If this video gets 10,000 likes, I'll do a video Oriental Orthodoxy! (also as usual the "return dislike extension" is not accurate so if it looks like my videos have a lot of dislikes, they really don't)
@@JoWilliams-ud4eu Our theology is pretty similar to EO, except that we have the view that Jesus had one, singular nature that was both divine AND man, and that therefore He united God and man together, allowing us to join Him and partake in the divine essence, and therefore be saved.
@@RoyalLudrothHunterRZ had „beef“ (not that serious) with the Orthodox for months for falsely presenting the EO faith because of his biases hahahah this is the first (almost) unbiased video I have seen from him
@@RoyalLudrothHunter yeah, there are, even Redeemed Zoomer made some. I'm not orthodox (seriously thinking about becoming orthodox though) but it was something to point out.
@@ZeptoBit_ I was an enquirer that is now part of the Church and it's the best thing I have ever done in my life. If you can speak to a priest and attend Catechism I highly recommend it.
Yeah except he calls us a denomination. We are not a denomination. We are the faith. They are all pretending and misleading people. Especially this guy here.
@@Theofilus144 that’s a load of crap and nobody inside orthodoxy would ever say such nonsense. If you are talking about Rome then mind your business and go pray with the Jews and Muslims.
100%! Cradle non-religious turned Antiochian Orthodox here. Attend a divine liturgy and see what we're all about. It is life changing. It doesn't matter what your background is or which Orthodox jurisdiction you attend. Holy tradition is the eternal home of us all.
I think eastern orthodoxy makes the most sense to me. I love that they predicted secularism due to the wears over rationality and not believing fully in the unknown and accepting it. I also like how we can't comprehend God we can just experience the energies.
It actually doesn’t. Throughout scripture God has mad his presence know for us to understand him. If you rely on He the Holy Spirit you will start to gain an understanding of God. I personally feel your explanation is a cop out not to have a personal relationship with God. Hence why i will stick to baptist. Ain’t nothing like having a loving relationship with my creator.
It's for educational pourposes. The Gold it's not to analyse it but, it's to understand it. As christians, even if you are 100% assured of your Church, it's not negative to understand other sectors/denomanations. Like me, i am Protestant but i can interact with you guys and speak about things that you guys affirm.
@greekguy74 Ofcause he is biassed. He is Reformed. You are biased to for your denomination. Does that strike you as an odd thing? There's a difference between being biased abd being fair. You can be biased and fair at the same time.
2 weeks ago I went to the Orthodox Church for the first time. So even though you’re not orthodox, I’m sure your video will still be really helpful and educative
I was expecting to watch this and be disappointed by misunderstandings, misconceptions, and wrong statements with a heavy bias against it. I am refreshed to see, with this whole series, a unbiased and factual representation of each denomination. These are the kinds of videos that should be produced, let us Christians go on our own journey and be able to learn things about the different churches without having to worry about somebody getting something wrong or offending denominations. Thank you
I can’t wait for this as a recent convert. RZ got me into Eastern Orthodoxy. Suprising as that sounds. God bless you RZ Edit: man yall are cool for all the likes. Thanks man and god bless you
I had to go through a few other denominations before I landed into the arms of our local parish. Me and my fiance are about to take our final catechuman class next week, arrange our baptism with Chrismation and marriage. Our parish are going to enjoy 4 new members including our kids. Plus I'm working on helping my friends see the orthodox for what it is and join us.
I was raised Protestant and converted to Orthodoxy 3 years ago. I’m the only Orthodox in my family and social circle-everyone else is Protestant and many of them have beautiful, awe-inspiring faith. My priest put it well: “We know where God is [referring to the Orthodox Church], but we cannot say where He is not.” While I believe orthodoxy is the truth, I always hesitate to say that all others outside it won’t be saved. We don’t know how God will work in the hearts and lives of others. I’m grateful for my Protestant upbringing and I’m also grateful God brought me to Orthodoxy. Thank you for a wonderful video 🤍
Well he lied to you because historical orthodox position is in the ecclesium nulla silus... there is no salvation outside of thr church (orthodox church).
The Council of Nicaea II is very clear that unless you subscribe to icon veneration, you are anathema. Anathema is understood at the time as being separation from God and being cast into the outer darkness. Exclusivity is in the EO DNA.
@@bobbobberson5627 You dont see how condemning trinitarian, Bible faithful, Creed reciting and Jesus loving Christians to Hell over secondary stuff like icons is controversial?
@@bobbobberson5627 "Now anathema is nothing less than complete separation from God." - Patriarch Tarasius who was at Nicaea II in 787 writing to Empress Irene. Why must you lie like Nicaea II lied about Jesus' supposed letter to King Abgar?
@@bobbobberson5627 Patriarch Tarasius clearly thinks anathema means damnation. So stop lying about your church. Like the forgery riddled Nicaea ii lied about the Early Church.
One small correction, the Orthodox never called the Orthodox Church a denomination, we were called either the Orthodox Church or the Church of Christ, there is no third the way.
Studying the lives of the saints has become a type of medicine for me. Whenever I’m dealing with something really hard, I read their stories and realize I can get through this hardship.
As an Orthodox Christian (not yet baptized) I think he did a good job of explaining our faith without having a bias, one thing I want to say is that we don't believe "it's okay" to venerate icons, we think its necessary
@@Tobby1923 i suggest watching truth united video on this topic if you’re interested in the protestant perspective, which i’m personally convinced is the truth, God bless brother
@@Disconsonance88 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Hebrews 12:1 1 Corinthians 11:1 Furthermore the church as a tradition believes that icons are a window to heaven
"That's why they don't believe Salvation is purely by Grace alone through Faith alone." Well, Grace is a Divine Energy. So yes, Orthodoxy affirms we're saved by Grace, through Faith working through love (agape).
I too am Orthodox like some of the other commenters. I really appreciate the fact based no emotion assessment of the church. Probably one of the best to the point videos that I’ve ever seen on Orthodoxy. So many people (Westerners unfortunately) don’t understand our spirituality and thought processes and revert to childish insults when trying to describe us and our ways.
Former Catholic, now orthodox! Truly, orthodoxy is the absolute fullness of the faith!!!! The perfection of its traditionalism, historicity, and theology is unchanged and unmatched!!!! 🔥🔥☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️
Very excited for this as a recent convert to Holy Orthodoxy, RZ was my introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions outside of Protestantism. Keep doing Gods work 🙏
For we Egyptians we are all Orthodox ☦️ and we specially love Greek Orthodox since the last Egyptian dinasty was Greek and we learned a lot from them 🇪🇬❤️🇬🇷 But some people just do not understand the Greek from Alexandria was different from the Greek from Constantinople so some words were missunderstood during the 4th council and at the same time our city Alexandria was downgrade behind Constantinople so most Egyptians were angry about that cause Alexandria was the 2nd most important city in the Empire since 1st century.
@@olekcholewa8171 Yes we are but before 4th council it didn't existed we were all one. Egyptians were mad cause Constantinople a new capital became more important than Alexandria and they were use to be the 2nd biggest city in the empire
@@olekcholewa8171I don’t say anathema to them. All the local Ethiopians attend my OCA church, and some Indians (not sure if Malabar or Malankara), and we don’t have any Copts here but I believe they also would attend. I have read many commentaries by Fr Tadros Malaty, a Coptic priest, and they are 100% Patristic. And I have never seen any person from any Oriental Orthodox country have to jump through the least hoop to be a communing member at my church. (Meanwhile, several hoops are required by Roman Catholic priests here to accept any Orthodox to Communion.)
@@olekcholewa8171 We know it, we have been alone many time and we have survived islamic invations Anatolia can not say the same there are almost not Christians in Anatolia today and they were Eastern Orthodox land. We do only need Christ cause he has protected us ☦️
The lives of the saints are so much more than just canons to live by. They remember the martyrs throughout the Church's history, and show how even the most wicked person can be redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. If you've never read a life of a Saint, google OCA Lives of the Saints, it's well worth it.
@@patrickbarnes9874An very detailed and extensive version is on the site of the St Mary of Egypt ROCOR Church of Roswell, GA. First link in the Library section.
One thing to say is that the Orthodox do allow for changes in worship as time passes, however these changes are small and slow like the addition of the Ison to the Byzantine chant.
There were changes, the bible was translated in Old Church Slavonic and kept like that for centuries it took a lot of time for the church service to be done in Eastern European languages (except for Greek for obvious reasons).
@@ViguLiviu Old Church Slavonic was the Eastern European languages combined into a single so everyone could understand. People have got to stop with these dumbass myths that people never understood what was said in Church. Both in the Latin and the Eastern Churches, the languages was chosen so most could understand.
@@kottekanin4006 The Panslavic language was the combination of slavic languages, not Old Church Slavonic. The problem was that all that the slavs came later in there so the it wasn't that easy foe everyone to understand it especially in the Balkans where Latin or Greek were used more. Imagine knowing Spanish and listening to Portuguese or French. It was more known in the elites since the language came from them. And most people didn't have direct access to the bible until the printing press and the translations were made in their languages.
Honestly their beliefs kinda line up really well with mine. Didn’t realize they were so chill like that 🤝 I’ll stop confusing you guys for Catholics from now on.
The orthodox will fight tooth and nail to tell you that salvation is through works (Galatian heresy) But Unless you also partake in work’s salvation go ahead.
@@Reformed_Borzoiit’s not from works my brother. Salvation is by grace through faith. Just as St. James writes in his epistle, our works are a bi-product of our faith. How can we proclaim Christ without doing things that Christ commands? It’s not that we think those things save us. Works are the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives that spur us to do things that honor God and our fellow man. I’ve heard a pretty simplified version of this. We can get to heaven and have a lot of works, like trying to board a plane with a lot of luggage, but we will not be admitted unless we have the ticket, our salvation. We can enter the plane with just the ticket and without luggage. However we cannot get on with only luggage and no ticket. Otherwise what was Christ’s death for? I’ll paraphrase Psalm 50; you do not desire sacrifice (Old Testament work) or I would have given it, you do not desire in burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and humbled heart, God does not despise. Anyways. I hope that that kind of explained it. I used to think that we needed works, because I went down this weird faith journey. A priest helped me understand it so concretely, and everything regarding orthodoxy aligns so incredibly with the Bible. Which makes sense because it’s the orthodox/Catholic tradition that gave us the Bible. What is holy scripture without the context of holy tradition around it? May God bless you! If these were just rantings then so be it haha. I hope it helped a little. I pray God with light your path and help continue our walk of faith.
@@Reformed_Borzoi Orthodox Christianity emphasizes that faith and works are not mutually exclusive. Instead, they work together, salvation is achieved through a synergistic process that involves both faith and works. Faith is considered the foundation, but it must be accompanied by works, which are the fruits of faith.
@@yuppieNL Justification does not come from the law,instead it comes from faith. Galatians 2:16 16 yet we know that a person is not justifiedfn by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:21 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
RZ will be rewarded with blessings for his work. He's bringing many of his generation to God. But don't let yourself be tempted by pride and anything else brother. May the Lord preserve and lead you.
As absurd as it sounds, thanks to RZ and his discord i found Orthodoxy and converted from lutheranism. Thank you, Zoomer, for covering Orthodoxy with out bias, this is a very good video
I’m a fourth generation United Methodist and last year I went on a church trip to Greece and Turkey to follow in the footsteps of Paul. I went to several Orthodox churches and shrines in Greece (and some former ones in Turkey) and the churches were beautiful but also as a Protestant I found the icons and overall mystical nature of the Orthodox Church a little strange. I watched people kiss icons and reliquaries, listened to a cappella hymns and learned from our guide about christenings and how they do communion with the same spoon for the full congregation. But my favorite thing I learned about the Orthodox Church in Greece was how it’s members will put little churches the size of mailboxes by the road to commemorate people who died in accidents.
It was so crazy for me to witness also in the beginning. Now after one year I found myself kissing the priest’s hand. It’s not required. I just feel so much respect, that my mind has totally changed about venerating God and the Saints.
You walked in the footsteps of St. Paul in Greece and Asia Minor, and the Christianity you found there struck you as "strange". With all due respect, you need to ask yourself whether the Christians of 1st-century Greece and Asia Minor would find the United Methodist church strange. And whether these early Christians would feel more at home today in an Orthodox parish or a Methodist congregation.
In Greece, Europe and the middle East, when we see our family, we kiss them on each cheek, the same as we treat our saints painted on the icon. Same as a soldier kisses the photo of his wife before going to battle. It’s a sign of respect. Nobody worships a photo or a piece of wood with paint on it. But if you believe that God is in all things… why not an icon?
For some, taking The Eucharist from the same spoon is an important expression of faith related to Covid, where trusting in God means trusting that a holy sacrament will not transmit plague and so there is no reason to fear using the same spoon.
I don't typically enjoy the takes that Zoomer has, but I found this to be a very well done depiction of our faith and practices. There might be a few places we could nitpick, but it wouldn't do any good to discuss them in a comment section, nor do I think they detract from the overall purpose of the video. May the blessings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all. ☦☦☦
The orthodox church does not say there is no salvation outside the church. This would limit God. God saves who he wants. The orthodox WOULD say that the Orthodox church is the best way we know how.
Where are all these dislikes coming from? I'm Orthodox and this seems better than your previous orthodox videos! Even the comments from Orthodox Christians are very nice and supportive.
Thanks for doing a video on the Eastern Orthodox belives alot of people dont know what Eastern Orthodoxy is so when they see icons and the idea of good works they stop the resurch there so thanks for spreading som light on the actual belives And God bless yall ☦️☦️☦️☦️
I would suggest looking up Orthodox parishes in your area and finding one that has services in English (or some other language you understand) and scheduling a one-on-one conversation with the priest. That may not end up being the parish you join, but I think it's a solid first step for inquiring into Orthodoxy once you've been convinced by what you've seen online that Orthodoxy is something you might want in your life.
How many times do we have to tell you, WE DO BELIEVE OTHER DENOMINATIONS OF CHRISTIANS CAN BE SAVED, we don't believe it's likely, but we believe it is possible st paisios said "we know where the church is but we don't know where it isn't"
This is an awesome video RZ. Thank you for engaging with Luigi and Jay, it really sounds like you respect the position of the Orthodox Church. One thing I would like to note is that since much of the Church was affected by Catholic and Protestant missionaries aiming to proselytize at one point, their verbiage they used in defense of this was intentionally strict in their writings and confessions (ie Confession of Dositheus). However, the Church affirms a distinction between the defined doctrinal powers, and the charismatic reach of the Holy Spirit. TLDR, even with strict language in the past, we don’t put limits on the salvific abilities of the HS, but we do define the clearest path to salvation.
Thank you so much for this video. I have been Eastern Orthodox for all of my life and am just starting to be serious about being Christian. My church preaches in my homeland’s language, which I don’t understand very much, so thank you for being able to explain it for me to understand.
As a cradle Orthodox from an ethnic background, I understand the difficulty of going to a church where you don't understand the language, and the family/emotional/cultural reasons for staying there. With time such Orthodox churches in non-traditionally Orthodox countires gradually shift to using more of the local language. But there are often other nearby Orthoodox churches already using the local language either mostly or completely, and you might want to check them out. Worshiping in a language you understand is a game changer.
There's no Salvation outside the Orthodox Church because the Church (Body of Christ, union of God and Man) is Salvation. Orthodoxy is the revealed way by Christ. But God may save whoever He wants, and whoever gets saved, is ultimately united to the Church in Heaven.
So i've been studying this as a side hobby for some time now and this video summarizes all the key differences so succinctly that I've even filled in several gaps watching it. Great content. Thank you and God bless you.
@@ChristianWarioYou can argue the same about the west, though our atheists did it through subversion of the institutions and educational systems. Combine that with poor catechization of their children and you get the modern woke lefty who claims to be all heart and has no real standards other than looking like they are being good people. Even if they have no standards of what's good.
Orthodoxy isn’t a denomination. It’s not part of the two-sided coin of Roman Catholicism & Protestantism. It’s not one of the 45,000 sects that Protestantism gave birth to.
@@wouspor1804 The female bishop that is also a married lesbian? I wouldn't really say that's being in sheeps clothing, they're just open about it and no one cares.
I started watching you last summer, and at the beginning of this year I bumped into Orthodoxy (not through you). I have since decided to be Orthodox, and I saw you debating Orthodox Kyle on his channel. Thanks for not making your video with bias, even though you disagree. I still watch you often (though not as much as the Orthodox channels). Keep up the good videos.
I hope you are attending a local parish and become a catechumen. It is so good to hear you are on the path to the fullness of the faith ☦ God be with you on your journey
Thank you very much for this video I can say that's a key feature of EO theology is what you called 'no black-white distinction'. More or less it is present in every theological field, excluding some essentials of the faith I know that I am in a bubble or smth but there is a significant amount of modernists in EO. Modernism in EO is smth like "tradition can be changed if there are some reasons, but if not, we don't do it bc our traditions are cool" and "our Church is cool but others also are nice and they can achieve salvation" and so on (I wish I could write more but I don't have time right now). I understand that your purpose was to show EO in general but I want you to know about different sides of our denomination Also I recommend you to watch Coffee with Sr. Vassa if you haven't do it And I'm sorry if my English is not good, I'm not a native speaker God bless you brother✝☦
You get a pass because you are not a native English speaker, but most Orthodox would not call Orthodoxy a "denomination' since that implies Orthodoxy is just one of many equal "churches." But there is a distinction in Orthodoxy between "Tradition" with a capital T, and tradtions, which are the human and cultural expressions of the Tradition. The Tradition is the faith once and for all time taught by Christ, transmitted faithfully by His apostles, and preserved faithfully in Christ's (Orthodox) Church. That is unchangeable and unchanging. The traditions we have in expressing that faith in our lives are to an extent influenced by culture, language, and where and when we live. There are local variances in these lesser traditions over time and space, but they all point to the same unvarying Tradition. The Orthodox have a tolerance for diversity in these traditions that express the Faith, but are firm in defending the Tradition, the Faith itself, from any change, corruption or dilution. Peace, bro!
One thing I missed already in the Catholic video was the importance of monasticism, which in most cases is completely lost in the protestant churches (but is clearly biblical!)
Roman Catholic religious vocations have dropped nearly 90% since Vatican II… it would be a joke to say that monasticism (currently) has any place of importance to the Catholic Church.
i was raised catholic and was an atheist for a while, but now currently thinking about converting to eastern orthodoxy. this was explained very well, thank you!
@@cursedreality8615 I was also a protestant and I converted to Orthodoxy. So it's great to see that you have interest. No pressure for you to join. I'm just happy that you're interested!
This is actually a great video. I really see the difference between your previous works on orthodoxy and you took the criticism (which was at some times very harsh) well and I can see a the research you have done. Great job man👍
I am sorry that I can't resist correcting such a well-intentioned and praiseworthy presentation. The Orthodox strongly believe St Paul's word "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God"(Ephesians 2:8), given that the Apostle Paul emphasizes that the Grace of God saves and not the faith alone! "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works." (James 2:17-18) "You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only." James 2:24 New King James Version "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but FAITH WORKING THROUGH LOVE." Galatians 5:6 New King James Version "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, WORK out your own salvation with fear and trembling;" Philippians 2:12 New King James Version “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven,but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practiceis like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:21-27 THAT'S THE ORTHODOX FAITH!!! Thank you for your great work!
No matter what Christian denomination or tradition you come from let us all pray that we be united under King Jesus Christ and continue to build the Kingdom of God and fight evil with good.
Your view is very Protestant. The vast majority of Orthodox and Catholics consider you a non-Christian, a heretic, and someone who is going to hell because you do not follow their traditions. Apostolic Succession is everything to them, even though the Bible makes a clear distinction between the 12 Apostles, who are going to be memorialised in the New Jerusalem according to Revelation 21:14; and any who might come after. Catholics take Mathias replacing Judas to mean that they should replace all the Apostles, whereas that singular event was prophesied in the Old Testament on account of Judas' betrayal, and is almost certainly a one-time thing, and they then take the lines about the Church being built on Christ and the Apostles to mean that, the Successors of the Apostles constitute the true Church, and are the only ones who have authority in the Church. I assume the logic is the same in Eastern Orthodoxy. This means that they can take the made-up traditions of people they consider to be the Successors of the Apostles, like the Pope in Catholicism or various Saints in Orthodoxy, and follow their ideas even if they go against what is written in the Scriptures, e.g. Mary worship, praying to the Saints/dead. Protestants would agree that the Church was built upon Christ and the Apostles, because Christianity was literally started by them, the Bible was written by them, the Apostles then went around converting people after Christ's death and resurrection; but Protestants leave it there, and give no special authority to any 'successors' after those first Apostles, instead trusting in the instruction they gave us that was codified in the Bible, and acknowledging that, as is written in the Holy Scriptures, that the Holy Spirit is sent as our advocate and as our teacher, and that all men might receive the Holy Spirit, not just the few Apostles, as was made clear at Pentecost. We look to the Holy Spirit to guide the Church, that is the big C Church which includes all Christians, whereas Catholics and Orthodox look to men. Hopefully in many cases those men will be true believers who are filled with the Holy Spirit, and they may lead their small c churches wisely even if their position of leadership comes about by error; but it is clear from history that in many cases that has not happened.
Hey, just some notes not meant to be antagonistic. Holy Tradition is not just what was passed down but its the life of the Holy Spirit in the church. And yes God sanctified an image of himself to be venerated we know Jews had been veneration holy images long before Christ as well. A lot of good things to say about this video though, overall it was a decent brief explanation of the EO.
Dang Zoomer. I came into this video expecting some bashing or misinformation, but I have to be honest, you really explained Eastern Orthodoxy exceedingly well in this. Thank you for respectfully representing our views and putting them in a way for others to understand more easily.
Actually, Orthodox theology starts with the Person of the Father, who is the Autotheos, the Uncaused One, the origin of the Divine Essence and the other Two Divine Persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
@@matheusmotta1750 You are right, but expressing this in human words is tricky (that is why Orthodox theology is mostly apophatic--it builds a fence around who and what God is by saying what He is not, but is reluctant to pin God down by trying to express His Essence, since this is beyond the human mind. As the saying goes, "If your mind can understand God, then your god is too small." This touches on the filioque, the later western addition to the Nicean Creed which says that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son. Orthodoxy affirms the original wording of the Creed, which is actually a direct quotation of Christ's words in His exposition to His apostles at the Last Supper: "But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of me." (John 15:26} Orthodoxy affirms that the Father is the Source (or Cause) by saying that the Son is begotten of the Father and the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, but we do not attempt to define what is the character of "begetting" or "proceeding." We do say that these are not choices of the Father in the sense that creating everything else is a decision and choice. Instead these are integral to who God the Father simply is.. For the Orthodox, the Father is the Person of the Trinity who begets the Son and from whom proceeds the Spirit. The Son is the Person begotten of the Father, and the Holy Sprit is the Person who proceeds from the Father. But the Father is always and eternally with the Son and the Spirit, who all share one Essence, So when we say trhe Father is the Cause, we are not speaking of God the Father's will, but of His very nature, of who He is. Sorry for the long post, but clarifying this is absolutely essential for knowing Who God is, in as far as He has revealed Himself to us.
Man, I sure would love to own a copy of that family tree map of denominations that you showed part of. It seems to strike a good balance of not too much detail and not too little.
About the Filioque: the Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church affirms that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father, through the Son, and abides in the Son. But not from the Son as cause and origin of the Spirit and Roman Catholic dogma has established.
As a Protestant, I have to say that the Eastern Orthodox view of salvation (it's not all black and white) and of putting everything into practice and empathising with the relationship with God is really the truth. Father Josiah Trenham is absolutely right when he talks about how the lack of this is the reason for today's pentacostal churches (but Orthodox worship is much more holistic).
6:15 This point is very misleading. Eastern Orthodox countries have extremely high rates of atheism and abortion, more so than even Western Europe. Poland is extremely devout and religiously conservative but they’re Catholic.
Respect to RZ for this unbiased representation of Orthodoxy. You were one of the people that led me to the Orthodox faith because of your historical analysis videos.
My father is an orthodox priest, well I'm not in the religion, but I loved the video. The point is very true about the relations with other churches, he's always like "oriental orthodox are wonderful, catholic are ok, they are like brothers to us, but protestants tho....." actually personally protestantism is the most interesting to me, always have been
Wow... here I came to witness Orthodox bashing from a Protestant, but instead got a very accurate and succinct account of what the Orthodox Church believes and practices. Amazing job, thank you!
The thing I love about this series is that I feel like you're doing what you can to convince me that the denomination in question is right, even when I know that you don't personally believe what they espouse.
Althought I don't agree with much of protestant theological wievs, I do respect you RZ because you are quiet objective on the matter of Orthodox Christianity. At least you don't call us idolatres, pagans etc. Thank you for this video, may God bless you.
Um, actually, he does essentially call us heretics in other videos. For some reason, he is exceptionally fair minded in this video. But I've seen another video where he says that everything Eastern Christians believe is wrong.
