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Do you pray user?

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Barely, I say an "our father" now and then.

You should at least be saying that three times a day per the Didache.

O I pray user, that you would stop posting this bs. Ain't working.... God debunked....

(you)

Sometimes I do.

Take this shit to where it belongs
>Do you pray user?
No, I'm not a superstitious dumbass who thinks talking to my imaginary friend will do something.

so edgy
I'm working on involving prayer in all I do. Start by killing some free time with prayer.

This is my divine momma

Say something nice about her

Level Six

lol @ wasting time in religion, just lol

for people who don't understand what "by force" is supposed to mean, it's about having the willpower and desire to be a good and godly person despite the flaws and inherent sins of the flesh that get in the way. this is how a prostitute can get into heaven through hard work and faith while great person might not make it because they don't really care to put any effort into their faith.

You're going to die not even coming close to any universal truths just like all the people before you who dedicated their lives to the pursuit of knowledge. You'll delude yourself for a while about how we "know" things then in 250 years you'll be laughed at as a backwards dumbass for your beliefs and how they know so much more and the cycle will begin anew

The only thing worth putting your faith in is God, there is no truth without God, there is no knowledge without God.

the only people that will be laughed at are those who wasted any of their short time on earth trying to communicate with the magical cloud man

Fuck the pope

It's a short time on Earth but a much longer time in Hell. You're going to spent eternity wailing "But how was I supposed to knoooooow!" when you know there is ample evidence for God, but ignore it because you want to indulge in selfish, wicked ways.

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>The only thing worth putting your faith in is God, there is no truth without God, there is no knowledge without God.
Well said

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The kingdom of Heaven is taken by the violent.

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LOLLLL

I started praying on my rosary everyday. at least two decades. It has really helped with my pornography problem. May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Doubt

Can i get a rundown on the difference in apostolic teaching.

Thank you GOD bless

Most of the differences outside of Orthodoxy are mostly about who has the authority to change what. Inside the Orthodox church most differences are linguistic for the most part.

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Dunno that that was called for user.

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No but lately I laugh like a maniac

How can you "actually read the bible" and still be catholic?

Evening Jew slaves

Yes, I do.

Everyday
I pray for all of you my brothers
Be safe and know Christ has a plan for you

>a jew promotes European paganism in 1928
>you fall for his bait 90 years later
whites deserve to be extinct

Jew have been promoting christcuckery for two thousand years senpai

>inb4 sourceless Christian identity "those weren't real kikes!"

I say the Lord's Prayer everyday and recite the Jesus Prayer using prayer beads I wear on my wrist, sometimes several times a day, to ask for God's help to resist temptation or to grant me strength to overcome challenging circumstances.
I place the cross on myself a lot, because it always gives me comfort and strength.

I'm going to say a prayer for you all now, anons, whether you have faith or not. Yes, even for you Latins. God bless you all.

Anyone who reads the Bible with an open mind shd renounce Catholicism. Anyone who reads Quran shd realize its stupidity. So, why doesn't happen?
>He (God) hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. [John 12:40]

I actually became Catholic after studying the Bible.

No one argues this as such. The point is, most modern 'Jews' follow Pharisean tradition and you must at least be aware of Christ's attitude towards the Pharisees, even if you don't accept His divinity.
You can't equate Latin or Orthodox Christians with American Evangelicals or Mormons, so why equate Christ with a sect that he fundamentally opposed? Because you wear a fedora?

do you have a source on Orthodoxy being the fastest growing religion in the US in 1995?

I've got this from the UK but it's a bit more recent.

>no one argues such
They do, in 90% of threads.

>You can't equate Latin or Orthodox Christians with American Evangelicals or Mormons
Depends on the issue, though they tend to be less shit overall than protestants.

>so why equate Christ with a sect that he fundamentally opposed?
Kikes are kikes, this is a question of race.

Pathetic deluded weaklings. What a lazy bunch of people. Judaism has been ruining the world. Your horrible offspring know as Christianity is a cancer. Your flying Jew never existed. You are thieves allowing your religion to go untaxed. Our country may not be in debt. LOSERS!

>Memeflag
Do you want us to pretend we don't know you're a shill?

Muh leftypol conspiracy, pathetic kike.

Prayer is a poor man's stoicism.

Do you think that picture in the other post made those numbers up?

With the UK stats do they take into account the massive spike in immigration from countries like Romania and Bulgaria? For instance since the opening up of movement the number of Romanians there went from 14K to 310K in 15 years.

Like with Islam I think it deceitful to conflate growth with simple demographics.

If you weren't so ignorant, you'd have realised I was Orthodox given I said above that I recite the Jesus Prayer and use prayer beads. Latins pray with the rosary. The Bishop of Rome is not my Patriarch.
The term "Jew" is a relatively modern invention and is synonymous with those who follow Pharisean tradition. No one called themselves Jews when Christ walked on Earth, ergo, Christ was not a Jew.
Evangelicals believe Jews are God's chosen people. Quite apart from what I just said about "Jew" being a modern term, this heresy fundamentally contradicts the message of the New Testament, i.e. the 'new covenant'. The Pharisean 'Jews' forsook their divine legacy. Had they not, there would be no such thing as 'Jews'.
There is no such thing as a Jewish race.

That's all you get from me, user. I'm interested in hearing from anons who pray. I don't care how many katanas you own.

This chimes with what I'm told. In the UK, only the Pentecostal and Orthodox congregations are growing, the former due to African immigration and the latter due in part to Greek and Romanian EU migrants but also in part due to conversions from Anglicanism.
The Latin congregation has avoided a total collapse thanks to Polish migration.

Heres some numbers from Pew.
pewforum.org/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/

It's partly that, yes, but there are no Romanians attending my church. It's roughly half Greek and half others. The Greeks are mostly 2nd and 3rd generation children of Cypriot migrants who came here in the 70's and 80's, so not recent arrivals who can account for any growth. We have some Russians too but most of the non-Greek half are either Anglican converts or people who've found their faith in Orthodoxy.
If you go to London (and certain other large cities), it's a little different. Each nationality tends to have its own churches, so there are overwhelmingly Greek, Russian, or Romanian congregations (even Serbian).

Thanks, user.

Well those figures seem to contradict the claims in your original image.
Is it there a reason why new ex anglicans tend to go Greek specifically or is it just because they are the largest?

A question for both of you, what are your thoughts regarding the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?

Mostly converts in the Greek and Russian churches, Antiocian is a little more homogeneous congregation, not that that is any concern to me. It saddens me that there hasn't been an attempt to establish a true American or British Orthodox church. It's odd to admonish ethno-phyletisim only to allow something awfully close to it a century later.

Wow thx.
Seems i have forgotten this ! Praised be Christ , blessed all those who trust in Him.

>Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Brothers in Christ.

They've attempted to many times but negotiations always fall apart for a huge variety of reasons. The best they can do now is try to adapt some. I know the local Copts hold english services now.

>Copts
Chalcedon

Is there a reason why some Orthodox downplay this a lot?

Also how does their liturgy compare

>Is there a reason why some Orthodox downplay this a lot?
Because they reject every council after Chalcedon.
>Also how does their liturgy compare
They still use the liturgy of St Basil, most Orthodox use St. John Chrysostom's Liturguy

>Because they reject every council after Chalcedon.
I meant why do other Orthodox downplay the divide between the them almost to the point of it being just a big misunderstanding.

>They still use the liturgy of St Basil, most Orthodox use St. John Chrysostom's Liturguy
Why do the Eastern Orthodox use a more modern liturgy?

I didn't post an image. That was someone else...
If you're arguing the Pew data contradicts the chart for the UK...
>The Pew data shows Orthodoxy is *growing* but not as fast as Roman Catholicism or Protestantism, hence global share is falling
>Even if that weren't the case, numbers can grow in one country while falling in another, e.g. Roman Catholicism is dealing in western Europe but is growing elsewhere

Anglicanism has long been parodied as "English Orthodoxy". It is Episcopalian in nature. Episcopalian's are always more likely to find more in common with Orthodoxy than Roman Catholicism, in my opinion. I'd argue that for Protestants in general, given Protestantism's historical adversity towards central authority. Some of the Orthodox clergy in Britain were formerly Anglican clergy.
Why leave the Anglican Church? I can only speculate. That's a deeply personal decision for any who take it and I've never asked. I would guess that allowing female and non-practising homosexual clergy has played a role. The Anglicans have been flirting with allowing practising homosexuals into the clergy, as well as with gay marriage.
There's an old joke in England
>We're not religious, mate. We're Church of England.
My thoughts are that the Anglicans are not serious about scripture or doctrine and haven't been for a very long time.

Sorry I meant to link that to the other user who posted a pic saying that Orthodoxy was the fastest growing Church in the US in 1995

>Thoughts on the Ethiopians
I don't know enough, but the Ethiopians have a very long history of Christianity and tend to take faith very seriously. I do hope to visit one day. There are some places there I really want to visit, like Axum.

>I meant why do other Orthodox downplay the divide between the them almost to the point of it being just a big misunderstanding.
Because it's probably more of a linguistics issue translation vs transliteration. Orthodox say Christ has two discernable but inseperable natures divine and human, Copts and Orientals say he has one that is both divine and human. There still lies a problem with them being absent from Ecumenical councils and other Synods.
>Why do the Eastern Orthodox use a more modern liturgy?
Why do the Latins? St. Basil's liturgy is still used in the Orthodox Church but for special services around Lent and Nativity. There's really only about a hundred years between the development of the two Liturgies.

Do you think there will be a communion in your lifetime>
>Why do the Latins?
Isnt the Orthodox answer "because they are false"? I ask because Im curious as to who does have the best claim to being the unchanging or least changed church.

>British Orthodoxy
I agree, but I'm told this will take time, and it's complicated by the subtle competition between the Eastern (Greek) and Russian Patriarchates.
The Celtic Church *was* Orthodox in nature. It's monks were influenced by the Alexandrian and Antiochian Churches, before Augustine of Canterbury, in England, and Margaret of Wessex, in Scotland, changed the character of the Church here to that of the Latins. It's not easy to recreate it, given much has been forgotten, but efforts are being made. I actually have a dream that we will be able to purchase Iona from the Scottish Kirk one day, given it's own rapid decline.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners.

>Do you think there will be a communion in your lifetime
Pic related

murder the dick mutilators and their children

Anglican here. Some of us are part of small diocese that have broken off from TEC precisely because we are against female ordination, gay marriage, and anything that goes against scripture.

That must have been difficult for you all, user. The mind just boggles when I see what's going on in the CofE. It will surely end in schism, given the stance of African Anglicans and, as I'm just learning, your own.

now and then, yes. Nothing specific, just thank God for the good things in my life and ask Him to keep looking over my family and everyone I know and interact with in turn

begome

(you)

Didn't you align with some Nigerian archdiocese who also doesn't buy into the pro-faggot nonsense? That's what the some of the Burger Anglicans have done

Reading the Bible cover to cover made me redouble my faith in being Catholic

Same.

Like a real apolstolic? Yes I do. Acts 2:38. Baptized in Jesus name and I speak in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives me utterance. Catholics arent apolstolic if that's what youre asking about. The catholic church is the mother of harlots.

As opposed to wasting an entire lifetime eating Doritos jerking off to hentai of traps and tentacle sea monsters fucking little schoolgirls, playing MMORPG games for so long you piss into bottles so as not to leave the keyboard, bathing once a week at the most? Hope you're enjoying yourself since that will be the end-all be-all of your time on earth.

>english orthodoxy
Orthodoxy can be considered, among other things, as ethic churches [russian, greek, coptic, etc], hence the similarity

God wants you to question His existence, just following along is the LAST thing he wants. That is why faith is so emphasized across all denominations. Its about meeting God halfway. We cannot isolate definitive proof of God in a lab, thus God's reward is cognizant of this leap of belief and blesses those who do.

I suspect the west will offer something similar to a personal ordinate like they did with the Anglicans to make it look like they came out on top. I mean there are Byzantine and Slavic rites in the Catholic church with married priests and all that. ncregister.com/daily-news/eastern-catholic-married-priesthood-authorized-in-north-america

some were also forced out. literally locked out of their churces for noncompliance

Psalm 14:1

>I speak in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives me utterance
You do know St.Paul says speaking in tongues is the least of the blessings of the Holy Spirit right? Snake charming won't get you into Heaven Pentecostal.

You should of asked,.
"Are you merciful user"

I've said probably 300+ hail mary's today
Traditional Catholic reporting in

Thomas Aquinas says that a man that doesnt know spiritual pleasure will resort to carnal pleasure, keep on praying user

Aquinas was also okay with prostitution.

No it wont, youre right. Living right and dying daily will. Reaching to the lost is also essential. Can you imagine standing before judgement and looking at all the people you could have told but never did? Whether they listen or not is on them. But you must share the truth or be guilty at judgement.

Nice one you try to denounce someone teaching something true about combating lust then you lie on top of that one saying he's "okay" with prostitution. He never said that but he did say thats something a government doesn't need to enforce laws against for whatever reason. Its still a grave sin according to him.

not disagreeing with the sin aspect. Governments are things of this world which should have been his last concern as a monastic.

Only for the strength and willpower to destroy the jews

>Only for the strength and willpower to destroy the judaizers
ftfy