A Beginner's Guide to Orthodox Christianity
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Series: Entering the Kingdom, 2018-19
Talk 1: A Beginner's Guide to Orthodox Christianity
Speaker: Priest Andrew Smith
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Thank you, I am catching up, Milena GH, from the UK
Thank you Father! You are a gifted teacher.
Thank you Father, I would like to convert to orthodox Christianity, but there are no orthodox churches near me
I'm sorry to hear that there are no Orthodox churches near you. If you're in Australasia (eg Australia or New Zealand), we may be able to help - you're most welcome to get in touch via email (info@holyannunciation.net) and we'll do our best 🙂
Outstanding ! Great presentation easy to understand thank you !
Thankyou for making these videos 🙏😀
It's our pleasure!
Very cool!
Father in all respect, would be nice if you could also acknowledge the Orthodox Macedonian community, which is in large number in Australia.
Nice episode ... New subbie from Eugene, Oregon.
The person who has a severe wheeze, sitting behind the camera, really needs some medical attention.
Thanks for the presentation.
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Hello! Thank you for this video as it has been very informative! I am wondering, can you explain the difference between veneration and worship? As someone interested in learning more about Orthodoxy but still on the outside, I know it is said there is a difference, but what exactly is it? From the outside, the two look to be very much the same in practice, so what *exactly* is the difference?
When we venerate, we are showing our respect. The Greek word means 'to kiss towards' - you might think of it as a way of greeting someone that we look up to.
Worship, however, we reserve only for our triune God - Father, Son & Holy Spirit - who we love, serve, pray to, and follow for the rest of our lives (and beyond).
I hope this helps!
@@holyannunciation Thank you so much for your reply! It gives me food for thought. I think that my area of confusion is knowing what would be crossing the line from veneration into worship. We can and should love both God and the saints. We serve God, and serve others, but that difference seems easy to understand. We can follow the example of the saints, but truly follow God in what He has said and where He leads...again, that difference seems easy to understand. We pray to God, but can "pray" to the saints...if I understand, that is just asking them to pray for us as we'd ask our friends to pray for us (although that, too, is confusing to me as I was watching a documentary on the Monks of Mt. Athos and one was praying to Mary and saying something to the effect of "Save me, Mother of God". I'd never request a friend who I was just asking to pray for me to save me, so I'm not sure I understand that...).
Is it at least in part the difference of us honoring God by acknowledging Him as God, who is our creator and savior, while we don't give that honor to the saints (because they're not God!)? I hope that makes sense, and I truly do appreciate your reply!
@@fairwhether1 Just like in the bible, groups venerated to different humans. David, Moses etc. Worship is only for God.
Well done! Very helpful information. I might suggest getting a tripod to hold the phone/camera so it's not so shaky.
Thanks, Derek! We got a small-sized tripod so it was easier to hold, but it still ended up being a little too bumpy - hopefully a full-sized one will come in soon :-)
how can i communicate with Father ?
Jesus said no man comes to the Father except thru me.
Are you Greek Orthodox??
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My hope is in Christ not in Mary. Will that deny me being able to become orthodox?
It is true that we ask for the intercessions of Mary (just like any other member of the Church), and acknowledge that her saying 'yes' was important to Jesus being born.
But, Jesus Christ is our Lord, God and Saviour.
@@holyannunciation this may sound silly, but it is actually something I've always wondered at...what's the view on Judas? The crucifixion was obviously necessary for resurrection, and it's not like he denied Christ he was an apostle...is he a bad bad man or was he merely fulfilling prophecy and providence?
I know it's probably heresy, but there is a gospel of Judas I believe as part of the Nag Hammadi codex which allegedly presents his account of things.
@@mos619 Judas' actions were known beforehand, but that doesn't mean that he had to act in accordance - it means that his actions were known beforehand, by a Being with a different conception of time.
Both Peter and Judas betrayed Jesus. One was restored to his position as leader of the Apostles; while the other was not. The big difference is repentance - Peter felt his sin, and repented; while Judas felt his sin and fell into despair, denying God's forgiveness.
It is true that there is an ancient text titled 'the Gospel of Judas'. It wasn't included in the New Testament (like so many other books) because it didn't fill the criteria for being part of the New Testament - its contents were not in alignment with the Church, and it was not authored by an eyewitness to the Resurrection of Christ (most likely, it was written by someone else, with Judas' name written on it to give it more credibility).
Habemus papam lol
Not thru an eastern Orthodox priest or the Pope or Mary.
Kenneth Blair You are obviously very ignorant is that is what you think.
That's what YOU believe. Others can believe what they're going to believe.
Every heretic uses passages from the bible to support their personal belief
“Without him, nothing was made that had been made” - no one comes to Mary or the bishops or the saints except through Jesus, according to the gospel
Oscar Heath
Bathsheba could do nothing ultimately but what her son Solomon deigned to allow. The same is true between Mary and Jesus.