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Friday, November 29, 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: Clergy Vestments

An explanation of Eastern Orthodox clergy vestments

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: How Do I Join Your Church?

There is no formal catechism for an inquirer or seeker who desires to become a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Conjugal Relations in Marriage

The two become one as Jesus Christ, the Bridegroom and his Bride, the Church are joined in this marital conjugal image of becoming one. 

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Disposing of Priestly Vestments

The answer to these questions is because they are holy garments used in the representation and worship of God, they are to be regarded and treated with reverence and respect.

UNDERSTANDING PRAYER: An avenue for God’s purpose to become a realization in all of us

Prayer can be thought of as an open line of communication, a request, a petition for understanding, a plea for help, a supplication, an intercession, a thanksgiving, a confession and much more.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: The Rapture

Eastern Orthodox Christians, Roman Catholics and some mainline Protestants view the Rapture as heretical teaching of the Christian faith.

Ask An Eastern Orthodox Christian: Will God Forgive the Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?

The blasphemy of the Holy Spirit occurs when a person actively pursues a conscious, continuous deliberate malicious attitude of rejecting the Holy Spirit of God, calling God who is good, evil.

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