its to be read and understood WITHIN the church

so without the church to ground you, youre just barreling off into the wilderness

Yeah

Growing up in the Pentecostal movement, i've seen how poorly interpreted scripture can ruin lives.

It just takes one jackass to ruin Christianity in protestantism

Each protestant pastor is his own Pope

In Orthodoxy, the clergy are held to hierarchy and tradition

Matt what was your religious tradition before Orthodoxy?

Catholic

oh ok

that makes sense

My grand parents, while not terrible people, were convinced by the Word of Faith movement. Which was started by Kenneth Hagin.

lots of good people get led into some goofy stuff, my wife grew up Seventh Day Adventist Church of God

I've seen a lot of terrible things in the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement.

I even worked in a mega-church in my late teens.

Saw a lot of corruption there.

yeah, if clergy arent held to a vow of poverty, i instantly discount them tbh

Million dollar deals behind closed doors while the church members lived off welfare.

While asking the church members for more money.

Ha

"IF YOU ONLY GIVE MORE OF YOUR PAYCHECK, GOD WILL BLESS YOU AND YOU TOO CAN BE A MILLIONARE FOR CHRIST!!!"

the reason Roman priests wear collars, something I like, is because it marks them as a servant of not only God, but of the people. Clergy are to serve, the people do not serve the clergy

most Orthodox priests have a real day job

monks in monasteries make furniture, paint icons, grow a lot of their own food, do odd jobs for the townspeople etc

Clergy are to serve, in poverty and chastity

I've always admired that kind of clergy.

its the only legitimate kind

Surely.

Russian Orthodoxy ftw

heh

truth

Third Rome or bust

^

Idk the first 2 romes were pretty LIT too

It's rather sad, I watch a lot of these Pentecostal people wait around for the Pre-Trib rapture to take place while doing little to nothing for their community.

the rapture is the biggest bullshit heresy i can imagine

Why invest in your locality if Jesus is coming back any day now?

exactly, its fucking crazy

and has ZERO BIBLICAL BASIS

at all