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by khomes
Sun 1 February 2015 1:03 am
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: Auxentios and the Milan Synod: Were they both schismatic?
Replies: 43
Views: 523

Re: Auxentios and the Milan Synod: Were they both schismatic

precisely. And to touch further on why Metropolitan Chrysostom of Florina was a schismatic is because he willfully denied the confession of faith from 1935 that the NC state church was actually Schismatic and had lost grace. Met. Chrysostom changed his confession to that the NC state church still ha...
by khomes
Mon 12 January 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: Intra-TOC Discussions
Topic: Auxentios and the Milan Synod: Were they both schismatic?
Replies: 43
Views: 523

Auxentios and the Milan Synod: Were they both schismatic?

I was once in the Metropolia and was so close to baptism. I started researching their history among with many others and I was shocked. I was especially horrified with Auxentios and all of his actions and the actions of the milan synod. Then going back to auxentios' personal history and his predeces...
by khomes
Mon 12 January 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Outside the Church, there is no salvation?
Replies: 35
Views: 56357

Outside the Church, there is no salvation?

Philaret, I love the avatar! And yes HOCNA was schismatic from the beginning.

by khomes
Mon 17 November 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Holy Fire in Jerusalem??
Replies: 7
Views: 6962

Re: Holy Fire in Jerusalem??

The Orthodox Patriarch has been sharing the Holy Fire with the Armenians for a long time. It predates the modern ecumenical movement. But I think the two answers are the following: We can't say for sure the Holy Fire is still authentic. The fact that it occurs so regularly is kind of suspicious to ...
by khomes
Mon 17 November 2014 2:03 pm
Forum: True Orthodox Christian Churches
Topic: History of the True Orthodox churches?
Replies: 4
Views: 2202

History of the True Orthodox churches?

Ok so I lnow that this question is kinda complicated, but here we go. As a True Orthodox chatecumen, this stuff is kinda confusing Is there any place i can go and read a concise history of the old calendarist churches? Or can any one of you provide that info? Also why is there so many churches that ...
by khomes
Mon 17 November 2014 12:39 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Starting a mission parish.
Replies: 1
Views: 1620

Starting a mission parish.

I know this topic was brought up in another post, however their question was a bit different than mine. How does one start a mission parish? where does one get icons? makeshift iconostasis? all things needed for services? also how does one evangelize and spread the news of the new Church when you ar...
by khomes
Mon 17 November 2014 12:32 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Holy Fire in Jerusalem??
Replies: 7
Views: 6962

Holy Fire in Jerusalem??

Ok so, here is my question. If the World Patriarchates are in heresy, why then is the Holy Fire in Jerusalem still happening? If he was a heretic, then wouldn't it cease to happen? for example, there were 4 times heretics tried to accomplish the holy fire and it did not happen. once was a the monoph...