Why I Left Eastern Orthodoxy

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• NF

  @NFS0038 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Father Josiah on Patristic Nectar has a Youtube Short called &quot;The True vs The Perfect Church&quot; which in 30 seconds exactly addresses this.<br>&quot;The authenticity of the true Church is in no way challenged by the fact that She has sinners within Her. We should be thankful that the True Church on Earth is not perfect, because if the True Church on Earth was perfect, where in the world would you and I exist in Her?&quot;

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• JU

  @juarbemike77 · 2 years ago

  Im Orthodox Christian, I will pray for you! My duty as an Orthodox Christian is to love my neighbors even if I have a different point of view. Im a sinner and I have to look my own sins instead to watch others, be judgmental is a grave sin and spiritual pride and with humility is the path to Christ and the paradise. &nbsp;Lord JesusChrist son of God, &nbsp;have mercy on me a sinner! Most Holy Mother of God pray for us!

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• J.

  @J.rad25 · 1 year ago

  As a recent Orthodox convert who left Protestantism after 30 years, the comments here have reinforced my hope. ☦️

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• HE

  @hensley1178 · 2 years ago

  The Great thing about the Orthodox Church is the emphasis on Mystery. &nbsp;I found that being over intellectual will give you a headache in any church.

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• BO

  @bobkeeler7894 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for sharing your story. It was a very good and interesting video. As a non-Catholic and non-Orthodox Christian, I especially liked how you said that God may absolutely lead people to the Orthodox Church because they have gifts that will be helpful to that church or there are things about the Orthodox Church specifically that will help that person grow in their walk with Christ. Absolutely agree. 😊

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• GA

  @gabrielbarreiro1580 · 1 day ago

  Looking forward to the branch theory video! Thank you for your work!

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  @steveblack7923 · 2 years ago

  Anglicanism exists because Henry the VIII wanted a divorce. &nbsp;I&apos;ve never understood the appeal.

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• RO

  @RodolfoAOC · 2 years ago

  I was baptized as a child in the catholic church in Argentina, then I became a member of different protestant groups. Disillusioned and searching for the truth I found Orthodoxy and was baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia, but a group closer to the so-called veterocalendarists that most Orthodox call schismatic. After that, because of so many things so heavy for the soul, I decided to go to confessional Lutheranism in my country with a church that has communion with LCMS, although where I live there is no Lutheran church and they used that as an excuse to no longer allow me to study to become a pastor from a distance. Currently I have a relationship with the orthodox Anglican church of Bishop Jerry Ogles, but everything is still very difficult in my path to the pastorate.

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• BR

  @Brother_pet3r · 8 months ago

  orthodox convert here. I watched the entire video and i appreciate you being direct. &nbsp;<br><br>Im definitely didn&apos;t find anything you mentioned to be a problem for me anymore but i did struggle at first. I appreciate the transparency &nbsp;<br>I hope you fill the void in protestant apologists because &nbsp;currently no good counters to orthodoxy exist. &nbsp;That being said <br><br>I would also return the same statement back to you. I cant accept the fruits. Theology, &nbsp;dogma or weakness to &nbsp;combat the modern world with Catholicism or protestantism. <br><br>GOD BLESS.

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• VE

  @veritasquidestveritas · 2 years ago (edited)

  I left Orthodoxy for a time. Its a desert out there beyond Orthodoxy! A spiritual desert of anxiety! I found peace admitting I was wrong and going back to Orthodoxy! All other liturgies pale in comparison. Ideologies that fail to reach the heart I found in protestantism. Shallow even ugly services, long intellectual services and/or emotionalism...is all I found in protestantism. Catholicism slightly better but that needs and calls for the fullness of holy Orthodoxy. Such a shame all this division...life is short. God looks at our hearts and deeply! Dont get so knotted up with the rational lies. Exclusivism!? Leave all that to God. He loves you. Orthodoxy is a heart matter...not a theology test. The canons are not universal laws but measures, medicines to be applied to each individual. If you find interior prayer, a good spiritual father and a good monastery...its all you need. The rest is waffle and confusion in my experience. Life is short there is much to do! Your Orthodoxy was the typical legalistic first dose!!😂 It takes a long time for us westerners to imbibe a true orthodox spirit. Too much talking we do!! I too fell into the ultra-legalism. A holy gentle spiritual father is now helping me out there! Orthodoxy is NOT about rules. God bless.

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• MH

  @mh-ji5ki · 2 years ago

  What an informative theological exploration you share. I applaud your boldness to search for congruence in a spirit of charity and humility. Just stepping from one Christian tradition into another is mind boggling. I guess my mind is not as inquisitive and rigorously trained as yours. Thank you for the precious tip on discernment. &quot;Never make a decision in a time of desolation.&quot;

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• PR

  @precisiondefensegroup3688 · 2 years ago

  Thank you for this video sir. &nbsp;I’ve been wrestling with this for almost a year now.

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