Ioannes Apiarius, Heresies and Schisms Will Appear in the Churches, in the Last Days The Catholics tend to answer more specifically and clearly than the Orthodox in certain areas. text-align:justify; /Horologion. 4/24/2018 Fr. A local Council, convened with Patriarch Alexander of Alexandria presiding, condemned the false teachings of Arius. We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. This article may be reproduced in its entirety only, He is a founding editor of The Gospel Project, an inaugural fellow with The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and the author of multiple books, including The Thrill of Orthodoxy, The Multi-Directional Leader, Rethink Your Self, This Is Our Time, and Gospel Centered Teaching. Who Are the Real Schismatics? line-height:200%; Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as homosexual or LGBT. Many are not Orthodox Christians. It differs from Calvinist ideas by (quite rightly) saying that the doctrine that mankind became "totally depraved" in nature is too extreme, but they believe also the Arminiandefinition of man being "depraved" but not "totally" goes too far too, and that man is essentially good in nature, the closest idea in western theology being the term Semi-Pelagianism, in that where Arminians say man cannot make the first steps toward goodness without God, the Eastern Orthodox believe man, and fallen Adam, only had a weakened will after the Fall, and is essentially still good (most all agree Adam had a nature tending toward Good before the Fall). font-size: 8pt; / the 7Ecumenical.Council, /Euchologion. Copyright 1998-2023 Robert Arida: Why Dont You Become Episcopalian? font-family: Verdana; You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or receive his columns via email. Joseph Birthisel, Orthodox Fundamentalism Discussion on Ancient Faith Today margin-right:15pt; The reality is Eastern Orthodox Christians and clergy are often pretentiously magnanimous, and say "We say Evangelicals and Protestants are saved too!" The Third Ecumenical Council was convened in the year 431 in the city of Ephesus (Asia Minor) during the reign of the emperor Theodosius the Younger (408-450). For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. (Gr. 85) The Unwritten modern heresy - two gospels save. 12/10/2014 Fr. ), (I hope later to put these beliefs in another order). 7/21/2021 Teena Blackburn, Sin Cannot Be Blessed by the Church 2) pretentious religious music, in the case of Orthodoxy (a daughter of Rome) this takes the form of chanting heresyetc. He pauses for a moment, looks at me intently, and says, Baptists preach that You must be born again.'. Lawrence Farley, St. Vladimirs Seminary Reacts to Amsterdam Conference, OCA Bishops Remain Silent (to many Evangelicals and ProtestantsEpiklesis would be seen as one of the most blasphemous words on Earth.). Copyright 2023 OrthodoxyToday and OrthodoxNetwork. 1/6/2020 Rod Dreher, Orthodoxy, LGBT, & Spiritual Sedition [re: Orthodoxy in Dialogue scandalous LGBT rebellion] 7/14/2015 Fr. margin-bottom: 12px; 6/5/2020 Monomakhos Blog, Impossible for Holy Communion to Carry Germs or Diseases Pelagius believed that man had not been entirely corrupted by Adam's fall and that he could, by his own free will, do works that pleased God, and thus be saved. John Whiteford, Missteps in the Churchs response to the LGBT movement [on Fr. Jesus saves, and nothing else! The Eastern Orthodox church deviates from authentic Biblical Christianity in many other respects, but the foregoing are adequate to demonstrate that a great gulf exists between that which God requires according to Scripture, and that which Eastern Orthodoxy requires according to its man-made doctrines. The ordination of an individual to priesthood through the sacrament of Holy Orders. 3)craftsman- idols, church finery etc Accordingly witnesses are a priori considered to be of the Orthodox Christian faith.". The Catholics also have heresy by their annulments. Lawrence Farley, Public Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in Dialogue, The Wheel = Wolves in Sheeps Clothing (Gr. line-height:16.0pt; Josiah Trenham, 2016 The fact is the entireMosaic Lawwasnailed to the cross and "done away" (2Cor 3) or (Col 2:14-17) "nailed to his cross" or "made old" (Heb 8:13) being replaced by new testament law based on the two commandments, not the old ten commandments as its centrepiece (Gal 6:2 & Matt 7:24). } The mitre derives from the crown of the Byzantine emperor. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. Standing here, in front of the only full-scale replica of the Parthenon in the world, I feel an overwhelming sense of pridecomplete with the magnificent effigy of Athena, Archbishop Elpidophoros said in his letter. It is nonsense that you must be buried in ground sanctified byincense swinging, holy water splashing. 19) Prayer heresies - 1) Praying forthe dead. John Whiteford, Sr. Vassa: Theres no ontological impediment to priestesses 1)The fruits that thy soul lusted after - world wide trade in artefacts, and dainty and goodly things. Should We Cancel Karl Barth, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards? 16:18). 7/16/2018 Fr. text-underline:single; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; Others are men married to other men. 11/13/2017 Fr. Only one New Testament book (Philemon) omits . (Gr. they seem to mean "It is surethe first church was in Jerusalem in Israel, but our tradition says Constantinople. His false teaching, coming as it did in the church's infancy, truly did represent a grave threat. 6/3/2020 Archbishop Michael Konstantinides, Mixed Marriages [Not Excuse to Overthrow Eucharistic Praxis] Modalism, ruled out by the Nicene Creed, teaches that God's names (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) change with his roles or "modes of being" (like a chameleon). John is visibly taken aback by the question. 80)Epiklesis. line-height:200%; 5/14/2022 Fr. {color:#930000; He has taught courses on mission and ministry at Wheaton College and has lectured on Christianity and culture at Oxford University. I stopped getting drunk, stopped smoking, stopped cursing. Jesus said to keep your fasting secret, not have special clockwork calendar days specified for fasting. .article_id { margin-right:30pt; I am purposely writing theologoumena precisely asking questions more than proposing answers; and pointing out things which hurt my head thinking about them; 3. 53) Cunning and crafty mystification of doctrine: (Eph 4:14). font-size:10.0pt; 11/14/2014 Terry Mattingly, Texas Orthodox Priests Reject Fr. 6/18/2018 Reader Dr. Alfred Kentigern Siewers, Met. 75)Chrismation. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 6/13/2018 Fr. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a mortal and unforgivable sin because it presumes that God's saving action in this particular case is impossible (cf. http://www.jesusandbible.com/list-of-orthodox-heresies. These preachers and teachers speak and write from within the Moral Tradition of the Orthodox Church. Unity becomes intrinsically impossible. margin-top: 12px; His parents told him he was bringing shame upon the whole family. 6/28/2017 Fr. (Gr. /Rudder. the vain and pompous doctrine of human deification, first professed byLucifer in Isaiah 14:14 "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High." text-align: left; {margin-top:0in; margin-bottom: 18px; They confirm themselves the "scarlet and purple heresy" by saying these crowns derives from Byzantine Emperors!!! (in Christian thought) the uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the Apostles through successive popes and bishops, taught by the Roman Catholic Church but denied by most Protestants. font-size: 10pt; TeachingtheWord 6) It makes you part of the church. margin-bottom:6.0pt; p.numbered_bulleted_text_2 font-weight: bold; It is different from sacrilege. 5/27/2022 Orthodox Reflections, Christians Must Have Courage in the Face of Deceitful Compromise Interesting point of discussion. margin-right: 60px; denoting the doctrine that the first steps towards good can be taken by the human will, though supervening divine grace is needed for salvation. When I visited Greece I found the priests there to be quite incredibly vain, and only after discovering the doctrine of Theosis did I properly understand why. 4/20/2018 Fr. This is opposite to the teaching of Orthodoxy with their hand-me-down long list of false doctrines, by a pseudochurch full of man-made rituals, rites,religious trappings and devotionby rote. Like Romanism, Eastern Orthodoxy rejects the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone as heresy. 10/3/2017 Fr. Epiklesis). margin-left: 0px; margin-left:15pt; The law of the church, containing the various rules, ecclesiastical decrees, and definitions concerning the faith or the lifestyle of Orthodox Christians. text-align: justify; {margin-top:0in; 2018 6/17/2020 Orthodox Reflections, Archbishop Many Spoons Elpidophoros Heresy to the Nth Degree? John Parker, Of Tolerance and Tyranny Filthiness as they say they physicallyeat Jesus (cannibalism) and digest him in their intestines, thus he "sees corruption" in their teachings (Acts 2:27), and calling a piece of bread God in the flesh is an act of idolatry or spiritual fornication (the Orthodox prostrate themselves before the mass bread, the catholics bow). This is because, in the presence of all the paperwork for a divorce and a remarriage, Jesus declares a man to be continually committing adultery if he divorces his wife for no cause or some insignificant cause (as does Romans 7) and therefore this proves adultery does not break the marriage bond, God sees the marriage still intact. 5/4/2020 Fr. font-size:10.0pt; Nowhere in scripture are we told to baptize a person 3 times consecutively, let alone a baby. margin-left: 20px; } Within months, his wife, parents, and even his 80-year-old grandmother who had been a mainstay of the village Orthodox church, had all converted, as a direct result of his testimony. "An Orthodox Christian that is truly born again would realize that the church is wrong and would turn to evangelicalism." For John, coming to Christ and joining an evangelical church are two sides of the same coin. This is called by them "thelaver of regeneration". 2/5/2022 Fr. In my own situation, over time it became evident to me that while I may have used words that Romans used, when I did use them I often found myself not employing them in the same fashion; that what I understood as hesychasm and negative theology many refused to accept as valid contemplation; that I had a propensity to iconography over statues; and then when I came across an imprimatured book published in Rome that said that everything necessary for salvation could be found in the Orthodox Church, many things became a house of cards for me: purgatory, papal primacy, papal infallibility, the filioque etc. Johannes Jacobse, Uncovering the Truth: Head Coverings and Revisionist Biblical Interpretation The first Sunday of Lent, commemorating the restoration of icons in the church (see Iconoclasm). (man made junk laws. 8/1/2022 Fr. ", It has been said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry," and that is indeed an apt summary of its theology and practice. 7/11/2022 Orthodox Christianity, Elpidophoros Baptizes Surrogate Children of Married Homosexuals Memorial. by Fr. where, the new proselyte must renounce in public the Ref. Is what amounts to the title of the comparativelyimpotent andinertOrthodox Pope. margin-right: 40px; 10/7/2013 Nun Cornelia (Rees), Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dishonest Dialogue text-align:justify; The lies the Eastern Orthodox tell about evangelicals and Protestants is that "they think thathaving believed they can do anything they want to, never repent, and they are still so called saved." 6/2/2019 Fr. 10/13/2018 Fr. Later, he and his wife were married in the Orthodox Church. {margin-top:0in; line-height: 150%; As John tells me about these years, I sense he resents the past. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Continuing Validity of the Moral Law of the Old Testament [Rebuke of Lazar Puhalo Heretical Views] {margin-top:0in; John Whiteford. John Whiteford, David Bentley Hart and the Toll Houses 8/3/2021 Fr. In all my years, Ive never heard of such a thing. I begin to explain what it is like in other countries, where Eastern Orthodoxy is a minority and the evangelical tradition dominates. 11/11/2017 Fr. Why? font-family: Verdana; Matt 23:9. Zechariah Lynch, The Wheel asks What Dialogue Means p.reference_entry Joseph Stalin led a uniquely brutal campaign against religion and religious leaders. 7/18/2019 Fr. John Whiteford, Modern Judas Supports False Brethren in Ukraine John Whiteford, Is the Patriarchate of Constantinople an Enemy of the American People? Because by saying the vows: "as long as we both shall live. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." 1) That salvation is in faith in Christ alone. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Unitarian Morality With a Little Theosis Sprinkled on Top Patrick Henry Reardon, Giacomo Sanfilippos Unholy Vendetta Against Faithful Orthodox Priests and Teachers After many centuries of tricking uneducated peasants with such dogmas as this (and the equally absurd Holy Fire non-miracle) they should now be made to pay the price of their deception by exposing this heresy. text-align: left; Zechariah Lynch, Ukraine Schism: What is a Layman To Do? List is provided in reverse chronological order, beginning in 2012, the earliest article we could find. 7/12/2019 Fr. (bogus man made rites of no importance). 71) Candles: are considered sacrifices to Mary and saints. 1/10/2020 Fr. margin-right:20pt; continued.. 32) Orthodox false prophets (as well as teachers), 33) Mary As Mediator - and the attributes of God, 34) False Apostles- equal to Apostles (eg Constantine). 2/12/2019 Fr. 8/7/2016 Fr. John Whiteford, Puhalo Strikes Again Commonly, the Orthodox consider as Mother Church theEcumenical Patriarchateas being the senior Church of the Orthodox World. Exomologisis). It is worth researching if the Orthodox have like the Catholics limited languages a liturgy can be read out in. Ioannes Apiarius, Protodeacon Theodore Feldman boldly spouts nonsense Ioannes Apiarius, A Christian cosplay coup dtat [Exposing Lydia Bringeruds Attacks on Orthodox Traditions] font-size: 10pt; False. Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that men are guilty only for their own sins rather than being already under condemnation as a consequence of Adam's fall,before they havedoneany good or evil of their own. p.normal_text Do you seek to convert your Orthodox family and friends? I ask, already somewhat expectant of what his answer will be. Its almost like a one off proof their whole idea of human tradition is based on bunk human decision making.). Zechariah Lynch, The Pro LGBTQP Orthodox (The Birth of a New Religion, Part 2) Sarakosti). Like Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy denies the distinction between justification (God's unilateral act in declaring a sinner righteous based on faith in the merits of Christ alone - Romans 5) and sanctification (the indwelling Spirit of God conforming the regenerated individual more and more to the image of Christ, a work consummated in the believer's glorification - Romans 8). note: another contradiction. margin-right: 40px; Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Unbearable Essentializing of Being: Metropolitan Kallistos Wares Sorrowful Joy of Sex Josiah Trenham 1/21/2020 Jennifer Davis, An Anonymous Open Letter against Fr. .normal_text { John Whiteford, The Problem With Fundamentalists [Refuting Fr John Jillions] 76)Communion of Saints. It is impossible to know Christ, to share in the life of the Holy Trinity, or to be considered a Christian, apart from the Church. Pedalion). margin-top: 24px; 10/7/2019 St. Ambrose of Optina (1812-1891), Blasphemy and Open Rebellion by Nik Jovcic-Sas the Orthodox Provocateur It is comparable to the blasphemous Mormon doctrine. 11/5/2021 Orthodox Reflections, Homosexual Unions or Intercourse Can Never Be Redeemed or Blessed by God margin-bottom: 24px; John Chryssavgis pro-LGBT views The Orthodox Church considers in particular three bishops (hierarchs) of the Church as Her most important Teachers and Fathers, who contributed to the development and the spiritual growth of the Church. margin-top: 0; I thank John for his time, and then ask him to sum up the biggest difference between Orthodox Christians and Baptists. John Whiteford, Rise of Heretical Pro-Abortion Orthodox False Teachers 7/10/2021 Fr. font-size: 10pt; artos). margin-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom:6.0pt; 39) Their version of the Talmud =Catechism, prayer books, calendars etc (all diversionsaway from the bible). 8/6/2019 Fr. In fact, Eastern Orthodoxy's false doctrine of theosis additionally conflates regeneration with justification and sanctification. 7/25/2017 by Fr. Authentic Christianity, in contrast, declares the doctrine of original sin and the guilt of all men in Adam, and the necessity of the person and work of Christ as the Second Adam who redeems them from that condemnation: Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned - (For until the law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Ministriesmmmmmwww.teachingtheword.org The Mother of Harlotstherefore has daughters, which are the various Orthodox churches, who themselves describe their own similarity to Romanism. text-decoration:underline; He is in reality "the first among heretics" taking on for himself a more terrible day of judgement in respect of his boasting, just as the Pope has. 81)Equal to the Apostles. I didnt have a Bible, but no one encouraged me to read one anyway.. His wife thought he had gone crazy. font-size: 10pt; Their words align with Scriptures and exemplify the true and universal teaching, theology, and practices of the Holy Orthodox Church across two millennia. And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died." Johannes Jacobse, A Response to A Response: Sanfilippos Latest Broadside 11/11/2017 Fr. 1/23/2018 OrthodoxChristian.com, 2017 6/25/2022 Fr. The Orthodox editors on this blog will continue to add more articles and links as they become available to warn the Church and the faithful about the false teachers who pridefully consider themselves wiser and smarter than the Apostles, Fathers, Theologians, and Saints of the Orthodox Church. 1/13/2019 Fr. Like the Roman Catholic church, the Eastern Orthodox church insists that it is the one true church of Christ on earth. 1/28/2021 Dissident Mama, 2020 The main reason for the convening of the First Ecumenical Council was the appearance and growing strength of the false teaching of the Alexandrian priest, Arius. Juvenaly Repass, Anatomy of a Foreword: Metr. 11/13/2014 Twenty-Three (23) Texas Orthodox Priests, Fr. 7/12/2018 Fr. Kallistos Ware Comes Out for Homosexual Marriage font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; margin-bottom:6.0pt; 27) Bogus hierarchy/ pyramid system: - from First among equals (including nuns, monks and monasteries) Laity issue. 5/17/2022 Fr. John shakes his head, sadly but firmly. line-height: 200%; 3) Thereinafter mankind's will wasweakened. It's a false dichotomy it treat them separately. The Creed is heretical by omission in that it has no salvation gospel. 3) The Church may deny an Orthodox burial to those who have committed a mortal sin such as blasphemy, suicide, denial of faith, or acceptance of cremation. 1/3/2020 Rod Dreher, 2019 line-height: 200%; Together with the pseudepigrapha, there also appeared the false teachings of Gnosticism, a group of related heresies which sought to transform Christianity into a kind of spiritualistic, dualistic, and intellectualistic philosophy (see Scripture). 86) The heresy of Masquerading as Evangelicals. also linked directly to confession to a "priest". Johannes L. Jacobse, The Abnormal Cannot Dictate Whats Normal -The DivineLiturgy of Saint John Chrysostom said to be a"mass"in the Byzantine Rite. font-size:14pt; true Christians? The main liturgical languages in the Orthodox Church are Greek, the various descendants of old Church Slavonic, and Arabic. John Whiteford, 2012 The outward and visible part of religion, consisting of various ceremonies, words, and symbolisms, producing an invisible action by the Holy Spirit that confers grace on an individual. Heresy has been and will be a problem for the church until Christ returns. He and his wife Corina have three children. note: The First Crusade was also inspired by the idea of protecting people "On pilgrimage to the Holy Land" when pilgrimages (especially as penances) are also unbiblical. as false. p.references_header 6/16/2021 Orthodox Christianity, From New York To Istanbul With Love: From Green To Rainbow Patriarch Johns family reacted harshly. The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. John Whiteford, Orthodox Priests Joining the Fight Will Change Everything They represent Orthodox metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, priests, archpriests, hieromonks, seminary professors, and two deans of Orthodox Christian Seminaries. 12/7/2016 Fr. 74) Cathedrals. } margin: 12px 80px; font-family: Verdana; Sts. 1/14/2020 Fr. John Whiteford, Christian Pastors Must Stand for Truth, Righteousness, and Morality in the Public Arena - certain sinner Patron Saints, instead of a birthday party. Shortly thereafter, he rejected the Orthodox doctrine of infant baptism. 41) NEPSIS linked with CATHARSIS: when linked with Monastic practices is an oxymoronic concept. John Whiteford, Part Two: Of Homosexual Christians and their Struggle Lawrence Farley, Truth, Compassion, and the Transgender Movement Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. But this had no effect on me. The Orthodox Church believes that all the people of God-members of the Church, either the living on earth or the departed in heaven-are in constant communion and fellowship with each other in faith, grace, and prayers, since they constitute one Body in Christ-the Church. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; His response comes quickly. The official headdress or "crown" of a bishop. Capital punishment was banned in new covenant law by Jesus - John 8:7. } The Orthodox Church is the only Church which has maintained from the beginning a coherent interpretation of its teaching. font-family: Verdana; No one made shrines in their home in the old testament. What would you say if someone were to convert from evangelicalism to Eastern Orthodoxy? I challenge. The pressure from all sides to give up his new identity was overwhelming. In the true Christian religion this rebirth makes you part of the one church of God immediately, his bride, without some man deciding if you have to his vain satisfaction answered a list of confirmation or catechumen issues correctly. line-height:200%; } Unlike almost every other church the Eastern Orthodox religion does not have any marriage vows. margin-bottom:6.0pt; such as adultery, murderwitchcraft, theft, kidnapping, etc. John Whiteford, Response to Giacomo Sanfilippo for non-commercial purposes, provided that this copyright notice is included. 11/5/2014 Fr. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Church and Homosexuality: A Meditation margin-right:24.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; Following Apostolic Tradition, Orthodoxy teaches that the original apostles appointed bishops, who in turn appointed bishops, and on and on through a laying on of the hands that touched the hands that touched the hands of Christ. However Orthodoxy links anointing the sick with chrism/oil linked with confession to their priests and the blasphemy of the mass, The Roman Catholics were so determined to falsify penances in the bible in theirDouay Bible they mistranslated Matt 4:17to say, quote "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Do penance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Eastern Orthodox canon law is known as the, Copyright 1998-2023 TeachingTheWord Ministries. Those groups were called "heterodox" or "heretics." Please note that "Orthodox Church" refers specifically to Eastern Orthodoxy, the Church of the Seven Great Ecumenical Councils. In this article we shall focus on key elements of Eastern Orthodox theology and practice. Gabriel (Hieromonk), On Allegations of Orthodox Fundamentalism (Part 1) On the Holy Fathers and Holy Tradition Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The Orthodox Christian Church believes itself to be the original, unchanging, and apostolic faith. 5/14/2015 Fr. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous. The Orthodox Church doesn't have a pope The Baptist church is the true Church that is following the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, he affirms, though admitting the presence of believers in Pentecostal, Brethren, and other evangelical denominations. 62) The heresy of directly instructing the Orthodox "laity" to avoid trying to understand the symbolism of the Book of Revelation: 3) It cannot be only ancient Rome (the light of a candle shall not shine). The act of confessing or acknowledgment of sins by an individual before God in the presence of a priest, who serves as a spiritual guide and confessor (pneumatikos) authorized to ask for forgiveness and to administer a penance. The act of contracting a new marriage while a previous one is still binding (in the view of their church NOT God), an act forbidden by the Orthodox Church. Confession. margin-right: 20px; 70) Heathen Calendars: as part of the Faith. Gabriel (Hieromonk), Dishonest Dialogue of Orthodox Liberals and Deconstructionists An individual who begins a heresy is a heretic and is excommunicated. 5/8/2019 Fr. Boiled wheat is used as a symbol of the resurrection of everyone at the Second Coming of Christ. they choose old testament laws, like beards and incense, like a religious potpourri, and yetthey throw out music, that the new and old testament both encourage. The Protestant Reformation happened for a reason. Mysterion;Sl. Gabriel (Hieromonk), The Pursuit of Happiness 2/13/2020 Fr. } They believe that Protestants in particular have departed from the true faith. p.quotation_text_2 11/15/2019 Fr. 77)Consecration. https://russian-faith.com/greek-american-bishop-feels-proud-about-golden-idol-of-athena } Different, alien, and presumably false belief or teaching. Church of Our Granddaughters is a visionary work of theology and ethics that looks hopefully and lovingly two generations into the future, imagining the Orthodox Church's practices and realities rightfully aligned with its core theological teachings and truths regarding women. John Whiteford, Contrary to Nature: A Response to Would the True Nature Please Stand Up? [refuting Public Orthodoxy false teaching] And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned. 5/3/2017 Fr. 2) Their canon is false - theyexaltGreek LXX etc to such an extent (racism) that they included heretical old testament Books into their false canon, never accepted by the Jews, like the absurd story "Bel and the Dragon". In short, that your life can be fully of joy and satisfaction. John Whiteford, Academics Incorporating Leftist Dogma into Orthodox Christianity Though the church building was just four houses down the street from his, John rarely attended. note: this concept of "Jerusalem must be captured it is the site of holy churches" shows the knock-on effect of believing in building huge elaborate churches - not found in the new covenant.". (Gr. 100) Deceiving their own family into Hell. Essentially, he believed that man is . 92) TheMotherChurch. There is entirely nothing stopping a Christian being buried in a secular graveyard. 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