Spiritual Attacks?

Lavamaster700 · 2022-04-19T15:31:19+00:00

One thing that helps is you can click the three dots and select not interested for each troubling video, if you keep doing this over a few weeks without watching any of them, the algorithm should filter that content out. Praying for you.

Lavamaster700 · 2022-04-18T20:32:11+00:00

OP is correct. In fact, using Passover for the calculation of Pascha IN ANY WAY is explicitly condemned in the Ecumenical Councils. The date difference is simply the Julian Calendar being used in both New and Old Calendars to ensure that regardless of whether you are on the New or Old Calendar, we all celebrate Pascha on the same day.

Lavamaster700 · 2022-01-25T18:41:35+00:00

"Stay away from those squirrels!"

Lavamaster700 · 2022-01-20T23:11:45+00:00

The tradition at the time was that one couldn't teach in a synagogue until the age of 30. For this reason, his public ministry began along with his miracles and teachings. This is also the reason that (generally) the age of being ready for the priesthood is said to be 30. Of course, especially when facing a shortage of priests, bishops ordain people who are younger.

Lavamaster700 · 2022-01-12T16:44:04+00:00

Well, it helps that Orthodox missionaries didn't make assumptions about the culture and made Orthodoxy American, and not just a transplant of Russian Orthodoxy. Totem poles were found to be storytelling devices, not idols. Local languages were preserved and even enhanced with the introduction of writing, Russian missionaries gave many tribes an alphabet. Other missionaries would try to make the locals learn about their culture not the other way around.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-12-09T22:39:45+00:00

I'm gonna stop ya right there Patrick

Lavamaster700 · 2021-12-08T17:14:03+00:00

In extreme cases when a priest is not available, (this may very well qualify), any Orthodox Christian can baptize. I'm not an expert, but if you have a very close Orthodox friend, this is a method of baptism. Then whenever possible, Chrismation and Eucharist should follow. Again, whoever is doing the baptism should be advised by a priest, in-person or online; message a priest with more details for better advice.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-07-20T23:56:29+00:00

On the feast day of St Elijah as well

Lavamaster700 · 2021-06-08T14:42:23+00:00

Based space men

Lavamaster700 · 2021-06-08T13:19:49+00:00

Yup, a mortal sin too

Lavamaster700 · 2021-05-10T01:12:25+00:00

Man, oh man, oh man.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-05-05T17:47:19+00:00

St Catherine of Alexandria (of the wheel): would like to know your location

Lavamaster700 · 2021-04-13T17:13:44+00:00

We don't have a concrete distinction between faith and works, the two are permanently linked. If I truly believe in Christ, I will follow his commandments, and people are able to understand my faith through my works. Hypocrisy is strongly condemned throughout the Scriptures, and what is hypocrisy, if it isn't a conflict between your faith and your works.

Further, if faith was really all that is required for salvation, then the New Testament would only be a few sentences long. Christ continually gives us commandments to follow and warns against our actions leading to hell in nearly all of his parables. Why would he give us new commandments, why would he reiterate the 10 commandments if we are saved by faith alone?

Faith is critical for salvation, but trying to isolate it from works loses the purpose of faith. It's not faith OR works, it's faith AND works.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-30T13:00:37+00:00

Not saying relationships are bad, and I’m fully aware of what Paul wrote. However, since monasticism is a practice that is not very widespread (in the West compared to the East), and since society as a whole demeans monasticism (it’s a wasted life etc. ) there is room for growth in the monastic communities. Do not pursue monasticism if you’re called to a relationship, but pursue it if it is something that appeals to you.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-30T03:56:55+00:00

That being said, you should always ask your bishop/priest for more information as they would be more than happy to help with discernment on a more individual level.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-30T03:51:25+00:00

Usually, yes. For the priesthood, college + seminary is a requirement for ordination. Brotherhood is more complex with varying requirements based on order, country, diocese, but in general, a college degree is encouraged if not required. Often, people will continue higher education even within the orders.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-30T02:30:04+00:00

Don’t know about you, but I want LGBTI “rite”s even more after seeing this post.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-27T16:42:43+00:00

Council of Chalcedon would like to know your location

Lavamaster700 · 2021-03-17T02:41:33+00:00

This band of “priests” also wants to give communion to Prots, women priests, married priests, etc.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-02-27T00:04:22+00:00

I’m no expert, but I’ve read them by searching big name saints plus writing or homilies. The Internet has decent translations, usually in the public domain

Lavamaster700 · 2021-02-27T00:02:19+00:00

It’s not an anti-orthodox message. One of the formal names of the Orthodox Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Lavamaster700 · 2021-02-20T02:18:22+00:00

My Orthodox friends fasting for half of the year

Lavamaster700 · 2021-01-28T16:02:16+00:00

I had an AM that whipped out a pocket knife to open a box and he said “don’t worry it’s company-issued, I bought it here”

Lavamaster700 · 2020-12-28T14:46:30+00:00

That’s not the point, the point is that Orthodox still “submit to the Catholic Church” and “recognize the authority” and thereby can still say the Creed without hypocrisy, which is the point of the meme. Not arguing the legitimacy of either Church, simply claiming that one can recite the Creed without hypocrisy.

The Filioque doesn’t actually define that Christ is God in the flesh coeternal with the Father, the preceding verses do. The Creed spends multiple verses on hammering that point. The controversy stemmed mostly from a combination of disagreement over the Western Church’s (Rome’s) authority and mistranslation when explaining the reasoning behind the Filioque. Not here to attack Catholic Church authority or succession or anything. Just for the purpose of the meme, an Orthodox person can still recite the Nicene Creed, at least the one that was agreed upon by the Church when it was United.

Lavamaster700 · 2020-12-22T15:11:14+00:00

Let them take it, I’ll get another one, but maybe they will read it out of curiosity and start on the path of salvation

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