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Great thoughtfulness for yourself. Just think of it as sugar, give yourself an apple if previous thoughts prevail. Vitb12 at 3pm helps. Consider that we need the best of rest, good sleep is when zero alcohol, as it disrupts everyone from having he best depth of sleep.
Due to illness, I must avoid many types of food and beverages...every day. It is difficult, because it is so restrictive, including socially. According to my spiritual father, it is a type of fasting. When Father Spiridon said a blessing comes, joy came into my heart and a smile onto my face.
It's definitely a type of fasting. I'm in the same situation. Due to illness, I have to eat a specific diet that's somewhat opposite of typical orthodox fasting food.....every day. It's difficult. Lord have mercy.
Wow, I just got a blood test done that shows many many foods I'm allergic and intolerant *to and it's a struggle..shows how attached I am to worldly pleasures. I also have illnesses that hang over my head daily and 2 young children. Loved reading this comment. Makes me encouraged these ailments are from Christ our Lord to pull me away from the worldly into that which is eternal. Lord have mercy on me, a sinner.
I am attacked through my well meaning family. Always asking me to go out to eat, to join in the festivities, to get a life, etc. I live a minimalist life on the physical realm, and live a devoted life. But they just don't get it. They always laugh and remind me of my mistakes as a youth. The attacks come from all directions. Even through ones you love.
If it brings you any comfort I face the same challenges as you brother to a smaller extent.God is good do not worry , take courage and take up your cross
I’ve been asking the same question, why can’t I just be free of spiritual struggles and just be at peace. I quickly learnt that you cannot run away from this, I get intrusive thoughts and urges to blaspheme against God. Thoughts I cannot control and cannot stop, it is out of my reach and it feels like my mind is no longer mine but a playground for the demons. Today on Friday I am fasting to declare I need God, please pray for me o people of God. Keep me in your prayers
Lord Jesus help this one whom wants to please,you with their whole heart. Give them strength to endure and follow you. May I ask if you are born again? Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Gal 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Read the whole chapter. God Bless.
@@sacredcowtipper1378 Beloved. We are born again at Holy Baptism, and we live everyday struggling against the world the flesh and the devil to make it the centre of life
@@ryanlister4722 Good Morning Ryan, Being baptized in water was practiced by most of the Jews at the time of John the Baptist as a SIGN of true repentance yet none of them were saved from their sins. John called them to turn to God and turn from their sins and begin obeying God’s ways. But my question for you here is, “Were any of them BORN AGAIN by being water baptized?” No. Of course not, many went on later shouting “crucify Him” and many were destroyed in AD 70 that continued rejecting Him as the messiah and Saviour. If repentance could save and the inward man (you are a spirit being) is not changed, you would still have the sin nature of Adam or original sin. The question here is not if one should be baptized or not but the question would be WHEN should someone be baptized, FOR WHAT REASON should one be baptized, It is an ordinance or command of the church but for WHO? I am not denying that. So WHO should be baptized? Can you show me in the Bible where an INFANT is baptized? I can show you several places WHEN a person was to be baptized and it was always AFTER they were already born again of the Spirit of God after hearing the gospel preached either by Peter, Philip the evangelist or someone else. There is ONE instance when PHilip baptizes the Ethiopian eunuch at the time of the eunuch believing the gospel pretty much at the same time. But the eunuch was already reading Isaiah 53 and beginning to understand the gospel. then there is the instance of the thief on the cross who was saved yet never water baptized. Jesus said he would be with him in paradise. What I fear is if we teach people they are literally born again at water baptism as many Catholics are taught, they go on throughout the rest of their life believing that saves them yet they never really came to the cross and believed the gospel or understood it or had any intent in changing their ways or having God change them. Some sacraments are from God and should be obeyed but only after one has already been born again. Nobody was ever baptized as an infant. An infant is innocent and should that infant die they would go to heaven as sin was not revived in them yet as Paul put it. They were born with the sin nature but they had not went against conscience yet not knowing what sin was or wasn’t yet. They are not accountable yet. Jesus mentioned that in the gospels. Can you imagine every aborted baby going to hell if baptism saved as they had not been baptized yet? It was BELIEVING the gospel that saved in every account in the Book of Acts. And then they were water baptized as a symbol of what was already accomplished by the Spirit of God in their spirit/soul. It was like a proclamation that “I am professing jesus as my Savior and Lord and joining the church.” Baptism was also something the Jews practiced under the old covenant when a gentile became a proselyte or convert to the Mosaic covenant. They became a convert FIRST. Circumcision under the old covenant was the typology of being born again into that covenant. Paul in the new testament says when we are born again “is now circumcised in heart”, not just the flesh..
@@sacredcowtipper1378 i made the decision to walk after the spirit a few years ago. But I've been struggling to do that and my spiritual life has seen more and more attacks over the past few months. I've learnt more about God and I've grown closer to him but the struggles keep growing. Even when i pray i get anxious and i put myself down. I've tried to break free from bondages and sinful living but I've failed most of the times and i find my spiritual life to be not so consistent.
@@ashwinraphael Hello Ashwin, Satan doesn’t like people to try to follow Jesus. I have been attacked for 40 years but we have Holy Spirit power to resist the devil. 1. Submit to God. 2. Resist the devil. Why would we need to resist the devil if he isn’t coming after us?. 3. And he will flee from you. Jas 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Jas 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Can i ask you if you have been born again by the Holy Spirit from the inside out? Many believve water baptism is being born again but that isn’t what it is? That is a sacrament in some Christian churches. Some are trying to live holy lives by arm of the flesh. Paul said “walk in the Spirit” so you don’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. We need the spirit of God living on the inside of us especially how wicked this world is getting now. God Bless.
I just want to humbly express my gratitude for Father Spyridon and his shared wisdom with us. God is working miraculously in my life in ways that I cannot even begin to express. We must pray with sincerity that we can be humble servants of our Lord Jesus Christ, that God will grant us the strength to take up our cross and follow Him. 🙏
0:08 Everyone of us are in Spiritual battle 0:51 The demons will fill us with worldly pre-occupations 1:30 Satisfaction Deceptions 2:19 Demons Will attack with tricks of Despair, of Laziness, of Deception, of False Belief 2:55 Christ offers us something Unearned Eternal Joy. 4:01 Fasting 7:18 9:24 4:57 Acting Through Our Bodies 6:02 Address The State of The Soul 7:44 A Small Sacrifice, A Small Sign of Our Faith 8:38 God sees our offering 9:54 Deny the Demands of the Flesh, for a short time, for the sake of Christ’s Kingdom
Fasting, prayer, meditation, spiritual baths, white candles, gratitude, listen to your gut feeling and always ask for guidance from God and your guardian angels. Most importantly especially now pray and ask for guidance in your mind not out loud. Blessed be everyone 🙏
I am a man of 25. Since I was about 15 I have known I wanted to be a father, but when I look around I don't see a world where kids much less a wife are realistic. I don't think marriage is feasible today and I have had a hard time replacing that desire with something more realistic. I know I am not doing my job. I wake up every day without a mission and aimless. I work really only to meet my needs and then once that happens I am done, because the world is going to hell anyway and most people don't even know there is an enemy. The only reason I don't kill myself is, because that is a sin. I packed up a number of my books and have been travelling around the country living out of my car for the past 8 months or so hoping I find somewhere that speaks to me. I know I am currently selfish. I don't know my way out of it. I don't care to do my duty as American, because America/Britain (it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends) is the evil empire. I've got my mom, my brothers whom I love a lot, but my loving them doesn't make building houses in a Michigan winter worth it. I don't know. I am a lost soul, and I don't even know where to begin to look up.
"without a mission and aimless" the mission is to build up your body and mind with healthy physical exercise and the learning (of Holy things) while preparing for the Lord. The less we want after the satiety of things the better we can equip and prepare ourselves for when those things may come. The duty of a father and husband is to be strong and competent, so that is the mission of every day. God bless.
I feel you, my situation is not entirely different. Know that you're not alone. I hope the church can help, it is what I am trying! And of course having faith in my savior.
I truly love this man's teaching and way he explains it all. He is helping me to understand what it means to be a Christian. And I am learning how to deepen my walk with God thanks to his explanations. Thank you sir!
I’m Catholic and we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary today, but i think i will join along on your fast and feast as well…. The world is so messed up.
Let me suggest a few channels for Catholics & those who want to know about us :👉 Fr Mark Goring , Divine Mercy , Divine Will Era , Bishop Barron Word on Fire Ministries. 💖
Catholics do have a fast beginning the day after the Assumption......St. Michael's Lent (August 15th to September 29th....ending on the feast of St. Michael). The norms for Lenten fasting are a guideline. St. Francis had a devotion to St. Michael and he fasted during that time. It was during this fast St. Francis received the stigmata. St. Michael's Lent began with St. Francis and it was spread by Franciscans through the 18th century.
@Ivan Vlatkovic I've no problem with Bishop Barron as a matter of fact he has brought me closer to God, he has wonderful homilies! Nowhere does Bishop Barron encourage sin , he brings many to the faith . Bishop Barron doesn't live a life of debauchery, he is a true man of the Church .
I’m really at a loss as to why so many Roman Catholics watch this channel and yet don’t come to Holy Orthodoxy. Please at least visit some local Orthodox parishes and talk to the priest and attend Liturgy and be open to the possibility that you may have to make some changes and may Lord Jesus guide you and his ever-virgin mother protect you in your search for the true faith☦️
I have no qualm with Orthodoxy and everywhere RC speak favorably of. The opposite isn’t equally true. I attend DIvine Liturgy when visiting my daughters family.
Very well spoken Father Spyridon. An exellent stategem to thwart the Devil. True struggle. What I hate about the Demons is how they use other People to put you in despair,and humiliation. They do this to try to make us fall. I especially liked what you said about trying harder to sacrifice for God. We know that the demons will pull out every trick they can.
If i may say, i agree with a lot of the reformed theology, but this man has wisdom thats beyond me, and i appreciate him. I think the Body is getting bigger, and Christ will hand the Nations over to the Father at the appropriate time. Lord have mercy on us all. I hope all is well with everyone of you. Lord have Mercy, plz.
i guess my parish follows a new calendar. the dormition fast ended on the 15th. it was the first fast i kept as a catechumen. i loved it. i learned a lot.
To be a Christian is to be a martyr. All Christians are called to white martyrdom, and some Christians are also called to red martyrdom. When we pray and fast, we answer the call to white martyrdom. Christians must daily do battle against the three great foes: the flesh (internal), the world (external), and the devil (infernal). May we ponder upon the words of Abba Daniel of Sketis: “In proportion as the body grows fat, so does the soul wither away.”
Thank you father Spyridon for this lesson I am undergoing a very intense struggle. After being socially isolated and kinda isolated from a Methodist community. I talked to an Orthodox pastor, and started attending this is my 3rd week going and I am struggling to even go to church. I want to be firm on these issues even with my family who are non-Orthodox but I am struggling to even say no to them. Could you please pray for me?
God bless you, David, and God bless this road. One step at a time, dear brother! I'm an unworthy sinner, but we (my family) will pray for you. We were on a similar path as you a year ago. Trust God who, as we say in the prayers, "is good and lovest mankind." St. Paisios says God has made us all as little temples. Retreat inside and pray whenever you need to. He is not far from any one of us! God bless you, David! ☦
Irish Catholic born and bred. Orthodox by Choice. Never going back. I converted in 2018. Met my own demon on the very night of my Chrismation. I had a choice to make: continue in my own fear; or take a leap of faith forward. Remember, the devil always show up on your greatest day. Peace.
God Bless you with much love and gratitude in Christ Jesus… Thank you for sharing this message of encouragement to endure this wicked world in Christ Jesus Acts 14:22 King James Version 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
I was born on the first day of orthodox Christmas and I have started to get into orthodoxy thank you for posting these videos on orthodox as it’s very helpful!
There are 4 fasts throughout an entire year . They are very useful spiritually BUT also physically . As Orthodox Christians, me and my family fast every year all those 4 fasts and as a magnificent gift from God, we are all perfectly healthy .
You know the real struggle is trying to get all those videos fitting into one playist maybe I should just give up and treat the entire channel as playlist
I'm in a huge struggle with this big time and making me always too weak and lazy avoiding and angry at God to even want to fight and have faith... Even mad and have blocked Faith love of God and people and stopping me to even try to do do good and repent etc. I really need the power of the holy spirit and Christ to cover my wicked heart that keeps giving in... And wishing so much that evil had no control over me or anything or anyone 😔 because the effects it has on life and really messing up with our minds to truely know and love God and others right and blocking repentance.
Always something within me that stops me and leading ofhers from coming to Jesus or just wanting to "flee" and hide or blame like Adam and Eve. And how they only sinned once but I and others are great wicked sinners and more comparing to them 😔 and seems like even when we do have Chris we don't even have that power or love that we should have been given by believing and the Holy Spirit needs to really help us! I do feel like an Anti spirit of Christ is always interfering and creating a mess with us all and also making me hold back or just not want to fight and when even God said he will fight for us and already won.
Hello father, I am an inquirer of the faith, and I believe that the Orthodox church holds the truth to Christianity. How should I pray to the Lord, now that I have asked of my local priest about the process of starting my catechumenation? Thank you
Ask the priest of your local church, they each have their own preferences, a good place to start us just attending regularly and on time (the latter concept is alien to some Orthodox, unfortunately) the services will teach you much, and a big thing do not rush, 9 to 12 months is a normal time to be a catechumen if there is no reason to speed it up although it can take longer.
A friend of mine recently left monastery due to being unhappy about his unfinished worldly things, and this worries me greatly. Is his soul in danger or lost for doing this or it's God's plan still working on him?
Thank you for your wisdom as always Father Spyridon. I do have a question: what are your thoughts on the heschyia and hesychasm movement? As far as I can tell, these monks were using meditation practices to attain a higher sense of Christ consciousness. Even if there is a risk of encountering demons through various transcendental practices, many would say the risk of these chance encounters (especially for those who are initiated and prepared to deal with this situation) is worth the ability to attain Christ consciousness. What are your thoughts here?
Why does the quote at the end say that God will not allow our enemies to use violence against us? Isn't that a mark of a true Saint, to suffer in the flesh?
no meat, no dairy on any day of the fast. and no wine or oil except Saturdays and Sundays. this Friday is the feast of the Transfiguration, so fish wine and oil are allowed on that day. hope this helps
@@QuixoticSativa Yes. You can eat. Some will suggest eating a little less overall, moderation, but no one is starving themselves. Also, no oil or eggs in addition to the meats, dairy, and wine. We increase our prayer time and almsgiving during the fasts of the Orthodox church, so as not to make fasting an idol in and of itself. The point is to turn ourselves more intently toward God.
FASTING & spiritual warfare; well I never! AS a young enthusiastic CHRISTian I used to fast for 24 hours, & have no food & drink, once weekly. I shall try again; every Wednesday will be fast/hunger strike day...just H20💧
The tradition allows us food with no oil on those days as the Church in her wisdom and experience has found this more beneficial than no food. The thing with fasting in the Orthodox tradition is that it is always done in obedience and never of our own will as pride is a greater risk than a full stomach.
You want spiritual help quickly pray the St. Michael Chaplet daily and the Rosary. Just sayin….you will move towards virtue as sins of the flesh start to decrease. God will initiate the dark night of the soul if you need it.
i am new to orthodox christian and i really wanna get closer to God so do you have any suggestions what i should do? ive said some horrible stuff in the past and im really ashamed of it and i wanna pray to God for forgivness but i dont know how to start with it can anyone help me please i would be really thankful 😄😄
Hey Srbsko, well where you live do you have an Orthodox church nearby? You can always visit. I am sure a father there can help you. But of course it is always good to pray and ask our lord for forgiveness too.
@@miguelgarzon6475 hello thanks for the response and yes i do have a monastery like really close to my house but im kind of embarrased and shy to speak to the monks haha also my parents wont let me go anywhere on my own sadly so idk what i should do
I believe that Fr. Spyridon has made some videos on that subject...if not, there are other Orthodox sources on this.. more important problem than i had known.
Saint Paisios spoke on the dangers extensively, in principle it is a religious practice aimed at other gods who the Orthodox understand as Demons so spiritually dangouros.
*The Enuma Elish would later be the inspiration for the Hebrew scribes who created the text now known as the biblical Book of Genesis.* Prior to the 19th century CE, the Bible was considered the oldest book in the world and its narratives were thought to be completely original. In the mid-19th century CE, however, European museums, as well as academic and religious institutions, sponsored excavations in Mesopotamia to find physical evidence for historical corroboration of the stories in the Bible. ***These excavations found quite the opposite, however, in that, once cuneiform was translated, it was understood that a number of biblical narratives were Mesopotamian in origin.*** *Famous stories such as the Fall of Man and the Great Flood were originally conceived and written down in Sumer,* translated and modified later in Babylon, and reworked by the Assyrians ***before they were used by the Hebrew scribes for the versions which appear in the Bible.*** ***In revising the Mesopotamian creation story for their own ends, the Hebrew scribes tightened the narrative and the focus but retained the concept of the all-powerful deity who brings order from chaos.*** Marduk, in the Enuma Elish, establishes the recognizable order of the world - *just as God does in the Genesis tale* - and human beings are expected to recognize this great gift and honor the deity through service. Google *"Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text - World History Encyclopedia"* Also discussed by Professor Christine Hayes at Yale University in her 1st lecture of the series on the Hebrew Bible from 8:50 to 14:30 minutes, lecture 3 from 28:30 to 41:35 minutes, lecture 4 from 0:00 up to 21:30 minutes and 24:00 up to 35:30 minutes and lecture 7 from 24:20 to 25:10 minutes. From a Biblical scholar: "Many stories in the ancient world have their origins in other stories and were borrowed and modified from other or earlier peoples. *For instance, many of the stories now preserved in the Bible are* ***modified*** *versions of stories that existed in the cultures and traditions of Israel’s* ***older*** *contemporaries.* Stories about the creation of the universe, a cataclysmic universal flood, digging wells as land markers, the naming of important cultic sites, gods giving laws to their people, and even stories about gods decreeing the possession of land to their people were all part of the cultural and literary matrix of the ancient Near East. *Biblical scribes freely* ***adopted and modified*** *these stories as a means to express their own identity, origins, and customs."* *"Stories from the Bible"* by Dr Steven DiMattei, from his website *"Biblical Contradictions"* ------------------------------------------------------------------ In addition, look up the below articles. *"Debunking the Devil - Michael A. Sherlock (Author)"* *"The Greatest Trick Religion Ever Pulled: Convincing Us That Satan Exists | Atheomedy"* *"Zoroastrianism And Persian Mythology: The Foundation Of Belief"* (Scroll to the last section: Zoroastrianism is the Foundation of Western Belief) *"10 Ways The Bible Was Influenced By Other Religions - Listverse"* *"January | 2014 | Atheomedy"* - Where the Hell Did the Idea of Hell Come From? Watch *"The Origins of Salvation, Judgement and Hell"* by Derreck Bennett at Atheologica (Sensitive theists should only watch from 7:00 to 17:30 minutes as evangelical Christians are lambasted. He's a former theist and has been studying the scholarship and comparative religions for over 15 years) *"Top Ten Reasons Noah’s Flood is Mythology - The Sensuous Curmudgeon"* *"The Adam and Eve myth - News24"* *"Are The Ten Commandments Based On The Forty-Two Principles Of Maat That Appeared 2,000 Years Earlier? - Ancient Pages"* *"Before Adam and Eve - Psychology Today"* *"Gilgamesh vs. Noah - Wordpress"* *"No, Humans Are Probably Not All Descended From A Single Couple Who Lived 200,000 Years Ago"* *"Adam & Eve: Theologians Try to Reconcile Science and Fail - The New Republic"* *"Adam and Eve: the ultimate standoff between science and faith (and a contest!) - Why Evolution Is True"* *"Bogus accommodationism: The return of Adam and Eve as real people, as proposed by a wonky quasi-scientific theory - Why Evolution Is True"* *"How many scientists question evolution? - **sciencemeetsreligion.org**"* *"What is the evidence for evolution? - Common-questions - BioLogos"* (A Christian organisation) *"Why scientists dismiss 'intelligent design' - Science"* *"Old Testament Tales Were Stolen From Other Cultures - Griffin"* *"Parallelism between “The Hymn to Aten” and Psalm 104 - Project Augustine"* *"Studying the Bible"* - by Dr Steven DiMattei (This particular article from a critical Biblical scholar highlights how the authors of the Hebrew Bible used their *fictional* god as a mouthpiece for their own views and ideologies) *"How do we know that the biblical writers were* ***not*** *writing history?"* -- by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Contradictions in the Bible | Identified verse by verse and explained using the most up-to-date scholarly information about the Bible, its texts, and the men who wrote them"* -- by Dr. Steven DiMattei
*Let's briefly run through the 'ten plagues':* First the rivers are turned to blood, all the fish die and the waters stink. No one has any water to drink. This lasted for seven days and would have resulted in mass deaths due to dehydration. Amongst the first to die would have been the children. *The author doesn't think to explain how the Hebrews were saved from this. No record of it was made anywhere in any Egyptian records.* Exodus 7:17-25. This is followed by a plague of frogs which had somehow survived the rivers of blood that had killed all the fish. A mere inconvenience, nothing more, and a big stink when they all died, *but no record anywhere.* Exodus 8:2-13. Next we have the plague of lice about which very little is said *and of course no record was made.* To a people who would have been accustomed to lice this would probably have been nothing remarkable. Exodus 8:16-18. Then the flies. Apart from the land being 'corrupted', whatever that means, there don't appear to have been any ill effects from this and they disappear as quickly as they came a few days later. *Nothing worth recording there, obviously.* Exodus 8:21-31. Now the author seems to begin to lose the plot and describes a 'grievous murrain' *which kills all the Egyptians' cattle, horses, camels and sheep.* ***They all died - hold that thought.*** *No Egyptian historian or keeper of official records deems it worthy of mention.* Exodus 9:3-6. Next come the boils which afflict everyone and everything, including all the livestock ***even though they had been killed by the 'grievous murrain' a few days earlier,*** *apparently, and yet no-one thought to write anything down anywhere.* Of course, anyone who understood anything about microorganisms and the aeteology of boils would have described this as an infestation with Staphylococcus - the signs of faecal contamination - but the author was obviously unaware of these. Maybe he was just in too much of a muddle by now to care. Exodus 9:8-11. Now it's hailstones so bad that every plant, every tree, every servant (for servant read slave) ***and even the livestock (that our story-teller has forgotten already that he killed off in the fifth plague before given them boils in the sixth) were harmed.*** It looks like our story-teller has learned from his earlier silly mistake with killing all the livestock too soon then having to resurrect them later. He mentions that some plants survive. Do I smell stinking fish again? *The greatest hail storm in all Egyptian history, apparently, but not worthy of being recorded.* Exodus 9:18-25. It's the turn of the locusts and it's suddenly obvious why some plants had to survive. *How could the locusts turn Egypt into a barren desert if the hail storm had done it earlier?* Good thinking there. Shame about the earlier boob! *Mysteriously, no Egyptian scribe appears to notice any of this or the inevitable famine and mass starvation which would have ensued.* Exodus 10:4-15. And for the penultimate trick, it's going to be dark for three days. *No one makes a record of this, obviously.* Exodus 10:21-23. The last 'plague' is not so much a plague as a ritual genocide. *Here our tale takes a nasty turn and the true character of the Hebrew god is revealed in all its glory - a petty, vindictive, homicidal psychopath who has not yet acquired the omniscience he will be granted later. He kills every firstborn Egyptian in a single night,* ***including the firstborn of all the cattle that died in the fifth plague.*** *For some reason he needs the Hebrews to leave a secret sign so he doesn't kill them too. Weirdly, he can't tell his own chosen people from ordinary Egyptians and doesn't even know where they live.* And he had been leading up to this, apparently, because after every plague he 'hardens the heart' of Pharaoh so that he wouldn't let the Hebrews go. He had actually been planning this genocide all along just to impress people with his powers. *And still no-one thought even this mass killing in a single night worth making a note of in any Egyptian records.* Exodus 12:1-30. And then, of course, Pharaoh could muster up 600 horses to pull the chariots ***from amongst all the dead livestock from the 5th plague*** (Exodus 14:7). Google *"Rosa Rubicondior: Origins Of The Exodus Myth"* ------------------------------------------------------------------ In addition, look up the below articles. *"Debunking Christianity: PATTERNS OF POOR RESEARCH- A Critique of Patterns of Evidence:Exodus"* *"For you were (not) slaves in Egypt: The ancient memories behind the Exodus myth - Archaeology - **Haaretz.com**"* *"Why the Exodus Story Has Value Despite Being Complete Myth - Psychology Today Australia"* *"Is the Exodus a Myth? - Worlds Beyond"* *"Historicity of Exodus and Moses - The Creatively Maladjusted"* *"Biblical Contradiction #81. When did the Exodus allegedly happen: during the reign of Rameses II (1279-1213 BC) OR in 1447 BC?"* - by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Biblical Contradiction #87. Does the god of the Hebrews reveal himself to Moses in Midian OR in Egypt?"* - by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Bible Contradiction **#134**. Which Ten Commandments?"* - by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Bible Contradiction **#147**. Who writes the laws and commandments on stone tablets: Moses OR Yahweh?"* - by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Ten Reasons Why the Bible’s Story of the Exodus is Not True - by Tim Zeak - ExCommunications - Medium"* *"Why Moses Did Not Write the Torah - Thomas Shoemaker"* *"Sargon the Great and Moses - The Word of Me… Wordpress"* *"The Death of the Documentary Hypothesis | Rev. David Bokovoy"* *"The Neo-Documentary Hypothesis | Rev. David Bokovoy"* *"How do we know that the biblical writers were* ***not*** *writing history?"* -- by Dr Steven DiMattei *"Contradictions in the Bible | Identified verse by verse and explained using the most up-to-date scholarly information about the Bible, its texts, and the men who wrote them"* -- by Dr. Steven DiMattei
After the Flood many societies had the remembrances of pre flood experience, even in China they found an ancient bronze of the forbidden tree from Eden. Use discernment, look at the evil in this world. It is the work of demons, the mass shhotings, holocausts, trans ideology, etc. Do not be mislead! Love to you.
I’ve had to give up everything except lamb due to an autoimmune disease. Lamb and water is all I ever eat. It has taught me so much and has been a very spiritually rewarding journey.
Hebrews 12:The Discipline of God 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin. 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons:“My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? 8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? 10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness. 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Thank you so very much for this message, Fr. Spyridon. I needed to hear this as I have been struggling lately and feeling as though I am in a fight for where my attentions are torn between the world and the Lord and keeping spiritually minded. I have been guilty of being distracted and complacent. Thank you again.
The night of Sunday 14, the eve of the Dormition Fast, I was given grace to double my efforts. I felt a fight was coming, and so at 1:13 am last night there was a loud bash in my house. I shouted a prayer against this in Jesus' Holy Name and then prayed at the feet of the many Holy saints' relics in my kelia. I was surprised this happens as I am surrounded by relics, even several of the true Cross! However, I am using it for all night vigils until I'm too sick to go on. Thank you for this video Father, and please pray for me. Filially EPHRAIM LISTER
Thank you for the inspiration Father. I broke my fast because I was weak spiritually. It starts again now. In christs name may I be more successful in serving him.
