On Tuesday night, I gave a talk in Grand Rapids, MI titled “10 Lies Orthodox Christians Tell Ourselves.” The talk was sponsored by the Alliance of Orthodox Christians Speaker Series, a non-profit lay Orthodox ministry. The video will be up soon. For now though, here are the 10 lies we as Orthodox Christians tell ourselves.
In Christ,
+Fr Gregory
“We’re the FASTEST growing religion in America!
“We just need better PROGRAMS!”
“The most loving thing I can do is tell the truth.”
“It’s all about culture.”
“God loves you and wants you to be happy!”
“The Orthodox understanding of salvation is therapeutic, not legalistic.”
“But we’re called to live a life of ‘interiorized monasticism!”
“Well, all I really need to do is be obedient to my priest!
“But my priest is my spiritual father!”
“A personal relationship with Jesus Christ isn’t ORTHODOX it’s a PROTESTANT idea!”
