Why I Became An Orthodox Christian | Full Series

Why did a Baptist such as myself become an Orthodox Christian? In this episode, I walk you through my conversion process. In it, I go step-by-step, addressing each doctrine of Protestantism that I came to reject and why, as well as the issues I had that prevented me from becoming Catholic, finally to the point of accepting Orthodoxy as the fullness of the faith.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below. Thanks for listening and God bless!

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Video Intro
0:19 Introduction
4:39 Protestant Upbringing
8:02 Introduction to Orthodoxy
12:55 My First Visit to an Orthodox Church
15:13 Sola-Fide
30:39 Sola-Scriptura
38:32 Ecclesiology
49:12 Sacraments
55:32 Mary & The Saints
1:01:47 Liturgy, Priesthood, & Icons
1:11:01 Filioque & The Great Schism
1:16:37 The Papacy. Uniates, & Papal Infallibility
1:22:06 Purgatory & Indulgences
1:24:54 Immaculate Conception
1:30:07 Dogmatic Contradictions, Liturgical Innovations, & Ecumenism
1:36:22 The RCC Cannot Be Taken Seriously
1:39:13 Why I Love Orthodoxy
1:47:45 Conclusion
1:52:24 Where to Learn More
1:56:34 Video Outro

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REFERENCES:

Find An Orthodox Church Near You

Books
“Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
“Arise, O God: The Gospel of Christ’s Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God” by St. John Maximovitch
“Orthodox Worship: A Living Continuity with the Synagogue, the Temple, and the Early Church” by Benjamin Williams & Harold Anstall
“Thinking Orthodox” by Dr. Eugenia Constantinou
“The Didache” by The Twelve Apostles
“The Letters of St. Ignatius” by St. Ignatius
“On The Incarnation” by St. Athanasius

Podcasts/YouTube Channels
“The Whole Counsel of God” by Fr. Stephen De Young
“The Royal Path” by Fr. Turbo
“Patristic Nectar” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
Fr. Spyridon Bailey
Patristix

Playlists

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[Anonimni]

I am so glad to see an awaking in the US and having so many people converting to the original One, True, Apostolic, Universal Church-The Orthodox Church.
-Slavic Brother from the Balkans

[Pan]

An ethnic Greek Orthodox Christian here. You explained everything as it is. May God always be blessing your work.
Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησον ημάς τους αμαρτωλούς.

[AnndenMark]

I, after some time, have come to the conclusion that the Orthodox faith is indeed the original church of Christ. Sadly, none are near me. In fact, the area is devoid of any good churches. Watching online has helped, but that is becoming not enough.

[AxelMattias]

Wow! This was a really good informing video.
I am currently a Norwegian protestant here and I go to a pentecostal church, but I must say, something about Eastern orthodoxy looks very appealing to me🙏

[obiwankenobi]

Former American Protestant turned Orthodox Christian here ☦️🙌

Christos ANESTI

[gabrielmaldonado]

Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 in south america
I also became Orthodox last year ☦️ i use to be roman catholic.
We are an small comunity but is growing so fast
All glory to Christ

[tekaneo]

Wow, this is an amazing video! Thank you!
I am a Greek Orthodox raised in Greece. Unfortunately, this lead for me to many years not being truly faithful. Since by living in an orthodox country, I saw the church more like a mere tradition. This happens to most people I know of that are currently in their 30ies.

However, something is pulling me to faith in the past few months. I am currently reading the Bible for the first time and trying to absorb as much as possible from the history of our church. Your video has been tremendously informative and helped me to further strengthen my orthodox faith. Thank you!

[hannahbaker]

Raised Baptist, spent my adult life in a Calvary Chapel nondenominational church, newly illumined communicant. My catechism path has ended and orthodox journey has commenced! Glory to God!

[steadydividends]

Very similar story. I was southern Baptist in Alabama but watched on YouTube the Josiah Trenham rock and sand interview. After watching I walked around my neighborhood in stunned silence for over an hour in complete shock thinking I had to know more. Eventually concluded the Orthodox Church was the church Christ established at Pentecost

[dwats]

What a revelatory video. I have been searching for more answers for a while. And what you've delineated was all that I've been uncovering. You've put it so well and have a really great way of explaining things.

I was an atheist before searching to disprove Christianity. Ironically, I discovered the exact opposite and it humbled me deeply. Thank you my brother in Christ. God bless you. Pray that an Orthodox church is planted near my hometown please! 🙏

[AaronWeinzierl]

This is so good. I grew up protestant and was even a pastor. Currently an EO Catechumen☦️♥️

[Anton_Gress]

@untoages This is incredible. I’ve always felt that converts often have a stronger faith than those of us who were born into Orthodoxy, like myself. Someone who has searched deeply to discover a treasure tends to value it far more than those who inherited it. American converts to Orthodoxy have also had a profound impact on my own spiritual growth. They are truly on the front lines of the current spiritual battle in the U.S., and their role is both significant and well-deserved.

[ProtestantismLeftBehind]

You read my thoughts. I left behind Protestantism after 25 years for Orthodoxy in 2023. ***Great job on this video***

[APPR.]

As a Protestant just now coming into Orthodoxy, after a year of researching, thank you, thank you... I had my first Divine Liturgy today, and it has upset (in a good way) my whole existence! It's like I've had air breathed into my lungs, and I haven't stopped crying yet.❤

[alikipapamichael]

Welcome to the Orthodox family & the true faith.. Thank you🙏🏼
A wretched worm 🐛aliki
Doksasi o Theos🙏🏼
Glory to God🙏🏼
Christ has Risen❣️🕯🙏🏼
Keep talkiing
L❤ from South Africa🌿

[kekultur]

I want to say, wonderful video. I've been looking into Orthodoxy for a while and out of all the videos nothing has gotten me closer to converting and accepting Orthodoxy than this video. this video may have been the absolute last push I needed to get me to Orthodoxy and for that I thank you dearly, may God have mercy on you brother.

[pyxis]

Excellent work. I was raised by anti-religious academics and grew up on college campuses through the 1960-70s. Having explored various Protestant churches and found them lacking, I enrolled in formation class at my local Catholic parish. But I keep exploring and have listened to many hours of Father Trenham and Father Turbo. More and more I lean toward the orthodox faith, and your video has nudged me even further. Thank you.

[RealCuriousDegen]

Saving to listen to the entire thing this weekend. Thank you for making this.

[aghostanimage]

It's like you described my path to Holy Orthodoxy. Glory to God! And God bless you.

[anthoulla]

Great video and certainly explains what authentic unchanged and spiritual christiajity looks like. Truly makes one feel closer to Christ's truth, not watered down like so many denominations