“I myself fear the cold hearts of the ‘intellectually correct’ much more than any errors you might find in Augustine… I feel In Augustine the love of Christ.” - Fr. Seraphim Rose, from a letter of 1981.
A good Orthodox reference book: “The Place of BLESSED AUGUSTINE in the Orthodox Church” by Fr. Seraphim Rose. St. Herman of Alaska Monastery Brotherhood 2007.
I just saw this video so I pobably won't get an answer to my question 1 year after it was posted, however as a recent Orthodox believer who left evangelicalism where the rule is,"once saved always saved," as an Orthodox believer if I step off a curb and get hit by a bus do I still go to heaven?
Thank you for posting. One complaint-There are soooooo many commercials. It’s very disruptive. It’s best to to the commercial breaks at the beginning and get them over with so there aren’t the constant interruptions during the good parts (which is all of it). 🙏🏼☦️
I am researching the Orthodox faith and I am wondering where the teaching or tradition of keeping the Sabbath came from? I found several teachings of the Ante Nicene teaching against this and I will include just a few of them below. Thanks We do not follow the Jews in their peculiarities in regard to food nor in their sacred days. Tertullian (c. 191, W), 3.34. Let the one who contends that the Sabbath is still to be observed as a balm of salvation,. . . prove to us that in times past righteous men kept the Sabbath, or practiced circumcision, and were thereby made "friends of God." God created Adam uncircumcised and non-observant of the Sabbath.... Also, God freed from the deluge Noah, who was uncircumcised and did not observe the Sabbath. Enoch, too, He transported from this world, even though that most righteous man was uncircumcised and did not observe the Sabbath. . . . Melchizedek also, "the priest of the most high God," although uncircumcised and not observing the Sabbath, was chosen to the priesthood of God. Tertullian (c. 197, W), 3.153. Just as the abolition of fleshly circumcision and of the old Law is demonstrated as having been consummated at its specific times, so also the observance of the Sabbath is demonstrated to have been temporary. Tertullian (c. 197, W), 3.155.
Can you explain why she says to hold on to tradition, but doesn't cover her head? Isn't this a tradition as well delivered from the apostles? Or are there nuances that I miss? I try to understand it but at first sight the things she says seems to contradict each other
While wearing a head covering is a tradition among most Orthodox, it isn't among all. Most parishes in North America, for example, do not require a woman to wear a head covering, but leave the decision to wear one or not to the piety of the woman. For historical reasons, most Greek women do not wear head coverings. This goes back to the time when they were in captivity by the Ottoman empire, and forced under Islam to dress a certain way. To show themselves as "not Muslim", Greek Orthodox women chose not to wear the head covering. It was an act of rebellion against the Islam rulers, and this tradition continues today.
I deduce that you didn’t hear anything of what she said. There IS an attention to philosophers, they are the early church fathers. Please read St Gregory of Palamas Triads, at the very least. Additionally, the Orthodox Church does not need philosophers who are ignorant of the faith making assume& claims about the church. Holy; set apart.
Thank you so much for all four parts of thinking orthodox ❤☦️
This "part 3" portion of Dr. Constantinou's talk is the most compelling to me.
“I myself fear the cold hearts of the ‘intellectually correct’ much more than any errors you might find in Augustine… I feel In Augustine the love of Christ.” - Fr. Seraphim Rose, from a letter of 1981.
A good Orthodox reference book: “The Place of BLESSED AUGUSTINE in the Orthodox Church” by Fr. Seraphim Rose. St. Herman of Alaska Monastery Brotherhood 2007.
I just saw this video so I pobably won't get an answer to my question 1 year after it was posted, however as a recent Orthodox believer who left evangelicalism where the rule is,"once saved always saved," as an Orthodox believer if I step off a curb and get hit by a bus do I still go to heaven?
Thank you for posting. One complaint-There are soooooo many commercials. It’s very disruptive. It’s best to to the commercial breaks at the beginning and get them over with so there aren’t the constant interruptions during the good parts (which is all of it). 🙏🏼☦️
Unfortunately our parish has no control over the commercials. We don't place them in the video; they are all placed there by UA-cam.
To be rid of commercials, one must join youtube premium at about $10 a month.
I am researching the Orthodox faith and I am wondering where the teaching or tradition of keeping the Sabbath came from? I found several teachings of the Ante Nicene teaching against this and I will include just a few of them below. Thanks
We do not follow the Jews in their peculiarities
in regard to food nor in their sacred days.
Tertullian (c. 191, W), 3.34.
Let the one who contends that the Sabbath is
still to be observed as a balm of salvation,. . .
prove to us that in times past righteous men
kept the Sabbath, or practiced circumcision,
and were thereby made "friends of God." God
created Adam uncircumcised and non-observant
of the Sabbath.... Also, God freed from
the deluge Noah, who was uncircumcised and
did not observe the Sabbath. Enoch, too, He
transported from this world, even though that
most righteous man was uncircumcised and
did not observe the Sabbath. . . . Melchizedek
also, "the priest of the most high God,"
although uncircumcised and not observing the
Sabbath, was chosen to the priesthood of God.
Tertullian (c. 197, W), 3.153.
Just as the abolition of fleshly circumcision
and of the old Law is demonstrated as having
been consummated at its specific times, so also
the observance of the Sabbath is demonstrated
to have been temporary. Tertullian (c. 197, W),
3.155.
Can you explain why she says to hold on to tradition, but doesn't cover her head? Isn't this a tradition as well delivered from the apostles? Or are there nuances that I miss? I try to understand it but at first sight the things she says seems to contradict each other
While wearing a head covering is a tradition among most Orthodox, it isn't among all. Most parishes in North America, for example, do not require a woman to wear a head covering, but leave the decision to wear one or not to the piety of the woman. For historical reasons, most Greek women do not wear head coverings. This goes back to the time when they were in captivity by the Ottoman empire, and forced under Islam to dress a certain way. To show themselves as "not Muslim", Greek Orthodox women chose not to wear the head covering. It was an act of rebellion against the Islam rulers, and this tradition continues today.
That would be legalistic.
It would be much,much better if we honored our brilliant philosophers. Your talk is painful
I deduce that you didn’t hear anything of what she said.
There IS an attention to philosophers, they are the early church fathers. Please read St Gregory of Palamas Triads, at the very least.
Additionally, the Orthodox Church does not need philosophers who are ignorant of the faith making assume& claims about the church.
Holy; set apart.