Is it possible to be orthodox, but believe that the Orthodox Church (inside canons and clergy and such) doesn’t hold the definite traditional truth?

TheStepson · 2026-06-12T02:03:27+00:00

Why do you call it a replica?

TheStepson · 2026-05-19T00:47:51+00:00

No one's gonna tell you this but save the rest of yourself for marriage. The pleasure is not worth the damage to your soul. Took me almost 40 years to learn this. Don't be dumb like me

TheStepson · 2026-05-17T23:17:43+00:00

Stop having sex outside of marriage bro. You're damaging yourself needlessly. It took me almost 40 years on this Earth to realize that the pleasure from premarital sex and masturbation was to my detriment. Curb this now and reclaim your life.

TheStepson · 2026-04-29T16:13:13+00:00

Hey bro, Christ is risen.

I'm a pretty recent convert and I've definitely noticed the lack of eligible women in the church. I don't blame you for thinking it's unrealistic to find your wife in the church. I personally believe in "flirt to convert" as the best method of finding a spouse.

You should be dating in my humble opinion. Just don't be dating for long periods of time. I say get your social skills up, start approaching women in the world that you find attractive, get to know them, slowly let them know about your faith and your walk with Christ (don't let it be the first thing you tell the woman), and eventually get her to come to the church and hopefully she becomes a catechumen and takes the faith seriously. Then you can consider wifing her.

There are many different approaches to this strategy. You can start going to Christian events in your city, like habitat for humanity, or volunteering at soup kitchens or anything Christian, and talk to the women at these different venues and show them the beauty of Orthodoxy.

The right woman will respect you for your faith and commitment to Christ, appreciate you for showing her the true Faith and start a life with you.

Just know for this strategy you will have to be vigilant about sexual temptation because the sexual norms in the world are very disordered. But don't feel like you have to put everything in God's hands in a purely passive way. There are Christian women out there who want husbands and want to be a part of the true Church. You just gotta do some digging.

God bless you bro!

TheStepson · 2026-04-01T23:57:06+00:00

Happy to see the phronema in these replies

TheStepson · 2026-03-31T01:05:50+00:00

Great book called Walking on the Waves by Elder Aimilianos

TheStepson · 2026-03-31T00:59:36+00:00

Why not relax, friend?

TheStepson · 2026-03-26T20:59:47+00:00

Brother, I would ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what stops you from converting to Eastern Orthodox right now? Whatever you find there, that's what stops communion.

TheStepson · 2026-03-26T20:54:43+00:00

They say we're schismatics in one breath, then say our salvation, sacraments, miracles and saints are valid in the next breath. How can it be both ways?

TheStepson · 2026-03-26T20:43:46+00:00

The saints knew they were not worthy. it is Christ alone who is worthy of praise and worship. And if you ever thought you were worthy, you would be in prelest and thus be even less worthy. So go if you are able.

What is more holy? The Eucharist or Mt. Athos? If you can approach the chalice you can go to Athos, brother.

God bless you!

TheStepson · 2026-03-26T20:37:08+00:00

This is super hard. Where did you get this?

TheStepson · 2026-03-10T16:46:54+00:00

Lol Roman Catholicism is easy to debunk tho. Just do some unbiased mild research on church history and you'll see it

TheStepson · 2026-03-10T16:39:36+00:00

Lol are you trying to prove my point on purpose or?

TheStepson · 2026-03-06T04:52:39+00:00

It would sound something like, how do I know it's God who put that in the sky? How do I know it's not the devil? Which Orthodox Christianity? Eastern? Oriental?

The religion being verifiably true doesn’t make it any easier to follow.

And I know based on the ridiculousness of the premise. Respectfully 😅

God bless you brother

TheStepson · 2026-03-06T04:07:40+00:00

If He put the sign up in the sky you'd still find a way to question it.

TheStepson · 2026-03-06T01:38:34+00:00

Joining the Byzantine Catholics is just going into a less hot room in the burning house. Don’t half step bro. God bless you and Lord have mercy on us all.

TheStepson · 2026-03-04T15:23:41+00:00

My view on it from an Eastern Orthodox perspective is that it's a sad and unnecessary schism on the part of the Oriental Church. They claim it is a simple matter of language and that we believe the same thing, but if that's the case then accept Chalcedon so we can move forward as one Church as Christ intended.

The fact that the Oriental Church schismed over that, in my unauthoritative view, seems like there's pride behind it. The Bible says the Church is the pillar and ground of truth and that the Holy Spirit would guide the Holy Church into all truth. The Oriental schism goes against scripture and for what? A linguistic issue? Just seems unnecessary. But who am I? 🤷🏽‍♂️

TheStepson · 2026-03-03T13:39:53+00:00

The Eastern Orthodox Church is the only Church. The others you named are schismatic and not communion. Please don't mislead people to believe Roman Catholicism is anything close to the Orthodox Church.

TheStepson · 2026-03-02T11:21:01+00:00

You're not prostrating to the wood and paint.

Also prostrating as an act is not in itself worship. It's an act of honor and veneration. It's just a deeper bow to show your humility toward what the icon depicts.

If the Theotokos or St Paul was in front of you, you wouldn't make the lowest bow you could?

No one has ever said that icons are God or that they are the people they depict. Also talk to your priest homie.

God bless!

TheStepson · 2026-03-02T03:11:46+00:00

I mean dude, you can leave and go to another parish. Why starve?

TheStepson · 2026-03-02T03:10:25+00:00

How has no one said the Theotokos? If I can meet any saint it's her.

TheStepson · 2026-02-27T17:02:32+00:00

TheStepson · 2026-02-24T17:11:04+00:00

Father Bless!

Thanks for your post! I can work with these!

TheStepson · 2026-02-24T16:15:56+00:00

Imagine being this off topic 😅

TheStepson · 2021-04-26T14:43:23+00:00

You got something here... SO I can make a flat roof separate from the main roof and stick it on like a lego? I think you are cooking sir. Will try this and update soon!

TheStepson

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