Welcome! You've come halfway. I was raised a Roman Catholic, I was born just after the Novus Ordo mass was imposed on the Catholic world. I never knew so much had been stolen from the Catholic Church in the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s and so much perverted in what was left in the wreckage after that shipwreck. It wasn't until I discovered Orthodoxy that my faith became complete.

@@eddyhoughton6542 he didn't come halfway he's way too far and deep in a sea of delusion that is Catholicsm

Concert brother ☦️

May you come to the truth.

Two Paths by Michael Whelton is a book that would be enlightening for you. I used to be Roman Catholic also. God bless you.

Before I decided to actually learn about my faith a couple years ago, I was an ecuminest and had no idea. I was Orthodox by name only. I had never heard of the word ecuminesm. Through my blindness, I thought all Christians worship the same God, just in their own way. This is what happens when one abandons God. Lord have mercy. Through Gods grace, I’m now understanding my Orthodox faith and clearly see ecuminesm is a heresy. It’s very, very easy to be deceived if one does not understand the Orthodox faith. I still have a lot to learn, but thank God I’m no longer wandering aimlessly. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.

Yes, all the very popular "Jesus" movies and series accomplish this, as well. I'm sorry to say I know of "orthodox" life coaches, too. What we need is repentance, confession, and communion.

This is very true. And fortunately, or rather by God's grace, the internet is also an important to further communicate about TRUE, Patristic Orthodoxy, and even locate where it is upheld.

@@artdanks4846 yes, it all depends on how we use the tool, isn't it.

Here we are, on the internet, listening to father Heers!

I too am a practicing catholic, since birth. And I too often enjoy watching videos from our orthodox brothers and sisters. But you must remember. That todays Catholic Church is but a watered down remnant of what the true Catholic faith is. Yes, the church today is in apostasy, no question about it. However, you mustn’t not waiver in your devotion. And yes, It is unfortunate to witness the state of the church today, in particular, the abandonment of values, and beliefs, we have held dear for 2 thousand years. But despite all this. It’s pertinent to remember that It is not a doctrinal problem, but rather a heretical one. As long as we stay true to the faith. No man, whether single or many, no matter how heretical, or iniquitous. Has the ability to destroy our faith. Our church will never be destroyed. It will never be defeated. It will continue through the worse of times. It will continue until the end of days. Throughout our history. The worst of times, has continuously produced the greatest of saints. And soon one day our church will return to its great glory. May the Holy Trinity, and Blessed Virgin Mary, protect all true Catholics, continuing their faith. And love, Blessings, and protection to all our Orthodox brothers and sisters in continuing theirs.

@@RK-ne7ws yes you are absolutely right, but it’s sad to watch how the new century Judas are crucifying our Lord Jesus again and again Jesus we trust in you is my everyday thoughts,

@@miriamnagy2034 Yes, it’s unfortunate. I’m conflicted with it myself. On one hand, I see a man doing everything one would do if their desire was to destroy the church. (as I previously mentioned, will never happen) But on the other hand. I know our Blessed Mother asked us to pray for the pope. And although, I completely disagree with his decisions, and the actions of many cardinals, and bishops. For let’s not forget about them. And if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the decisions of many of popes since Vatican 2 are also to blame. For it was his forebears who laid the groundwork to this apostasy. Ultimately, we must do as God would wish. We must do as our Blessed Mother has asked. We must pray the Rosary everyday, and for everyone. Even the ones who we believe are working contrary to Gods wishes. For it is them who need it the most. May God bless you.

@@RK-ne7ws it’s so hard, I pray Rosary every day but I always pray only for persecuted priests,because they are innocent and the guilty are promoted,what makes me angry, I know that I am wrong it’s why I ask Holy Spirit for help God bless you thank you for your helpful words ❤️🙏🏻✝️

Funny you say his actions "are very protestant." Most of the protestants I know (who actually know the things the pope has said and done) don't like him much either for more or less the same reasons.

Orthodoxy is our "Faith" not Religion... all others say religion...

@@marianistazos5185 I totally agree! I didn’t mean to make it sound like that…it just seems like that’s how other people treat the faith, if that makes sense.

Your right. I believe if you tell them the Truth of the Way and they argue using trendy reasoning, you will be stoned and cast off as delusional. Very harsh and hurtful treatment. 😔 If they come back desiring to understand, they will ask many questions and you may gain a companion who is willing to take a few stones for their sister or brother in trouble. I recently discovered these video glasses the young has been playing is designed to reorganize mental pathways like in the studies on LSD in the 50s and 60s. 1st thought was my grandchildren. Other people's grand children. I knew it was evil but I did not relate it to drugs. Lord help them and destroy all technological inventions in the peoples homes is what I ask the Lord daily. If we submit, we are not worthy of glorification. This is my greatest fear. That those who running a good race will get weary as darkness grows. 💞

It is good that you came to see that “you need Jesus” to “reach heaven.” Clearly, this is the case and there is no doubt about it. HOWEVER, what does it mean to “have Jesus”? How do we commune with Him? How does He live in us and we in Him? . . .Before you begin to thank about it and try to formulate an answer, don’t. It has been answered by the Holy Ones, the Saints, the Church Fathers, many centuries ago and again and again since then. One must embrace not only the Person of Christ as an historical figure, as living and walking on the earth 2000 years ago, as giving us a book to read, etc. . . But as a BODY, as the Church: “I believe in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church” the great and holy saints declared in the early 4th century. We BELIEVE IN the Church. This means that the Church is a Person, for we do not believe IN things or any created thing at all. Hence, the CHurch is a DIVINE-HUMAN ORGANISM. It has the LORD at the HEAD. It is Christ Himself. This is the Church. . . And IN and THROUGH the Church, Christ, His Body, one “has Christ” and goes to heaven. And this Church is One: The Orthodox Church. The Church of the saints, the continuation of the Incarnation.

@@OrthodoxEthos Sir, how is it possible to join the Orthodox Church if there are no Orthodox believers nor Churches in my country?

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8ugfs6GsMjZgGw.html

Who is the enemy? Who are the children of Satan today?

OCA is divided and compromised. Be a Catholic instead, moving steady forward.

@@summrblox117 And the heretical Latin Church which is filled with Zi0nists, Freemasons, and pedophiles isn't compromised?

@@summrblox117 Roman, Melkite, Syriac, Byzantine, or the other two? May he progress as an Orthodox Catholic. Glad you are listening to OE !

The church is one. One must be sure that the priest understands the need for a proper catechism (=purification) and Baptism, Chrismation and Communion, all three, for initiation into the church. And, what matters most afterward is that you search well before you commit to a spiritual father.

@@summrblox117 To be a Catholic one has to be Orthodox. Catholic means the whole faith, the whole truth, as opposed to heresy, which is only a portion, and has lost the wholeness.

I think many misunderstand what that’s all about. And there were saints who speak of it. So at the very least we should be be careful to be very specific in what we are referring to and be cautious in condemning it.

@@pah9730 elder mitilianos indirectly did condemn it. I have proof

You are setting up a false dichotomy - between the “institutional church” and a “true church” - in order to explain away the apostasy in which Catholicism has fallen. I understand very well the problem those faithful to Catholicism face - to see through the current disintegration and heresy and still discern the spotless Body of Christ. Sooner or later, however, one has to go deeper, see matters in the proper historical and theological perspective and context. The long road to our days goes back not decades but centuries. There is a clear connection between the departure and isolation of the Pope of Rome and the Franks and others that led it there in the 9-11th century and the subsequent stages of disintegration which the West passed through until today. Fr. Seraphim Rose examines all of this in his amazing lectures entitled “Orthodox Survival Course.” You can find a PDF and also YT videos on line. The Orthodox Church has no communion with the Vatican and the Pope, and has not had communion for 1000 years. Vatican II is the fruit not of a few decades of apostasy and a 20th century movement of “new theologians,” as some want to suppose, but rather nearly 1000 years of wandering in the desert rationalism and secularism, and of chiliasm.

Is this supposed to be a response to the previous comment and the entire Orthodox Survival Course presented by Fr. Seraphim? Are you a proponent of evolution, as well as an opponent of patristic orthodoxy?

No, not in this context - before we arrive there, there must be general apostasy and delusion as to the Person of Christ.

Ok?

Probably it will be the whole world and not the known world in the time of the bible. We also didnt have the conversion of the jews yet. I agree that we have not reached the end days but i suspect its not too far. Maybe i have a skewed vision like some of us for living in the XXI century but i see perversion and sin are on an high level and widespread

@@banhammer3904 - I understand that Matthew 24 is in that context but I’m using the example of world their to be similar to John’s use in Revelation 3. The context is specifically to the church of Philadelphia in the first century, not The Church in the 21st century. I’m not seeing how this interpretation of “upon the whole world” in context to the church of Philadelphia in the first century is a prophetic announcement to the 21st Century global world.

@@etcwhatever - We do see an increase of sin today but it’s in part because of news media and the internet. We’re connected in a way the ancient world was not and yet if you look at the pagan values of the ancient world we’re no where near the evils and sins committed in those days. We sin similarly and yet also differently. Yet, again this is in context to the letter John is writing to the church of Philadelphia in the first century and not The Church in the 21st century. So I feel as though just looking at the increase of sin in our times is not grounds to see what John is writing to the church in Philadelphia as a prophetic utterance for the 21st century. It all feels like Protestant Christian Dispensationalism cloaked in Orthodoxy.

It’s a short video. You’ll have to view the whole series and also read the books.

False teaching of course. False presentation of orthodox doctrine. On the church, on the heterodox,on marriage with non-orthodox, and on the role of the church in the world.

Why is your name the last generation? Are we the last generation?

@@kardonspeaker1238 i believe so.

They’re not ultimately opposed. They can be reconciled.

@@pah9730 if they can be reconciled you have to show how they are. Everything in Christianity makes sense. Even the mysteries. So show how they can

There is an 'official' Greek Bible, also a Russian (from the times of Empress Catherine, 2nd revision), but in English the Orthodox Study Bible is widely read as it includes Patristic references. Since my KJV is a post 1885 version, I must go online or use a DR for the books which have been generally omitted since 1885. I wonder why it was edited, then. ??? 💒

@Rob Koch The Old Testament is a translation of the Septuagint performed by Orthodox monks and priests. The New Testament is the NKJV.

It is not either-or, but both-and.

"Theanthropic" 💒

Why would the revealed knowledge of God's covenant and Christ be the fulfillment of belief systems that were "discovered" from within man?

Facts

How is Christ the fulfillment of Islam?

@@bernard4459 Christ is Truth and is the substance of any lower Truth humans have found and thus connected to those truths and the fullness of them, be they philosophical, scientific, or metaphysical. He is in hypostasis with the Orthodox Church and the sacraments and they are his body, but he is also Truth itself, He is the end of any path of knowledge and the Illuminator of that path. There are many genuine Truth seekers in every culture and they are not demonic, and what God has shown them to the degree they are humble and in search of him has its completion in him. It is exciting to show people the perfected form of their religion or culture. It seems ignorant and lazy to just call them all demonic or suggest that Christ is something unrelated to the truth of this world. Everyone has eyes and wakes up and lives to see the next day and thus they do at least partially see Truth, partially see Christ. He’s with them in that way and I think it is awesome to reveal that to people rather than yammer on about some pretentious isolationism or fear of unification of all people and all religions in Christ.

@@mariorizkallah5383 I’d have to talk to one. Coming to Christ isn’t an intellectual thing, it’s relational. In that relationship, they use their life experience to understand Christ, and the relationship to Christ or fulfillment of their personal search for God reveals itself. It’s not some thing you explain in a KZfaq comment. Are you even Orthodox?

I had to look it up! 💒

@@noway165 I just by chance lived in Greece for over 8 years in the 90’s and have taught ESL that led into Applied Phonology as a university lecturer for a total of 32 years. I have edited over a dozen books on English and written about four myself. I now write on comparative and diachronic linguistiics in about … I can’t remember maybe 8 languages. So I can sort of kind of guess at the meaning of the word as it is Greek. I suspect though that not everyone watching your video have a similar background. It’s not that I disagree with you but I’m just making you aware of this as many people do that about cars, computers, cameras. They and a few people know what they are talking about but I don’t have a clue.My own biz is the same wih epenthetic anaptyxis and syncopic aphthongs. Ypu may know they are descriptions of how people speak related to the written language. I wouldn’t dare use those without defining them but maybe this time because it doesn’t matter.

1 day for God is like 1000 years...thats how i see it. The quick of God is not our quick as he lives in the eternal present...everything at the same time past, present, future.

​@@etcwhatever Yes but the scriptures were written for man and to men. Therefore, when Jesus said He was returning soon, it was to men and man's experience of time, not God's experience of time (which of course transcends time). Jesus said over one hundred times in the New Testament that He was coming back within that generation. He said there would even be some of those who pierced Him that see Him return in His glory. The letters of the apostles were written specifically to those people living at the time and many people were specifically named who the apostles were telling to hang on to the faith because Jesus was returning soon. Also, if you take the time to look at the physical evidence from all over the world, you will notice that mountains, hills and ruins have been melted like wax from a fervent heat exactly like what we would expect to happen during Armageddon. The truth is that we have been deceived about our true history and your explanations (not originated by you but given to us all by wolves in sheep's clothing) are part of the devil's deception.

Man's definition of time is fleeting and our perception of reality pales in comparison to the One true omnipotent Trinity.

My brothers answered also.. behold I come quickly in a reference to the 3rd woe coming quickly.... that's His 2nd coming.. after the 2nd woe He will come quickly..

3rd day He will live with us.. early in the morning.. so it's after 2027-33 in God's time ...

The Church is seen and manifest most particularly in the Saints and hence the Church is not gone and will never disappear from the face of the earth until Christ’s Second Coming. Undoubtedly, it is harder to see as we move quickly toward the ascent of Antichrist. People can’t see mainly because they have never had or have lost the criteria to discern. They have little to no experience of the Holiness of God in His Saints, and, hence, they lose faith in Him.

@@OrthodoxEthos gene kim, rev, church is spared the tribultion, plagues, etc.....gone already

@@coheng1496 You are right, the church will be spared. The church are the chosen ones sealed with the Holy Spirit.

@@dianang5461 they are longgone. 2012. tribulation to 2019. chch shooting deathof church of chrust, covid divoc aferlife, 3 years so far....

script complete. where was jc? i dont know, i was not there, i turned back, into oblivion