Why the Bible will predispose Protestants to Orthodoxy | Fr. Josiah Trenham

#orthodoxy

[yutsouy]

I raised my seven kids in a nondenominational church, for reasons too long to write here. I convinced them to give me one year in an Orthodox Church, that I wasn’t saying our current church was bad, but I wanted them to try out the religion I was baptized in and if they didn’t like it they could always go back. All seven kids and my husband got baptized this October. They say it feels like being at home.

[JayRedding-cdfb]

"Even though I didn't know what was going on, God was there!" That story is so beautiful 🙏

[ranak.]

The story about the Asian man is so similar. Coming from a protestant church, my first experience during Holy Liturgy was like that. I didn't understand anything, but I felt the presence of God and it was as if the Bible was represented live in front of me. This was about a month ago.
I did go to the protestant church after the first time and it didn't feel right anymore. Praise God for guiding us to His truth. 🙏

[ChrisStrat]

I watched this video before returning to the Orthodox Church. My wife and I just watched it again after reviewing some notes from our priest. My wife had a similar experience to your friend from Japan. For years I tried to explain Orthodoxy to her but she needed to experience it for herself.

I was gone so long I had forgotten what little I knew.

Your videos are resource to both converts and reverts.

[KirstyE]

OMG, that's how I felt. After visiting soooo many churches, my first Divine Liturgy I felt overwhelmed and felt such reverence. I knew after that that I needed more. I'm now 2 months in and so wanting to be a catechumen.

[jameskendrick]

His words are so true my first experience the church of the Bible came alive in my face I was astounded by His presence now I pray for people to have the same experience

[OrthodoxJourney]

The first minute and a half totally relates to my experience.

[HopeUnknown]

When I decided to follow Jesus I was 36 years old. I read the Bible three times from start to finish, fairly quickly. The first time through I was definitely in the protestant camp. I saw all the usual things Protestants point out, you know, by grace alone, Joseph didn't know her until, better to trust in the LORD than man. Then I read it again, cover for cover, and started to realize there were parts I didn't understand. Read it again, but this time from an Orthodox study Bible and suddenly the scriptures make sense. I think the Orthodox church must be the church Christ established because they understand their own book. Unfortunately my husband is very strongly protestant and doesn't see what I see so I'm not allowed to attend an Orthodox church. I had the chance once when I was on vacation alone and it was amazing!

I would appreciate prayers for my husband for the scales to fall from his eyes. 🙏

[CosmicMystery]

Relays my own experience so well. I was baptized and chrismated in the Church last year on Pentecost, and was just married and crowned in the same parish last Saturday. Glory to God!

[CenterPorchNP]

Sola Scriptura took me back to the Catholic Church then to Orthodoxy.

[greatnationnow]

My dad came with me for 6 month's, and even after all that, he still didn't get it, and stopped coming. He simply doesn't want to shift into a mode of surrendering, suffering, and devoting his entire self from his more comforting belief of easy-Christian "all is well" Protestant-style pattern. Please pray for him! Western Protestant-type culture has ruined so many soul's salvation!!! 😢

[willtheperson]

The whole of the scriptures proves Orthodoxy.

Change my mind.

[Shaleqa_Adenan]

I love how you describe orthodox Christian belief and culture to the other side of believers. Thank you so much being the voice of orthodox believers!

[jovicatrpcevski]

I met Jesus Christ in the pages of the Holy Bible.

[henrieecen]

All facets of Christianity reveal realities concerning BEING IN GOD. The church not an institution, but a gathering of those called out and awakened to who they truly are. Galatians 1/16. Orthodoxy is closest to the way the early church fathers understood the relationship of our humanity with that of God. Franciscan Catholicism the reality of Omnipresence. Protestantism the hunger for scriptures etc. But ultimately where ever we chose to gather we are encouraged to worship God in spirit (hearts) and in truth( reality). Maybe Christianity has lacked the witness to transform the world because of our desire to know God through intellectualism or emotionalism. Blessings to all who seek to find!

[y-vf]

Appreciate your channel.

However, I am confused. The context of 1 Cor. 14:25 is speaking about all prophesying. How does this relate to the Divine Liturgy?

[imanqumsieh]

Glory God in the highest 🙏🏻❤and on earth 🙏🏻

[MrMfloor]

It’s funny how i had the opposite experience that you had. Grew up in Greek Orthodox Church and felt no spirit from the the people attending. I was born again at 37 years old and felt the spirit among these Protestants who love God.

[thomasalbinholmes]

I just reviewed 1 Corinthians 14. Their worship gatherings did not look like anything I have ever seen in an Orthodox church. It appears that lots of people in the communities of the early church were welcomed to speak, to share a hymn, a prophecy, a word of encouragement, etc. People from among the lay folks were praying in tongues, interpreting tongues, and prophesying. I have never seen that happen in an Orthodox church. How can we look at 1 Cor 14 and with a straight face say that the Orthodox church is that church Paul describes?

And people have powerful experiences of the presence of God in lots of different sects of Christianity. At the end of the day, we just need to make sure we obey what Jesus commands. What church sect we give allegiance to is not going to save us if we do not walk that narrow path he taught us.

[cyberpunkworld]

Protestants rely all the time on Folklore and Visions, that we may be able to find in Life of Saints. Not all of them, some of them.