An Eastern Orthodox Perspective On Early Church History

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[GregoryCampbellSwag]

Can you upload these as audios to Spotify? It's easier to listen to because you can turn your phone screen off and listen while you do other things

[yecksd]

very wise advice from Fr Paul on our humility towards erring hierarchy at the end there. thank you all for this video ❤☦️

[nomadic_orthodox]

Without Orthodoxy, I would've never become a Christian.

[jonathanreeve]

Nicely put father with two great ingredients, love and simplicity

[jnkelley]

I'm Episcopal and finding a similar issue - there are just not many boundaries right now in the denomination. Everyone just decides what they want to believe and use their own interpretation of scripture. For example: one day my Priest stated that Mother Mary was/is not a virgin. After I picked myself off the floor, I tried to point out that as Episcopalians we recite the Nicene Creed every Sunday. The Nicene Creed clearly states that Mary is a virgin. My Priest started a disjointed argument about how we don't have to hold to Apostolic Succession. Worse, my fellow church members then made fun of me for not knowing how biology works.
It's the Wild West. I don't think it is leading anywhere good and am looking at options to leave. What is next? They start questioning the resurrection because typically people do not rise from the dead? It reminds me of the book of Judges: every man did what is right in his own eyes. I will likely end up Orthodox or Catholic.

[valvallll]

This was very informative and cleared up a lot of misconceptions I had. Thank you Fr. Paul

[electra]

A lifetime of searching for the truth, misled several times by my ignorance, pride and selfishness. Two years ago, on my knees and face to the ground in otter despair, … I asked Jesus, to show me his true original truth passed down from his Apostles, Saints, and fathers.

After realizing my entire life lived as everything lower than a sinner, crying to God for hours in repentance, on my face begging for his forgiveness …

God is good to us, in his sweet patience and mercy, Jesus led me to a small Orthodox Church. The Liturgy was in Slavic, I did not comprehend, but my heart was filled to overflowing, every spoken word, every song I would hear, warmed my heart and uncontrollable tears poured down my face. At that moment, I knew.

In April, I was graciously baptised in the Glorious Church of Jesus the Christ.

My pilgrim is the everlasting way of Christ. May your journey lead you to the heart of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us !

[Beta-XYZ]

Good news today 7/12/24 The Holly Orthodox Romanian Sinod has proclaimed saints a group of monks and priests that serve the church in time of comunist regime among Father Ilie Cleopa 2 Dec. Father Arsenie Boca 28 Nov. Father Professor Dumitru Stăniloaie and many others 16 total.

[leopistis]

Why always “Eastern Orthodoxy” why not just “Orthodox Christian”? Ought we not demonstrate our catholicity, even in our language? I feel we give incorrect impressions by using the language of academia, like saying “Oriental Orthodox” gives the impression they are Orthodox.. and thus loses its meaning

[claytonhall]

Catholic here. May God bless my Orthodox brothers and sisters.

[DerekValentine-yy]

I want to fly over there to learn from you 😂. I really appreciate your dedication to study. I go to a non denominational church and I study the Bible on my own time. I have so many questions that no one at my church has ever even thought of. I am afraid to ask questions at my church because I feel like it will make some of them lose faith because I can bring up things in the Bible that we cannot fully understand or accept.

[matthewsteinert]

The more I listen to Fr Paul Truebenbach speak the more my feeling with converting to orthodoxy has grown. The only thing I need to figure out is what church to attend, as there is so many Orthodox churches around me.

[Utube-Enlightenment]

The writings that Father Paul recommends in the video are the following:

* Article by Doctor David Ford about the Photian Schism [timestamp ~8:05], I believe is "St. Photios the Great, the Photian Council, and Relations with the Roman Church" by Dr. David Ford. It is a good read, very well researched and referenced. I recommend it as well. Can be found by searching on net.

* Saint Photius the Great, "Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit" [timestamp ~11:50]. Can be found by searching on net.

* "Apodictic Treatises on the Procession of the Holy Spirit" by St. Gregory Palamas [timestamp ~11:55]. This is a book of 358 pages and may be found at bookstores.

[AndronikosNikephoros]

Early Church History was written in Greek 🇬🇷🇨🇾☦️
Αλληλούια

[SaltShack]

What else did Rome have? Vast Relics of the Saints, why? They were martyred there and possession of relics were tangible examples of authority or maybe a better word is legitimacy. But that claim began to diminish rapidly after 312 when churches were allowed to operate legally and relics began to be exported from Rome and other places to sanctify new communities and alters.

[jakecb]

Mathew 1:18 : "...[Mary] was found with Child of the Holy Ghost". How could the Holy Ghost proceed from the son when the father sent the Holy Ghost to beget him? The Filioque is Fili-NO-que.

[MikePasqqsaPekiM]

This is a great interview, with great questions.
I was especially intrigued with the excellent question regarding when the laity can rebel against their bishops.

The schism between the West and the East is grievous, I hope one day it can be overcome.

[alinaelenaiov]

Please, father! Can you explain to us the history of de Holy Sign of the Cross?
And a comparison between orthodox way and roman-catholical way.
Thank you!
May God bless you!

[patrickadams]

Very good exclamation however why do they not evangelize? His explanations are great! Yet the E.O. Church appears to be absent from reaching out to the lost. Hopeless. Homeless. They stay within the 4 walls of their beautiful buildings. And fail to get out where the sinners are. How about breaking the stained glass barrier?

[karisma]

From the bottom up. Such a great statement. Thank you!