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
In recent years interest in the Eastern Orthodox Church among Christians has grown steadily and there have been a number of converts to this religious body. A prime reason for this interest has been the growing fascination with mysticism and ancient tradition which has permeated Western societies. Increasing numbers of Christians are coming into contact 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.
Stuart Quint and Richard Bennett discuss Eastern Orthodoxy which 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.
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The December 2006 issue of Christianity Today poses the question: “Will the 21st be the Orthodox Century?”[1] It highlights the growing interest among Christians in the doctrines of Eastern Orthodoxy. Some people have even converted to Orthodoxy in the West. For example, Peter Gillquist and a number of former Campus Crusade leaders organized 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