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Title: Are we experiencing a Triumph of Orthodoxy?
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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: 5207
Comments: 25
youtu.be/Tg13beGm-WY?si=U-hqv62E7uSMrHjf Poster Comment: The Orthodox Church has been experiencing massive growth in the USA and other countries as most Protestant Churches continue to shrink and die.
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#1. To: Orthodoxa (#0)
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. from the internet 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. 37/47–c. 53/54)[4][a] Evodius (c. 53/54–c. 68/83)[b] Ignatius (c. 68–c. 107 or c. 83–115)[c] Heron I (c. 107/116–c. 127/128)[d] Cornelius (c. 127/128–c. 142/154)[e] Heron II (c. 142–c. 169 or c. 154–c. 164)[f] vacant (c. 164–c. 169)[g] Theophilus (c. 169–182)[h] Maximus I (182–190/191)[i] Serapion (190/191–211/212)[j] Asclepiades (211–220)[k] Philetus (220–231)[l] Zebinnus (231–237)[m] Babylas (237–250/251)[n] Fabius (250/251–253/256)[o] Demetrius (253/256–260/261)[p] Paul (260–268)[q] Domnus I (268–273)[r] Timaeus (273–279/280)[s] Cyril (279/280–303)[t] Tyrannion (304–314) Vitalis (314–320)[u] Philogonius (320–324) Patriarchs of Antioch from 324 to 360 Eustathius (324–330) Paulinus I (330)[v] Eulalius (331–332) Euphronius (332–333) Flacillus (333–342)[w] Stephen I (342–344) Leontius (344–357)[x] Eudoxius (358–359) Annanius (359) Paulinus II (362–388) Evagrius (388–392/393) Alexander (414–417)[aa] Theodotus (417–428)[ab] John I (429–441)[ac] Domnus II (441–449)[ad] Chalcedonian line Maximus II (450–455)[ae] Basil (456–458)[af] Acacius (458–459)[ag] Martyrius (459–471)[ah] Peter II (471)[ai] Julian (471–475)[aj] Peter II (475–477)[ak] John II Codonatus (477)[al] Stephen II (477–479)[am] Calendion (479–484)[ao] Peter II (485–488)[ap] Palladius (488–498)[aq] Flavian II (498–512) Severus (512–518) Paul the Jew (518–521) Euphrasius (521–526) Ephraim of Amid (526–546) Domnus III (546–561) Anastasius I of Antioch (561–571) Gregory (571–594) Anastasius I of Antioch (restored) (594–599) Anastasius II (599–610) Gregory II (610–620) Anastasius III (620–628) Macedonius (639–662) George I (662–669) Macarius (669–681) Theophanes (681–684) Sebastian (687–690) George II (691–702) Stephen IV (743–744) Theophylact (744–750) Theodore I (750–773) Theodoret (781–812) Job (813–844) Nicholas (846–868) Theodosius I (870–890) Simeon (892–907) Elias (907–934) Theodosius II (936–943) Theocharistus (944–948) Agapius I (953–959) Christopher (960–967) Eustratius (969) Seal of Theodore II (Theodore of Koloneia) Theodore II (970–976) Agapius II (978–996) John III (996–1021) Nicholas II (1025–1030) Elias II (1032–1033) Theodore III (1034–1042) Seal of Basil II Basil II (?-?) Peter III (1052–1056) John IV (1056–1057) Theodosius III (1057–1059) Aemilian (1074–1078) Nicephorus (1079–?) John V (or IV) (1091–1100) John VI (or V) (1106–1134) Soterichos Panteugenos (elect, 1156–1157) Euthymius (1159–1164) Macarius II (1164–1166) Athanasius I (1166–1170) Theodosius III (1180–1182) Elias III (1182–1184) Christopher II (1184–1185) Theodore IV (Balsamon) (1185–1199) Joachim (1199–1219) Dorotheus (1219–1245) Simeon II (1245–1268) Euthymius (1268–1269) Theodosius IV (1269–1276) Theodosius V Villehardouin (1276–1285) Arsenius (1285–1293) Dionysius (1293–1308) Mark (1308–1342) Ignatius II (1342–1386) Pachomius (1386–1393) Nilus (1393–1401) Michael III (1401–1410) Pachomius II (1410–1411) Joachim II (1411–1426) Mark III (1426–1436) Dorotheus II (1436–1454) Michael IV (1454–1476) Mark IV (1476) Joachim III (1476–1483) Gregory III (1483–1497) Dorotheus III (1497–1523) Michael V (1523–1541) Dorotheus IV (1541–1543) Joachim IV (Ibn Juma) (1543–1576) Michael VI (Sabbagh) (1577–1581) Joachim V (1581–1592) Joachim VI (1593–1604) Dorotheus IV (or V) Ibn Al-Ahmar (1604–1611) Athanasius II (or III) Dabbas (1611–1619) Ignatius III Atiyah (1619–1634) Cyril IV Dabbas (1619–1627) Euthymius II (or III) Karmah (1634–1635) Euthymius III (or IV) of Chios (1635–1647) Macarius III Ibn al-Za'im (1647–1672) Neophytos of Chios (1673–1682) Athanasius III Dabbas (first, reign) (1685–1694) Cyril V (or III) Zaim ( 1672–1694, 1694–1720) Athanasius III Dabbas (second reign) (1720–1724) Sylvester (Dabbas) (1724–1766) ] Philemon (1766–1767) Daniel (1767–1791) Anthemius (1791–1813) Seraphim (1813–1823) Methodius (1823–1850) Hierotheos (1850–1885) Gerasimos (1885–1891) Spyridon (1891–1898) Meletius II (Doumani) (1899–1906) Gregory IV (Haddad) (1906–1928) vacant (1928–1931) Alexander III (Tahhan) (1931–1958) Theodosius VI (Abou Rjaileh) (1958–1970) Elias IV (Mouawwad) (1970–1979) Ignatius IV (Hazim) (1979–2012) 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.
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God
#6. To: A K A Stone (#4)
Luke 24: 13-35 "Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?” And He said to them, “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.” Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther. But they constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with them. Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread." They talked to Jesus for hours, with Him even personally explaining what the Scriptures meant, and they did not even recognize Him. Sola Scriptura left them utterly blind. Only in the Eucharist, when Jesus blessed and broke the bread, were their blind eyes opened.
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