When my faithful protestant family was upset about me converting to Orthodoxy, I earnestly asked them to pray for me. I've tried hard not to let myself get drawn into doctrinal arguments at all. I just sincerely ask that they pray for the Holy Spirit to show me the truth and lead me to salvation. My Orthodoxy walk is very far from perfect - I mess up constantly. But I do think my family is slowly seeing positive changes in me. At any rate, they've stopped trying to talk me out of being Orthodox.
I appreciate these Q&A’s and all the Priests who take the questions. Everyone thinks they can play football until they actually put you in the game to call the next play, or make that catch when your hands are freezing etc. These men are IN IT, serving the Lord ( RIGHT NOW) putting in the work. We can go to Church ( we should) but a lot of the questions we have during or after most would not ask, this platform was needed, thank you.
I am the sole convert in my family and never grew up in a Christian home. I want my daughter to have the familial experience of church like the "western Catholics" do. How do I make a comforting home for her when I'm still tying to learn it too and we are the only Orthodox Christians?
Pray the morning prayers and evening prayers. Get an icon corner. Take her to Divine Liturgy every Sunday and never miss. Fast on Wednesday and Friday. You will create a Orthodox rhythm of life that will become a sustainable lifestyle.
Recapitulation Theory of the Atonement. The making whole again of what was fractured during and after the fall. The closing of the space that was created between God and man. This view has been almost completely blacked out by the juridical and legal views of the atomment in western theology.
Juridical and legal aspects of the atonement are not at odds with recapitulation. In Biblical and Patristic theology, Christ took our punishment in our place, paid our debt, AND recapitulated humanity. It all goes together. Insisting on an either/or, rather than the Orthodox both/and, seems more like a western distorted way of thinking to me
@@orthodoxensign So, God the Father had His son killed to pay some debt? Sorry, not a God for worship, but a tyrant and a killer, not for me, if that's the God you preach for, I'm atheist
@@apmoy70 He was already worthy of worship even BEFORE He arranged for your Salvation to be possible by sending His Son to be a Propitiation so that He could be just and the Justifier. And now that He has also done this for you, you declare Him not worthy of worship? "And that you may learn what a thing it is, consider this which I say. If one that was himself a king, beholding a robber and malefactor under punishment, gave his well-beloved son, his only-begotten and true, to be slain; and transferred the death and the guilt as well, from him to his son, (who was himself of no such character,) that he might both save the condemned man and clear him from his evil reputation; and then if, having subsequently promoted him to great dignity, he had yet, after thus saving him and advancing him to that glory unspeakable, been outraged by the person that had received such treatment: would not that man, if he had any sense, have chosen ten thousand deaths rather than appear guilty of so great ingratitude?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily 11 on Second Corinthians
I’m very confused on why in orthodoxy we call priests father and have spiritual fathers when Christ told us to call no man father. I understand he maybe didn’t mean to not call our dads fathers but I would say he definitely meant leaders of the church? I’m new to orthodoxy and love everything Iv learned so far but this has confused me greatly. May God bless.
My guess would be not the literal word ‘father’ but don’t look to any man here on earth as the exact role of the Father in heaven. Our priests and bishops act in the role of Christ, but maybe don’t ’call them father’ in the sense of thinking they are on par with our Heavenly Father.
Dad that is biological is of body father, father for priest, means that his is you dad spiritual, more specifically of your soul, he is in middle and there to help you and guide with knowledge, and to wish you good, and pray for you, like your dad and mom wish for you.
Blessings to all and sundry. You'll stumble and fall but through it all you are loved . Honour the ancestors for their trials and tribulations that led to you but most importantly honour the Holy of Holies as the Messiah did . Love , courage/strength , temperance and wisdom will serve you well in this journey called life .
A real friend will put his life on the line for you if he doesn’t his not your friend. A real friend will always tell you the truth and not what you wanna hear. I have no friends because there’s no real friends. Trust in God
@@xbriannaxbananax i only ask what I offer. I speak from experience. I have had many friends and they have all back stab me. They usually turn on you when they want what you have. I am fortunate because I have a beautiful family.
Recently, I encountered a reel on Instagram featuring a UK priest who identifies as non-binary. Subsequently, upon searching RUclips again, I came across the assertion that God is non-binary. This concept instills hope for the inclusion of non-binary individuals in priesthood and similar roles. How should we respond to inquiries of this nature?
"A transaction that gets satisfied because He paid the right payment" is absolutely one aspect of what Christ did. That's why Christ says in Psalm 68(69), "I paid back what I did not take away"
@@apmoy70 God, who is just. His justice was satisfied. To quote St. Ambrose of Optina in his Letter 28, "When… the God-Man, by His free suffering, His Blood, and His death on the Cross, satisfied God's justice for Adam's disobedience and other human sins,… then other Psalm words were fulfilled: 'Righteousness and peace have kissed each other' (Ps. 84:10)."
Hi Roots of Orthodoxy. I enjoy your videos. You might like my new book Best Christian Art; subtitle Aesthetic Christianity. It's nondenominational. Christian art in general, and not just Catholic art. I'm going to make yt videos about all the chapters. About 1 per day. I'm a neuroradiologist who occasionally writes about art and literature. I mostly make videos about nutrition and health at my yt channel Peter Rogers MD.
Can someone help me with this question. We do they address themselves as fathers? I’ve been learning more about orthodoxy and I would like some clarification. Thank you and god bless.
I converted 24 yrs ago after 3 yrs of study. I never noticed antisemitism in the Church but since Oct 7 it seems to be everywhere and pretty brazen and extreme esp in converts in ROCOR and the Russian OCA. My dad and ex are Jewish and my kids werent raised to view Judaism in a negative way. I don’t know how to cope with it since even some priests believe in those protocols and they love quoting the worst of St John Chrysostom and even Jesus to justify themselves. It seems like God’s image applies to everyone but Jews.
This man seems to be ignorant of history. He claims that papal infallibility is "demonstrably not true in history". In reality, papal infallibility was taught by several church fathers, and - most importantly - it is taught in the letter of Pope Agatho, which was accepted by the ecumenical Third Council of Constantinople.
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When my faithful protestant family was upset about me converting to Orthodoxy, I earnestly asked them to pray for me. I've tried hard not to let myself get drawn into doctrinal arguments at all. I just sincerely ask that they pray for the Holy Spirit to show me the truth and lead me to salvation. My Orthodoxy walk is very far from perfect - I mess up constantly. But I do think my family is slowly seeing positive changes in me. At any rate, they've stopped trying to talk me out of being Orthodox.
You are wise. 🙏🏼
I appreciate these Q&A’s and all the Priests who take the questions. Everyone thinks they can play football until they actually put you in the game to call the next play, or make that catch when your hands are freezing etc. These men are IN IT, serving the Lord ( RIGHT NOW) putting in the work. We can go to Church ( we should) but a lot of the questions we have during or after most would not ask, this platform was needed, thank you.
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I am the sole convert in my family and never grew up in a Christian home. I want my daughter to have the familial experience of church like the "western Catholics" do. How do I make a comforting home for her when I'm still tying to learn it too and we are the only Orthodox Christians?
Pray the morning prayers and evening prayers. Get an icon corner. Take her to Divine Liturgy every Sunday and never miss. Fast on Wednesday and Friday. You will create a Orthodox rhythm of life that will become a sustainable lifestyle.
I enjoyed this one greatly. This priest should start a podcast 😂 he definitely has the voice for it
Recapitulation Theory of the Atonement. The making whole again of what was fractured during and after the fall. The closing of the space that was created between God and man.
This view has been almost completely blacked out by the juridical and legal views of the atomment in western theology.
Juridical and legal aspects of the atonement are not at odds with recapitulation. In Biblical and Patristic theology, Christ took our punishment in our place, paid our debt, AND recapitulated humanity. It all goes together. Insisting on an either/or, rather than the Orthodox both/and, seems more like a western distorted way of thinking to me
@@orthodoxensignTo whom did He pay the "debt"?
@@apmoy70 To Him to whom it was owed-God
@@orthodoxensign So, God the Father had His son killed to pay some debt? Sorry, not a God for worship, but a tyrant and a killer, not for me, if that's the God you preach for, I'm atheist
@@apmoy70 He was already worthy of worship even BEFORE He arranged for your Salvation to be possible by sending His Son to be a Propitiation so that He could be just and the Justifier. And now that He has also done this for you, you declare Him not worthy of worship?
"And that you may learn what a thing it is, consider this which I say. If one that was himself a king, beholding a robber and malefactor under punishment, gave his well-beloved son, his only-begotten and true, to be slain; and transferred the death and the guilt as well, from him to his son, (who was himself of no such character,) that he might both save the condemned man and clear him from his evil reputation; and then if, having subsequently promoted him to great dignity, he had yet, after thus saving him and advancing him to that glory unspeakable, been outraged by the person that had received such treatment: would not that man, if he had any sense, have chosen ten thousand deaths rather than appear guilty of so great ingratitude?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily 11 on Second Corinthians
I’m very confused on why in orthodoxy we call priests father and have spiritual fathers when Christ told us to call no man father. I understand he maybe didn’t mean to not call our dads fathers but I would say he definitely meant leaders of the church? I’m new to orthodoxy and love everything Iv learned so far but this has confused me greatly. May God bless.
My guess would be not the literal word ‘father’ but don’t look to any man here on earth as the exact role of the Father in heaven. Our priests and bishops act in the role of Christ, but maybe don’t ’call them father’ in the sense of thinking they are on par with our Heavenly Father.
Dad that is biological is of body father, father for priest, means that his is you dad spiritual, more specifically of your soul, he is in middle and there to help you and guide with knowledge, and to wish you good, and pray for you, like your dad and mom wish for you.
It gives birth to you spiritually
Blessings to all and sundry. You'll stumble and fall but through it all you are loved . Honour the ancestors for their trials and tribulations that led to you but most importantly honour the Holy of Holies as the Messiah did . Love , courage/strength , temperance and wisdom will serve you well in this journey called life .
Love is sacrifice, sacrifice is love.
Thank you for this.🙏🕊
Please can you make a video about Reincarnation and karma?!Thank you!
Thank you very much for answering my question (the first one in this video). It gave me a better understanding of things and I appreciate it.
A real friend will put his life on the line for you if he doesn’t his not your friend. A real friend will always tell you the truth and not what you wanna hear. I have no friends because there’s no real friends. Trust in God
You have a very high standard for friends
@@xbriannaxbananax i only ask what I offer. I speak from experience. I have had many friends and they have all back stab me. They usually turn on you when they want what you have. I am fortunate because I have a beautiful family.
Recently, I encountered a reel on Instagram featuring a UK priest who identifies as non-binary. Subsequently, upon searching RUclips again, I came across the assertion that God is non-binary. This concept instills hope for the inclusion of non-binary individuals in priesthood and similar roles. How should we respond to inquiries of this nature?
"A transaction that gets satisfied because He paid the right payment" is absolutely one aspect of what Christ did. That's why Christ says in Psalm 68(69), "I paid back what I did not take away"
Who was the one satisfied?
@@apmoy70 God, who is just. His justice was satisfied.
To quote St. Ambrose of Optina in his Letter 28, "When… the God-Man, by His free suffering, His Blood, and His death on the Cross, satisfied God's justice for Adam's disobedience and other human sins,… then other Psalm words were fulfilled: 'Righteousness and peace have kissed each other' (Ps. 84:10)."
First answer to the question of penal substitution is Base.
Hi Roots of Orthodoxy. I enjoy your videos. You might like my new book Best Christian Art; subtitle Aesthetic Christianity. It's nondenominational. Christian art in general, and not just Catholic art. I'm going to make yt videos about all the chapters. About 1 per day. I'm a neuroradiologist who occasionally writes about art and literature. I mostly make videos about nutrition and health at my yt channel Peter Rogers MD.
Can someone help me with this question. We do they address themselves as fathers? I’ve been learning more about orthodoxy and I would like some clarification. Thank you and god bless.
It gives birth to you spiritually so father
As father of body, your dad
How do you get in the monastic life?
I converted 24 yrs ago after 3 yrs of study. I never noticed antisemitism in the Church but since Oct 7 it seems to be everywhere and pretty brazen and extreme esp in converts in ROCOR and the Russian OCA. My dad and ex are Jewish and my kids werent raised to view Judaism in a negative way. I don’t know how to cope with it since even some priests believe in those protocols and they love quoting the worst of St John Chrysostom and even Jesus to justify themselves. It seems like God’s image applies to everyone but Jews.
This man seems to be ignorant of history. He claims that papal infallibility is "demonstrably not true in history". In reality, papal infallibility was taught by several church fathers, and - most importantly - it is taught in the letter of Pope Agatho, which was accepted by the ecumenical Third Council of Constantinople.
He’s an Oxford doctorate and college professor.