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<blockquote data-quote="mfloor" data-source="post: 60181844" data-attributes="member: 305317"><p>Again, if you have a relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ and you make him the center of your life then I believe you are following in his word. I believe that following all the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church turns an person into a "robot" and it defeats the purpose of salvation. In my humble opinion, when following Christ turns into "religion" it creates problems. This is just my belief and I've seen evidence of the 1000's of Roman Catholics who experienced the same thing. They would go to church. The priest would perform the liturgy. They would go home. Most Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox believers (I've asked) don't really know what's going on during the service because its a mystery! Yes, they understand who Christ is and what he did for us....but do they really have Christ as the center of their life? I can't judge that? The bible says, that even Satan and all the demons believes in Christ and shutter when he is in his presence. I can tell you that I know a Christian when I'm around one. They speak differently and their good works and lifestyle reflect it. The bible says that you will desire to fellowship with Christians and they will become your new family in Christ together. In my experience, I see very little fellowship within the Greek Orthodox Churches and Roman Catholic Churches. In a nutshell, It is my belief that the clergy have taken all that responsibility upon themselves and told the parishioners to go about their daily lives because the priests are the ones who intercede for you. You need a direct relationship with God. One must come to Christ and make that decision for themselves. Yes, we can't go it alone and we must pray and support one another, as it says in the bible, but to put all of our faith in the priest is not the not the way it was supposed to be. I know that God reached out to me at my lowest and he pointed me to a new church and I can't explain how liberated and free I feel. I was a broken man weeping and I didn't go to my Greek Orthodox priest because I knew God had different plans for me. I was being pulled away from a church that was "COLD" and idle. I was confused and knew my family would judge me. I feel so close to the Lord now and I'm not shackled by rigid traditions and liturgies that ultimately don't connect church goers with Christ. When Christianity becomes Religious that's when humans aren't worshiping their true Lord and Savior-they're worshiping other things. Christianity should be a continual relationship with the Lord. You must wake up everyday ready to share the word and do what God has planned for you. If you commit sins, then repent immediately and ask for forgiveness from God. I wake up everyday and I am so happy to know the Lord. If I've done wrong, he'll let me know! All I want to do is learn and share with others......this is Christianity. This is what Jesus would have wanted. Not going into church and becoming a robot to liturgies that take away the beauty of his perfect plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mfloor, post: 60181844, member: 305317"] Again, if you have a relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ and you make him the center of your life then I believe you are following in his word. I believe that following all the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church turns an person into a "robot" and it defeats the purpose of salvation. In my humble opinion, when following Christ turns into "religion" it creates problems. This is just my belief and I've seen evidence of the 1000's of Roman Catholics who experienced the same thing. They would go to church. The priest would perform the liturgy. They would go home. Most Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox believers (I've asked) don't really know what's going on during the service because its a mystery! Yes, they understand who Christ is and what he did for us....but do they really have Christ as the center of their life? I can't judge that? The bible says, that even Satan and all the demons believes in Christ and shutter when he is in his presence. I can tell you that I know a Christian when I'm around one. They speak differently and their good works and lifestyle reflect it. The bible says that you will desire to fellowship with Christians and they will become your new family in Christ together. In my experience, I see very little fellowship within the Greek Orthodox Churches and Roman Catholic Churches. In a nutshell, It is my belief that the clergy have taken all that responsibility upon themselves and told the parishioners to go about their daily lives because the priests are the ones who intercede for you. You need a direct relationship with God. One must come to Christ and make that decision for themselves. Yes, we can't go it alone and we must pray and support one another, as it says in the bible, but to put all of our faith in the priest is not the not the way it was supposed to be. I know that God reached out to me at my lowest and he pointed me to a new church and I can't explain how liberated and free I feel. I was a broken man weeping and I didn't go to my Greek Orthodox priest because I knew God had different plans for me. I was being pulled away from a church that was "COLD" and idle. I was confused and knew my family would judge me. I feel so close to the Lord now and I'm not shackled by rigid traditions and liturgies that ultimately don't connect church goers with Christ. When Christianity becomes Religious that's when humans aren't worshiping their true Lord and Savior-they're worshiping other things. Christianity should be a continual relationship with the Lord. You must wake up everyday ready to share the word and do what God has planned for you. If you commit sins, then repent immediately and ask for forgiveness from God. I wake up everyday and I am so happy to know the Lord. If I've done wrong, he'll let me know! All I want to do is learn and share with others......this is Christianity. This is what Jesus would have wanted. Not going into church and becoming a robot to liturgies that take away the beauty of his perfect plan. [/QUOTE]
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