joypeacehope: We Moderns Have Many Lessons To Learn From Nature

Saturday, March 7, 2009

We Moderns Have Many Lessons To Learn From Nature

"Contemporary agriculture treats Mother-Earth like a whore and rapes her. All year round it scrapes away her skin and poisons it with artificial fertilizer, for which we have to thank a science that has lost all connection with Nature" Viktor Schauberger

As we treat the earth, so we treat one another and any and every observation of nature and our interaction with it will reveal and enlighten for us what is really going on with mankind. We moderns are so full of ourselves and what we think we know, yet the more knowledge we acquire, the dumber we become. Our scientists are deranged fools, our physicists are truly lost in space, our college professors are talking heads with no brains and our theologians have received their doctorates from demons.

Modernity and its seemingly great accomplishments is the greatest con ever perpetrated in the history of the world and it could only be pulled off by the greatest con in the history of the world. He has always been the greatest con and will continue to be the greatest con until God Almighty casts him into the lake of fire reserved for him and his fallen angels.

In the meantime he continues to dazzle and confound the masses by choosing unsuspecting men in high places through whom to work his magic. These albeit innocent men believe with all their heart they are serving mankind, blazing new trails of enlightenment, bringing light to the masses when all they are doing is gathering the sheep for the great slaughter and this delusion will continue until it is too late to turn back and then he who they thought was the Great Shepard will cast off his disguise and in great derision will sound forth uproariously with howl of screeching laughter that will crush and destroy the spirit of every man in his presence.

The moral of the story is that heresy has born nothing but death for our society and it has saturated every fibre of our being. Our only hope is to repent and return to the way of the ancients, the way of our early apostolic church fathers, to the precious traditions of the church (not of men and there is a difference) and to begin to embrace a right belief. Repentance always has consequences and the loss of earthly goods and security is an absolute necessity if you are going to gain entrance to the Kingdom of God. Are you ready for that?

3 comments:

Angela Damianakis, LCSW said...: ok this is harsh and somewhat extreme with its accusations. more importantly aside from a few lost scientists more agree that the more they learn the more convienced they are of God. as for the college professors i'll giv eyou that one. I must say i head brain surgery two years ago and i thank God for all the medical advances that didn't come at the cost of an embryo.; March 7, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Euphrosyn said...: Thank you for your opinion and I do agree with you in that it is harsh and extreme. The thought that comes to mind is that extreme circumstances require extreme actions but then again, perhaps I am speaking in the flesh rather than in the Spirit. I am often times a fool in my behavior and can only plead to God for mercy.

I am of the opinion that academia, science, medicine and the church will only become further removed from truth with time. This isn't to say that good men won't be doing goods but overall I do believe we are doomed and even though there is so much good that could be done with technology, for the most part it is used for destruction.; March 7, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Jon Paul Pope said...: Mr. Greenfield,

Remember me? I worked at Bucer's for a brief time in 2002--made brief by a general "bohemian" lifestyle that characterized that year of my life--I have grown up a bit since then!

I'm glad to see that you are well. I'm also glad to tell you that last Pentecost, my wife, my three small children, and myself began our new life in Christ at St. Andrew The Apostle Antiochian Orthodox Church in Pensacola, FL.

I'm sure there is a lot of overlap in our reasons for leaving the Reformed Protestant Church and embracing Orthodoxy. I noticed in another post that you met Matthew Steenberg at Bucer's. That's so cool. I've been reading Monachos.net for the past couple years. You may have already seen this, but here is a great video of a lecture by Dcn. Matthew: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=23495570208681171&ei=LLG9SbGTBJHEqQLukdDdBQ&q=Matthew+Steenberg&hl=en

Anyway, I just found your blog tonight, and I'll definitely check back from time to time. God bless you.

Yours,
Jonathan Pope; March 15, 2009 at 6:59 PM

"Anathema To Him Who Divides And To Him Who Confounds"

This statement was made by the most reverend bishops of the
Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. As the mind of God was, so the seven holy councils of the first 800 years of the church spoke, establishing and confirming the great doctrines of the Christian church universal which stand firm and solid to this day and will for all eternity. In ignorance most Protestants and Romanists today aren't even aware of Byzantine history and the glorious reign of the church during the first thousand years of history after the coming of the Blessed One. If you knew that to not embrace the decrees and canons of these councils put you in an anathematized condition, would you not repent and return to the 'true faith' of your fathers? "Do not move the ancient boundary stone", so it states in the Proverbs and what happens when we do? We will be prosecuted and thus shall it be for us who violate these ancient decrees and canons of the Holy Ecumenical Councils.

Icon Of The Descent Into Hades

Jesus Christ stands on the doors of Hades and breaks them open. The doors are in the form of a Cross to remind us that Jesus shattered these doors through the power of the Cross. Christ is pulling Adam and Eve out of Hades or Sheol, the place of death. Notice the limp hand of both Adam and Eve. The limp hand symbolizes that it is through Jesus' power that they are taken to heaven out of this place of death. It is Jesus' death and that alone that has conquered death. Left of Jesus we see John the Baptist preaching about the one who is to come to Hades to save them. John the Baptist is Jesus' forerunner even in Hades. Next to John the Baptist is King David and King Solomon. Right of Jesus we find Abel, the first saint of the Old Testament. This icon is also called the Icon of the Resurrection.

Biography of Saint Basil, Fool for Christ

Saint Basil the Blessed, was born in December 1468 on the portico of the Elokhov church outside Moscow. His parents were commoners and sent their son to be trained as a cobbler. During Basil's apprenticeship, the master cobbler happened to witness an occurrence, which showed him that his apprentice was not an ordinary young man. A merchant had brought grain to Moscow on a barge and came in to order boots, specifying that they be made in a particular way, since he would not pick them up for a year. After taking the order, Saint Basil began to weep and said, "I wish you would cancel the order, since you will never wear them." Confused, the master cobbler questioned his apprentice, and he explained that the man would not wear the boots, for he would soon die. After several days the prediction came true.

When he was sixteen, the saint arrived in Moscow and began to display what is called "Yurodivy" or foolishness for Christ. In the burning summer heat and in the freezing Russian winters, he walked barefoot through the streets of Moscow. His actions were strange, for instance, he would topple kalachi and kvas stands in the marketplace. Angry merchants would throttle and beat Saint Basil, but he welcomed the abuse with joy and he thanked God for it. Soon after it would be discovered that the kalachi was poorly cooked, and the kvas was badly prepared. The reputation of St Basil quickly grew. People saw him as a holy fool, a man of God, and a denouncer of wrong.

Another story tells of a merchant who wanted to build a stone church in Moscow, but its arches collapsed three times. The merchant turned to the saint for advice, and he pointed him toward Kiev. "Find John the Cripple," he said. "He will advise you how to construct the church." Traveling to Kiev, the merchant sought out John, who sat in a poor hut and rocked an empty cradle. "Whom do you rock?" asked the merchant. "I weep for my mother, who was made poor by my birth and upbringing." Only then did the merchant remember his own mother, whom he had thrown out of the house. Then it became clear to him why he was not able to build the church. Returning to Moscow, he brought his mother home, begged her forgiveness, and built the church.

Preaching mercy, Saint Basil helped those who were ashamed to ask for alms, but who were more in need of help than others. Once, he gave away a rich imperial present to a foreign merchant who had been left destitute. Although the man had eaten nothing for three days, he was not able to beg for food, since he wore fine clothing. The saint harshly condemned those who gave to the poor for selfish reasons, not out of compassion, but hoping for an easy way to attract God's blessings. St Basil also visited the taverns, where he tried to see goodness, even in people who others had given up as lost, and to strengthen and encourage them by kindness.
Once Saint Basil even reproached Tsar Ivan the Terrible, saying that during the divine services the Tsar was preoccupied with thoughts of building a palace in the Vorobiev hills.

St Basil died on August 2, 1557. His body was buried in the cemetery of Trinity church, where in 1554, In an early icon, St Basil is portrayed as old, with white hair curling at his ears, and a short, curly white beard. He is completely naked, and holds a handkerchief in his hand. The veneration of St Basil the Blessed was always so strong that the Trinity temple and the attached Protection church were renamed for him as the famous St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. The saint's chains, his relics, are preserved at the Moscow Spiritual Academy.

RUSSIAN ICON "GUARDIAN ANGEL"

"Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven." Matt. 18:10 " Although we can not see them with our bodily eyes, we can see them clearly with the eyes of faith. Are we really so poverty stricken in sensitivity and spiritual awareness that we do not wish to believe anything except the easily visible world? Are our hearts so occupied with worldly vainglory that they love nothing which does not pertain to wealth and temporary pleasure?" The Guardian Angel pg. 10

Icon of the Holy Archangel Michael, Captain Of The Angelic Host.

Saint John Chrysostom The Golden Mouthed

St. Gregory The Theologian

St. Gregory the Theologian, when barely thirty years old, won acclaim throughout the region as a mighty warrior in the fight against paganism and heresy. He headed the reorganisation of the Orthodox Church which had been torn asunder by the heresy of Arianism from within and by the harassment of pagans without. In the course of this holy work, he achieved distinction as an orator, traditionalist, and a crusader that earned him the title of "Theologian" despite the opposition of Maximos the Cynic, who had been set up against him by the bishop of Alexandria. He was the instrument of God in unifying the Church into a cohesive unit that could withstand any internal or external pressure.

St. Basil the Great

St. Basil set Christian perfectionism as the goal of monastic life. The monks were to practice Christian virtues together, especially love; to practice obedience to a spiritual father; to practice chastity and poverty, and share the common goods of the monastery. After they achieved Christian perfection, they were allowed to come back to the world and help others to achieve Christian perfection. Thus, the monks had the mission of "social workers" as well. St. Basil's institutions, especially his Basileias, which was at the same time an orphanage, a "kitchen for the poor," and a school for the illiterate was in practice run by monks. This was St. Basil's way of utilizing the monastic movement to benefit the mission of the Church in the world.

Prayer of St. Ephram The Syrian 306-373

O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth, lust of power, meddling and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chasity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors and to judge not my brother; For thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen. (The church historian, Sozomen credits Ephrem with having written over three million lines of hymns, poems, homilies and biblical commentary). His works are known only within Orthodoxy. "The greatest poet of the patristic age and, perhaps, the only theologian-poet to rank beside Dante." — Robert Murray.