Defending Icons or Idols? - I Visited the Orthodox Church

Protestants often accuse the Orthodox Church of idol worship & cannibalism for their practices. I wanted to actually uncover the truth behind their beliefs. Why do they venerate icons? Why is the Eucharist important to them? I found the answers I was looking for!

Full interview - Priest Defends Icon Veneration Against Opposition!

[johnvanderschuit]

Well done on your presentation. Thank you! I was a Protestant who came to understand the truth of our faith through the reading of the church fathers and visiting a parish. My whole family formally entered the church on January 14th this year through holy baptism and chrismation. Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us.

[OrthodoxStudy-wdnk]

I was a traditional Latin roman catholic until I was 45 raised my whole family in the roman church. Now two years later we are catechumens. I thank God that he has shown me his church. We long to be Orthodox

[Scott-rfun]

I visited saint James Antioch Orthodox Church in my hometown and I gotta say i never experienced something so sacred, beautiful peaceful and yet mystical

[phillbill]

Ex Muslim, Now an Proud and Rightious Orthodox Christian for the last five years . Was born crippled and paralysed from the waist down, Kissed The Holiest of Icons in Jerusalem , and four days later wad able to walk unaided. Now own and run Hugely succesful Dance Studios across America. I LOVE YOU JESUS.

[Sammy-bedc]

As a orthodox christian ☦️ convert from islam with My family and many family friends.



All Muslims will see the truth like we did.

Bless you ☦️☝️

[robynatticks]

One correction though. - Orthodox isn’t a denomination at all. It’s PRE-denominational. ☦️💛

[snowps]

I like that priest. I visited his church last year. My sister's friend goes there.

[tekiller]

Just Orthodox! Priest is right about icons! ❤

[dizzydisciple]

Awesome job on this one dude! It’s good to hear it straight from the source!

[mgdrb]

Being accused of cannibalism by protestants is such an ironic and baseless accusation. And these people say they follow Christ! It is the Church that truly follows what Christ taught (which is in agreement with what the apostles taught, and the fathers, and the saints...) When Christ talked about eating his flesh and drinking his blood in John 6 many of his own disciples turned their backs on him, so it's no surprise that some do the same thing to this day, for the same reason.

[nikoletalappa]

God bless from Greece! Have a blessed Lent!

[spiderb]

The Orthodox Church is the only church on earth that can physically trace its lineage back to Jesus Christ and His Apostles AND show that the Church had maintained the same faith for 2000 years ☦️ Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ

[lukefreeman]

Great video. I used to be a roman catholic but God saved me from that horrible hersey that leads to hell. The roman catholic church will become the cornerstone of the one world religion that will not have much to do will Jesus. They just took another step away from God by giving blessings to same sex "marriages" The truth is really hard for devout romans to accept but it doesn't change the facts. Iam now orthodox and words don't describe how great it is.

[OrthodoxHSMother]

Thank you!
There's more to come?

[milicamilenkovic]

Katolici su se odvojili od pravoslavnih hrišćana 1054.
Istina:
Samo pravoslavnim hrišćanima se pali Sveti Oganj u Jerusalimu
Samo kod Pravoslavni hrišćana Sveta voda traje ZAUVEK. NIKAD se ne pokvari. Lično imam jednu od pre 20 god. Ista kao dana kada je osvećena.
Slava Bogu

[IOANNIS-lr]

THE ICONS ARE THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND HIS SAINTS ON EARTH.THE VENERATION OF THE ICONS IS THE VENERATION OF THOSE PERSONS THEY ARE IN HEAVEN AND NOT THE VENERATION OF THE WOOD AS IN IDOLOLATRY.THE ICON IS HOLY BY THE GRACE OF THE SAINTS THAT OPEN US THE HEAVEN KINGDOM.

[johnnyd]

Church within Serbian jurisdiction with pews.? That is unseen until now...

[stachimos]

It's not the idols, wood or stone we worship. But what it's symbolized by them

The problem is that iconography is not a pious opinion, but a blatant necessity at the risk of anathema.

[georgepapatheofilou]

Kyrie Eleison Me and thank you for everything.
Christos Anesti.