My dear, give thanks to God for having a family who loves you enough to feed you. Eat within reason and according to what your spiritual father advises. When you leave your home to make one of your own, then you may fast from those foods.
How wonderful to see you doing your podcast again, Father... Your voice here I a prayer answered by God... Nice to see you getting back to us... Arsenios
I’ve always had a problem with tyranny. I’m naturally a disagreeable guy. And I’m a former Protestant. But when a first attended an Orthodox Church. I realized that orthodoxy might be the furthest thing away from Tyranny. Priest doing liturgy on behalf of the people wearing vestments that they do can’t be comfortable I would hesitate to use the word, Pharisee. Because Pharisees are Pharisees out of their own making. Out of their own tyranny and Vanity. In fact, I’d argue that most Protestant ministers are more pharisetical than an orthodox priest
Keeping Orthodox (right worship) is not the same as the pharisees under any circumstance. To follow the teachings of Jesus, His apostles, and their descendants is in no way the same as being like the pharisees.
@@The_YHWHistic_Seal If you want to have the right worship then follow the commandments of God, not traditions of men. _"And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."_
@@Romans-hu3uy amen to that. The traditions of men are nothing compared to the holy teachings and traditions of Jesus Christ and His people (the Church - Israel w/ gentiles grafted in)
As somebody with guilty OCD who's currently the only one who fasts fully in my home and suffers tension from it, this is helpful to remember. 🙏
I believe Saint Paul says he would eat meat (when not the appropriate time) if it meant he would NOT scandalize his brethren.
My dear, give thanks to God for having a family who loves you enough to feed you. Eat within reason and according to what your spiritual father advises. When you leave your home to make one of your own, then you may fast from those foods.
How wonderful to see you doing your podcast again, Father...
Your voice here I a prayer answered by God...
Nice to see you getting back to us...
Arsenios
can you guys pray for me my name is Hector
Amen Father
Thank you.
💯❤
I’ve always had a problem with tyranny. I’m naturally a disagreeable guy. And I’m a former Protestant. But when a first attended an Orthodox Church. I realized that orthodoxy might be the furthest thing away from Tyranny. Priest doing liturgy on behalf of the people wearing vestments that they do can’t be comfortable
I would hesitate to use the word, Pharisee. Because Pharisees are Pharisees out of their own making. Out of their own tyranny and Vanity.
In fact, I’d argue that most Protestant ministers are more pharisetical than an orthodox priest
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Father, is their marriage in heaven?
St. Matthew 22: 29-30
Bro is so close to understand that Orthodoxy = pharisees. Almost made the conection there. Good for you dude
Keeping Orthodox (right worship) is not the same as the pharisees under any circumstance. To follow the teachings of Jesus, His apostles, and their descendants is in no way the same as being like the pharisees.
@@The_YHWHistic_Seal If you want to have the right worship then follow the commandments of God, not traditions of men.
_"And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition."_
@@Romans-hu3uy You're right, and orthodoxy is the tradition of God, ☦ wish you luck my friend!
@@Romans-hu3uy amen to that. The traditions of men are nothing compared to the holy teachings and traditions of Jesus Christ and His people (the Church - Israel w/ gentiles grafted in)
@@The_YHWHistic_Seal Notice you are adding men to God's commandments
Amen!