So I recently converted to Orthodox Christianity from Atheism. It felt like the right choice, despise me still harboring agnosticism in the form of agnostic theism.
However, did I make the right choice? Was it a good idea? Is the Orthodox church the ture church.
Catholics need not post. Your church is now the most fucked up church since sola scriptura came to being.
>>56678338
You picked the worst board
go to >>>/his/
>>56678338
You made the right choice.
I hope your heart is in it.
>>56678338
Good choice, the Orthodox church is the original Christian church
As somebody who used to be Catholic I can tell you that the church has strayed so far from its ideals it's ridiculous
>>56678338
Did you actually go through the catechumen phase and get baptized?
>hate Jews and muslims
>think your version of literally the same religion is any better
How's that state control over your churches working out for you, schismatic?
>>56678704
What do the crimes of jews and muslims have to with the truth claims of Christianity?
Nothing, is of course the answer.
>>56678581
Yeah, it is, remember that this is recent however.
>>56678709
I don't see the theocratic effect.
>>56678701
Yeah. I was baptized orthodox. I just went to the church, talked to the priest, and decided that it was time.
>>56678611
I thought so to.
Catholicism is better.
t. orthodox
I did the same thing a few years ago. Good to have you in the fold, Orthodoxy is absolutely the true Church of Christ, and it's our best hope for the preservation of the Christian faith.
>>56680557
Good to see that others agree.
>>56680201
KEK
I thought I told you guys to fuck off!
>>56679969
thats unusual. i converted 5 years ago and it took over a year.
>>56680639
lel, why should I?
>>56678338
>Your church is now the most fucked up church since sola scriptura came to being.
: ^ ) Good to see people still newfagging to faith. Atheism is just too edgy
Go to an Orthodox Church a few times to observe befriend a priest be generous i.e. Treat him to dinner educate yourself and you'll be taking communion in a matter if weeks; if you were baptized a Christian in another church like baptist you only need to get chrismated which is much easier
>>56680739
Small church, and I am known in the community. I was already practically in the Church, however I was know as an Atheist. Can't remember how though, I don't slogged out like a neck beard or anything.
>>56681249
It really wasn't I wasn't a retarded sweaty edgelord, and neither were my friends. I just simply didn't believe.
>>56682104
What patriarchate?
>>56678338
>Asking anonymous strangers and not swallowing the Fluorovsky
Nice try Jew. What are you, Antiochean?
>>56678338
>converted from atheism
>>56678338
Bruh. Atheist here. Been seriously considering going to orthodox church
I think i will this sunday
>>56678338
I'm not sure you have any Orthodox Church in Australia
>>56683407
>>56678338
nah theres a bunch. one of my parish priests (we have like 4) goes there about every year. he worked there for a couple years after seminary before he came back to the states.
>>56682474
Not a patriarchate, per say. St Johns monastery. The Perth one. Remember I am still a catechumen, so a lot of the rigmarole hasn't been undertaken at this point.
>>56683407
It's a Greek one... St Johns monastery.
>>56683285
It is a long process. Not like changing cloths.
>>56683407
There's heaps.
In my area alone we have 5.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Coptic_Orthodox_churches_in_Australia
>>56678338
Congratulations, brother.
>>56678338
>Converts from Atheism
>Asks /po/ if he made the right decision
>Grammar is piss poor (Wait, Australian)
Seriously I don't even...
>>56683563
ah so that's greek orth. archidocese of australia. Greek patriarchate. As opposed to Serb, Russian, Antioch, Bulgaria etc.
and congrats btw. catechumenate typically lasts a year or more (or however long you need it to). i got chrismated lazarus saturday about a year into it.
>>56678338
>agnostic theism
top lel. Ask yourself if you believe in God. if the answer isn't yes, you're an atheist. There is no agnosticism.
>>56683866
Moron... Agnosticism is a knowledge claim, atheism is a belief. Agnostic atheists, for example, believe that there is no god, however they don't know. An agnostic theist would beleif in god, but not actually be sure if he exists.
I can feel God's presents, but there is the notion of materialism that i still within me., It is an internal struggle.
>>56678338
>However, did I make the right choice?
No.
>Was it a good idea?
No.
> Is the Orthodox church the ture church.
No.
>>56678338
You're looking for validation rather than facts and that's stupid and will only further you into believing whatever you want to hear and ignoring everything else.
Facts are the only things that matter.
>>56684144
>I can fell gods presents
Anon that's gay.
>>56683719
Fair enough. The words were "for as long as deemed necessary"
>>56684347
Well, not literally. And I sure as fuck ain't gay. If i was I would join the Catholics or the sola scriptura plebs.
>>56678973
It stands to reason that a theology built on a bad foundation must tremble and falter when that foundation is tested, though its own merits may be solid.
Such is the case with Christ's teachings - though he may have reformed Judaism's cruelties, he could not undo the stupidities of the Pentateuch.
>>56686128
For example? Some churches have fucked up, but where has orthodoxy failed?
>>56678338
Love God, love Christ
That's pretty much all you need to know, let them guide you.
>>56687995
Trying to do just that.
>>56681062
Based
>>56684182
Explain.
Surprised to see so many orthobros in non-orthodox countries.
>>56689133
>Did I make the right choice?
There's no evidence at all for most of the big religious truth claims, so it's entirely logical to say that no, he didn't make any correct choice.
>Was it a good idea?
It's never a good idea to forfeit free thought for religious dogma.
>Is the Orthodox church the true church.
Considering they all claim to be the true church and at most only one can be the true church the odds of the orthodox church being the correct one are astronomical, and again there's no evidence to support any big truth claim it may make.
>>56689444
It's really not that hard to determine which of the churches sticks the closest to the original Christian teachings, regardless of whether any Christianity is the true religion.
>>56689588
Considering how many sects and deviations there are I'd say it's pretty difficult.
>want to convert to Orthodoxy
>they are all scary Slavs
>>56689687
If I sat here and came up 1000 new theories about gravity, would it suddenly invalidate the actual one?
>>56692802
That would depend if it actually worked like calculus does.
>>56678338
Good man, good luck on your walk with Christ and God bless
>>56689687
It's not. Just pick up a copy of JND Kelly' Early Christian Doctrines
or maybe the Cambridge History of Christianity. Once you read them you can easily cross Protestantism out from the list.
>>56680201
>Catholic from Kazakhstan
How? Are you one of those Volga Germans?
>>56678338
'twas a wrong hoice
ain't no god in the sky bro
>>56678338
>I converted
>Did I make the right choice.
If you are asking that question, why the fuck did you convert you fucking faggot
Definitely made the right choice OP.
Do you have orthodox churches in Australia. If you have more serious questions about it go and ask your local priest they will be happy to help i'm sure.
delete this thread
>>56678338
if you're following Jesus and his teachings, what church you're in doesn't matter as long as the church follows his teachings well. Jesus is the truth.
>>56695235
WOW
How is the internet on the islands. Fast slow ?
>>56695235
shroud.com
have fun debunking science
>>56678338
It doesn't matter which church/denomination you believe in. As long as you believe in Christ.
>>56695492
>>56695680
Evangelical wishy washy theology.
Gnostics also believe in Christ
>>56678338
>Converting to one version of a sandnigger religion because you hate two of its versions and thinking Catholicism is for keks....
Why don't you abandon religion and start following philosophy instead.
Nietzsche is a good start.
God bless you, it is wonderful that you are coming home to Christ's church. Unfortunately, /pol/ is a terrible place for anything other than shitposting, especially about religion.
>>56695780
>Nietzche
I'm sorry Anon but you have to be 18 to post on 4chan
>>56695874
You know when he said ''God is dead.'' the context was that humanity evolved to a level where it doesn't need religion to maintain a civil society and humans are free to believe in what they choose to so if you want to continue believing in a Jewish litch and his cannibalistic cult you are free to do so.
>>56695780
>implying you can't be a Nietzschean Christian
>>56695127
>cross off the denomination that literally follows the word of God
>undoubtedly accept the denomination that makes up things like purgatory and follows an Argentine telling me to accept refugees in
wew lad not even Protestant but that's se silliness.
>>56696347
There's an interesting article on this by the way:
http://www.radixjournal.com/journal/2015/7/19/enoch-powells-nietzschean-christianity
>>56696094
It wasn't that we evolved or will evolve, but rather we devolved because of our failures, our hypocrisy, and our natural tendency to depreciate civility and ethics. But again, Nietzsche is babby-tier existentialism. Real men read Kierkegaard.
>>56696584
>Protestantism
>Literally follows the word of God
You mean like the differing versions of such word which they follow.
The more ironic thing is probably the fact that none of their version of the word of God is ever even present in Early Christianity at all.
Butthurt Evangelical
>>56678338
God bless you brother, welcome home.
>>56678338
>straya
>>56690710
10/10 TOP KEK
> However, did I make the right choice? Was it a good idea?
Only you can answer that question.
How the fuck do you faggots get anything outside of these shitty ritual churches? It's all legalism and forced tradition, with only flashy shit and golden robes to attract the easily entertained. I seriously doubt any of you know God.
>>56678338
You made a good choice brother.
I am Russian Orthodox, ama
>>56700459
Will I be able to fight in the army of Putin if I become Russian Orthodox?
Will I have qt Slav waifu?
>>56678704
/thread
>>56700093
You want easily entertained?
Look no further than Protestantism
>Concert worship
>Muh Hillsong
>Muh wishy washy theology
>Muh speaking in tongues
>Muh you can read the bible as you want(Solae Scripturae)
>>56700868
>Will I be able to fight in the army of Putin if I become Russian Orthodox?
Sure, if you become a Russian citizen
>Will I have qt Slav waifu?
You just might
>>56702614
Praise be to God.
I made the right choice of going to a Russian Parish.
I pray I'll be catechumen soon
>>56678338
desu orthodox has better liturgy, cathedrals and vestments.
>>56702743
Do you live near an Russian Orthodox church?
>>56678338
Welcome home!
>>56678338
Catholic thread? I feel like this had the potential to be a Catholic thread.
Fuck it, we're taking over.
I love this "if older abrahamic religions are bad then christianity also is" meme
the lack of ability to think critically is flat earth tier
>>56703721
>being a spherekike
>>56678338
What does /pol/ think of SSPX? Wasting their time, or is there hope to save Catholicism from the kind of vacuity that killed Anglicanism?
>believing 1800+ year old superstition
>being so weak you have to cling to a religious group for moral authority
>this thread
>>56696584
>WE FINALLY GOT DA BIBLE RITE
fuck off
I don't know what to tell you. However you should know this already. Know them by their works. As another anon said. Go to /his.
>>56678338
It is true, so is Catholicism and oriental orthodoxy. They all form apostolic Christianity.
>>56678338
There is literately nothing to lose being religious desu
i was baptized an Orthodox as a baby with an orthodox name but in my liberal college years i became agnostic and lost faith.
now i try to reconnect.
any tips OP?
>>56706100
>literately
literally* heh
>>56706100
... except all that time you spent in a church when you could have been out doing anything else -including doing a whole bunch of shit Christ actually did like helping the homeless. But yeah, no harm in putting blinders on and pretending the way you picked is the best way forward. Just keep telling yourself there is nothing else and that will be your world view
