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""The Principle or Accommodation" chapter caught me by surprise. It explains clearly how the Primitive Church was almost immediately structured around the regional structure of the Roman Empire, as major cities were major social hubs. Thus bishops in a "metropolis" were also given the titles "Metropolitan" as head of the city, and "Patriarch" as head of the diocese/province. Hence, elevating Constantinople later..." — Jul 30, 2026 05:59PM
""The Principle or Accommodation" chapter caught me by surprise. It explains clearly how the Primitive Church was almost immediately structured around the regional structure of the Roman Empire, as major cities were major social hubs. Thus bishops in a "metropolis" were also given the titles "Metropolitan" as head of the city, and "Patriarch" as head of the diocese/province. Hence, elevating Constantinople later..." — Jul 30, 2026 05:59PM
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"This assessment of Eastern religions like Hinduism, with all of their meditative practices, available to all to partake in regardless of anyone's personal religious views or lack there of, poses a legitimate theological question for Christians: with the proven effects of these practices, along with the testimonies of many to its effectiveness, what is behind this spiritual practice?
This book's clear answer: Demons." — Jul 13, 2026 05:33PM
"This assessment of Eastern religions like Hinduism, with all of their meditative practices, available to all to partake in regardless of anyone's personal religious views or lack there of, poses a legitimate theological question for Christians: with the proven effects of these practices, along with the testimonies of many to its effectiveness, what is behind this spiritual practice?
This book's clear answer: Demons." — Jul 13, 2026 05:33PM
“the ascetic, striving to kindle in his heart love for God while neglecting repentance, exerts himself to attain a feeling of delight, of ecstasy, and as a result he attains precisely the opposite: ‘he enters into communion with satan and becomes infected with hatred for the Holy Spirit’ (Bishop Ignatius).”
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
“We all seek boundless and unchangeable love and infinite peace, but who can give it to us? Not even our parents, our brothers, or our sisters. Every one of them can abandon, despise, or harm us. Why? Because we are all limited by time and space and we all battle against the unclean powers, which are constantly defiling our thoughts.”
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: the Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
― Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: the Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
“the “tongues” movement is not at all a “revival,” for there is in it little repentance or conviction of sin, but chiefly the search for power and experience; the phenomenon of tongues is not the gift described in the Acts, nor is it (in most cases) actual demonic possession; rather, “it becomes more and more clear that perhaps over 95% of the whole tongues movement is mediumistic in character”
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
“Through the ministries of leaders such as Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Rodney Howard-Browne, Kenneth Hagin, Morris Cerullo, Paul Yonggi Cho, and Marilyn Hickey, the Faith Movement has spread its heresies and attendant charismatic phenomena throughout the world.”
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
“How is the Orthodox Christian prepared to withstand deception? He has the whole body of God-inspired Patristic writings which, together with Holy Scripture, present the judgment of Christ’s Church for 1900 years with regard to virtually every conceivable spiritual and pseudo-spiritual experience.”
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
― Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future
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