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Monday, November 25, 2024

Nicholas Damascus

As an infant, I was baptized as an Eastern Orthodox Christian. However, I would say that becoming a Christian is a work in progress, and I often wonder would there be enough evidence to convict me of becoming a Christian. The Orthodox Church is the ancient Church that Christ and the Apostles established. It is not a religion but rather a way of life. It is not about rules and regulations but rather guide posts to make choices to transition to what we were designed to become. Becoming Orthodox is not a conversion but more so a transformation of self. It’s not about being right: it is about “right being.” In John 14:6, Christ says I am the Way (to love and serve one another), the Truth (there is only one reality), and the Life (that life source is love). I invite you to submit any topics or questions to “Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian” on the website. Join me in finding our way back home to the original teachings of the Church. When you change the way you look at things, things change the way they look.

Ask an Eastern Orthodox Christian: Can One Find Joy in this Life?

Unhappy? Are you restless? Don’t know why. Feel like something is wrong? Experiencing an uneasiness and a feeling that something is missing and yet cannot discern as to what it might be? Trying to ignore it, yet it still remains? 

Sacred Texts: The Eastern Orthodox Church on Scripture

Scripture is the language of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Saint Paul says, “Brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions (τας παραδόσεις) which you have been taught, whether by word (oral) or our epistle (written).” These holy traditions are defined as the living continuity of everlasting and unchanging boundaries, beliefs and practices as they were imparted and received from Christ and the apostles.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Earliest Eastern Orthodox Bible Commentary

The Orthodox Study Bible (OSB) is the best English translation of the scriptures. The New Testament (NT) of the OSB is primarily the New King James Version, and the Old Testament (OT) of the OSB is the Septuagint Version.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Psychic Abilities

From an Orthodox Christian perspective, the experience of any psychic ability, as in intuition, clairvoyance, enlightenment, prophesizing, or extrasensory perception, etc., is attributed only by and through the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit of God.

Freewill: What the Eastern Orthodox Church Teaches

Once the choice is made to have Christ live in you and to allow his will to become your will, then there is no need for freewill.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Converting To Orthodox Christianity

Becoming Orthodox is not a conversion but more so a work in progress of a transformation of self.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Heaven and Hell

In the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church, there is no official doctrine or dogma concerning Heaven and Hell. However, they are understood from a consensus of theological opinions and commentary of the saints and church fathers.

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