Non-Orthodox Missionaries in Orthodox Countries

November 27, 2007

#115

Misha_ wrote:

dear Vino,what i m trying to say is that all this "missionary passion" is definitely a spiritual illness and maybe an indication of mental illness (this is very obvious in some pentecostals)

In Greece there are more than 100 "christian" groups who preach their own "gospel" and more than 400 non christian groups (eastern religions etc)!

most of the times the protestants write on their flyers and newspapers that "we are not heretics,we have no relations with JW ,we are christians".....

they mask their identity to attract those who have no knowledge of Bible and theology.

i am against any kind of religious persecution,but i strongly believe that Church should unmask them and protect the orthodox faithful,supporting them from heresies' side effects.

If they do not believe in the decisions made by the Ecumenical Councils (and many of them don\'t), then they ARE heretics whether they say so or not. But we are missing the bottom line here. You hit on it a little, when you said that they prey on people who have no knowledge of the Bible or theology. Now whose fault is that? Wouldn\'t you say it\'s at least partially the fault of our own clergy, including our bishops? I\'m often amazed at the lack of knowledge by our own people. Fortunately, my priest is trying to change that. If God ever sees fit for me to become Deacon, even though I am not worthy of it, that will be one of the things I will definitely concentrate on.

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