It's really heart warming to see Orthodoxy being embraced by other cultures besides the Greek, Slavic and Romanian speaking world. I listened to the whole presentation and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you, I'm new to the faith, an old dog of Protestantism, I'm really starting to grasp the necessity of a child-like faith. The true Father, Son & Holy Spirit vastly differs from the god I've constructed through personal studies, why I've tried so hard to fathom the unfathomable I've finally concluded is based on pride. I've always considered that me and Christ are like this 🤞, like we have some special understanding of each other. Like, "you can believe whatever you like coz I know the truth." Finally, I hear the words, "away from me, I never knew you." I was definitely caught in delusion, yet without excuse, because I've always sensed something was off. I'm a coward, I was in it to escape hell, as in 'just in case death isn't lights out' type of salvation. There's no faking the Orthodox way, the true body of Christ, the one, true, catholic & Apostolic Church. When I tried the Lord physically compelled me to stay away from His flock (I'm still an inquirer) I have never experienced love of that calibre from Christ, that's just one of the many evidences thus far. Anyhow, the Lord knows, because He saw that I was going to repent of my fakery before I did, and I was able to go back. Orthodoxy is the real church, I have no doubt, I asked Him to help me understand the Theotokos, He showed me. What crazy mercy is this? A junky write off, confess/repent/believe, and the other crazy thing is, its not a system, it's not a religion, it looks like a religion but it's too real to be a religion. Man makes religion, God is reality, real life, all I had to do was surrender my pride, to hand to God 35 years of man made belief in place of 2000 years of grace powered tradition between Christ & bride. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, through the prayers of the Theotokos, and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Wonderful video, lecture, and also a testimonial with deep insights. These sound experiences shared with profound knowledge, humilty and scholarship. Thank you Dr.Bradshaw.