John Whiteford, Deeply Disturbing Concerns Homosexual Militancy Threatening the Orthodox Church Even now in their shops they sell more idols than they do bibles. text-align: justify; Their baptism services are heretical multiple times over, including, 4) With adults it only proceeds after a catechumen period of one or two whole years, when the Ethiopian Eunuch on hearing the gospel said immediately in Acts 8:36-38 "And as they went ontheirway, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See,here iswater; what doth hinder me to be baptized?". The heresy is not suggested in their doctrine on it, but that a convert in order to be baptized might be constrained to form a doctrine on it in order to be baptized. line-height: 200%; John Parker, Of Tolerance and Tyranny The Orthodox Church describes as such all other Christian denominations. margin-right:70pt; margin: 12px 80px; 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. In the presence of God I make this vow.". (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. John Whiteford, Christian Pastors Must Stand for Truth, Righteousness, and Morality in the Public Arena Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Mortification can simply lead to "psychologically snapping" and being even more fleshly. Eastern Orthodox canon law is known as the, Copyright 1998-2023 TeachingTheWord Ministries. 73)Canons (or Canon Law). 80)Epiklesis. One need only look at dum traditions such as the holy fire miracle, the cremation myths of Orthodoxy, and myrrh dripping icons, etc, etc to see the absurdity of their credulity. font-size: 10pt; 8/1/2022 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. We also suggest that you include a direct hyperlink to this article for the convenience of your readers. margin-left: 48px; margin-left: 28px; The ranks of the false teachers include academics who openly promote the homosexualist agenda and oppose the Orthodox Church sacred Tradition. 5/22/2019 Fr. color:#930000; According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church is traced back to Jesus Christ and the Apostles.The Apostles appointed successors, known as bishops, and they in turn appointed other bishops in a process known as Apostolic . font-size: 10pt; In his early twenties, John became active in the Communist party in Romania. For the most part, the term apocrypha refers to any collection of scriptural texts that falls outside the canon.Since most English language bibles are from non-Orthodox sources, they sometimes are subtitled with . But the impetus for that division was not a choice between obedience to the Word of God and the word of man, but rather a choice between two competing sets of that which Scripture repeatedly condemns as "the commandments and doctrines of men.". Unlike the early Quakers (who were much more pious than modern Quakers who are more like a social club thana church) the Eastern Orthodox church makes the usual excuses for swearing oaths, and quote "The general rule in the Greek penal law requires witnesses to take an oath on the Gospels. The Orthodox Church feeds on tradition, not on Scripture. 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. They confirm themselves the "scarlet and purple heresy" by saying these crowns derives from Byzantine Emperors!!! Essentially, he believed that man is . color:#333333; }, It has been well said that Eastern Orthodoxy is "Roman Catholicism without its papacy and Mariolatry. 11/5/2021 Orthodox Reflections, Homosexual Unions or Intercourse Can Never Be Redeemed or Blessed by God Eastern Orthodoxy holds that the single source of revelation is what it terms "holy tradition." The false teaching of ethno-phyletism is the basis for "Russian world" ideology. 97)Three hierarchs. 3/24/2020 Orthodox Editors, Greek Archbishop of America [Elpidophoros] declares open Communion for non-Orthodox spouses 7/11/2018 Fr. Mnymosyno). 9) Hesychasm, 10) The Orthodox for of the rosary. 7/21/2022 OCA Synod, Met. font-size: 10pt; John Whiteford, Response to Meeting Michelle Part 1 [refuting Public Orthodoxy LGBTQP+ agenda] It will be important to remember that there is a difference between Byzantine Eastern Orthodox Christians which this site deals with, and Eastern Catholics, who have certain divergent beliefs from Roman Catholics but accept the Pope's Authority in present day times. There are several Scriptures that encourage Christians to examine teachings and practices that work their way into Christianity, and even more that command us to expose, mark and avoid false teachers. The number of autocephalous churches has varied in history. 12/7/2016 Fr. } 1/21/2020 Jennifer Davis, An Anonymous Open Letter against Fr. margin-right:30pt; Pure heresy and manipulation. 3/27/2015 Fr. wherethe new proselyte must renounce in public the Reformation and the Protestant / Evangelical gospelas false. p.series_header the Virgin, the Saints, or sacred objects, refusing to bury a person if he became a real Christian, 79)Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, 83) Defining the true church as Heterodoxy, 85) The Unwritten modern heresy - two gospels save, 86) The heresy of Masquerading as Evangelicals, 88) Leavened Bread & alcoholic wine in the eucharist, The Eastern Orthodox Calendar of Saints.Martyrology, Dogmatic Tradition of the Orthodox Church, : The confirmation service of a new adult convert to Eas, tern Orthodox has "the renunciation" ceremony in it. One addresses a Greek Orthodox Priest as Father. Authentic Christianity, in marked contrast, declares the priesthood of Christ alone, who has made full and final atonement for sin: For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time (1 Timothy 2:5-6), For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens; who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. However when shrines are made and people kneel in frontof collections of so called "icons" not of gods or god but of men, pray to saints (an act of worship - see the Lord's Prayer)and burn incense to them, they become idols. 5/3/2017 Fr. 66) heretical definition ofBigamy. Unity becomes intrinsically impossible. 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). This term describes an alleged progressive transformation of the individual into full likeness to God, in both soul and body, through a cooperative effort involving faith and good works. These things are good and profitable to men. Some of these individuals openly and proudly self-identify as "homosexual" or "LGBT." Many are not Orthodox Christians. font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; 6/25/2019 Fr. John Whiteford, What Do Our Friends at Fordham Have to Say About This? .reference_entry { Joseph Birthisel, Orthodox Fundamentalism Discussion on Ancient Faith Today Notify me of follow-up comments by email. It is just another example of the theme that the more "powers" you invent for their pseudo priests and bishops, the tighter their grip in lording it over the laity. These links summarize the extensive true and public witness of approximately eighty four (84) Orthodox Christians (many priests and bishops) all of whom are in good standing with the Orthodox Church (spanning multiple jurisdictions). (Romans 5:12-19). Demacopoulos vs. the Russians again Mysterion;Sl. Though I have a double-major doctorate (religion/theology and psychology) 1. The "false teaching' of the Russian World . (Gr. Tainstvo). There is entirely nothing stopping a Christian being buried in a secular graveyard. 7/10/2021 Fr. The paradox of this is that the Orthodox, seeing the mass and other doctrines do not bear logical scrutiny, seek to mystify their dogmas a little more than Roman Catholicism does, especially their dogmas about the eucharist, and perhaps also more about the concept of ancestral sin versus sin nature etc. I had been born again, he says. 6/3/2017 Russian Orthodox Academic, Soft-Pedaling Christian Morality: A Review of a Curious Review [on Fr. 2/23/2019 Fr. margin-top: 12px; John Whiteford, Mattingly: Two clashing Orthodox takes on doctrine past and future Aridas Scandalous Teaching on Homosexuality 2/12/2019 Fr. For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever. He lived in Asia Minor and was deemed heretical by early church fathers (e.g., Irenaeus, Adversus Haereses 1.26.1; Hippolytus of Rome, Refutation 7.21; Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.28-35, 7.25.3). font-family: Verdana; "the main chair"). 95)Ousia: the complex subject of the expression of the essence of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and how to explicitly state this. Thanks for naming these sites & people we should stay away from. 1/22/2022 Jackie Morfesis, 2021 6/7/2015 George Michalopulos, The Strange Theology of David Bentley Hart [and Univeralism Heresy of Fr. 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. Johannes Jacobse, 2013 Eastern Orthodox theology falsely claims that no one can be saved unless he is baptized with water. 67) heretical definition ofBlasphemy. 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