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Please, read the following quote and then tell me what you think of each of its salient points. It does not come from a Catholic source nor is it from an Orthodox source.
FAITH
The word “faith” is translated from the Greek piʹstis, primarily conveying the thought of confidence, trust, firm...
In English bibles from a few centuries ago "charity" was used as if it meant "love" but nowadays English bibles use "love" and avoid "charity" in First Corinthians chapter thirteen.
I left out some punctuation. Here is what the last sentence with proper punctuation says Faith is "belief" in the scriptures. Demons believe (and shiver in fear). Christians believe, in hope, working by love. and it means Faith in English is translated from a Greek word (πίστις) in the new...
You may be reading into the word "faith" things that are not included in the definition of the word in Greek.
πίστις
pístis; gen. písteōs, fem. noun from peíthō (G3982), to win over, persuade. Faith. Subjectively meaning firm persuasion, conviction, belief in the truth, veracity, reality or...
Orthodox Christians believe in the bodily presence of Christ in the holy Eucharist. But it is right to say that their view is that this is a sacred mystery (a sacrament) which may (or may not) have deeper meanings that people can grasp.
Here's a video with some testimony about an alleged Eucharistic miracle. What you make of it is up to you. Sceptical people will have their doubts about the testimony and the witnesses. Catholic people may see it differently but not necessarily.
Marriages are something that people do. God gave commandments to Israel about how to handle a marriage and how to terminate one. Jesus gave Christians a different perspective on marriages indicating that they cannot be terminated except by the death of one (or both) of the married people...
I'd walk out on the recording for the same reasons that I'd walk out on his sermon when it was delivered. His teaching is wicked and heresy so even if he is completely sincere about it he is still preaching error and I do not want to support it.
If it were me sitting in that meeting with him preaching like that I'd walk out. I'd do it quietly but I would not stay to listen to that sort of thing.
True. Very true. Fortunately I have citizenship in Canada, the UK, and Australia. I also have Swedish citizenship and they have universal health cover too. It's all good for me :P