Why attend Church?

[socksumi]

Churches are dens of superstition, fraud and deceit. And denominations are different variations of the same lies. The bible belongs in the toilet.

[divineplusplus]

Thanks for posting!

IC XC

NI KA

[srdb2331]

Glory to Jesus Christ! Thank you Father! This is from a Roman Catholic Priest!

[zakharii]

Great posting! Listened with intesrest! Thanks! Велика подяка за чудову презентацію!

[ez3usx2]

go to church sniff the drugs in the incense that makes everyones minds go numb then let them molest the children while everyone shrugs.if you dont think thats funny,maybe you should read the ryan report.

[MikhalisBramouell]

I think you're mixing us up with the Roman Catholics. Our Priests have wives.

[TracerAdvanced]

I can't understand him... but he has a nice beard :D

[Cronos999]

The first Iconogrpaher was St. Luke the Apostle who himself wrote an icon of Christ and the Virgin Maria/Theotokos.

Before that CHRIST Himself gave a Holy Image of Himself for it to be sent to King Agbar. This is known as the Holy Napkin or Holy Mandilion.

[Cronos999]

Take a brief look at Church history, the 7 Ecumenical Councils that gave you the Holy BIble which you quote and early dogma/Holy Tradition of the 1st 4 centuries of ancient Christianity and you will see how icons were used, how iconostasis were in the Church temples and how everything was exactly how the Orthodox Church is today. The only preserved faith, teaching, dogma, tradition, way. God's ONLY CHURCH!

[Cronos999]

joodbrood...

In the Old Testament and before, images were always sued and veenrated (not worshipped). For instance the ARK OF COVENANT, ROD OF AARON, STAFF OF MOSES, BRONZE SERPENT etc...

WORSHIP & VENERATION are two different things.

[Cronos999]

Icons are theology in colour. Windows to Heaven. Portraits of our HEAVENLY family. They help us during prayer to focus through the sense of sight.

So for someone who is deaf, mentally ill or for a child/infant, ICONS are the only means of education and theology.

[joodbrood]

oh people repent!

Deuteronomy 5:8

8Thou shalt not make thee any graven image,

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is that clear? we shouldnt make pictures of what we think God looks like.

this is so simple. even a little child unnderstands it.

how am I taking this out of context?

[MikhalisBramouell]

ΑΡΙΘΜΟΙ ΧΧΙ. 8

Καὶ ηὔξατο Μωυσῆς πρὸς Κύριον περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ· καὶ εἰπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ποίσον σεαυτῳ ὄφιν, καὶ θὲς αὐτὸν ἐπὶ σημείου, καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν δάκῃ ὄφις ἄνθρωπον, πᾶς ὁ δεδηγμένος ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ζήσεται.

[supercoolperson14725]

Numbers 6.66

And god said let their be fags like you who believe this stupid shit lol

[MikhalisBramouell]

Numbers 21. 8 (Septuagint)

And Moses prayed to the Lord for the people; and the Lord said to Moses, Make thee a serpent, and put it on a signal-staff; and it shall come to pass that whenever a serpent shall bite a man, everyone so bitten that looks upon it shall live.

[joodbrood]

oh people repent!

Deuteronomy 5:8 (King James Version) 8Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

[yamahammr]

You really don't know what you are quoting or what you are talking about my friend. Come and see the true Christian faith within the Orthodox Church!

[nojoso]

O Protestant, read your Bible!!

God's command to the Israelites for building the tabernacle:

Exodus 26:18 (KJV) And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Don't take Deut 5:8 out of the context of God's on reasoning:

Deut 4:15-17

You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore.. do not make yourselves an idol

The invisible God made Himself manifest in the Incarnate Word- Jesus

[734cat]

this is a good video and orthodox priests are always good to talk to about religious topics.

love to you all from a Romanian who is orthodox.

[jc3schmi]

This is an EXCELLENT resource.  Thanks a MILLION!!!

[Volksong]

Thanks for posting this excellent explanation of why we need to go to church.

God bless,

Nicholas

[captison]

Thank you for posting that beautiful explanation of the necessity of communal church worship.

From an Episcopal cousin --- Grace to you and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ.

[KokardaNaGlavi]

I'm Serbian Orthodox too. God bless all of you!

[voice4orthodox]

Greetings in the Lord,

Christ is Risen!

Just wanted to share something:

A short animation of mine...

illustrating how the Divine Liturgy

reveals the virtual structure of the Church.

Its in my video section:

"Liturgy - The Structure of Ultimate Reality"

† God bless

[Nenamorut]

sunteti spalati pe creieri, ba Romanasilor.

Hahahaha, Biblia voastra luata de la Jidani este o Poveste, o simpla farsa.

V

[crististelistu]

habar nu ai ateule! nu mai vorbi ca te rade lumea

[Nenamorut]

Ok, fratzioare, hai ca cu stiintza si logica stiu ca stati prost. N-am ce discuta cu bisericosii, ca tare orbi sunteti.

Civis Paganis Sum.

V.

[RdrDavid]

Good video - I'm a convert to Orthodoxy and attend the OCA parish in Fort Worth.

[PierpontYouth]

I am a Nazarene that wants to be Orthodox, but cannot. :) I will remain Nazarene and be obedient to God there. I love Orthodox theology and worship (one and the same reallY!)

[rafatda]

i am a palestinian orthodox and i am braud of it and fee happy every time i think about it .its  a big gift from my heavenly Father.

[9gcxk]

I am Russian and I am Orthodox too.

[idolfan06]

I am Serbian Orthodox too and we are indeed very very VERY lucky to be born Orthodox Christians! Well said all of you! :)

[julija333]

I am a Serbian Orthodox sister...we are lucky to be born Orthodox...Long live Orthodox Christians united...

[srbijazasrbe]

awsome good work

[SM1901]

I'm a Greek Orthodox christian in Utah, thanks for posting this video!

[raphael3712]

SM1901,

Which Church do you attend. I used to attend Holy Transfiguration in Ogden.

[SM1901]

Hey, I go to Prophet Elias, back in SLC

[raphael3712]

Haven't had a chance to go there yet. I am moving to SLC in Febuary, so I may end up there. Who knows?

[SM1901]

awesome, i'll see ya around sometime

[kustacma10]

How lucky we are to be born Orthodox

[h3dg3]

amen