The Original Christian Church Still Exists

00:00 Introduction
01:09 If you want a good marriage, focus on your own healing
05:07 The Orthodox Church is THE Church, make the world The Church 
11:24 There is no gap between the apostles & the bishops
23:50 The Epistle of St Ignatius to The Church in Smyrna
26:42 The relationship of the bishops to The Catholic Church
30:50 The Epistle of St Ignatius to The Church in Ephesus
34:06 The Church is not a democracy, yet there is no power except God’s
39:59 Humble obedience is not about toxic shame nor naivety 
43:59 We don’t need to understand in order to be obdient
47:09 The correct functioning of The Church has nothing to do with our will
51:52 We don’t have to argue with everything with which we disagree 
54:55 Closing
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The Original Christian Church Still Exists
Apostolic Succession
S8E4
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In this episode, Fr. Symeon Kees & James John Marks discuss how the earliest Christians understood apostolic succession, the role of bishops, and the historical continuity of the Orthodox Church. Drawing from the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch and other early witnesses, they explore the foundations of The Church.
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Reference materials for this episode: 

Church History of Eusebius
 - Bk II, Chapter XIV
 - Bk II, Chapter XXIV
 - Bk III, Chapter IV
 - Bk III, Chapter XI
 - Bk III, Chapter XXII
 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250103.htm

The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
 - Chp 8 & 9
 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0109.htm

The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Ephesians
 - Chp 4-6
 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0104.htm

The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Trallians
 - Chp 1-3
 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0106.htm



Scripture citations for this episode:

Acts 15
 - The Council of Jerusalem

1 Corinthians 1:10-17
 - We cannot have factions because our wisdom cannot help us

Numbers 21
 - The bronze serpent on the pole as saving image

John 17
 - Jesus prays for the oneness of His believers

Ephesians 4:7-14
 - “Pastor” really should be bishop in English here
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