Not the real Theophan but a recluse Orthodox Christian neophyte ☦️ MA Theology, MDiv Ecumenically exclusivist The greatest struggle is the struggle against self
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Principles for Orthodox apologetics.
1 - Before anything, revere God in your heart. This involves prayer, attending services, and seeking God with all your heart. This is only found on your knees in prayer.
2 - Be prepared.
For Protestants this "preparation" centers around knowing the Bible very well. If you are going to debate a Sola Scriptura person you need to be prepared to answer them on their terms - from Scripture, not tradition. And Scripture supports Orthodoxy because it came out of the Church.
But the Bible also tells us that we are not to prepare a defense in advance.
Luk 21:14-15 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
This means we are to be guided by the Spirit.
3 - When apologetics is done right, it's done with ""gentleness and respect". Pride and arrogance are the downfall for all of us.
Talking over the other person is one evidence you are not acting with respect. The other person is allowed to be rude. The Orthodox Christian is not. They are allowed to be arrogant. The Orthodox Christian is not.
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When 9-11 happened everyone around me was repeating the mantra "They hate US because we are free".
I was saying "No, they hate US because we are evil."
Not popular, but true.
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Saving to my very full "Fake H@te Crimes" folder. Way too many to choose from now.
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The only thing an Iranian ever did to me was that day I went to the Persian food restaurant and it was closed. I will never forgive them for that. I drove 2 miles to get there and had to eat peanuts from a gas station.
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I'm getting off social media until after Theophany (Jan 6th) when I am going to be received into the Orthodox Church.
Prayers are appreciated.
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Glory to God for healing young Orthodox Christian, Sophia!
Sophia Forchas, a 12-year-old girl who was shot by a trans terrorist at Annunciation Catholic school in Minnesota, has finally been released from the hospital after making a miraculous recovery.
God is so good. May He bless this sweet girl, eternally.
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I could almost ignore that as he's the President, but this???
We've come a long way from Pope Francis calling Gaza every day to Pope Leo meeting the biggest genocide supporter US private citizen.
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