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The feast of the Church Fathers raises important questions about our responsibility to speak the truth.
I invite you to visit my Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/Father-Spyridon-Bailey-Books-180541086602/?ref=bookmarks
and my author’s page at:
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Father please pray for me, that I might be able to forget worldly things and focus all of my attention on praising and glorifying the Lord and reading the scripture and living the way he intended for me. Great video also, as always.
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Thank you, Father, for this and all other videos.
Father help me pray for unity in the Body.
Dzienki ojciec. Na wieki wieku Amen
Alas, I am an heretic!
Crysotstom was such a lovely fellow
I am loving your videos Father, thank you! Practical advice is so important for us Orthodox faithful today
Father please pray for me as I am struggling with anger. I love your videos . Please keep posting.
JESUS Christ is KING and LORD!!!
YAHWEH (YHWH), YAHUAH, YEHOVAH (YHVH) is a SOUND, not a NAME. The Old Testament, Exodus 19 Verse 9: The Lord said to Moses, "I will come to you in a thick CLOUD (WATER), so that the people will HEAR ME speaking with you and will believe you from now on."/// The Old Testament, 2 Esdras Chapter 6 Verse 17: The angel Uriel spoke to Prophet Ezra and said, "The Lord Himself will speak to you in a LOUD VOICE." I Ezra, stood up and LISTENED, I heard a VOICE that SOUNDED like a ROARING RIVER (WATER). It said, "The time is near when I will come to judge the people living on the Earth." The Old Testament, Exodus 24 Verses 15 to 18: Moses went up Mount Sinai, and a CLOUD (WATER) covered it. The dazzling light of the Lord's presence came down on the mountain. The CLOUD (WATER) covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord called Moses from the CLOUD (WATER). Moses went on up the mountain into the CLOUD (WATER). There he stayed for forty days and nights. The New Testament, 2 Peter Chapter 3 Verse 5: They purposely ignore the fact that long ago God gave a command, and the heavens and the earth were created. The earth was formed out of WATER (Hydrogen, an Element in WATER makes up 75% to 98% of all Matter) and by WATER (HOLY SPIRIT of YAHWEH or YEHOVAH). The New Testament, John 19 Verse 34: One of the soldiers, however, plunged his spear into JESUS' side, and AT ONCE, BLOOD and WATER (HOLY SPIRIT of YAHWEH or YEHOVAH) poured out. The New Testament, John 17 Verses 11 and 12: The NAME of GOD: JESUS was praying for his Disciples in the Garden and said, "HOLY FATHER! Keep them safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave me, so that they may be ONE just as you and I are ONE. While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave me." The New Testament, Revelation 1 Verse 7: "Look!, He is coming on the CLOUDS!" "CLOUDS!"/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
The Importance of WATER (Hydrogen2Oxygen) in The Holy Bible.
1) Exodus 13 Verse 21: During the day the Lord went in front of them (Israel) in a pillar of CLOUD (WATER) to show them the way, and during the night He went in front of them in a pillar of FIRE (Hydrogen is FLAMMABLE) to give them light, so that they could travel night and day.
2) Exodus 16 Verse 10: As Aaron spoke to the whole community, they turned towards the desert, and suddenly the dazzling light of the Lord appeared in a CLOUD (WATER). 3) Exodus 18 Verse 9: The Lord said to Moses, "I will come to you in a thick CLOUD (WATER), so that the people will hear me speaking with you Moses, and they will believe you from now on."
4) Exodus 24 Verses 15 to 18: Moses went up Mount Sinai, and a CLOUD (WATER) covered it. The dazzling light of the Lord's presence came down on the mountain. The CLOUD (WATER) covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord called Moses from the CLOUD (WATER). Moses went on up into the mountain into the CLOUD (WATER). There he stayed for forty days and forty nights. 5) Deuteronomy 18 Verses 16 to 18: The Lord said to Moses, "On the day you were gathered at Mount Sinai (The Lord appeared in a thick CLOUD (WATER)), you begged not to hear the Lord speak again or to see his fiery presence any more, because you were afraid you would die. So the Lord said to me (Moses), 'They have made a wise request. I will send them a prophet like you from among their (Israel) own people; I will tell Him what to say, and He will tell the people everything I command. He will speak in my NAME, and I will punish anyone who refuses to obey Him.
6) John 17 Verses 10,11 and 12: JESUS Pray to His Father YAHWEH, "All I have is yours, and all you have is mine; and my glory is shown through them (Disciples). And now I AM coming to you; I AM no longer in the World, but they (Disciples) are in the World. Holy Father! Keep them (Disciples) safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave ME, so that they (Disciples) may be ONE just as you and I are ONE. While I was with them (Disciples), I kept them (Disciples) safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave me.
7) Deuteronomy 28 Verse 12: He (Almighty God YAHWEH) will send RAIN (WATER) in season from His rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many Nations, but you will not have to borrow from any. Question to Muslims: Why are all Muslim Countries barren, dead, cursed and infertile DESERTS?
8) John 19 Verse 34: One of the soldiers, however, plunged his spear into Jesus' side, and at once BLOOD and WATER poured out. (Saint Faustina Kawalska- Image of Divine Mercy).
9) 1 John 5 Verses 6 to 12: The Witness about Jesus Christ: Jesus Christ is the one who came with the WATER of His Baptism and the BLOOD of His death. He came not only with the WATER, but with both the WATER and the BLOOD. And the Spirit Himself testifies that this is True, because the Spirit is TRUTH. There are three (3) Witnesses, the Spirit, the WATER, and the BLOOD, and all three (3) give the same testimony. We believe in man's testimony; but God's testimony is much stronger, and He has given this testimony about His Son. So whoever BELIEVES in the Son of God has this testimony written on his own Heart; but whoever does not believe God, has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed what God has said about His Son. The testimony is this: God has given us Eternal Life, and this Life has it's source in His Son. Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
ZECHARIAH 14 Verse 9: Then the Lord will be KING over all the Earth; everyone will worship HIM as GOD and know HIM by the SAME NAME.
GOD's NAME:
John 17 Verses 11 and 12: JESUS was praying in the Garden of Gethsemane for his Disciples, "HOLY FATHER! Keep them safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave me, so that they may be one just as you and I are one. While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your NAME, the NAME you gave me."
ZECHARIAH 14 Verse 17: If any nation refuses to go and worship the Lord Almighty as KING, then RAIN (WATER) will not fall on their land.
Scientists say that the most abundant Element in the Universe is Hydrogen. The name "Hydrogen" was given to the Gas Element way back in 1783 by Antoine Lavoisier. The most Hydrogen is found in Stars and the Sun. Planets like Jupiter also have large percentages of Hydrogen.
The part that boggles my mind, is.. How did Saint Peter know that the heavenly bodies and the Earth was formed out of WATER 2000 Years ago? (H2o=Hydrogen2Oxygen/ 2 Peter 3 Verses 5 to 12) and by WATER (Holy Spirit/ 1 John 5 Verses 6 to 12). I mean, Saint Peter was only a fisherman and a Holy Disciple of JESUS. Saint Peter was no Scientist and he did not have any Telescope? How did Saint Peter know about "heavenly bodies" or planets made out of Hydrogen, an Element present in WATER?
Scientists, who actually many of whom are Atheists, are actually proving the Holy Bible to be True. The only way Saint Peter could've known these things 2000 years ago, is that Almighty God, the Holy Spirit of YAHWEH showed it to Him. The same Holy Spirit of the Father YAHWEH that was in Our Lord JESUS Christ.
Amen?
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Father, my Pastor is not very humble. He doesn't reach out to his congregation even when you tell him. I don't sense love in the deepest sense. I want to confront him on it. I just don't want to seem like I am not submitting to my biblical authority. He has a compassionate voice when you tell him about an issue but he doesn't reach out when you are going through those hard times. Please advise. I need help.
Can I be saved outside the Orthodox church?
Good to know the clergy are not the be all and end all of our faith! Thank you, Father Spyridon
2:55 seems to refer to this passage:
"Rock is the unity of faith, not the person of Peter." (St Cyprian of Carthage De Catholicae Ecclesiae Unitate, cap. 4-5)
Let's also see on this one:
"The Lord says to Peter: ‘I say to you,’ he says, ‘that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. And to you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever things you bind on earth shall be bound also in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth, they shall be loosed also in heaven’ [Matt. 16:18–19]). … On him [Peter] he builds the Church, and to him he gives the command to feed the sheep [John 21:17], and although he assigns a like power to all the apostles, yet He founded a single chair [cathedra], and he established by his own authority a source and an intrinsic reason for that unity. Indeed, the others were also what Peter was [i.e., apostles], but a primacy is given to Peter, whereby it is made clear that there is but one Church and one chair. So too, all [the apostles] are shepherds, and the flock is shown to be one, fed by all the apostles in single-minded accord. If someone does not hold fast to this unity of Peter, can he imagine that he still holds the faith? If he [should] desert the chair of Peter upon whom the Church was built, can he still be confident that he is in the Church?"
~Cyprian of Carthage [A.D. 251]
Cited is probably Treatise 1, chapter 4:
http://newadvent.com/fathers/050701.htm
I really needed to hear this. Thank you so much Father.
So thankful for your videos. God bless you, Father!
I can hear the 🐑
You are a little light , in the world of darkness for me God bless you Brother
God to glory to God. Thank you for sharing this. ❤️✌️❤️
Would love to go to orthodox church my wife is half Greek and knows a little bit about orthodoxy and us very interested. But she cannot travel and there is no church here. We would have to move house and cannot see a way.to do this. I keep telling her to trust God, and to keep praying. Thank you Father for these lovely talks, so full of humility and holiness. God bless.
Now you are using the SPIRITUAL KNIFE JESUS AUTHORIZED !!! BRAVO AXIOS +++++++
I have been ridiculed by evangelical Protestants heavily for professing my belief that Orthodoxy is THE CHURCH. Plz pray that the lord give me the strength and proper words when I am being ridiculed by them for trying to show them THE TRUTH… Kyrie eleison!!!
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Jesus Christ , Son of God , have mercy on me , a sinner.
Thank you Father , for your message.
Hard to decide between remaining obedience to our spiritual fathers and rejecting what may seem to be heretical. Especially with everything going on in 2020.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God , have on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Lord Jesus Christ , Son of God , have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
The aramaic word kephas was translated to the masculine name petros when it referred to Peter, and to the feminine noun petra when it referred to the rock. Aramaic only had one word for rock. Peter was the rock. 🙏🏻
1:28, what Orthodoxy believes concerning the authority of the church.
2:23, quotations of the saints.