The Bible is a guide

not a foundation of faith

if you need a book to believe all the beautiful things around you like the sky the sea the birds and everything ugly like humanity's evil have an architect and purpose then your faith is below dead

I dont need a DNA test to know who my father and mother are nor do I need the 10 commandments to be a decent human being

we're not trying to be good and decent we're trying to be humble sinners and the Saints and Mary are our role models in that

Eternal life is not the proof God exists

but

God's existence makes eternal life a logical outcome

I like that your seemingly passionate about your beliefs. I hope you continue posting

incredible post

I am nobody and If I could truly comprehend my true uselessness in the face of God, I'd get crushed just by the realisation

If I come off as a harsh or passionate it's because I've been abused in every way all my life so I'm in constant fight or flight mode

nothing to admire, only pity

Exodus 20:3 Exodus 34:14 Mathew 4:10

fun crossover

either post the text or im not reading it

The fact that your too lazy to look up bible verses says a lot about you.

@commonwrongdoer look at Jeremiah 6:10 since you like single quotes so much, I entertained you enough, now I have work to do

bruh, your the one who refuses to even engage with the verses I posted

you're the one slicing the scriptures to your liking like some video editor

I refuse to take part in that

I already answered to your questions over 20-25 times but you avoided mine

I am done with you. End of discussion, feel free to drag my beliefs through the mud all you want, you're already drowning in lies, mud would be gold to you.

You have asked me no questions. You admitted to worshiping somebody that is not God, that's all I need to know.

what do you know of worship tho?

where do you worship God and how? in your fantasy that Jesus is blue eyed white man with a dad in the clouds that will lead you to salvation and by saying ''thank God'' or ''Praise Jesus'' in front of others like a hypocrite?????

that's not worship, that's idolatry and idealism

why do i even try

I know that God commands us to worship him and him alone.
(Mathew 4:10)
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only

We worship God anywhere in Spirt and in Truth. (John 4:23) Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

Never said anything about what Jesus looks like. Jesus commands us to pray in private.

Praying is not the same as worship

in order to worship you need prayer but not all prayers are worship

and if you knew how people in Church act you'd know how private things are or arent and why

I used to be protestant and evangelist and then converted to Orthodox.....I know the dynamics of ''worship in spirit'' and I'll ask you this....what's the difference between mind, spirit and heart....since in the biggest commandment of all(love God etc etc) as Christ says there's an obvious distinction. He could've said just love God in spirit or heart alone....why is there a distinction in that commandment and can you distinguish these 3 different planes of the human existence?

cause in my faith, we can.

Prayer is an act of worship. You admitted that you worship Mary, are you going to stop because God commands that you worship only him?
Mind is your intellect, spirit is your being , and heart is your emotions. You're straying form the main point, which is, why are you worshiping a created being?

Life is an act of worship, not prayer, prayer exists to transform your entire life into a walking, breathing, living prayer where words will no longer be necessary

I do worship Mary and I worship Her cause thanks to Her Christ came to this world.

Here's a fun fact: I've been under faith interrogation for over 48 hours now and I clearly stated that's the Orthodox faith which it is. Didnt force anyone itt to accept it. It's dogma has been that way for hundreds if not thousands of years and a single person on a forum is trying to deconstruct it cause he felt ''annoyed'' by it.

My answer? I will always be Orthodox....and after 48 hours of questioning I'm sure you now know what that means.

and since you indirectly called me a devil in your previous post why do you keep speaking with a devil?

In my eyes you're my lost brother but in yours im a devil....I guess each person sees that which they are.

Later.

I'm literally trying to figure out why your ignoring God's direct commands.

Loving Mary is not a sin and you clearly dont know what worship and prayer are

but goin by your logic for the sake of argument.....arent we all ignoring a command when we sin multiples every day?

why are my sins so important to you?

which twisted chord did I strike in you?

I never said loving somebody was a sin. You said you worshiped her, not just loved.
We all sin, that's why we confess our sin.
(Luke 7:13)So watch yourselves. “If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them.

I dont want you to forgive me, you have no authority over me

and yes! I sing Hail Marys and I beg for her help because she's the mother of my savior so I want to be on good terms with her the same way you'd do with a loved one

cause God is a loved one to me, not just a book of words

I will keep being that way and doing all of the above so go find someone else to give your precious forgiveness and spare me

capisce??