helps us restore our relationship to our guardian Angel.
@@living_orthodox, thank you, Father.
I grew up catholic but I am seeking more and more the orthodoxy. To be honest there are also good evangelic pastors like Voddie Boucham, his sermons are good.
There’s still error there. I really recommend reading the ecclesiastical positions of the Orthodox faith. St Cyprian of Carthage etc. This will help a lot in what you’re looking for. Ultimately, this is where Protestant theology leads. It’s man-centred and innovationist
@@living_orthodox thank you for quick responding
is catlicism the most evil religion? with apprently NONE the benafits of being a christain (flung to hell for eternity) and NONE of the "benifits" of being a satanist (still flung to hell but atleast had 30 food years instead 0)
@@nightmarerex2035Satanism means eternity in Gehenna.
The Catholic Church is the one true church that Jesus Christ founded. He gave St Peter the keys of the kingdom, Mat 16:19, and thus established the primacy of St Peter, the first pope.
Our "Parent" who art vague and undefined and shatters our image and sucks us down to Hades.... Lord have mercy... we must "Be angry and sin not" & pray for our fellow humans as blasphemous as they are and reserve our rage for the demons behind this.. if they can make us hate our fellow images then they laugh all the harder..
On the "Public schools are preferable to Protestant and Catholic schools" subject:
- Public schools are more Woke than the average Protestant/Catholic school (Especially when you exclude Mainline Protestant schools).
- Public schools are likelier than Private schools to have "demographic issues" that tend to cause violence, bullying, drug abuse, and low trust.
Sounds like homeschool is the way to go if it's feasible for a family. But let's be honest here not everyone can do that and we can't just keep pulling the Conservative strategy of running away from neighborhoods, schools, etc. and trying to isolate from the world. Even most monasteries weren't really islands and still were influenced by the society around them. Eventually we're going to have to take back the mainstream culture and institutions rather than run away.
Home school is the way to go. However, heresy is far harder to break free from than wokeism because it is disguised as virtuous.
Love the edits at the beginning 😂
I know, I’ve already commented and, while I don’t mean to be selfish, I just had to hear that SPARKLE creed once more.
I LOVE the Audio Slo-Mo,
“Love is love is love..”
This creed would have embarrassed the attendees at
Woodstock.
I see why the prophecies of what will happen to America are so severe......
how can I become Orthodox as a 13 year old with parents that are protestants. (not woke)
Thank you, Father Mikhail.
You soeak nothing more then the truth. Father, I aak you to keep me in your prayers. I have troubles currently in my general life. I am fighting for it. I pray to jesus.
Also, to leave a word here on the topic: These Woke people just use these weird and heretical versions of our faith because for them, its to hard. They shall all repent and come back to Jesus.
Thank you, Sir. Blessings be upon you, amen.
May Our Lord Jesus Christ grant mercy on true christians of america🙏🙏❤❤
How do you stop this from happening in the Orthodox Church? What can be done?
It cannot happen. Those who will bring it will fall into schism.
It isn’t present. If it does present itself, anathema and condemn it. The church Fathers will not let it happen to begin with.
Oh I’ll help you with your unbelief alright
🤣🤣🤣
Indeed.
My kids are already in a divided home, forbidden from liturgy, and are being sent to a CMRI school (part time). I’m still really iffy about it and changed my mind about sending him but everyone is saying how good the structure and formal education will be. I mean I converted away from it, so I know it can be done.
Where’s our orthodox school 😏 it’s not like you have enough to deal with already 😝
Hopefully there will be a faithful homeschooling program for Orthodox Christians if schools cannot be made in areas. Although in certain places it's illegal to homeschool (crazy!), so the program would have be quiet in those places, or Orthodox will need to step up. We're trying here to get two schools up (GOA and ROCOR) but it's a pipe dream right now.
I'm sorry about your situation. Lord have mercy. 🙏
Very well said father. Amen!
Lord.. Have mercy... What are my eyes seeing...
Wow Father this is great thank you
Pull out of the World Council of Churches? The Russian Orthodox Church, MP, has been a member since 1961, according to the WCC's website. Is this an error?
I'm only half way through the Bible but think I'm headed to Orthodoxy. Too bad I'm off the market for children at this age, church might be the first time I been anywhere near straight men 😂
The Lord has a love for those who are celibate too. I pray that He unites you to the Church.
Nooooooooooo, not the sparkle creed again!!
From n.ireland i despise the eu and theuk establishment hope they get whats coming to them,
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
Disgusting blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
is it safe to say ecumenism is just an extension of feminism since they are naturally oriented to be nurturing/accepting during any hardships they endure whereas the masculine is to fight to maintain order and sovereignty from the chaos??
and yet paradoxically, gender divides notwithstanding, ecumenism/os is in the masculine case and ecclesia in the feminine.
Ecumenism is more than that. It's the religion of the antichrist. How else will he rule the Earth without a religion that ties all the others into one?
Sorry but in what world feminism is oriented towards nurturing and acceptance? Femininity may be oriented towards nurturing and acceptance, not feminism.
I think ecumenism existed well before feminism, no?
Yeah, I'd so. I'm no expert but it seems like a classic "devouring mother" archetype. Cover everything with Nerf pads to make sure no one gets offended or anything.
I truly believe that we should stop referring to the Western Latin, papist heretics as Catholics. Only Holy Orthodoxy is Catholic. I think the designation Franks, which was preferred by those who lived in Byzantium before the Latin Knights pillaged, raped and blasphemed through the Holy rooms of the true faith in Constantinople, is most appropriate, though carolingians is also meet.
Wh8ch orthodox? The Monophysite Copts? The Nestorian Assyrians? There isn't just one "orthodox" church, but a few different ones- sone in heresy like the costs and assyrians, and the others that fall in and out of communion with each other.
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The eastern orthodox is what I meant by orthodox. I would never consider non-Chalcedonian churches to be orthodox, although they have much more similarity than say the franks or the “reformed.”
@@paulthomas955The Assyrians, Copts came from the Roman church just as much, as they split in the 5th century from the Church. Just as they used to be autocephalos churches in the one Church, so did Rome.
The Oriental communion didn't start using Orthodox as their name until much later than us.
And let us not forget that after its schism from the Orthodox Catholic Church, Rome spawned the worse breakdown of Christianity ever--Protestantism.
This heresy hurts my ears!
Father I am deeply troubled. I wish to be sure about my decision to accept Chalcedon and proceed with catechism.
But the insistence of the members within both churches have clouded my judgment.
I would appreciate a clear and concise video on the differences in theology and the position of the Church and Saints.
David Erhan has done a lot of work, but I can try to do my best for you
@@living_orthodox I would greatly appreciate it. I have looked at a few of David's videos which really helped me to question the whole 1 church solely split due to semantics and politics. Unfortunately I continue struggling to grasp the actual differences between the 1 will versus 2 wills debate. I feel as though I am being made to be disobedient. Pray for me Father and thank you for your work.
@@caudillohispanista8988 you’re in my prayers dear one. Please know that this matters to me and that I will try to help anyway I can. May God help you in your desire to come to the truth. It’s important to note that Will and Energy are both properties of nature. A person actualizes these things. The issue is that the Oriental doctrines confuse nature and person. Oftentimes their arguments collapse into tri-theism. I’ll try and do a little video on this to help you and others. Honestly, thank you for your comment. God bless you :)
@@living_orthodox Thank you immensely father. Looking forward to the video!
Father, you are very kind. These are the demonic Children of Hell!
We call them ecumaniacs!
This is when you realize it is the end of times, where evil is stealing more souls from our Lord Christ, and getting more powerful. We have to keep strong and keep what we have!
New heresy just dropped.
I have one request but it was controversial one.
About IVF and surrogacy. Many religious groups oppose these for some reason but I want hear some opinions about this.
Some people who unable to have children are desperately choose between adoption and two other options that I already say above.
I will address this
Your ending helped father. Christ must increase
Where does the Orthodox Church stand on witch burnings? Asking for a friend.
We don’t burn witches. That was a western thing. Exorcisms and prayers are enough.
That was extremely disturbing
Liturgiam Soya.
Soy is the standard for fake things.
I always wonder what God thinks of the idols we create. Like in the case of the Tower of Babel. What's striking in that story is the irony of Mankind wanting to build a tower to reach up into the heavens, and yet God had to come down to see what they were doing, as the only thing that reached the heavens was the stench of their sins.
To correct this statement, God didn’t have to come down to see what was happening. He isn’t limited. He became man to uplift human nature and unite it to the divine via his incarnation. God became man so that man, might become god-St Athanasios the Great.
Something I have wondered: there is one sin that is described as unforgivable that is to blaspheme the holy Spirit. I have asked others what that means because it is unclear. I thought having doubt in my younger days was the unforgivable sin. From what I can tell the holy Spirit is to guide us to the path of God. If man is not to have doubt then he would not need a guide. I see now doubt is not unforgivable. However, the holy spirit has guided these people to God and now they change his story and his word. Are these examples of the unforgivable sin?
Yes. What constitutes blasphemy against the Holy Spirit as unforgivable, is that it is ultimately the willful rejection of the life giving grace of God and the forgiveness that one receives through repentance. When one blasphemes the Holy Spirit their heart hardens and the grace of God cannot find its way in easily. It can be forgiven if with tears, one repents and seeks forgiveness and no longer rejects the grace of God. But that is very rare once the demonic passions have arisen to the point of boiling as it has with so many.
To add what Father said above, I remember Deacon Ananias answering this question years ago saying blasphemers hate the Lord and do not want to be forgiven, so the Lord respecting their free will does not forgive them. So it's not as the atheists say that God holds a grudge but instead those who reject the Lord's mercy and don't want it don't receive it.
To put it in layman's terms (no pun intended), blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is simply unrepentance. If you don't repent, you won't be forgiven. If you repent, then you're no longer blaspheming, and will be forgiven for your sins. Including your previous unrepentant behavior.
Correct me if I'm misunderstood.
Vladyka Averky speaks of this in his commentary on the NT. It's in Gospels volume. He says the Lord warned the pharisees when they said He worked miracles through the power of demons. He explains that was blasphemy against the HS & why. Do look it up.
.. what is the name of the Chant at 0:42 ? thank you.
Holla At Ya Boy featuring pope Francis and Justin Welby.
Psalm 135
ruclips.net/video/sATnkD8wLQg/видео.html
@@Hetmanate Thank You!
I'm new here but I'm protestant
Protestantism is blasphemy!
I hope you’ll learn some things here that will help you.
@living_orthodox I hope to I become a Christian 8 years ago but always had a interest in orthodoxy but there is a lot don't understand.
@@mijnbook how?
@@datchet11 May the Lord, Who is the Truth, lead you into all truth & into Himself (His Body & Bride, the only true Church).
hey as a macedonian what is macedoniaism?
Named after Macedonios not the country. It’s a belief that the Holy Spirit isn’t a person.
@@living_orthodox thank you god bless
Can you elaborate more about the filioque thing? I mean, I understand that this is where Orthodox and Catholics disagree. But how this allow this degeneracy? We have catholics who are against this degeneracy too. Can you elaborate this argument?
When you change your understanding on the persons of the Holy Trinity, you then can justify changing another doctrine. Then another, and another and another.
There are Orthodox leaders in modern times, such as Bishop Kallistos Ware, who have acknowledged that essentially there is no disagreement between the Catholics and Orthodox about the procession of the Holy Ghost.
Also, many Eastern Fathers taught the theology of the filioque, such as Didymus the Blind, St Epiphanius of Salamis, and St Cyril of Alexandria.
Lastly, Jesus Himself says that He will send the Holy Ghost, John 15:26 and John 16:7.
i think the 2 fathers refers to Joseph and God.... which is extremely anti feminist coming from feminists in ignoring the role the WOMAN played. however we all know feminism isnt about veneration of women but rather the destruction of everything good.
I just asked for God why Orthodoxy again and this video showed up
Dear father
I had a really hard time watching through that first part. Really made me cringe.
How many Lutheran synods are there? What you should be suggesting is that people get out of the particular synod.
It matters not. This is the problem with Protestantism. The root was bad to begin with and thus all the weeds that have sprung out from it are choking the seeds the Lord has sown. Here’s the suggestion. Leave Lutheranism and become an Orthodox Christian. Our founder is Christ, our local Church has apostolic successions that can be traced directly to the Lord’s apostles. Our founder isn’t Luther or any mere scholastic. I am an Orthodox priest and this is my channel. It isn’t for you to suggest that I recommend people to leave one broken sect for another.
Thank you for the warning. That was a hard to listen to clip.
Believe me, it hurt editing this and having to hear the whole thing. It hurts the heart to hear such blasphemy. I cut out the majority of this demonic creed. God help these people.