Title: Are we experiencing a Triumph of Orthodoxy? Source:
YouTube URL Source:https://youtu.be/Tg13beGm-WY?si=U-hqv62E7uSMrHjf Published:Mar 14, 2025 Author:Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick Post Date:2025-03-14 19:31:02 by Orthodoxa Keywords:Orthodox Church, growth surge Views:1030 Comments:25
While both Protestants and Orthodox Christians share core Christian beliefs, they differ in areas like authority, salvation, and liturgical practices, with Protestants emphasizing the Bible as the sole source of authority and salvation by grace through faith alone, while Orthodox Christians value tradition and the Church's teachings alongside the Bible.
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The Bible > Orthodox church teachings. Not even close.
Here's the line of succession for the Patriarchs of the Church of Antioch mentioned in the Book of Acts and which still exists today:
Peter I (c. 37/47c. 53/54)[4][a] Evodius (c. 53/54c. 68/83)[b] Ignatius (c. 68c. 107 or c. 83115)[c] Heron I (c. 107/116c. 127/128)[d] Cornelius (c. 127/128c. 142/154)[e] Heron II (c. 142c. 169 or c. 154c. 164)[f] vacant (c. 164c. 169)[g] Theophilus (c. 169182)[h] Maximus I (182190/191)[i] Serapion (190/191211/212)[j] Asclepiades (211220)[k] Philetus (220231)[l] Zebinnus (231237)[m] Babylas (237250/251)[n] Fabius (250/251253/256)[o] Demetrius (253/256260/261)[p] Paul (260268)[q] Domnus I (268273)[r] Timaeus (273279/280)[s] Cyril (279/280303)[t] Tyrannion (304314) Vitalis (314320)[u] Philogonius (320324)
Patriarchs of Antioch from 324 to 360
Eustathius (324330) Paulinus I (330)[v] Eulalius (331332) Euphronius (332333) Flacillus (333342)[w] Stephen I (342344) Leontius (344357)[x] Eudoxius (358359) Annanius (359) Paulinus II (362388) Evagrius (388392/393) Alexander (414417)[aa] Theodotus (417428)[ab] John I (429441)[ac] Domnus II (441449)[ad] Chalcedonian line Maximus II (450455)[ae] Basil (456458)[af] Acacius (458459)[ag] Martyrius (459471)[ah] Peter II (471)[ai] Julian (471475)[aj] Peter II (475477)[ak] John II Codonatus (477)[al] Stephen II (477479)[am] Calendion (479484)[ao] Peter II (485488)[ap] Palladius (488498)[aq] Flavian II (498512) Severus (512518)
Paul the Jew (518521) Euphrasius (521526) Ephraim of Amid (526546) Domnus III (546561) Anastasius I of Antioch (561571) Gregory (571594) Anastasius I of Antioch (restored) (594599) Anastasius II (599610) Gregory II (610620) Anastasius III (620628) Macedonius (639662) George I (662669) Macarius (669681) Theophanes (681684) Sebastian (687690) George II (691702) Stephen IV (743744) Theophylact (744750) Theodore I (750773) Theodoret (781812) Job (813844) Nicholas (846868) Theodosius I (870890) Simeon (892907) Elias (907934) Theodosius II (936943) Theocharistus (944948) Agapius I (953959) Christopher (960967) Eustratius (969)
Seal of Theodore II (Theodore of Koloneia) Theodore II (970976) Agapius II (978996) John III (9961021) Nicholas II (10251030) Elias II (10321033) Theodore III (10341042)
Seal of Basil II Basil II (?-?) Peter III (10521056) John IV (10561057) Theodosius III (10571059) Aemilian (10741078) Nicephorus (1079?) John V (or IV) (10911100)
John VI (or V) (11061134) Soterichos Panteugenos (elect, 11561157) Euthymius (11591164) Macarius II (11641166) Athanasius I (11661170) Theodosius III (11801182) Elias III (11821184) Christopher II (11841185) Theodore IV (Balsamon) (11851199) Joachim (11991219) Dorotheus (12191245) Simeon II (12451268) Euthymius (12681269) Theodosius IV (12691276)
Theodosius V Villehardouin (12761285) Arsenius (12851293) Dionysius (12931308) Mark (13081342) Ignatius II (13421386)
Pachomius (13861393) Nilus (13931401) Michael III (14011410) Pachomius II (14101411) Joachim II (14111426) Mark III (14261436) Dorotheus II (14361454) Michael IV (14541476) Mark IV (1476) Joachim III (14761483) Gregory III (14831497) Dorotheus III (14971523) Michael V (15231541) Dorotheus IV (15411543) Joachim IV (Ibn Juma) (15431576) Michael VI (Sabbagh) (15771581) Joachim V (15811592) Joachim VI (15931604) Dorotheus IV (or V) Ibn Al-Ahmar (16041611) Athanasius II (or III) Dabbas (16111619) Ignatius III Atiyah (16191634) Cyril IV Dabbas (16191627) Euthymius II (or III) Karmah (16341635) Euthymius III (or IV) of Chios (16351647) Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (16471672) Neophytos of Chios (16731682) Athanasius III Dabbas (first, reign) (16851694) Cyril V (or III) Zaim ( 16721694, 16941720) Athanasius III Dabbas (second reign) (17201724)
Sylvester (Dabbas) (17241766) ] Philemon (17661767) Daniel (17671791) Anthemius (17911813) Seraphim (18131823) Methodius (18231850) Hierotheos (18501885) Gerasimos (18851891) Spyridon (18911898) Meletius II (Doumani) (18991906) Gregory IV (Haddad) (19061928) vacant (19281931) Alexander III (Tahhan) (19311958) Theodosius VI (Abou Rjaileh) (19581970) Elias IV (Mouawwad) (19701979) Ignatius IV (Hazim) (19792012) John X (Yazigi) (2012)
So which Apostle ordained the first Bishop of your Church? If there wasn't one, then the leadership claims of your Church's Bishop's, Elders, Pastors, whatever title they might use - is bogus.
My Church was founded by Jesus Christ with St. Peter being the very first Bishop of Antioch. If your Church can't trace it's history back to the original Church, then it is a modern made-up fake "church". People in it might still do things pleasing to God, but they aren't in the Church that Jesus founded.
James 2:20 "But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?"
What other sort of person does Jesus Himself tell us is dead?
John 6:53 "Then Jesus said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you."