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Father... Ten years into my first marriage, I lacked the spiritual maturity and authority to overcome my wife's will to continue living in a very specific neighborhood we could no longer afford as our number of children increased. Eventually, my weakness led to the destruction of a 20yr marriage and children who became materially successful adults, but lacking a thirst for Christ's Truth. What you teach is 100% TRUE. Men can't just "lay down the law". First, we must humble ourselves confess our sins, and pray the Matins and Vespers at home every day, follow the fasts, practice the Jesus Prayer daily. That's the first step.
Fr Please do a video for us wives to understand what it means to “honor” our husbands. What that entails in a biblical context. Thank you 🙏 God bless and keep you
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 11:6 ESV But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. ❤✝️
Agreed. I feel like so many women in the church cannot take correction from men. It’s like so many are allergic to saying “ I could be wrong” I should stay far away from these people.
@@FatherSonSpirit1 We are still called to love these women as our sisters but if you're convictions as a man that you are to become a potential martyr for your future wife, yet the woman you are dating or courting does not seek to submit to your headship at all, you must next her. If she's not giving you any room to work with, and she fails to respect any of your wishes, putting a ring on her will mean that you are only setting yourself up for failure & clowning yourself
That was me. It comes from anxiety of not having protection. What first happened was men were broken down. Video games, porn, immaturity…how are women to trust their lead.
Sociological reasons: 1. Secular, individualist-based, competitive society based on ungrounded classical liberal values. 2. Materialist presuppositions for human "value" as the roots of the modern attitude of the social sciences to persons, such like the 'homo-economicus.' 3. Lack of community due to modern utilitarianism, self-interest, and egalitarianism. No emphasis of necessary spiritual hierarchy or objective Orthodox spiritual quotas to be filled by denizens. 4. Lack of social-based architectural planning reflects the competitiveness of a community and the idea of "making it to the top" at the cost of organic unity. 5. Lack of shared spiritual values. America is relativistic and utilitarian to the question regarding faith, folk, or fatherland. 6. The rise of liberal femenism in corporate America. Now, even women compete against men. The liberal market knows no morals. Usury, greed, pride, and envy, are all technically "good" for the market game. 7. The privatization and capitalistic subversion of the traditional Christian extended family system, and its transformation into the modern 'nuclear-family' innovation of the mid-twentieth century.
Yea. I have a GF I love to death but she told me she hasn’t been happy the last two years with me and our son is two. I don’t like to argue when she wants to start an argument because I grew up with it all my life watching my parents argue all the time and things get violent. I’m a pacifist and just stay quiet and let people say their piece because I just don’t care anymore and don’t want to talk to people when they’re irritated
Father, i have witnessed many marriages crumble because the man tries to exert his authority for the better of the family (things like enforcing modest dress, healthy eating, extra prayer time, giving tough lessons to the kids, etc...). But the wives don't like it so they just divorce them. Idk how these men i know are supposed to handle that. I know them personally and they are Godly men. Lord have mercy
I think this goes into what father is saying. He’s making having children heavier no lighter. He’s not just supposed to dictate what someone should do but help in that process if that’s what they need. Healthy eating is fine but cooking that can be harder depending on what. Modest dressing is great but if she doesn’t like his personal style it can feel controlling because it isn’t her style of modesty.
Marty you're absolutely right. Whenever I'd try to steer my family, and gave my help trying to trying to get the kids to behave my ex wife would run off with the kids and eventually cheated on me too. We're fighting against a whole spirit of the age here and Father is overlooking quite a bit. The courts are more than happy to grant women a no-contest divorce and make money off of child support. They get their fair share with administrative fees. The women today are far beyond just wanting a shiny fruit. I've actually had to help counsel priests whose wives left them in the same manner. Our best recourse as men is to draw closer to God. This is why so many men commit $uicide or turn to drinking, and hete in America we get priests who talk big talk but don't stand up against this injustice for the sake of the families.
@@despairknotI hope my book will help men understand the feminist brainwashing women have endured since the sexual revolution… soon it will be out Lord willing! Women MUST see themselves as the biggest part of the problem rn given the current society…. It’s the stance I took that helped
Seeing my parents have these issues is sad but I pray I do not repeat the same mistakes as you mentioned over coming these proclivities through Christ and to have patience and love for my (God willing) future wife.
I love that you point out that men have given up their authority. So true. “Men need to bear the responsibility of all things.” Otherwise chaos ensues.
The thing is if they do decide to get married, it’s still legal to divorce them. Ask any man: they aren’t afraid of marriage, they’re afraid of divorce. At least the bottom 90% of men anyway.
@@edm-london1660Yes in an authoritarian way. Authority means exactly that. Same with obedience. Humor and kindness won't solve a disagreement. Authority and submission will. Meaning the wife ought to submit to the authority of the husband at all times.
@@captainvanisher988 It's also important to point out that the man will not be right all the time. And this why he custom made you a help mate, so you can see when you're missing the mark 🫠😉 Always here to help! ✝️🙌😁
These videos are a big help. Nobody teaches these things to me in school or anywhere else. Knowing and understanding the things you teach will most probably help me when I get married. Many of the concepts are extremely useful outside of marriage as well. Thank you for taking your time to teach me all of this.
One can only wish it was simple. It takes an extremely mature and humble woman to realize that she needs to honor and respect her husband above all else. I don’t see it happening in the times we are living in.
6:29 my late grandpa called this two child and done mentality the 2-kid Suburban Standard. He said most couples would probably only have one kid if they could, but they have two so they can avoid the single child stigma. It’s such a cop out. We need more big families.
this is all so true unfortunately. my husband and i never agreed with "happy wife happy life". Marriages are supposed to be constantly sacrificial. We please one another and that means bending and not doing everything exactly how we want it.
You can't spot a woman with integrity? A woman with integrity is not going to say you hit her if you didn't. Are men actually looking for prospective wives at church? Or are they looking at night clubs and gyms?
Father, I thank you for what your teachings you give to this wicked world. You know more about why my own marriage is in turmoil than me. God bless you and your kin.
I agree with what you are saying. But woman are also made so masculine and feministic that the role that you must play as a man becomes incredibily difficult. Its incredibily difficult to control a women and an ideology like feminism at the same time
Not only that. The system is made to support women in every sense. Family laws are biased against men. In some countries men have only a 25% chance to get custody over children. The standard post divorce development is that as a man you have to finance your (previous) family but have the possibility to see your kids once a week or biweekly. Taking authority and responsibility in such a context is hard. Women can always escape.
This is how we were brought up to be in this culture. We are expected to do it all; work a full-time job, be keepers of the home, take care of children, look perfect, be sexy but modest, be lighthearted, submissive, but also bosses. Society expects everything out of women, we are expected to be perfect. It's exhausting, I feel like my husband doesn't understand the pressure I experience every single day to be perfect.
@@daisylavenderloveQuite the opposite. Society doesn't expect women to be submissive, to be perfect or to be sexy. Hell, society doesn't expect women to get married or have children. Women face very little expectations from society. However, women who follow God face the expectations that He ordained upon them. In contrast men handle the vast burden of the expectations of society.
@@captainvanisher988 I guess it depends on who you ask. Society definitely places expectations on men but I do not understand why you believe that society doesn't expect anything of of women. You are a man so you have your own experience & I am a woman who was raised to be masculine & highly self-sufficient & independent but also learned through my romantic relationships that not only am I expected to work full-time, but I'm also expected to clean the whole house, cook, watch my figure, & always be happy & peaceful. If I do not, society thinks it's ok for my man to cheat on me because if I don't work, especially full-time, I'm lazy, if I don't watch my figure, he has free liberty to act on attractions to others because I don't respect him enough to care for my body, if I don't clean the house & neither does my husband, I will be judged as lazy, not him. You are entitled to your views but you do not understand what it is like to be a woman in this Era. A long, long time ago women didn't have any expectations placed upon them except to get married, have children, keep house, be obedient to their husbands, & be completely provided for & taken care of. Since several decades ago when women's presence in the workforce grew, & since then has grown more & more, women are now expected to work outside the home. If you ask many men if women should work, their answer is yes, because we are expected to be equals to men now. So yes, we are expected to do a lot.
Amazing video father Moses. My wife watched it after me and we discussed for 20min. The concept that a woman needs to be loved and a man to be honored explained a lot of our previous frustrations.
Very illuminating video, thanks father. You're right on your criticism about us the men, I think men implicitly know that authority goes together with responsibility, so we gave up the former to get rid of the latter. In the end, we're lazy a lack a direction in life.
In the end, we got rid of our authority but we still bear all the responsibility and we're paying for this. I don't think our unwillingness to take on responsibility is what led to this, though - on the contrary, it's that we didn't understand the immense responsibility which comes with authority, so we thought that hogging all of the authority for ourselves is somehow "oppressive" towards the ones we lead. Or maybe I'm just projecting because this is how I used to think before I understood what authority really was.
Because "she's just not happy" Why would she be? She made a superman in her mind that is a combination of all the positive traits of the numerous guys she has been with before she met you. Not only that, now, you got to compete with Johnny Yacht heart surgeon investment banker who owns 4 vacation home. Regular guys do not stand a chance.
Worse than this, I listen to evangelical radio sometimes just for entertainment. They spend about 25/75 on women vs men. When it comes to a wife ‘submitting’ to her husband they say “yeah you need to do this, but your husband has to submit to you also it’s a two way street.” And then they proceed to browbeat the husband. The husband must put his wife above himself, his mission in life, and put his interests last. It’s terrible that this is the predominant thinking in America and why seemingly religious people in America don’t seem to do any better than the rest
I thought this was a good video fr Moses a couple points I would add: - I'd be cautious blaming men today for mistakes in past history. Though, yes my tendencies to sin may be shared with Adam, I also did not help pass the 19th amendment or take a seat at the 1848 Seneca falls convention or enact VAWA or the Duluth model etc. - Additionally, while I think for sure God's punishments for Adam in toil were just, so were His punishments for Eve via increased subjection & birthing pains. How could this possibly not be the case? - Systemic factors are a greater impediment towards strong men, stable marriages, husband led-single bread winner 2 parent households than you'd probably like to admit or maybe understand. Factors such as: - No fault divorce w/ women gaining sole or majority custody over children - Media women are consuming which stirs up womens fallen tendencies to rebel & usurp - Other women in her family, social circle, & within her social media community actively looking to sabotage her good, godly marriage - Single mothers (rates skyrocketing) & female majority public school teachers will never be able to raise & develop a young boy into becoming a man - The absolute elimination of all male spaces such as gyms, bars, gentleman's clubs, police/fire dpt/military etc. - Not just DEI actively discriminating against men but various other female quotas in academia & complete garbage from ditzes in the HR department. These clueless young women often wholly indoctrinated by pseudo-sciences in the humanities like psychology Every behavior of men is deemed as toxic including by many cowardly pastors & priests entrusted by the Lord to assist in shepherding his flock. Not calling you out here specifically but it's a common issue that I've seen
To your first point, it was men who passed the 19th amendment and such. They still decided to listen to the suffragettes despite the fact that most women did not want the vote. Even today men still hold most political seats. You don't think he knows of Eve's curse? Just because he doesn't specifically talk about it doesn't mean he's solely putting the fault on men. Many male centric content already emphasize the woman's fault.
An astounding video packed with wisdom and knowledge, where not a single word is wasted. Each word carries its weight, seamlessly leading into the next, making it extremely palatable and an amazing watch. Thank you, Father Moses.
Which coin should we use when a husband & wife butt heads over decision making? I thought while the husband is called to be obedient to Jesus Christ, the wife is called to submit to her husband? I don't see how patriarchy is 50/50 at all
The couple that worked with us on premarital counseling told us if we made it to anniversary 8, we’d pass a threshold they couldn’t explain but that around year 7 they’d seen in themselves and in friends that it’s the hardest year for marriage. We will celebrate year 10 in a few months.
It’s NOT even that hard to do it Gods way! It’s actually HARDER AND there is MUCH MORE SUFFERING AND STRUGGLE when we do it OUR WAY… meaning the woman THINKS she wants power and control but it’s killing her… Hopefully my book “Confessions of a Controlaholic: Don’t Destroy Your Second Marriage Too!” will help some women. It’s my story of destroying my first marriage with all the errors you mentioned and how GOD began healing me in my FINAL (second🤣) marriage even though I’d wanted to become an Orthodox nun at age 58.
I spent a few weeks with a very seasoned, strong Christian couple. Both devoted to Christ. I recall the wife berating her husband for about 40 minutes. Non stop in front of me. He looked utterly defeated as if he was dying.
You should talk to your personal spiritual father about this but both are a option. The orthodox church allows for a the innocent party a divorce and can get a 2nd marriage, but the offending party can never get remarried in the orthodox church if your church follows the canons. However, the Lord is loving and merciful to those who repent and we are to follow our master. So if your spouse is repenting then I would say help carry the cross together. But what do I know I'm just some dude online so please talk to your spiritual father.
Depends on your consciousness, for some men cheating is considered as an end game However our lord permits divorce if the spouse commits sexual immorality Matthew 19:9. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.
Thank You Sir, I am praying to God to give me the spiritual strenght to propose my girlfriend after dating her for 1 and a half year, to look at her heart and don’t doubt the Lord. God bless!
I had to walk away from a relationship recently. I asked a woman(early 30s) if she could take no for an answer and she told me that she feels no is too harsh. There was no particular context. It was just simply if she could take no for an answer and she told me no. I’m a little scarred after this, not in the sense that I’m hurt, but in the sense that I’m discouraged with the idea of marriage if women today can’t handle any sense of assertiveness and or firmness when a man truly has the best interest of the family in mind.
In the name of the Father The Son and the Holy Spirit Amen great video Father Moses, I am so grateful to hear these messages from someone within the institution with a critical thinking mind, your perspective and preaching is so valuable.
Father Bless! Perhaps you should consider writing a book on these topics, a lot of Orthodox brothers and sisters would benefit from it! Thank you so much Father Moses, I've really benefited a lot from your videos this last months! God bless you, your family and community! ☦🙏Amen.
@@fathermosesmcphersonFr Moses , I'm at 3 so I'll try to catch up to 5 like you. While you try to catch up to Fr Josiah at 10 lol. Hope this inspires the guy at 2 kids.
Fr Moses a good follow up video may be specific actions that a man can take to get out of the danger zone that you presented. Once a relationship has gotten all the way to the danger zone that you mention, with the woman having dominated the relationship for years, a man suddenly trying to “take control” could be disastrous.
I come from a destroyed family and really wanted to create my own family. With God's help I married a fantastic woma and we have 2 sons now. Since I didnt grow up in a core family, nor society showed me how a marriage, a relationship or even love should look like, I'm the one having to learn all this, currently I want more children, but she does not. Her argument is to be saved it's not about having as much kids as possible, while I'm stating that I want to multiply and fill earth...
This channel is a gold mine of generational Godly masculine wisdom. It does not matter whether you are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim. Any man who believes in God can see the wisdom in this content and respect it. Very happy I came across you Father Moses, and I am recommending you to all of my closest friends.
The experience I have of leadership is at work. I have had situations where I was leading a team of a couple of people and with only one exception it was fine, the relationships were fine, there was good communication, they did the tasks I delegated them etc. But with one person right from the beginning it did not work and it lead me to wonder sometimes "what did I do wrong?". After reflecting a lot I could not find a particular thing I did and my conclusion was that the person was not in the mood or was irritated with something else or just plain deranged, because with all of the other persons it was fine. So my conclusion was that there is just so much that you can do as a leader, the subordinates must also be willing to play their role. Unless you are in a situation like you are an army officer at a war that can execute a soldier that refuses to attack the enemy, there is just so much you can do, the person you are leading has to be willing to play their role too.
How are men supposed to lead? A man's wife is on the phone continuously posting photos of herself on instagram. Does he have the right to physically take her phone? A man's wife is constantly getting drunk with her friends. Does he have the right to lock her in the house? Authority requires force. Is this what you are advocating? I'm not saying the use of force is morally wrong. I believe the use of physical force is a moral good when it is used in service to God's moral laws. Physical force is transformed into violence when not in service to God because it is in violation of the moral laws. However, I think we all know what is going to happen to a man who uses physical force to maintain moral leadership. The question is would men abdicate responsibility to the degree they have if men actually had authority for what that which they were responsible? You might say that men can still lead without the authority to create consequences. However, that is not what God did to Adam and Eve. God created physical moral consequences for Adam and Eve's actions. Men have absolutely no way to do that with their wives in our society. It is wives who can inflict consequences upon their husbands for cause or for no cause.
Men aren’t supposed to do it alone. And if a man needs to use physical force to get someone to listen they don’t need to be married. That’s dangerous. Women shouldn’t marry men they don’t want to listen to. Otherwise resentment will grow because she thinks he’s an idiot
No, authority requires respect, not force. If you have to use force, there is no respect for authority. Sit down for a family leadership session and lay down the family members rights and responsibilities. Yours, hers and the children’s.
The Lord revealed to me this simple axiom a few years back: "Men build the civilization, and women build the men." Strong men make women feel safe. Those men are strong because their women are inspiring. Weak men allow for women to be put into danger. Those men are weak because their women are uninspiring.
He said in one of his videos ("The Two Hallmarks of a Man") that manosphere figures always have a hard time defining masculinity because they don't have a Christian worldview and that the most important trait of a masculine man is to serve others. "The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve" ~Matthew 20:28
Thanks! I needed this…. Like really. I’m trying to get married. I know I’m not ready and now I really know I’m not ready because I’m struggling centering my life around Christ. Doubt, weakness; giving into my sins and passion with the devils iconography.
A relationship where the woman puts a ring in the man’s nose and leads him passively around is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen. I agree with the replies, the unspoken fear of every married man who wants to change the dynamic is that she’ll reject correction and headship and leave with the kids. I can only say I’m sorry. If you’re an unmarried man, learn to be as picky as a woman about the important qualities of your spouse. Feel out whether she can take correction and defer to your leadership when you disagree about something; if not, drop her like a hot potato. Do *not* expect to “fix” fundamental disobedience and disrespect. You’ll eventually find a woman who will respect you - I know I have.
There are 2 types of marriages: secular and biblical. Most all marriages are secular even when they are consummated in a church, because they are built upon secular principles. Thats why the divorce rate is reported (75%, which is actually much higher but reported low, yes its that bad). Marriages built upon biblical principles are made to endure. We have completely lost our way. At some point All secular marriages will fail. Its just like a house built upon sand. Look at the ratio: Secular 6 days a week, holy 1 day a week if you're lucky. You do the math.
What an excellent lecture by Father Moses here! So much to consider and act upon. From your notes, it seems the relationship goes wrong during the initial courtship phase--not centering on God. "How else can s man have conviction?" Thank you, Father Moses. You know, a conversation between you and Jordan Peterson would be excellent. God bless you.
7:50 - This gets to the problem with modern women. They're told constantly they need to be in charge, "I am woman hear me roar". So they do this, they demand to take charge, but naturally they don't want to be in charge. This contradiction, in addition to men permitting this to happen, is why so many modern women are so unhappy. They make war on their nature instead of accepting who they are. I've known a few women like this, they won't allow the man to have authority over them to begin with. Then there's also the fact that modern men have been lied to our whole lives by women about what women really want. We were told constantly when growing up women want someone who is sensitive, not so masculine, etc. This is what we grew up with, is it any wonder things turned out the way they did?
My ex got custody, kicked me out of home , career she wanted as I stayed back and took care of kids and still stone walls me till this day like I cheated on her?
This is what happened to Adam: "Sir, you crashed your car into a transformer which affected the whole neighborhood. What do you have to say for yourself?" "Your Honor! My foot made me do it!"
Right on time. Thank you, father. On a light note, the white board reminds me of that video with the dude explaining the crazy/hot ratio of women. Who remembers that?
Father I agree with you 100%. I figured this out a long time ago. Adam and Eve were simply the template for the basic issues that husbands and wives would encounter if they did not self correct themselves. The only thing you needed to emphasize was that husbands need to love their wife SACRIFICIALLY. That includes that a husband must NOT cheat on his wife. If you were not a priest, you would have been an excellent marriage counsellor. But I am glad you are a priest. You can reach more people with God’s (biblical) wisdom.
Respectful insertion request: Usurping authority is PRECEEDING by "wanting more". She is literally living in Eden/Paradise and it wasn't "enough". 24th Anniversary for my marriage and nearly EVERYTHING my wife has wanted for ourselves and our kids.....and she "wants more". More safety, more security, more vacations, more money for their college, more "us" time but yet that competes with "family time", Need a house on the lake for "family time". Ok I'm only 2 mins in...that's all I have so far : )
I think the idea would be that there is just so much you can do to become a better leader. Past a certain point it is up for the person you are supposed to lead to be willing to play their role too. And I think regarding romantic relationships, the idea would be that you must be prepared to remain single because to marry any woman that appears you risk her not being willing to play her role.
My friend is in this exact situation and I've lost all respect for him. I can't talk to him any more, his whole drive and personality was sold to his wife for a middle-class joint income and an unnecessary wedding.
A very wise orthodox priest said that Adam and Eve were both at fault. Eve because she left Adam alone and went to taste the fruit and Adam because he didnt follow his wife and left her alone. And the point he made was that if Adam and Eve were together they wouldnt have been tricked by the serpent. Unity is godly , division is not. And the devil loves to divide.
In my case, my conviction to God in joining the Orthodox Church has become one of the #1 reasons threatening divorce in my case. Example, my wife is catholic and she wants our boys to be raised in the Catholic Church, currently our boys are communing with me at the Orthodox Church.
Convictions to God or a case of "the grass is greener..."? Most folks I know who join the Orthodox Church are running away from the scandals of the Western Church, not listing to God.
You're basically saying Eve is a feminist. So root out the feminism from wmn in church. And lol at ignoring that you can get divorced or jailed for any sort of attempt at authority
Exactly. Religious institutions are neutered by political correctness. The marriage problem is rooted in the GOVERNMENT incentivizing women to bleed the man dry and move onto the next one or the next thing. Blaming married men solely for this is burying your head in the sand. Although it is ultimately men who can take control again and remove those SATANIC laws from the judicial system.
This is my experience exactly and the same with my closest brothers. Sadly most guys do not fulfill their side if this duty. I did and my marriage has improved significantly.
that chain is off the hook!! by the way, a man that does not want to return home after a long day of work is a relationship predestined to fail. Priest, God puts the man as the head of the house, thats the problem, most men give up leadership to their wifes and it gets its consequenses.
Its bcs house n food n tax are expensive thus men workhard by being busy at work but the women cry saying he is emotionaly not available ..he is working working n working thus she cheats on him n leaves him n takes away all of his hardwork earned money and house n kids Thts why good hardworking men gave up on god or family life ❤
They use "emotionally unavailable" as an excuse. He can work all day and still come home and be properly intimate. His sacrifice of long work hours itself is a manifestation of his emotions towards her. Many of them gladly go for casual relationships with emotionally unavailable people despite what they may claim. It's the degradation of people's values and ideals which has led to this - no one treats their body as a temple and no one treats their family as a castle. Everyone looks for flings and tingles to distract themselves from their empty existence. It's almost impossible to find someone serious and by the time you do, it's likely that they themselves have been betrayed many times by others and have become disillusioned or cynical.
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Ten years into my first marriage, I lacked the spiritual maturity and authority to overcome my wife's will to continue living in a very specific neighborhood we could no longer afford as our number of children increased. Eventually, my weakness led to the destruction of a 20yr marriage and children who became materially successful adults, but lacking a thirst for Christ's Truth.
What you teach is 100% TRUE.
Men can't just "lay down the law". First, we must humble ourselves confess our sins, and pray the Matins and Vespers at home every day, follow the fasts, practice the Jesus Prayer daily.
That's the first step.
Fr
Please do a video for us wives to understand what it means to “honor” our husbands.
What that entails in a biblical context.
Thank you 🙏
God bless and keep you
You know it gets serious, when the priest pulls out the whiteboard.
God bless you Father Moses, you are fantastic.
Moses is aware of how the younger generation notices subtle details.
lol that's funny
“And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.”
Matthew 23:9
@@kx23753so I’m going to hell for referring to my biological father as what he is😿
@@cody6872 are you being hyperbolic?
Coach busted out the white board for this one 😂
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Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Romans 11:6 ESV
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
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@@GogglesOstrich You can't be in God's presence if you don't want to. Apostasy is a thing.
@@GogglesOstrich Yes, we are saved by grace alone through faith. Not through faith ALONE though.
Even outside of marriage I'm noticing women crave to control men in simple conversations, it's weird, this is spiritual warfare 100%
Agreed. I feel like so many women in the church cannot take correction from men. It’s like so many are allergic to saying “ I could be wrong” I should stay far away from these people.
these women have inferiority complex
@@FatherSonSpirit1 We are still called to love these women as our sisters but if you're convictions as a man that you are to become a potential martyr for your future wife, yet the woman you are dating or courting does not seek to submit to your headship at all, you must next her. If she's not giving you any room to work with, and she fails to respect any of your wishes, putting a ring on her will mean that you are only setting yourself up for failure & clowning yourself
They can not control masculine men but only weak effeminate men who allow them to dominate. And that’s most men in todays society
That was me. It comes from anxiety of not having protection. What first happened was men were broken down. Video games, porn, immaturity…how are women to trust their lead.
Not even kidding I just prayed to God about this not even 10 mins ago Glory to God
Sociological reasons:
1. Secular, individualist-based, competitive society based on ungrounded classical liberal values.
2. Materialist presuppositions for human "value" as the roots of the modern attitude of the social sciences to persons, such like the 'homo-economicus.'
3. Lack of community due to modern utilitarianism, self-interest, and egalitarianism. No emphasis of necessary spiritual hierarchy or objective Orthodox spiritual quotas to be filled by denizens.
4. Lack of social-based architectural planning reflects the competitiveness of a community and the idea of "making it to the top" at the cost of organic unity.
5. Lack of shared spiritual values. America is relativistic and utilitarian to the question regarding faith, folk, or fatherland.
6. The rise of liberal femenism in corporate America. Now, even women compete against men. The liberal market knows no morals. Usury, greed, pride, and envy, are all technically "good" for the market game.
7. The privatization and capitalistic subversion of the traditional Christian extended family system, and its transformation into the modern 'nuclear-family' innovation of the mid-twentieth century.
Wow, your comment is awesome 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Very short and accurate observation of modern stuff ✅✅😥🚨
You got it right
Every kind of feminism not just liberal.
Yea. I have a GF I love to death but she told me she hasn’t been happy the last two years with me and our son is two. I don’t like to argue when she wants to start an argument because I grew up with it all my life watching my parents argue all the time and things get violent. I’m a pacifist and just stay quiet and let people say their piece because I just don’t care anymore and don’t want to talk to people when they’re irritated
Father, i have witnessed many marriages crumble because the man tries to exert his authority for the better of the family (things like enforcing modest dress, healthy eating, extra prayer time, giving tough lessons to the kids, etc...). But the wives don't like it so they just divorce them. Idk how these men i know are supposed to handle that. I know them personally and they are Godly men. Lord have mercy
I think this goes into what father is saying. He’s making having children heavier no lighter. He’s not just supposed to dictate what someone should do but help in that process if that’s what they need. Healthy eating is fine but cooking that can be harder depending on what. Modest dressing is great but if she doesn’t like his personal style it can feel controlling because it isn’t her style of modesty.
... and above all love your wife (hardest commandment of all). being tender, gentle, etc. it's what the father emphasized towards the end.
Marty you're absolutely right. Whenever I'd try to steer my family, and gave my help trying to trying to get the kids to behave my ex wife would run off with the kids and eventually cheated on me too. We're fighting against a whole spirit of the age here and Father is overlooking quite a bit. The courts are more than happy to grant women a no-contest divorce and make money off of child support. They get their fair share with administrative fees. The women today are far beyond just wanting a shiny fruit. I've actually had to help counsel priests whose wives left them in the same manner. Our best recourse as men is to draw closer to God. This is why so many men commit $uicide or turn to drinking, and hete in America we get priests who talk big talk but don't stand up against this injustice for the sake of the families.
@@despairknotI hope my book will help men understand the feminist brainwashing women have endured since the sexual revolution… soon it will be out Lord willing! Women MUST see themselves as the biggest part of the problem rn given the current society…. It’s the stance I took that helped
The problem is that they ever married such women. Those are Ezabel of our age.
"........But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this." 1 Corinthians 7-28
That's why I won't be getting married
Yup
yeah thats why my bloodline is ending with me
Seeing my parents have these issues is sad but I pray I do not repeat the same mistakes as you mentioned over coming these proclivities through Christ and to have patience and love for my (God willing) future wife.
I love that you point out that men have given up their authority. So true. “Men need to bear the responsibility of all things.” Otherwise chaos ensues.
The thing is if they do decide to get married, it’s still legal to divorce them. Ask any man: they aren’t afraid of marriage, they’re afraid of divorce. At least the bottom 90% of men anyway.
@@edm-london1660thank you. Hope you have a good wife 🙏
@@edm-london1660Yes in an authoritarian way. Authority means exactly that. Same with obedience. Humor and kindness won't solve a disagreement. Authority and submission will. Meaning the wife ought to submit to the authority of the husband at all times.
@@captainvanisher988 A wife can't submit perfectly to a husband that isn't also submitted to Christ.
@@captainvanisher988 It's also important to point out that the man will not be right all the time. And this why he custom made you a help mate, so you can see when you're missing the mark 🫠😉 Always here to help! ✝️🙌😁
These videos are a big help. Nobody teaches these things to me in school or anywhere else. Knowing and understanding the things you teach will most probably help me when I get married. Many of the concepts are extremely useful outside of marriage as well. Thank you for taking your time to teach me all of this.
One can only wish it was simple. It takes an extremely mature and humble woman to realize that she needs to honor and respect her husband above all else. I don’t see it happening in the times we are living in.
6:29 my late grandpa called this two child and done mentality the 2-kid Suburban Standard. He said most couples would probably only have one kid if they could, but they have two so they can avoid the single child stigma. It’s such a cop out. We need more big families.
God gave Wisdom to you grandpa to see that! Awesome. ❤
Not in this world honey! Why bring kids into a fallen world?
This is Protestant thinking not orthodox.
Better to Never reproduce folks
this is all so true unfortunately. my husband and i never agreed with "happy wife happy life". Marriages are supposed to be constantly sacrificial. We please one another and that means bending and not doing everything exactly how we want it.
Doesn't help that under modern law, the man's authority is essentially an illusion that the wife can take away with a single lie.
You can't spot a woman with integrity? A woman with integrity is not going to say you hit her if you didn't. Are men actually looking for prospective wives at church? Or are they looking at night clubs and gyms?
Facts!!!
I would love to have a priest like this. He is a good understanding of relationships.
Father, I thank you for what your teachings you give to this wicked world. You know more about why my own marriage is in turmoil than me. God bless you and your kin.
God help you!
Being baptized and married next month alongside my girlfriend of almost 3 years. Amazing advice.
I agree with what you are saying.
But woman are also made so masculine and feministic that the role that you must play as a man becomes incredibily difficult.
Its incredibily difficult to control a women and an ideology like feminism at the same time
Not only that. The system is made to support women in every sense. Family laws are biased against men. In some countries men have only a 25% chance to get custody over children. The standard post divorce development is that as a man you have to finance your (previous) family but have the possibility to see your kids once a week or biweekly. Taking authority and responsibility in such a context is hard. Women can always escape.
This is how we were brought up to be in this culture. We are expected to do it all; work a full-time job, be keepers of the home, take care of children, look perfect, be sexy but modest, be lighthearted, submissive, but also bosses. Society expects everything out of women, we are expected to be perfect. It's exhausting, I feel like my husband doesn't understand the pressure I experience every single day to be perfect.
@@daisylavenderlove yes its terrible. I think that is also the reason why so many women are on antidepressants and ssri's.
@@daisylavenderloveQuite the opposite. Society doesn't expect women to be submissive, to be perfect or to be sexy. Hell, society doesn't expect women to get married or have children. Women face very little expectations from society. However, women who follow God face the expectations that He ordained upon them. In contrast men handle the vast burden of the expectations of society.
@@captainvanisher988 I guess it depends on who you ask. Society definitely places expectations on men but I do not understand why you believe that society doesn't expect anything of of women. You are a man so you have your own experience & I am a woman who was raised to be masculine & highly self-sufficient & independent but also learned through my romantic relationships that not only am I expected to work full-time, but I'm also expected to clean the whole house, cook, watch my figure, & always be happy & peaceful. If I do not, society thinks it's ok for my man to cheat on me because if I don't work, especially full-time, I'm lazy, if I don't watch my figure, he has free liberty to act on attractions to others because I don't respect him enough to care for my body, if I don't clean the house & neither does my husband, I will be judged as lazy, not him. You are entitled to your views but you do not understand what it is like to be a woman in this Era. A long, long time ago women didn't have any expectations placed upon them except to get married, have children, keep house, be obedient to their husbands, & be completely provided for & taken care of. Since several decades ago when women's presence in the workforce grew, & since then has grown more & more, women are now expected to work outside the home. If you ask many men if women should work, their answer is yes, because we are expected to be equals to men now. So yes, we are expected to do a lot.
Amazing video father Moses. My wife watched it after me and we discussed for 20min.
The concept that a woman needs to be loved and a man to be honored explained a lot of our previous frustrations.
Very illuminating video, thanks father. You're right on your criticism about us the men, I think men implicitly know that authority goes together with responsibility, so we gave up the former to get rid of the latter. In the end, we're lazy a lack a direction in life.
In the end, we got rid of our authority but we still bear all the responsibility and we're paying for this. I don't think our unwillingness to take on responsibility is what led to this, though - on the contrary, it's that we didn't understand the immense responsibility which comes with authority, so we thought that hogging all of the authority for ourselves is somehow "oppressive" towards the ones we lead. Or maybe I'm just projecting because this is how I used to think before I understood what authority really was.
As Patrice O' Neal once said, "Happy wife; miserable man. Happy man; happy relationship."
Amen brother Patrice O’Neal is game master! ☦️🤝
@@snowbully777 Wow, Patrice O’Neil and an orthodox cross huh? Disgusting.
I came up with this saying. Instead of that BS happy wife happy life crap
I say Happy me Happy We.
If she don't like it she can leave 😂😂
@@Bidenomics2024 It's so nice to meet your lovely wife, "Budweiser." What a gal 😂
@@FireflowerDancer Dylan says hi 🤣🤣
Because "she's just not happy"
Why would she be?
She made a superman in her mind that is a combination of all the positive traits of the numerous guys she has been with before she met you.
Not only that, now, you got to compete with Johnny Yacht heart surgeon investment banker who owns 4 vacation home.
Regular guys do not stand a chance.
Most women have never been on a yacht
@@mrscharmless Yeah, and the moment they think they will be, Johnny Blue Collar is history.
Worse than this, I listen to evangelical radio sometimes just for entertainment. They spend about 25/75 on women vs men. When it comes to a wife ‘submitting’ to her husband they say “yeah you need to do this, but your husband has to submit to you also it’s a two way street.” And then they proceed to browbeat the husband. The husband must put his wife above himself, his mission in life, and put his interests last. It’s terrible that this is the predominant thinking in America and why seemingly religious people in America don’t seem to do any better than the rest
I thought this was a good video fr Moses a couple points I would add:
- I'd be cautious blaming men today for mistakes in past history. Though, yes my tendencies to sin may be shared with Adam, I also did not help pass the 19th amendment or take a seat at the 1848 Seneca falls convention or enact VAWA or the Duluth model etc.
- Additionally, while I think for sure God's punishments for Adam in toil were just, so were His punishments for Eve via increased subjection & birthing pains. How could this possibly not be the case?
- Systemic factors are a greater impediment towards strong men, stable marriages, husband led-single bread winner 2 parent households than you'd probably like to admit or maybe understand. Factors such as:
- No fault divorce w/ women gaining sole or majority custody over children
- Media women are consuming which stirs up womens fallen tendencies to rebel & usurp
- Other women in her family, social circle, & within her social media community actively looking to sabotage her good, godly marriage
- Single mothers (rates skyrocketing) & female majority public school teachers will never be able to raise & develop a young boy into becoming a man
- The absolute elimination of all male spaces such as gyms, bars, gentleman's clubs, police/fire dpt/military etc.
- Not just DEI actively discriminating against men but various other female quotas in academia & complete garbage from ditzes in the HR department. These clueless young women often wholly indoctrinated by pseudo-sciences in the humanities like psychology
Every behavior of men is deemed as toxic including by many cowardly pastors & priests entrusted by the Lord to assist in shepherding his flock. Not calling you out here specifically but it's a common issue that I've seen
To your first point, it was men who passed the 19th amendment and such. They still decided to listen to the suffragettes despite the fact that most women did not want the vote. Even today men still hold most political seats. You don't think he knows of Eve's curse? Just because he doesn't specifically talk about it doesn't mean he's solely putting the fault on men. Many male centric content already emphasize the woman's fault.
An astounding video packed with wisdom and knowledge, where not a single word is wasted. Each word carries its weight, seamlessly leading into the next, making it extremely palatable and an amazing watch. Thank you, Father Moses.
I don’t think people can even understand how much wisdom there is in this video. Unbelievable. Thank you Father
How do you want man to lead on a 50/50 relationship? Thts no logic 😂😂
Which coin should we use when a husband & wife butt heads over decision making? I thought while the husband is called to be obedient to Jesus Christ, the wife is called to submit to her husband? I don't see how patriarchy is 50/50 at all
You only understand the concept of control and do not understand leadership then.
The couple that worked with us on premarital counseling told us if we made it to anniversary 8, we’d pass a threshold they couldn’t explain but that around year 7 they’d seen in themselves and in friends that it’s the hardest year for marriage.
We will celebrate year 10 in a few months.
Thank you for this Fatheer Moses. I am almost 20 years old and just so confused about marriage and how I need to become a man, husband and father.
It’s NOT even that hard to do it Gods way!
It’s actually HARDER AND there is MUCH MORE SUFFERING AND STRUGGLE when we do it OUR WAY… meaning the woman THINKS she wants power and control but it’s killing her…
Hopefully my book “Confessions of a Controlaholic: Don’t Destroy Your Second Marriage Too!” will help some women. It’s my story of destroying my first marriage with all the errors you mentioned and how GOD began healing me in my FINAL (second🤣) marriage even though I’d wanted to become an Orthodox nun at age 58.
Is your second marriage valid?
@@crohunter100. Yes. Her husband is a retired deacon.
I spent a few weeks with a very seasoned, strong Christian couple. Both devoted to Christ. I recall the wife berating her husband for about 40 minutes. Non stop in front of me. He looked utterly defeated as if he was dying.
what if a man does all this and the female still commits adultery what is he supposed to do then? Forgive, Divorce?
You should talk to your personal spiritual father about this but both are a option.
The orthodox church allows for a the innocent party a divorce and can get a 2nd marriage, but the offending party can never get remarried in the orthodox church if your church follows the canons. However, the Lord is loving and merciful to those who repent and we are to follow our master. So if your spouse is repenting then I would say help carry the cross together. But what do I know I'm just some dude online so please talk to your spiritual father.
@@Z3r0Strifehave you been to Western church? It's entirely feminist and the mn will basically be kicked out even if she cheats
There is no turning back after either commits that act. It's over. Period.
@@AndreiGeorgescu-j9p well what's a western church... the orthodox church is the only true Church.
Depends on your consciousness, for some men cheating is considered as an end game However our lord permits divorce if the spouse commits sexual immorality
Matthew 19:9. And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.
I needed to hear this. This is exactly what god has been encouraging me to remember every single day.
Thank You Sir, I am praying to God to give me the spiritual strenght to propose my girlfriend after dating her for 1 and a half year, to look at her heart and don’t doubt the Lord. God bless!
I had to walk away from a relationship recently. I asked a woman(early 30s) if she could take no for an answer and she told me that she feels no is too harsh.
There was no particular context. It was just simply if she could take no for an answer and she told me no.
I’m a little scarred after this, not in the sense that I’m hurt, but in the sense that I’m discouraged with the idea of marriage if women today can’t handle any sense of assertiveness and or firmness when a man truly has the best interest of the family in mind.
This is incredibly timely for me. I'm getting married in a couple months
Praise be to God!
In the name of the Father
The Son
and the Holy Spirit
Amen
great video Father Moses, I am so grateful to hear these messages from someone within the institution with a critical thinking mind, your perspective and preaching is so valuable.
WOW. This was amazing Father Moses. Please keep making videos. I am new here but you make some of the greatest biblical connections. Thank You
God bless always dropping gemz
Thank you!
Father Bless! Perhaps you should consider writing a book on these topics, a lot of Orthodox brothers and sisters would benefit from it! Thank you so much Father Moses, I've really benefited a lot from your videos this last months! God bless you, your family and community! ☦🙏Amen.
Not easy having over 2 kids when the in laws and practicaly no one is willing to help.
I have 5 kids and zero help. I understand! But, you get stronger!
@@fathermosesmcpherson I have a lot of kids in police that think themselves saints
@@fathermosesmcphersonFr Moses , I'm at 3 so I'll try to catch up to 5 like you. While you try to catch up to Fr Josiah at 10 lol. Hope this inspires the guy at 2 kids.
Love your Christian Masculinity content Father Moses. Please continue coaching us ❤
Fr Moses a good follow up video may be specific actions that a man can take to get out of the danger zone that you presented. Once a relationship has gotten all the way to the danger zone that you mention, with the woman having dominated the relationship for years, a man suddenly trying to “take control” could be disastrous.
Wisdom! Thank you for this, Father Moses!
I come from a destroyed family and really wanted to create my own family. With God's help I married a fantastic woma and we have 2 sons now. Since I didnt grow up in a core family, nor society showed me how a marriage, a relationship or even love should look like, I'm the one having to learn all this, currently I want more children, but she does not. Her argument is to be saved it's not about having as much kids as possible, while I'm stating that I want to multiply and fill earth...
This was an incredibly helpful breakdown, thank you Father!
This channel is a gold mine of generational Godly masculine wisdom. It does not matter whether you are Christian, Jewish, or Muslim. Any man who believes in God can see the wisdom in this content and respect it. Very happy I came across you Father Moses, and I am recommending you to all of my closest friends.
Thanks for your vídeos father Moses. From a catholic
Well, I’ve not married yet, and I’m 41, so I guess I made it through the mess of an early marriage 😆
Glad I’m still waiting for the right one 🙏🏼
The experience I have of leadership is at work. I have had situations where I was leading a team of a couple of people and with only one exception it was fine, the relationships were fine, there was good communication, they did the tasks I delegated them etc. But with one person right from the beginning it did not work and it lead me to wonder sometimes "what did I do wrong?". After reflecting a lot I could not find a particular thing I did and my conclusion was that the person was not in the mood or was irritated with something else or just plain deranged, because with all of the other persons it was fine.
So my conclusion was that there is just so much that you can do as a leader, the subordinates must also be willing to play their role. Unless you are in a situation like you are an army officer at a war that can execute a soldier that refuses to attack the enemy, there is just so much you can do, the person you are leading has to be willing to play their role too.
How are men supposed to lead? A man's wife is on the phone continuously posting photos of herself on instagram. Does he have the right to physically take her phone? A man's wife is constantly getting drunk with her friends. Does he have the right to lock her in the house?
Authority requires force. Is this what you are advocating? I'm not saying the use of force is morally wrong. I believe the use of physical force is a moral good when it is used in service to God's moral laws. Physical force is transformed into violence when not in service to God because it is in violation of the moral laws. However, I think we all know what is going to happen to a man who uses physical force to maintain moral leadership.
The question is would men abdicate responsibility to the degree they have if men actually had authority for what that which they were responsible? You might say that men can still lead without the authority to create consequences. However, that is not what God did to Adam and Eve. God created physical moral consequences for Adam and Eve's actions. Men have absolutely no way to do that with their wives in our society. It is wives who can inflict consequences upon their husbands for cause or for no cause.
Men aren’t supposed to do it alone. And if a man needs to use physical force to get someone to listen they don’t need to be married. That’s dangerous. Women shouldn’t marry men they don’t want to listen to. Otherwise resentment will grow because she thinks he’s an idiot
No, authority requires respect, not force. If you have to use force, there is no respect for authority. Sit down for a family leadership session and lay down the family members rights and responsibilities. Yours, hers and the children’s.
He never once said use force or be a dictator.
@@Foxie770sun Tzu famously proved wmn lack duty or respect and the only way to get them to listen is with force
@@sweetxjcit's dangerous to allow wmn to do what they want in a society
The Lord revealed to me this simple axiom a few years back:
"Men build the civilization, and women build the men."
Strong men make women feel safe. Those men are strong because their women are inspiring.
Weak men allow for women to be put into danger. Those men are weak because their women are uninspiring.
Fr. Moses can you do a video defining masculinity? What traits does a masculine man have?
He said in one of his videos ("The Two Hallmarks of a Man") that manosphere figures always have a hard time defining masculinity because they don't have a Christian worldview and that the most important trait of a masculine man is to serve others. "The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve" ~Matthew 20:28
Thank you for your video. Please pray for me and my husband, Father Moses. I will continue praying for you and your ministry.
Thanks! I needed this…. Like really. I’m trying to get married. I know I’m not ready and now I really know I’m not ready because I’m struggling centering my life around Christ. Doubt, weakness; giving into my sins and passion with the devils iconography.
A relationship where the woman puts a ring in the man’s nose and leads him passively around is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen. I agree with the replies, the unspoken fear of every married man who wants to change the dynamic is that she’ll reject correction and headship and leave with the kids. I can only say I’m sorry.
If you’re an unmarried man, learn to be as picky as a woman about the important qualities of your spouse. Feel out whether she can take correction and defer to your leadership when you disagree about something; if not, drop her like a hot potato. Do *not* expect to “fix” fundamental disobedience and disrespect. You’ll eventually find a woman who will respect you - I know I have.
There are 2 types of marriages: secular and biblical. Most all marriages are secular even when they are consummated in a church, because they are built upon secular principles. Thats why the divorce rate is reported (75%, which is actually much higher but reported low, yes its that bad). Marriages built upon biblical principles are made to endure. We have completely lost our way. At some point All secular marriages will fail. Its just like a house built upon sand. Look at the ratio: Secular 6 days a week, holy 1 day a week if you're lucky. You do the math.
Sad and Very true my Friend. 🙏🏿
What a speech Father, every men needs to hear this.
What an excellent lecture by Father Moses here! So much to consider and act upon. From your notes, it seems the relationship goes wrong during the initial courtship phase--not centering on God. "How else can s man have conviction?"
Thank you, Father Moses. You know, a conversation between you and Jordan Peterson would be excellent. God bless you.
We need more like you, Father! I hope to visit you at your parish one day. God bless...
I really like listen to the wisdom of Father Moses. God bless you.
Literally my parent’s marriage and almost everyone I knows parent’s marriage…
Thank you father for guiding me to God. Lord Have Mercy on You Father Moses.❤☦️🏋️♂️
As always, a great video father!
This is funny, because i just bought a book that touches on everything you spoke on in this video the day you released this video.
Good stuff! Thank you this message is much needed in this day and age. Big wake up call for men like myself.
Perfect timing. God bless you Father! Thank you so much.
The most BASED PREACHER right now on UA-cam! Thank you for preaching the truth
Much needed videos father.
7:50 - This gets to the problem with modern women. They're told constantly they need to be in charge, "I am woman hear me roar". So they do this, they demand to take charge, but naturally they don't want to be in charge. This contradiction, in addition to men permitting this to happen, is why so many modern women are so unhappy. They make war on their nature instead of accepting who they are. I've known a few women like this, they won't allow the man to have authority over them to begin with.
Then there's also the fact that modern men have been lied to our whole lives by women about what women really want. We were told constantly when growing up women want someone who is sensitive, not so masculine, etc. This is what we grew up with, is it any wonder things turned out the way they did?
My ex got custody, kicked me out of home , career she wanted as I stayed back and took care of kids and still stone walls me till this day like I cheated on her?
This type of simple wisdom is something you could charge for 😂 thank you Father Moses
Love your videos Father ❤.. I hope you solve the X beef with Jonathan with a Christian video with the Blessing of our Lord❤
Thank you Father. This video may well save our marriage. Christ have mercy
Oh I love this video. I think I will review it and add my thoughts. Fr. Moses nails it again!
This is what happened to Adam:
"Sir, you crashed your car into a transformer which affected the whole neighborhood. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Your Honor! My foot made me do it!"
Right on time. Thank you, father. On a light note, the white board reminds me of that video with the dude explaining the crazy/hot ratio of women. Who remembers that?
Father I agree with you 100%. I figured this out a long time ago. Adam and Eve were simply the template for the basic issues that husbands and wives would encounter if they did not self correct themselves. The only thing you needed to emphasize was that husbands need to love their wife SACRIFICIALLY. That includes that a husband must NOT cheat on his wife. If you were not a priest, you would have been an excellent marriage counsellor. But I am glad you are a priest. You can reach more people with God’s (biblical) wisdom.
thank you for the wisdom
Thank you, Father 🙏🏻
Men and women are wired differently. Period. There's purpose behind that with the goal being that the masculine & feminine balance each other out.
Respectful insertion request: Usurping authority is PRECEEDING by "wanting more". She is literally living in Eden/Paradise and it wasn't "enough". 24th Anniversary for my marriage and nearly EVERYTHING my wife has wanted for ourselves and our kids.....and she "wants more". More safety, more security, more vacations, more money for their college, more "us" time but yet that competes with "family time", Need a house on the lake for "family time". Ok I'm only 2 mins in...that's all I have so far : )
I always pray to God that I do my best to honor my husband because he sure does respect and honor me
I think the idea would be that there is just so much you can do to become a better leader. Past a certain point it is up for the person you are supposed to lead to be willing to play their role too. And I think regarding romantic relationships, the idea would be that you must be prepared to remain single because to marry any woman that appears you risk her not being willing to play her role.
Thank you it helped me a lot may God bless you🙌
My friend is in this exact situation and I've lost all respect for him. I can't talk to him any more, his whole drive and personality was sold to his wife for a middle-class joint income and an unnecessary wedding.
Thank you Father Moses!!
A very wise orthodox priest said that Adam and Eve were both at fault. Eve because she left Adam alone and went to taste the fruit and Adam because he didnt follow his wife and left her alone. And the point he made was that if Adam and Eve were together they wouldnt have been tricked by the serpent. Unity is godly , division is not. And the devil loves to divide.
They were both at fault, but Adam could have repented and prevented the Fall.
@@fathermosesmcpherson Thanks 🙏 ! I might be wrong but this is what I remember that i heard 😅
In my case, my conviction to God in joining the Orthodox Church has become one of the #1 reasons threatening divorce in my case.
Example, my wife is catholic and she wants our boys to be raised in the Catholic Church, currently our boys are communing with me at the Orthodox Church.
Convictions to God or a case of "the grass is greener..."? Most folks I know who join the Orthodox Church are running away from the scandals of the Western Church, not listing to God.
You are completely correct Father! Well done... unfortunately :(
you were blessed with a great speaking ability
Father can you do a video about how to deal with multiple failure after trying so hard?
You're basically saying Eve is a feminist. So root out the feminism from wmn in church. And lol at ignoring that you can get divorced or jailed for any sort of attempt at authority
Exactly. Religious institutions are neutered by political correctness. The marriage problem is rooted in the GOVERNMENT incentivizing women to bleed the man dry and move onto the next one or the next thing.
Blaming married men solely for this is burying your head in the sand.
Although it is ultimately men who can take control again and remove those SATANIC laws from the judicial system.
This is my experience exactly and the same with my closest brothers. Sadly most guys do not fulfill their side if this duty. I did and my marriage has improved significantly.
Great video!! God bless!!
that chain is off the hook!! by the way, a man that does not want to return home after a long day of work is a relationship predestined to fail. Priest, God puts the man as the head of the house, thats the problem, most men give up leadership to their wifes and it gets its consequenses.
Its bcs house n food n tax are expensive thus men workhard by being busy at work but the women cry saying he is emotionaly not available ..he is working working n working thus she cheats on him n leaves him n takes away all of his hardwork earned money and house n kids
Thts why good hardworking men gave up on god or family life ❤
Erm, what the sigma? 🗿
They use "emotionally unavailable" as an excuse. He can work all day and still come home and be properly intimate. His sacrifice of long work hours itself is a manifestation of his emotions towards her. Many of them gladly go for casual relationships with emotionally unavailable people despite what they may claim. It's the degradation of people's values and ideals which has led to this - no one treats their body as a temple and no one treats their family as a castle. Everyone looks for flings and tingles to distract themselves from their empty existence. It's almost impossible to find someone serious and by the time you do, it's likely that they themselves have been betrayed many times by others and have become disillusioned or cynical.
Congratulations for explaining. Regards from Croatia 😊
It's not easy for a man when a woman constantly compromises the marriage. Even if the political system rewards the woman for separating.