Average online ortho take

God commanded and attached His promises to be at one place, and never the other

Trad discourse ofc is done not by the foundation of faith, but what can generate reddit upvotes

POV: you just asked an "Orthodox" monk for life advice

>it's real

Merry Christmas.

"When the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life, in Christ Jesus our Lord." – St. Paul to Titus, chapter three

"Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said 'Repent,' willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance." – Martin Luther

Every idle word will be accounted for in the Judgment. How much more blatant lies such as these?

A priest, no less

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