The Greek Orthodox Church and its problems:They teach that performing the seven sacraments are absolutely essential to go to heaven. This is the same damnable heresy which Roman Catholicism teaches. Both have taught for hundreds of years that you have to be part of their church to be saved, which makes them a false church! Jesus is the Truth, not a church. About the Greek Eastern Orthodox Church... There are approx 225 million worldwide and 3 to 5 million in USA. American Branch of Eastern Orthodox was formed in 1922. Background and Formation According to Mead's Handbook of Denominations, The Greek Eastern Orthodox Church formed in 1054 when it split from the Roman Catholic Church. Since 869 AD, the Eastern and Roman were two branches of the same 'Holy Apostolic' church. In 1054 the head or “pontiff” of each group “excommunicated” the other! The Greek Eastern Orthodox rejected the idea that the Roman Pontiff was Supreme Ruler over Eastern Orthodox churches. While Orthodox churches share many of the prayers, litanies, and Eucharistic forms of worship with the Roman Catholic Church, it rejects and differs with Romanism on the following: Greek Orthodox Church Beliefs The Bible - Use the Bible, along with tradition (7 ecumenical councils) as its two authorities. Their Bible adds 3 more apocryphal books than the Catholic Bible does and has 49 OT Books. | Articles:So what's wrong with the Orthodox?
Icon worship Vain repetition Guilty of idolatry? Russian orthodox church False ecumenism Statues of Saints? More Russia idolatry Orthodox and Catholic wars The real presence The Biblical Lord's Supper Who are the false teachers? About the Orthodox Books:
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Eastern Orthodox Churches believe the Bible teaches without error the Truth needed for Salvation, but must be interpreted within the Tradition of the Church and its 7 Ecumenical Councils from 325AD to 787AD.
God and Jesus Christ
-Greek Orthodox Churches hold to the historical view, like Romanism, that God is Creator of all and that God exists as the Trinity. They believe too that Jesus is Deity as the Son of God who died at Calvary.
HOW ARE WE SAVED?
Salvation is achieved by performing 7 Sacraments during one's lifetime. These are 'Channels' in which we receive God's Grace.
To achieve salvation (justification), both faith and works are considered necessary.
- They reject salvation by faith alone in Jesus Christ. The Orthodox Churches accepts seven sacraments, as does Roman Catholicism.
"Thru Baptism and participation in the church, God's People receive the benefits of Christ's redeeming work as they persevere in Christ. God became a human so human beings might be deified"
Greek Orthodox does not believe in Eternal Security and does not teach the Believer can have Assurance of heaven during this lifetime.
Greek Orthodox churches consider themselves the one true church going back to the days of Peter and Jesus, and that Rome erred when it split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. They believe in Apostolic Succession. There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. But many more millions in Russia and Europe, where Greek Orthodox is prominent.
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Greek Orthodox believes baptism is a sacrament necessary to salvation, and usually occurs in infants. "Baptism initiates God's life in the one baptized. Sprinkling is rejected, and 3-fold immersion is practiced.
In the Eucharist, the bread and wine are 'changed into Jesus' body and blood' (mystery left unexplained)
Woman preachers (priests)? No
Speaking in Tongues - No (as of now)
Ecumenical? Yes Member of NCC? Yes
Member of WCC? Yes
Style of Worship - Church government is Episcopal and the worship services are brilliantly and elaborately ritualistic.
Oppose Abortion? - Yes
Oppose Homosexuality? Yes
Do they have monks and nuns like Roman Catholicism?
Yes
HOW ORTHODOX EASTERN (Greek) CHURCHES DIFFER DOCTRINALLY FROM ROMAN CATHOLICISM
-reject the doctrine of papal infallibility and the authority of the Roman Pope.
- Have 2 pillars of authority (Bible & tradition)...not 3 as Roman Catholicism..
- allow their priests to marry (before ordination) However, bishops must be celibate.
- reject sprinkling as a mode of baptism
- They still practice infant baptism, but do it by immersion.
They, like Romanism, believe that baby baptism is one of the seven sacraments which is necessary for salvation, in Greek Orthodox Churches, baptism is done by three-fold immersion.
- They also practice infant communion.
- They reject purgatory, but it is believed that the dead may and do pray for those on earth.
- Greek orthodox churches reject image and relic worship which is prominent in Roman Churches, and they also reject the sale of indulgences (which are 'surplus' good works which can be transferred to others as RCC teaches)
- Mass is performed in the Greek language instead of Latin.
-The honor Mary but do not worship her in the way Roman Catholicism does. They do not believe in immaculate conception of Mary or Assumption of Mary like RCC does.
- They do grant divorce (unlike RCC)
The problem with the Greek Orthodox church is that they are an unbiblical religion. It's not in the Word of God, nor is Roman Catholicism. People from those churches can take a couple of Scripture verses, such as "upon this rock", and twist that verse to say, "Look there's the papacy!" That is so sad to look at one verse and say that a monster like the papacy is in that verse.
Some people don't give much or any credit to the Word of God. These are the religious people. They like their church, the tradition, the artwork, they pomp, ceremony and the rituals but many are devoid of a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Those traditions and ritual can save nobody. Only the blood of Christ can save. People make those rituals their 'saviour' instead of Christ. The follow men and the traditions of men instead of Christ. Jesus condemned those things. He told the religious pharisees that they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven to their proselytes as well as themselves. If the Jewish priests were condemned to hell by Jesus 2000 years ago, what makes you think that the "priests" of our modern age will spend eternity with God? God has never ordained modern religion, catholicism, orthodoxy, buddhism, etc... and you cannot find it in the Word of God. Religion is the enemy of Christ and to the religious person. Christianity is not a religion! It is a love and faith for Christ that permeates every area of our life and will show by our fruits and obedience. If you are a member of Greek Orthodox church and are reading this, please turn to the Word of God. It has the power to save by pointing you to Christ. The Greek church points people to their organization. I have seen the documents by that church. They say you must be Greek Orthodox to be saved, just like the papacy does, just like the JW's, the Mormons, etc. All false religions will tell their flock that they have to be part of their church to 'be saved'. That is what makes them organizations FALSE! Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no man can come to the Father without Jesus. Turn to the Book that will give you the Truth! The King James Bible...
God and Jesus Christ
-Greek Orthodox Churches hold to the historical view, like Romanism, that God is Creator of all and that God exists as the Trinity. They believe too that Jesus is Deity as the Son of God who died at Calvary.
HOW ARE WE SAVED?
Salvation is achieved by performing 7 Sacraments during one's lifetime. These are 'Channels' in which we receive God's Grace.
To achieve salvation (justification), both faith and works are considered necessary.
- They reject salvation by faith alone in Jesus Christ. The Orthodox Churches accepts seven sacraments, as does Roman Catholicism.
"Thru Baptism and participation in the church, God's People receive the benefits of Christ's redeeming work as they persevere in Christ. God became a human so human beings might be deified"
Greek Orthodox does not believe in Eternal Security and does not teach the Believer can have Assurance of heaven during this lifetime.
Greek Orthodox churches consider themselves the one true church going back to the days of Peter and Jesus, and that Rome erred when it split from the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. They believe in Apostolic Succession. There are over 3.5 million Orthodox church members in the U.S. But many more millions in Russia and Europe, where Greek Orthodox is prominent.
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Greek Orthodox believes baptism is a sacrament necessary to salvation, and usually occurs in infants. "Baptism initiates God's life in the one baptized. Sprinkling is rejected, and 3-fold immersion is practiced.
In the Eucharist, the bread and wine are 'changed into Jesus' body and blood' (mystery left unexplained)
Woman preachers (priests)? No
Speaking in Tongues - No (as of now)
Ecumenical? Yes Member of NCC? Yes
Member of WCC? Yes
Style of Worship - Church government is Episcopal and the worship services are brilliantly and elaborately ritualistic.
Oppose Abortion? - Yes
Oppose Homosexuality? Yes
Do they have monks and nuns like Roman Catholicism?
Yes
HOW ORTHODOX EASTERN (Greek) CHURCHES DIFFER DOCTRINALLY FROM ROMAN CATHOLICISM
-reject the doctrine of papal infallibility and the authority of the Roman Pope.
- Have 2 pillars of authority (Bible & tradition)...not 3 as Roman Catholicism..
- allow their priests to marry (before ordination) However, bishops must be celibate.
- reject sprinkling as a mode of baptism
- They still practice infant baptism, but do it by immersion.
They, like Romanism, believe that baby baptism is one of the seven sacraments which is necessary for salvation, in Greek Orthodox Churches, baptism is done by three-fold immersion.
- They also practice infant communion.
- They reject purgatory, but it is believed that the dead may and do pray for those on earth.
- Greek orthodox churches reject image and relic worship which is prominent in Roman Churches, and they also reject the sale of indulgences (which are 'surplus' good works which can be transferred to others as RCC teaches)
- Mass is performed in the Greek language instead of Latin.
-The honor Mary but do not worship her in the way Roman Catholicism does. They do not believe in immaculate conception of Mary or Assumption of Mary like RCC does.
- They do grant divorce (unlike RCC)
The problem with the Greek Orthodox church is that they are an unbiblical religion. It's not in the Word of God, nor is Roman Catholicism. People from those churches can take a couple of Scripture verses, such as "upon this rock", and twist that verse to say, "Look there's the papacy!" That is so sad to look at one verse and say that a monster like the papacy is in that verse.
Some people don't give much or any credit to the Word of God. These are the religious people. They like their church, the tradition, the artwork, they pomp, ceremony and the rituals but many are devoid of a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Those traditions and ritual can save nobody. Only the blood of Christ can save. People make those rituals their 'saviour' instead of Christ. The follow men and the traditions of men instead of Christ. Jesus condemned those things. He told the religious pharisees that they shut up the Kingdom of Heaven to their proselytes as well as themselves. If the Jewish priests were condemned to hell by Jesus 2000 years ago, what makes you think that the "priests" of our modern age will spend eternity with God? God has never ordained modern religion, catholicism, orthodoxy, buddhism, etc... and you cannot find it in the Word of God. Religion is the enemy of Christ and to the religious person. Christianity is not a religion! It is a love and faith for Christ that permeates every area of our life and will show by our fruits and obedience. If you are a member of Greek Orthodox church and are reading this, please turn to the Word of God. It has the power to save by pointing you to Christ. The Greek church points people to their organization. I have seen the documents by that church. They say you must be Greek Orthodox to be saved, just like the papacy does, just like the JW's, the Mormons, etc. All false religions will tell their flock that they have to be part of their church to 'be saved'. That is what makes them organizations FALSE! Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life and no man can come to the Father without Jesus. Turn to the Book that will give you the Truth! The King James Bible...
