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  1. Nick Moser

    Contemporary Protestant versus the Saints

    “GIVE HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE.” (Rom. 13:7) Why do so many Protestants have such a problem with the veneration of saints especially Mary (Theotokos)? It's not replacing our faith of saints with Jesus. Additionally for centuries from the early church to even early reform saints were used as...
  2. Nick Moser

    Nostalgia

    I have a question that is not a matter of theology or liturgy but more of a cultural question for a specific subset of cradle Orthodox Christians. Why do some Orthodox Christians have nostalgia for the communist days of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union? It is akin to Armenians being nostalgic...
  3. Nick Moser

    Conquering lust

  4. Nick Moser

    SECOND ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Since December 12, 2022 the region of Artsakh, where 120,000 Armenians live, has been blockaded by Azerbaijan. With the help of the International Red Cross, humanitarian supplies were delivered to the region, including food and medicine. Since July 7, entry has been completely closed for those...
  5. Nick Moser

    Why is Christianity declining?

    Why is Christianity declining both in membership and in clergy? Even the more conservative branches of Christianity such as Orthodoxy and the more conservative branches of Catholicism and Protestantism is declining although not as rapidly as the more liberal and heretical branches. Although...
  6. Nick Moser

    What is Judaism

    This is a very good video mentioning Judaism. It's also important to note that many of the modern Jews came from the Canaanites and thus the culture and mythology influenced modern Jewish culture and spirituality. For example the Star of David was originally a symbol for Baal and Saturn
  7. Nick Moser

    Are Eastern Catholics and traditional Catholics Orthodox in denial [CONTROVERSIAL]

    I was talking to a traditional Catholic and they recognize the errors of Vatican 2. Byzantine / Eastern Catholics also see the error of Rome such as the filoque. Most of it seems to be over the simplifification of the liturgy by Rome. While l I do NOT harbor any animosity towards Catholics I...
  8. Nick Moser

    What Lent can teach us about Philippians 2:12-13 (Fear & Trembling)

    Because of Christ's sacrifice, we are to take hold of what God offers, accept His grace and work toward becoming mature in Christ. The concept expressed is the synergy between human effort and divine grace in the process of salvation. It emphasizes that humans play an active role in seeking and...
  9. Nick Moser

    THE BOOK OF JOB

    https://www.youtube.com/live/98LcuRnv3t8?si=Tbn_9jURfi7OZJOu
  10. Nick Moser

    Modernism vs Traditionalism in Orthodoxy

    On the 4th of October, 2023, a high-ranking member of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, affiliated with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, participated in the "Interfaith Harmony Day" at a grand Hindu temple in Robbinsville, New Jersey. This meeting, part of the festivities leading to...
  11. Nick Moser

    Future of Orthodoxy in America: Non-Chalcedonian Churches surge

    Perhaps it's most likely because of mass immigration from Ethiopia which is has the largest congregation of the Miaphysite Church.
  12. Nick Moser

    Orthodoxy on Time

    Dumitru Stăniloae’s illuminates time as a journey on which we may grow in response to the love that God offers us, a journey towards sharing in the eternity of the perfect, interpersonal communion of the Trinity. God, in His Incarnation, shares the journey with us in Christ, so that time enters...
  13. Nick Moser

    Are the creation days literal 24 hours? by Fr. Gabriel Wissa

    In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit; One God, Amen. Many viewers requested a video on the literality of the creation days in Genesis 1. But, to be completely honest, I am making this video as a concession as I understand that this is a standard follow-up question to the...
  14. Nick Moser

    Churches

    Well I'm 26 but my parents are very strict. They won't let me drive out into the city which is an hour away and where the nearest Orthodox churches. I was thinking of going to the Nazarene Church or maybe even the Catholic Church. I'm not sure. What should I do
  15. Nick Moser

    Scholasticism in Orthodoxy

    Recently, I had an encounter with Mormon missionaries, and I felt compelled to engage in a conversation with them. After exchanging contact information, I took it upon myself to delve into the works of Peter Mogila and Philaret Drozdov in preparation for our next interaction. It intrigued me to...
  16. Nick Moser

    Mystery Of The Seven Churches

    The Messages to the Seven Churches are strident urgings to repentance—due to “things which must shortly come to pass”—as St John stresses three times in Revelations.
  17. Nick Moser

    Orthodox apologetics regarding the Oriental Orthodoxy

    Firstly I would like to ask about dietary restrictions. Besides fasting is there any dietary restriction such as pork or shellfish? The reason why I ask is because I seen passages from both Old and New Testament condemning both. I understand that some Oriental Orthodox Church restrict diet but...
  18. Nick Moser

    Four Reasons to Reject The Filioque Acording To St. Gregory Palamas.

    Fr. Chris Moody discuss the Filoque according to St. Gregory Palamas and traditional Christian theology.