I'm done discussing that. You're making an accusation that does not hold up to the theology of the orthodox church. It's an impression YOU have gotten as an outsider, not one you have any internal understanding of as a baptized member.
You're glossing over this. Christ chose his apostles. How they became "priests" and how the orthodox church claims the lineage is a matter of faith. The church was a mess until nicea. And then doctrine was established by a very political body, hardly one that can be claimed led by the "holy spirit."
So were the cherubs on the ark graven images? They are an image of something in heaven above so by your heretical belief, they too were graven images and God's holy tabernacle was an abomination he himself ordered built, which makes no sense. It's stuff like this is why it seems no one here is taking your seriously. You get presented with counter arguments so you just restate the same point again.
Of course it's a matter of faith. Nicea was called because heresies were already at work and they wanted to iron them out. You can call it a political body which makes sense if you take it on faith that your secular sources are correct. Secular sources mostly hostile to christianity. Many great men of the faith were in attendance and tesfitied. People who studied under people who studied under the disciples, who studied under the apostles, who walked with Christ. Everything is taken on faith.
Of course you have no idea. You're repeating typical protestant criticisms of orthodoxy, not talking about anything new otherwise you'd be orthodox. Exodus 25-18
Okay, so what is the basis for this faith? That was the point of my question. Why do you believe the lineage was upheld in the way you do? Church tradition?
Saint Luke is the first iconographer so I'm sorry but you're scriptural arguments are just modernist christian interpretations. You are actually woke without even realizing it. And you baptized your daughter orthodox so at some point I reckon you'll come around.
Historical record. Christianity started in the east.
It's called people not having a backbone, and being too scared to post their true feelings under their "real" screename. It's past old and frankly, I am done with it. You wanna be inflammatory, you want cause shit and tuck tail and run? Don't be shocked when the light is shown into the shadows that they hide in.Now I see it's not just this thread, but pretty-much all your posts.
That's 200 deletions. Never seen this before.
Again, you're glossing over this. Can you provide any references?
References for what, exactly? That the christian church was established in the east at pentecost 33 A.D?
After doing some reading at the church of Satan website. I guess I kind of do.but you already kinda follow it.
I can't argue with those words. You're very correct on that.
Nope I don't agree with that. I do think that every human is special and unique unto themselves.And I don't mean it in the sense that each person is a special individual. I'm sure you won't agree with this
Yeah ... I see how that could be
That the Eastern Orthodox church was established at pentecost and that there is legitimate and evidenced lineage between that and what we have today. You're free to believe whatever you want regardless, but you might want to have this sort of info prepared to help "Share the good news of orthodoxy."
