In recent years, icons have captured the imagination of many Christians and non-Christians alike. The Eastern Orthodox Church is well known for its use of icons. This paper examines the history, purpose, and use of icons and asks the question: are they contrary to the Scripture? A pictorial1 icon2 is an image (generally two dimensional) Read More
Pillars are an integral part of the structure of many buildings. The Eastern Orthodox Church rests upon the ancient pillars of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. This paper will examine the general concept of these councils. The light of Scriptures will appraise a particular decree of the Second Council of Nicea in order to test whether Read More
Eastern Orthodoxy claims to be the truly original Christian church that has never deviated from the teachings of Christ and His apostles. Should we believe them? No! Richard Bennett contrasts the true gospel of Jesus Christ with the false living and teaching of Eastern Orthodoxy. Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Read More
The office of the Bishop is essential to the continuation of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Without the bishops, the Orthodox Church would cease to exist. This paper briefly examines the historical development of this ecclesiastical structure and compares the concept of the Orthodox Bishop with the bishop or overseer as described in the Scriptures.1 The Read More
Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that man can attain salvation only through partaking what it calls “Sacred Mysteries.” They are also called “Sacred Sacraments.” Orthodoxy commands people to submit themselves to these mysteries that are performed on their behalf by the Orthodox Church. Indeed, Eastern Orthodoxy teaches that the only way to eternal life is through these Read More
I was born in the city of Aiud in the Alba region in December of the year 1974 to a family of Orthodox believers. Our family lived a middle-class life. I remember my father, who sat in the first row in church and did not bother other people. We ourselves put father first in our Read More
The Apostle Paul writes in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Man is born into this world, immersed in ignorance and without knowledge, unable to Read More
Josif Trifa was born in 1888 in the village Certede, next to Kmpeni in the Western mountains. He attended gymnasium in Bejus and then studied theology in Sibiu. He returned to his home village as a teacher and later was consecrated as a priest. In 1921 Metropolitan Balan invited him to Sibiu to become spiritual Read More
Tudor Popescu was a priest in the “Stork’s Nest” Church in Bucharest, where he introduced a new way of gospel preaching. He experienced great success with such preaching as well as strong opposition from other priests. Several priests most likely out of jealousy of Popescu’s rising popularity with the Bucharest public began to accuse him Read More
Dumitru Cornilescu was born in 1891 in the village of Slasoma in the Mehedinti province. His father was a teacher, and his grandfathers both on his mother’s and father’s side were priests. He felt the call to enter the priesthood and went to Bucharest to study theology. Dumitru was unhappy with the formalism and rituals. Read More