Orthodoxy Is Historically Consistent

As I wrap up my assessment of Protestantism in contrast with Orthodoxy, I look at the topics of liturgical worship, the priesthood, and iconography in this episode. And lastly, I draw my final conclusions about Protestantism.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below. Thanks for listening and God bless!
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REFERENCES:
Find An Orthodox Church Near You
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Books
“Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“Rock and Sand: An Orthodox Appraisal of the Protestant Reformers and Their Teachings” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
“Arise, O God: The Gospel of Christ’s Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death” by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
“The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God” by St. John Maximovitch
“Orthodox Worship: A Living Continuity with the Synagogue, the Temple, and the Early Church” by Benjamin Williams & Harold Anstall
“Thinking Orthodox” by Dr. Eugenia Constantinou
“The Didache” by The Twelve Apostles
“The Letters of St. Ignatius” by St. Ignatius
“On The Incarnation” by St. Athanasius
Podcasts/KZbin Channels
“The Whole Counsel of God” by Fr. Stephen De Young
“The Royal Path” by Fr. Turbo
“Patristic Nectar” by Fr. Josiah Trenham
Fr. Spyridon Bailey
Patristix
Playlists
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[@CreationSGame01]

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[@untoages]

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[@vincentsarabia2954]

Beautifully put, from a former Calvinist turned Orthodox myself.

[@untoages]

Thank God! I know a few former Calvinists in my parish as well. Depending on how deep you were, it can be quite a change from what I understand.

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What convinced you that Calvinism and reformed theology as a whole was wrong? I'm sure it took a while to come to that conclusion.

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[@St.MichealTheArkAngel]

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[@user-cg5lm6ii8q]

ONLY ORTHODOXY HAS THE SAME FAITH FROM THE APOSTLES UNTIL TODAY. THE ICONS PROVE THAT GOD THE MOTHER OF GOD THE SAINTS AND THE ANGELS ARE WITH US

[@untoages]

I appreciate the enthusiasm

[@Lotterywinnerify]

No offense but how does an Icon prove anything? Catholics have icons

[@untoages]

@@Lotterywinnerify Icons are connected to our understanding of the Incarnation. While Byzantine Catholics may have icons, the last time I went to a Roman Rite parish all I saw were statues. Statues don’t communicate theology in the way an icon does.

[@user-cg5lm6ii8q]

@@Lotterywinnerify THE ICONS PROVE THAT THE PERSONS OR THE EVENTS HAVE EXISTED AND THE SAINTS ARE ALIVE THIS GIVES SACRALITY AT THE ICONS WITH THE GRACE OF GOD

[@Lotterywinnerify]

@@untoages I go to Catholic churches regularly that do have icons. And they aren't Byzantine.

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[@untoages]

Wow, thank you so much! I actually watched a bit of Brian’s content before I became Orthodox, that’s an interesting connection that I wouldn’t have made.

[@ironogeist]

@@untoages I am happy to see the similarity -- casual commentary and discussion. Something I can throw on during the commute, blah. Good balance between 3 hour livestreams and 10 minute infodumps. Not that those types don't have their place, but yeah.

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[@hap1678]

How long have you been a Eastern Orthodox Christian?

[@untoages]

I was received into the Church on Holy Saturday of 2022, so about two years.

[@hap1678]

@@untoages ​ah okay, I was in similar shoes, Protestant > studying/wanting to be EO, ended up being Catholic. God bless!

[@untoages]

@@hap1678 Interesting! The next few videos to be released in this series address why I didn’t become Catholic, actually 😅

[@hap1678]

@@untoages Looking forward to it, God bless.

[@OrthodoxHSMother]

​​@@untoagessame day with my family, but we were Roman/Eastern Catholics. We were baptized and chrismated on that date.

[@valeriefromoregon]

Never call anyone father except God.

[@untoages]

Do you call your dad “father”?

[@kaden7374]

1 Corinthians 4:14-15 uh ohhhhhhh

[@obomathepresident1372]

It's crazy how there are no original experiences these days haha.

[@philipreese5142]

Good content. I'd find something better than a skull to look at all the time.

[@caxe-oj4bt]

St paul never kissed an icon.

[@mmaakkiinn]

LUKE was the first iconographer...he was with Paul

[@kaykay865]

You need to understand the context of church history .. when you do and you look into the church fathers as well as christ, you'll come to know the church

[@kaden7374]

Based on what? That’s an absolutely baseless claim

[@yasminefathalah7042]

The apostolic liturgy was in form of agape fiest, no one practice this now

[@phaulsgawds9945]

...and yet, you cannot demonstrate that god exists... doesn't matter if you are orthodox, catholic, or protestant. Not only that, over 40, 000 denominations of this one religion shows that none of you know what you are doing/believing... and you pick and choose one that makes YOU feel good... but this does not mean it is TRUE.....

[@harshwardhansingh6433]

yap

[@untoages]

While you’re correct that it’s not within the scope of this particular series to “prove” that God exists, I mention that explicitly in the first video. This is the sixth. But thank you for the suggestion! I’d be happy to cover it in the future. For now though, why should the burden be on me to “prove” God exists to you? Isn’t it equally valid for me to ask you to “prove” that God doesn’t exist? I could apply the exact same line of argumentation you just employed to your own worldview. But I do plan to address this further in another series of videos, so thank you for the idea!

[@brodmitkase]

Research Transcendental Argument for God

[@phaulsgawds9945]

@@untoages *For now though, why should the burden be on me to “prove” God exists to you? Because the burden of proof lays with the one who is making the positive statement...in this case, you saying 'god exists'. I don't believe that claim, therefore, YOU have the burden of proof. I never said 'god doesn't exist' as I cannot be 100% positive of that, just like I cannot be 100% positive that leprechauns don't exist, but I lead my life as though they do not, since there has never been sufficient demonstration/evidence to warrant my belief, in leprechauns or gods. How did you disprove the THOUSANDS of other gods? Following your logic, you must have disproved all the others before you settled on this one, no? I am sorry my friend, but your logic is flawed.

[@phaulsgawds9945]

@@brodmitkase I have and it is NOT convincing...and not only that... how many of your fellow believers even have an idea of TAG? Is this what makes them believers? hahahaha.... or is it possibly their indoctrination from the cradle that makes them believers? You believers use arguments like this in defence of your beliefs, but they are NOT the basis of your beliefs...at least if you are honest. These arguments were developed as counters to those who do not believe or believe differently. Even if I granted you TAG was convincing... which 'god'?? It does not specify... so how do you get from 'there is a god' to 'this god'? It only gets you as far as a creator god... but not a particular one and there are many of them in our species' history.

[@R.C.425]

FYI: Catholicism came 1st orthodoxy came 2nd in the year 1054. Orthodoxy is basically Catholic, just not in communion with the Vatican.

[@untoages]

Yeah sorry, that's just not true at all. But stay tuned, I address Catholicism in the next few videos to be released 😉

[@R.C.425]

@@untoages Yes, it is Thumbs down

[@mariorizkallah5383]

@@R.C.425 where is created grace or denying infants communion in the early church

[@Naflergasin]

@@R.C.425no it isn’t, thumbs down

[@R.C.425]

@@Naflergasin hahaha 😆 moronic