Thomas☦️

@johncdirks @ByJimbob The Church was the pillar and ground of Truth then, and it still is now. No amount of prot reasoning will change that.

@ByJimbob Reason and evidence, just like everything else.

I don’t think people realize that the church “being the pillar and ground of truth” supports the Protestant position, not the Catholic or EO position.

@orthodox_rex The struggle is real, even more reason to fight that evil.

My priest told me not to wear a cross outside of my shirt because I'm so caught up in evil 😞

Supposed to wake up in an hour to get ready for Liturgy. Guess that ain’t happening. By the time I get home I’ll have been awake for more than 24 hours😩

@nickspina21 @needGod_net “Baptist” 🤢🤮 1 Cor 4:15

@needGod_net "Thank you, Father" 🤢🤮

While Orthobros are defending paying for Baptism - “It’s for the choir” this Eastern Orthodox priest when asked about the Baptism fees said: “It’s hard to justify... None of that adds up to a meaningful service fee.”

@ElijahOrtho @needGod_net Him when denying truth

@needGod_net So what even is your argument now? Do you not see how this refutes you? Or are you just going to say no it doesn’t and start smiling like you always do

@MrJax79 @needGod_net “Now” Always have been. Especially this dude.

@needGod_net Bro went to reddit 😭. Prots are reddit tier now.

@poperespecter1 Guy in a parish doesn’t talk to another guy in the same parish. Guess they ain’t part of the same church. Somebody should probably let them know.

"Not fractured" Bro, Russia and Greece won't even talk to each other.

@1victormortis @ByJimbob @Acts17David Which is precisely why they don’t stand their ground. Half of them can’t even say what their traditions are.

@ByJimbob @Acts17David Their ecumenist movement would break apart if they truly stood their ground on what each of their traditions teach. Have to keep everything generic and vanilla to maintain that large umbrella.

THIS GUY GETS IT 👇

@train_collector @Truth_matters20 He’s too dense to realise that. Dude’s IQ isn’t even in double digits at this point.

@Truth_matters20 You just refuted yourself lmao

Your faith isn't genuine if you are rejecting Christ's work as sufficient for your salvation. If you think you also need to do "your part" to be saved, you are rejecting Christ.

@jdpritchett @AL_J82 Mockery from people who don’t like us means nothing. Centuries of persecution was worse. We don’t need to “improve” according to those same people. We need to holdfast to the teachings handed down to us.

Good advice, but I don’t care if they ignore it. Let them burn it all down if they won’t police their own. That’s on them. But my mockery will certainly continue until the Orthodox improves, and I actually like them. I just don’t give free passes. Imagine the smoke they’ll get from people who don’t like them if even I’m at this point…

Message to the Orthodox Church. In order to stop the bleeding that's happening online, it'll be best if you shift your focus from us protestants and redirect that energy towards these bad actors in your name. Seriously, between "baptism-gate" and the OrthoBro revenge porn scandal, a lot of people on your side are looking for clarity and healing. Ignoring them and attacking us is only making it worse.

@LinaBrown77 @RealBenMichael @AL_J82 The body of Christ isn’t divided between countless groups of people who claim to be part of it yet deny the teachings handed down from Christ to the Apostles to the Bishops of the Church today. The body of Christ is one. The Orthodox Church.

@RealBenMichael @AL_J82 The body of Christ is not one denomination, but all true believers joined to Christ through faith. ‘For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body’ (1 Cor 12:13). That body is made up of everyone who belongs to Jesus, not just one church tradition.

@Kharn999 @thaddeusthought Some may have lived in a non righteous way, though as we’ve seen, that can change to a life of prayer and repentance. That is God’s holiness manifested through The Church, which recognises those that God Himself glorified. See St. James the Faster’s life oca.org/fs/glorificati…

@thaddeusthought How is this reconciled with saints like st Stephen of Moldova having multiple marriages and illegitimate children. Genuinely curious

All of the Saints were Saints before they got canonized as Saints.

Christ our God, Light of the world, as you healed the blind man of his illness, heal us from our own. For "He receives physical eyes as well as those of the soul." Give us the will to fight the passions all the days of our life so that our eyes may be opened to Your glory. ☦️

“Do not content yourself with unproductive reading of the Gospels; strive to fulfill its commandments.” - St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

@primeforchrist That’s because presenting their argument results in it swiftly being refuted. Ad homs are all they’ve got left.

It’s so demonic how people hate iconography and the veneration of saints, yet ironically resort to ad hominems against you and your theology instead of engaging the argument itself

@doomsdayslam @d_bahler @AKJesterton That just went right over your head, huh? Everyone sins.

@d_bahler @AKJesterton Women don’t sin, got it.

Orthobros, we need to have a real candid talk for a minute. We've been out here defending ourselves for a while against accusations of " Orthobro" behavior. We thought these guys were talking about us, and complaining about us. It's coming to our attention now that there's something going on that we weren't really properly aware of. I think we all knew this was kind of going on, but we didn't realize how extensive the problem actually is. We have a large number of anonymous accounts who play act as Orthodox Christians, but are anything but. Don't be too quick to react here, because I'm talking about a very specific thing I'm talking about the guys who go around saying horrible things, behaving in such a way that all of us would condemn and often do condemn when we see it. People out there are getting confused, because they see us pushing back against " orthobro" nonsense, and they think we're defending this behavior. But that's not what any of us are doing. I'm calling on all of us to have a serious look on this, and really crack down on these Anonymous accounts with Orthodox crosses in their names and bios. It is our duty as Orthodox Christians to guard the dignity and honor of the Orthodox Church, and she is the bride of Christ and she is precious. Let us not be slack in our duty.

Pornography is the devil’s iconography – Fr. Seraphim Rose ☦️

@Flammiferrus People think X is bad? Try Reddit for a day

Orthodox Reddit is a mess.

@YoungPenitent Two wrongs don’t make a right, basic stuff we get taught as children. Unfortunately people are so blind to what they did wrong that they see it as a justified action.

The public image of Orthodoxy has been tarnished and we have scandalized the heterodox. This is our own doing and they have every right to criticize us.

@OrdotsarIC Disgrace isn’t even the word for it, been the same for years now

scottish football is a disgrace Juventus were sent to the bottom of the italian pyramid for less...