Excellent. Becoming Orthodox was a part of my journey into the Church (read it twice!). I'm thankful to Fr. Peter and others who helped pave the way for me to find and enter the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Thank you for your candid, direct, and humorous comments. As a Protestant who has indeed sought to incorporate the "greatest hits" of Orthodoxy. I will prayerfully consider your invitation to join the trunk. Thank you.
Greeting father Peter, I am currently reading “Becoming Orthodox” part 2 of the book. I am connecting with your journey. Just today I reached out to my local Orthodox Church. The journey has begun.
God bless you, Father. You only have to travel in some Orthodox countries ( Eastern Europe, Middle East, etc) and see the people's humility, generosity, love and the overall way of life to better understand Orthodoxy.
That's something I'd love to do sometime. In the meantime it's a very interesting situation to be an english minority attending church in the place where I grew up! I love it through, we have a very international parish.
Thank you for your words, Father. You have a Swedish name, so we could use you here in northern Scandinavia. I can not be a member in an Orthodox church where I live because I have to travel 360 kilometers (one way!) to the nearest Orthodox church. In southern Sweden we have lots of citizens who come from Syria, Turkey, Africa and other immigrants. We would love to have a visit from you or Father Spyridon in the UK. We could use a missionary. Our first missionary was St Ansgar (a Saint in the Orthodox church) who came to us AD 830. Bless you!
This is so interesting for me. I am a Catholic. I have been leaning into Protestantism because I don’t see truth in my Catholic faith. I didn’t even know about Orthodoxy.
May God continue to guide your steps! Orthodoxy remains, alas, America's best kept secret. Fwiw, we published a book for Catholics interested in Orthodoxy (protectingveil.com/two-paths-orthodoxy-catholicism-romes-claims-of-papal-supremacy-in-the-light-of-orthodox-christian-teaching/). Also, you might find of interest my book Precious Vessels (you can download a free abridged copy on our website: www.protectingveil.com).
@@RuthenianCatholic I wouldn't say it's backwards. More like the other side of the same coin. After all, going from Roman Catholic (one guy is infallible) to Protestant (every guy is infallible) is essentially the same thing, and the source in both is ego and pride. There's a reason why the Protestant Reformation happened under Rome's watch while the Orthodox never had one.
I heard you speak three summers at Arrowhead Springs as a high school and college student. I served 39 years as a PCA pastor, retired and was ordained an ANCA priest for the last 11 years. How does Orthodox theology and practice claim to be more Biblical or historical than Anglican, which developed within a hundred years of the same time?
The theology and practice are handed down from the apostles. When I kiss the hand of my priest, his hand has touched a line of succession back to Paul and Peter. There were oral teachings passed on. If you visit a church, you will see the same thing (besides simple innovations like from clay to plaster, sunlight to electric etc; though majority of churches are lit by sunlight lol. Anyway you get it.)you would’ve seen in the first century Antioch. Maybe a more developed icon style etc, but it’s the same liturgy, the same communion, the same theology, interpretation of the scriptures etc. I challenge you. Visit a priest or church near you and attend a vespers or weekday service regularly. If you aren’t convinced, then keep what you have.
Respectfully, the Anglicanism movement was influenced by King Henry VIII breaking away from the RCC in the 16th century for refusing to be granted continued divorces. The Orthodox Church that you're comparing Anglicanism to is derived from the authentic Apostolic-era disciples that Christ Ordained in the New Testament - and they were first called Christians at Antioch (Acts 11:26).
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Excellent. Becoming Orthodox was a part of my journey into the Church (read it twice!). I'm thankful to Fr. Peter and others who helped pave the way for me to find and enter the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Thank you for your candid, direct, and humorous comments. As a Protestant who has indeed sought to incorporate the "greatest hits" of Orthodoxy. I will prayerfully consider your invitation to join the trunk. Thank you.
Any developments, 7 months after this comment? My wife and I became Orthodox about two years ago, previously baptists.
how is your journey going now?
Greeting father Peter,
I am currently reading “Becoming Orthodox” part 2 of the book. I am connecting with your journey. Just today I reached out to my local Orthodox Church. The journey has begun.
Glory to God...Godspeed! As you may know, Fr. Peter reposed back in 2012...but he is not forgotten!
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Thank you for letting me know.
God bless you.
Glory to God for everything.!
God bless you, Father.
You only have to travel in some Orthodox countries ( Eastern Europe, Middle East, etc) and see the people's humility, generosity, love and the overall way of life to better understand Orthodoxy.
That's something I'd love to do sometime. In the meantime it's a very interesting situation to be an english minority attending church in the place where I grew up! I love it through, we have a very international parish.
Wow. This deepened my faith this very early morning1
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Thank you for this video. I was saved in 2013 at age 39 and God is now leading me to the Orthodox Faith ❤
Have you attended a vespers or divine liturgy service yet? Or managed to find a more-or-less local parish?
Memory eternal.
Thank you for your words, Father. You have a Swedish name, so we could use you here in northern Scandinavia. I can not be a member in an Orthodox church where I live because I have to travel 360 kilometers (one way!) to the nearest Orthodox church. In southern Sweden we have lots of citizens who come from Syria, Turkey, Africa and other immigrants. We would love to have a visit from you or Father Spyridon in the UK. We could use a missionary. Our first missionary was St Ansgar (a Saint in the Orthodox church) who came to us AD 830. Bless you!
Fr. Peter Gillquist fell asleep in the Lord July 1, 2012.
That's a bit tough.... Hope Orthodoxy grows in Sweden. Are there any other Orthodox Christians who live near you?
This is so interesting for me. I am a Catholic. I have been leaning into Protestantism because I don’t see truth in my Catholic faith. I didn’t even know about Orthodoxy.
May God continue to guide your steps! Orthodoxy remains, alas, America's best kept secret. Fwiw, we published a book for Catholics interested in Orthodoxy (protectingveil.com/two-paths-orthodoxy-catholicism-romes-claims-of-papal-supremacy-in-the-light-of-orthodox-christian-teaching/). Also, you might find of interest my book Precious Vessels (you can download a free abridged copy on our website: www.protectingveil.com).
Are there any Orthodox parishes near your home?
Going from Catholicism to protestantism doesn't make sense. It's a major step backwards.
@@RuthenianCatholic I wouldn't say it's backwards. More like the other side of the same coin. After all, going from Roman Catholic (one guy is infallible) to Protestant (every guy is infallible) is essentially the same thing, and the source in both is ego and pride. There's a reason why the Protestant Reformation happened under Rome's watch while the Orthodox never had one.
Thanks!
Thanks so much, Virginia! 🙏
Can anyone direct me to Modern English translations of St. John Chrysostom’s writings. I cannot read Elizabethan English.
I am interested in Orthodoxy. Are there Orthodox Masses in English/local languages other than Greek/Russian?
Probably the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
@@cch6127 Thank you 😊
Our parish in Southern England holds services in a mixture of English and Slavonic.
I heard you speak three summers at Arrowhead Springs as a high school and college student. I served 39 years as a PCA pastor, retired and was ordained an ANCA priest for the last 11 years. How does Orthodox theology and practice claim to be more Biblical or historical than Anglican, which developed within a hundred years of the same time?
The theology and practice are handed down from the apostles. When I kiss the hand of my priest, his hand has touched a line of succession back to Paul and Peter. There were oral teachings passed on. If you visit a church, you will see the same thing (besides simple innovations like from clay to plaster, sunlight to electric etc; though majority of churches are lit by sunlight lol. Anyway you get it.)you would’ve seen in the first century Antioch. Maybe a more developed icon style etc, but it’s the same liturgy, the same communion, the same theology, interpretation of the scriptures etc.
I challenge you. Visit a priest or church near you and attend a vespers or weekday service regularly. If you aren’t convinced, then keep what you have.
Respectfully, the Anglicanism movement was influenced by King Henry VIII breaking away from the RCC in the 16th century for refusing to be granted continued divorces.
The Orthodox Church that you're comparing Anglicanism to is derived from the authentic Apostolic-era disciples that Christ Ordained in the New Testament - and they were first called Christians at Antioch (Acts 11:26).
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