Russian Evangelicals Leery of Orthodox Church - CBN.com

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Russia (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya), officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea.

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It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the United States by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people.

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It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest oil producer and second largest natural gas producer globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.

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The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs, who emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century.

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In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde.

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The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde, and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus'. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America.

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Following the Russian Revolution, Russia became the largest and leading constituent of the Soviet Union, the world's first constitutionally socialist state and a recognized superpower, which played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II.

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The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human spaceflight. The Russian Federation was founded following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, but is recognized as the continuing legal personality of the Soviet state.

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Russia has the world's 11th largest economy by nominal GDP or the 6th largest by purchasing power parity, with the 5th largest nominal military budget. It is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.

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Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

[zaggy3110]

Americian christians -especially evangelicals - are hypocrites and warmongers.

Their god is money

[Antiphyletist]

Why should the Russian Orthodox Church have the right to bully and threaten other Christian believers? But it does - even with fellow Orthodox Christians who disagree with the Moscow Patriarchate's narrow nationalistic view of Orthodoxy. Put bluntly, Patriarch Kirill and those around him have no respect for basic human rights and democratic values. That is why Russian Orthodoxy is increasingly held in contempt in the West.

[adamantis4657]

Baptists and ALL OTHER SECTS - LEAVE HOLY RUSSIA! Go and spread your Satanism in other countries.

[macnos]

Protestantism is the worst thing to have happened to Christianity.

[LyubaAllenovna]

CBN is bull's shyte, pure propaganda. I dont believe anything from those lot!

[LyubaAllenovna]

They should feel uncomfortable. Protestants trying to 'convert' a Christian country should be ashamed!

[Paul020253]

I am a former Pentecostal who has joined the Orthodox Church-in England rather than Russia, though I do belong to the Russian Patriarchal Church. Pentecostalism is very shallow and didnt meet my spiritual needs

[adamantis4657]

ALL PROTESTANTS SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF HOLY RUSSIA. These Sects should go to USA or any other COUNTRY.

ALL ORTHODOX CHRSITIANS SHOULD STAND UP and THROW THEM OUT.

[Concordanzus]

@adamantis4657

Idolaters, like you have no country on earth!

[adamantis4657]

@Concordanzus: LOL - WE ARE NOT IDOLATORS!

WE ARE THE TRUE CHRISTIANS - WE ARE CHRIST! GOD IS WITH US and not with the heretic SECTS.

Protestants ARE SECTS and CONDEMNED TO HELL for ALL ETERNITY. They are not christians - they ARE THE ENEMY OF CHRIST.

CHRIST HATES PROTESTANTISM - as he TOLD TO MANY SAINTS.

May HOLY RUSSIA stands up and all the ORTHODOX WARRIORS to fight the good fight for GOD the ALLHOLY TRINITY and the MOST HOLY THEOKOS and Holy ORTHODOXY

[Concordanzus]

@adamantis4657

Only Evangelicalism can change the world! The roman catholic church and the "christian orthodox" church are idolater! veneration of saints is SIN! Worship of images is SIN! You´re SINNER!!!

[adamantis4657]

@Concordanzus: EVANGELICALISM!

Is SATANISM - HERESY - REBELLION AGAINST CHRIST - they are condemned and they ALL WILL GO TO HELL.

There is NO SALVATION IS EVANGELICALISM. This is AMERICAN CRAP -

Protestants would not even have a "bible" without the Orthodox Church.

[adamantis4657]

@Concordanzus: ORTHODOX

1.) An ICON is not IDOL - first ERROR

2.) NO ONE IS WORSHIPPING ICONS but we HONOR AND VENERATE THE PERSON ON THE ICON - second ERROR

3.) Since APOSTOLIC TIMES - Icons were USED: CATACOMBS - many oil lamps etc. testify this.

4.) GOD ODERED TO MAKE IMAGES AND EVEN STATUES: the whole Temple of Jerusalem was FULL OF IMAGES AND STATUES:

on the walls, on the curtains, on the doors, in the Holy Holies!

U ARE A HERETIC - the ENEMY OF CHRIST!

[adamantis4657]

@Concordanzus: VENERATION OF SAINTS!

1.) To honor and venerate Saints is ALSO NOT IDOLATROUS because the SAINTS ARE NOT IDOLS OR PAGAN GODS

2.) In the OT the Israelits honored and venerated the PROPHETS OF GOD - GOD EVEN PUNISHED THOSE WHO DID NOT HONOR HIS PROPHETS

3.) The Apostles were honored and venerated etc.....the Martyrs

ADORATION is only DUE TO GOD but veneration is due to many things. HONOR YOUR PARAENTS etc...

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@adamantis4657

Why are you arguing? You seek the truth? Join Judaism!

Check this out:

watch?v=Y2SyDBmUiXc

[adamantis4657]

@KiruvMedia: TRUTH = JESUS CHRIST

Jesus CHRIST is the ABSOLUT TRUTH - there is NO SALVATION in JUDAISM - because they REJECT THEIR MESSIAH.

Sadly but true - JEWS are without SALVATION.

[cebuano1997]

Uhm you Evangelicals are like 2000 years late.The Orthodox Church was already established as the State religion.The Orthodox is older than you evangelicals.We are Catholics(Maronite, Melkite, Maronite, Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Syrian, and all the other old churches). Our church was established by Christ.You guys did the same thing in the Holy Sepulcher that is why you protestants used the "garden tomb" which was made years before Christ's death,His tomb was new. This video incites hatred.

[asebrookb]

Russian Orthodox should become the official religion of Russia

[zahir13]

Alas, Evangelicals and Orthodox show exactly the same human weaknesses. What I see are Evangelicals complaining about the very things they are trying to establish for themselves in the US!

[orthokarny]

Please go to CBN's, and 700 Club's website, and leave them feedback (politely, mind you) complaining about this and similar videos that attack Orthodox Christians. They have a couple feedback forms for this purpose.

[ComradeAgopian]

I agree with Russias decision to support the Holy Orthodox Church . With the protection of the Holy Theotokos ,it is the ONLY force able to guide the people on the path to salvation . With Gods grace , those who follow non Christian cults . such as baptists , and pentecostals , will be guided into the Holy Church .

[Abbadon380]

@ComradeAgopian dude were all christians baptists,mormons,orthrodox,cop­ts why discriminate.

[ComradeAgopian]

@Abbadon380 , You of course are free to call yourself anything you wish , that does not mean I nor any other Orthodox has to accept you're self appointed label . Coptics are of course Christian , so I'm not sure why you brought them up .

[greeterbb]

Please Remember to Read Becoming Orthodox by Peter Gilquist A Former Protestant Minister who had converted to The Orthodox Church.

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these evangelicals are just afraid their little kingdom will crumble. The gates of hell (and the gates of the western church) will never prevail against Christ's church. Evangelicalism has no place in Russia. They were Christians long before evangelicals came about. Glory to God for Patriarch Kyrill.

[theomimesis]

Long live Orthodoxy in Russia, and I pray that the re-invigorated Russian Orthodox Church helps to re-Christianize the secular Western countries.

[thatUkrainianguy]

wow...this is almost funny.

1. The "biggest competitor" for Orthodoxy in Russia is Islam.

2. Every missionary I've ever known who went to Russia converted to Orthodoxy.

[trupoed18]

what a stupid american propoganda/ americans are so pathetic

[leboharold]

this is a turf war evangelicals are doing the same u.s

[FiliusDeiVivi]

Why do these heretical Protestant self-called "missionaries" come to Holy Lands? I cannot understand it. They are already Christians! Although I'm new to Orthodoxy, I think it is disgusting. Someone is a missionary at Island Patmos in Greece! My cousin is a Protestant missionary in Moldova, (please pray for her conversion to Holy Orthodoxy). I guess these Protestants will even come to Mt. Athos in the near future. Orthodoxy is the true way of God, and Protestantism is cut off Bible.

[NewVinland]

Why are they upset about the churches being rebuilt? They were destroyed by the former government, so they should be rebuilt.

[FiliusDeiVivi]

@NewVinland Protestants accross the country lack common sense ^^

[NewVinland]

@FiliusDeiVivi I'm glad to see the relationship of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian government grow closer together. The communists butchered a wonderful government.

[Paul020253]

I was a Pentecostal but joined the Orthodox Church because my experience of God in Orthodoxy was much more profound and had a depth lacking in Pentecostalism. Most western forms of Christanity are shallow at the best and at the worst mere expressions of emotions not true experiences of the Living God which Orthodoxy is

[annieromanova]

Orthodoxy was brough to the Russian first by the Apostle Andrew who marveled at the Holiness that the Russian world bring about. The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Orthodox Church still lives on today preserving the faith of Christ and his Apostles!

[AntiAtheism1]

this video is stupid, we dont need protestants in Russia, we suffered a lot from atheists, we have so many saints, the protestants here in Russia dont know how much we suffered, we are true christians, with martyrs , how many saints do they have ? ORTHODOX RUSSIA FOREVER ! protestants get lost, your place is in hell, we are christians for 2000 years

[OrthodoxyvsReligions]

i chalange all evenghelical protestants, so called pastors, to a duel in word, i asure you they shall fall, and this is not because it sounds like priide, but because God is only in the orthodox milenar church. Orthodoxy is the way

[AdelaMocanu]

orthodoxy is the way, protestaannts get of our land, this video is a stain for our holy church

[ZenitOnix]

Russia, Romania, Greece, Serbia, Georgia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Moldova, Bulgaria, FYRO, Belarus, Estonia, Kazachstan, half of Bosnia are orthodox, protestants get of our lands, we remained orthodox for 2000 years. Protestants are a filter to atheism

[saftaromanok]

Russia is christian for 2000 years, in orthodoxy we have 3 icons painted by saint Evanghelist Luke, we have for instance in Romania the cave where saint Andrew stayed, where you can see Crosses from that time, so crosses arent a cured sign as protestants say. Get out of our christian land, we are christians orthodox and this is how we shall die, we dont need heretics in our lands

[TheMistAnchorite]

Orthodoxy is the way, not heretics that appeared late in time

[scottvska]

A national church is healthy. Keeps heretics out of Russia.

[ChristianEastern]

@scottvska

I disagree; National churches are part of the reason Europeans have been walking away from the Faith for so many decades.

[ortodoxiabrasil]

RUssia ia ALREADY a CHRISTIAN country, no need of bateries by the pentecostals

[ChristianEastern]

Orthodox Church is thoroughly Biblical.

[ChristianEastern]

I have met Protestant evangelists to Russia believing they would Christianize 'Godless' Russia. Truly the Lord works in mysterious ways. These same Protestants converted to Orthodox Christianity. Thanks Be to God!

[MrStathis77]

@ChristianEastern YES! YES! YES! Many of these evangelicals said lets look into Orthodoxy to see what is wrong. Guess what when they did their duediligence they found out who is the real church. I ask my non-orthodox christian friends out of the 30,000+ denominations which one is correct? They all say they do what The Bible says. If so then who is right. We do what we have been told for 2,000 years. Only Roman catholics and Orthodox can claim apostolic succession.

[Abbadon380]

@ChristianEastern i dont get it im protestant(mainstream) i know Russia is a christian nation why did these evangelists call Russia Godless

[asebrookb]

@Abbadon380 Ya, Russia is what is today from the Orthodox Church and We christian are supposed to help each other

[ChristianEastern]

Pure disinegenuine self righteousness. Of course the persecuted Orthodox church will react badly when as soon as it tries to rebound from 70 years of violent persecution, the Protestants come to Russia. with the idea that Orthodox Russia needs to be Christianized by Baptists. If Want to talk about bogus documents, look up the one published by the SBC on how to bring Orthodox Christians to Christ. Bogus from the word 'Go'

If someone wants to debate this fine, but I dont have much time to argue

[ChristiansofAsia]

Russian Orthodox Church is NOT part of the church of Christ.

[mrpeabodyist]

@ChristiansofAsia ,EXCUSE ME......but russia has been a christian country since 1147, long before martin luther was a twinkle in his parents eye

[macnos]

@mrpeabodyist lol, Family Guy.

[mrpeabodyist]

@macnos, huh????

[macnos]

@mrpeabodyist Never mind.

[trupoed18]

@mrpeabodyist wher do you find this strange date 1147 ?? lol, rossia has been christian country sins 9th century

[mrpeabodyist]

@trupoed18 st vladimir brought christianity to Rus in 1147.

[mrpeabodyist]

@trupoed18 12th century.

[asebrookb]

@mrpeabodyist Dude, your total right without the Orthodox Church Russia would of crumble long time ago, and Russian Orthodox unifies all Russian together



[thatUkrainianguy]

@ChristiansofAsia Yes, this is very true. The Orthodox Church IS the Church of Christ. Orthodoxy has been around for thousands of years longer than Evangelicals. Orthodoxy is deeply rooted in Holy Russia. Look at Russia's national heroes like St. Alexander Nevsky, he was Orthodox, and defended his country's Orthodoxy. Russia is a Holy Orthodox land and that won't Change. Orthodoxy is the only true Christian Faith.

[ponyboy1488]

@ChristiansofAsia Prove it.