49 Now John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us.”
50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is on our side.”
"The Orthodox Church does not forbid anyone from doing a good work or miracle in the name of Christ, whether in pretense or in truth.
I'm not saying Roman Catholics and Protestants can't do any good works in Christ's name, and they should not be rebuked for the good works that they do. They ought to be rebuked for the many false heresies they teach however.
Do you see the difference?
If one does a good work or miracle in the name of Christ, and then goes and preaches heresy, then of course every Christian has a right--nay rather an obligation--to defend the truth of the Gospel as the blessed Apostle Paul states.
Hence my complaints are with those who teach falsehood and attempt thereby to subvert the Gospel."
Instead of always being an arrogant jerk, why don't you give us a positive presentation of what you think is the Gospel?
Most Orthodox Churches I am familiar with are nothing but insulated, ethnic, social clubs that do zero evangelism. |
