Brother Nathaniel wrote:"A mighty fortress is our God"
The Protestant Battle Cry!
Moderator: Mark Templet
Brother Nathaniel wrote:"A mighty fortress is our God"
The Protestant Battle Cry!
Oh dear comrade, to which faith are you confessing? People can have opinions, but you my good friend are disgracing not only yourself but the office in the Holy Deaconate of The Russian Orthodox Church, which you claim to poses. Your picture that you are so proud of is of two Russian Hierarchs and????????? So I take it a picture of you hugging a Protestant leader is more appealing how, as you said, your in tight with the Dr's Fallwell and Robertson and this progresses Orthodoxy how? Did I miss something? Or are you just positioning yourself for an office in their organization when ROAC has enough of you antics. Partner, your running out of Religions to jump to. Orthodoxy is a wonderful thing to live, might want to give it a try.
Oh you never did say what your beef was with the Hierarchs. I know 2 pious Russians who are against the Union, but still respect the office of the Priesthood in which they (the Bishops) hold. So I guessing it couldn't be that, could it?
"A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD!"
II Kings 22:2
Psalm 18:2
Psalm 31:3
Psalm 71:3
Psalm 91:2
Psalm 144:2
Jeremiah 16:9
(it's orthodox)
Now CGW - what jusirdiction are you in?
Who is your confessor? what is the name &
location of your church?
+ROAC Subdeacon Nathanael
"still confessing the faith"
Confessor +ROAC Hieromonk Fr Andrei'
Ok Ok I read the verses you suggested to read. To me this read (paraphrasing of course):
I will make a mockery of all things Holy and Sacred but as long as I do it under the auspice of truth as I see it, foregoing all good and exposing all things that are pleasing to me for the sake of evil. Great will your reward be.
Right on the mark there good Brother of your faith. To which I say again "keep up the good work". Thus the Kingdom of Heaven will not stand in your way. Which Jursidication was that again?
Have I got a picture for you!
a a a a t :
http://www.livejournal.com/users/sbn_nathanael/
Now any person can see that it is basically a cut and paste picture, the part of vladyka Metropolitan Lavra is clearer and has more color, PatriArch alexi II in picture is more older and less colorful or clear...this one wouldnt even stand up in our courts, shame on who ever put this together and meant to cause Schism and concern..........
a thousand picture-Molebans, that is definite mockery of our tradition, you enjoy doing that, HUH?
BTW - If you live in CHICAGO, why do you claim to be
"under" both Kyill & Lavr?
Because they are a true line of apostlic succession all the way from Christ... I ended up in his Diocese in Northern California amongst St.Johns orphans and spiritual children(all of which are strong supporters of there Bishops
s decision in ROCOR) , i never set foot into a Protestant community sobor, and grew up a traditional Latin rite Roman Catholic following Pre-Vatican II Missal and prayers, etc...amongst those in my growing up as a child we observed how the old calendar could be used by faithful, even catholics for it didnt matter to God, and merely a human error..my whole life has been to determine who is right and and who is wrong, and clearly i fell flat on my face and have seen that it was me a selfish,self-centered human who was wrong all the time, By Gods grace I was lead from Tradidtional Catholicism to the Russian Church abroad, Metropolitan Lavra is my Metropolitan and Arch-Bishop Kirill is my Vladyka, by profession i travel a great deal..and never in one spot..
What is my point you ask?, my point is find that Spirit you had before the ordeal of you and your Bishop, that is where you were supposed to be, in that spirit..clearly I have seen the same spirits and in Brotherly love warn you to contemplate that which isnt fully lost, only hidden by Idle talk and human error cloned AT NIGHT,IN SECRESY..............this isnt a threat Nathaniel, you really have great knowledge and thoughts, you are exactly what we need in that Hidden warfare, someone who we can rest assured is praying for us ,when we forget...........remember your calling, its still there, God doesnt care of which human error jurisdiction you pray from as long as you SAVE SOULS by leading in the path to Christ and not leading with the chin................forgive me if O offended you, Im your Brother in Christ and pray for you........cc
a thousand picture-Molebans, that is definite mockery of our tradition, you enjoy doing that, HUH?
I can agree, but to his defense, I don't think he knows what the Tradition is, what it stands for anything. He was schooled in the El Quida Orthodoxy (correspondence course), meaning he's right all of us are wrong and he's got the pictures to prove it (even if he had to cut and paste them himself).
The sad part in all of this is he is making a mockery of the very foundation he is tiring to defend. How many of the New Martyr's are looking down with pleasure on his work?
Lord have mercy on us all.
Now CGW - what jusirdiction are you in?
Who is your confessor? what is the name &
location of your church?
what is your real name?
CGW is an Anglican, and it would be greatly appreciated if he showed an interest in Orthodoxy on this forum instead of applying his outside-in view of things. From an Orthodox perspective you are in no position to teach us, other forums consider that trolling, which is against this forums rules.