1E - The Armenian Apostolic Church

[@arturus]

Thank you so much. I am slowly finding myself drawn to my ancestral roots of faith and very touched by your words.

[@memejesus5265]

Wow!! Amen! God bless you Father Serop I learned a lot from this video. You are an treasure to our Armenian Church. God bless you

[@gevorkgk]

What a beautiful video you made. May Christ bless you.

[@catholicapostolicsoulja3433]

Can i use youre videos on my channel ?

[@vietfunmk]

Is this under the same leadership of the Pope Francis ?

[@odouls779]

But why do you call yourself "Father" contrary to what the Lord Jesus Christ said in Matthew 23:9? This is similar to the pope in Rome. Does Armenian church follow the Nicaean Creed promulgated under Constantine the great? Does the Roman church influence the Armenian church by doctrine or tradition, like Christmas (Saturnalia Dec. 25), adoration of Mary, mother of God?

[@meryegeghetsin6438]

In this context, Jesus says not to call anyone on earth by the title “Rabbi,” “Father,” or “teacher,” in the sense of arrogating to oneself an authority which rests with God and of forgetting the responsibility of the title. No one must ever take the place, or usurp the privileges and respect that belongs to the heavenly Father. As Jesus said, only the heavenly Father is the true Father, and only the Messiah is the true teacher and rabbi. In a similar vein, Jesus said, “Whoever loves father or mother, son or daughter, more than Me is not worthy of Me” (Mt 10:37). Because of the authority of the heavenly Father and the respect due to Him, Jesus freely referred to His heavenly Father as “Father,” and taught us to pray the “Our Father” (Mt 6:9-13). Moreover, our Lord Himself used the title “father” for several characters in His parables: In the parable of the rich man and the beggar, Lazarus, the rich man, cries out from the depths of Hell, “Father Abraham, have pity on me,” and the usage of the title “father” occurs three times (cf. Lk 16:19-31). One has to wonder: if Jesus prohibited the use of the title “father,” why does He instruct the people with a parable in which the characters use the title? To do so seems to be contradictory and actually misleading to the audience. The same is true in the parable of the Prodigal Son: The young prodigal son, upon his return, says, “Father, I have sinned against God and against you” (cf. Lk 15:11-32). Given the way our Lord used the title “father” in so many teachings, including when repeating the fourth commandment, our Lord did not intend to prohibit calling a father by the title “father”; rather, He prohibited misusing the title. Please see also verses Acts. 3:22, 7:2, 22:1, Rom. 16:4, Eph. 6:2, I John 2:13-14, I Cor. 10:1, I Cor. 4:15 and many other verses in the New Testament.

[@paulchen1537]

Luke 16:24, Jesus calls Abraham - ‘father Abraham’. Abraham is the patriarch and our spiritual father, if we are Christ's, we are Abraham's seed (Galatians 3:29). St. Paul also calls Abraham "father Abraham" 7 times; John (1st John 2:13) also uses father when referring to the elders, to whom he’s writing, exhorting them to teach their spiritual sons and daughters..

[@gordongraff9727]

Odouls77 Roman Catholic came in 5th century in council of treat council of Nicea was 325AD Constantine United the councils your early church history is wrong my brother

[@danielroth3556]

@@meryegeghetsin6438 The verses you cite at the end do not refer to fathers in the manner to which you ascribe them. They refer to actual fathers and forefathers. There is no contextual basis for church leaders to take the title "father" as it is an obvious usurpation of the title from our heavenly Father. Your aim in using that title is to act as go-between with the faithful and our Father in heaven. This simply cannot be supported by Scripture since all believers are one in Christ and Christ in us and He in the Father. All members serve different functions but none more important than the other. Nay, those with higher order tend to deprecate and the lower order exalt so as to edify the body as a whole. Paul was never called father, nor was Cephas, nor Barnabas, nor John, etc. As such any use of "father" outside the context of the family and lineage is a misuse and prohibited as per the Lord. It appears those with claims to tradition that is Orthodox or Catholic are very prideful and authoritative beyond that of the Law of our Lord; it is those who desire titles that one with true faith and meekness would never dare to assume on fear of eternal damnation.

[@karenbartlett1307]

Wow, this sounds like Baptist teaching, but with apostolic succession and the Eucharist and liturgy. The Roman Catholic Church, which has similar teachings, does not quote Scripture like this to back up their teachings.