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Special Thanks to Gwen Frangs to use a portion of her work.  Michael Heiser's low-key speaking style is deceptive for the "evangelist" of the Divine Council of Gods. The softness of his persona and apparent non-confrontational manner cannot be taken as mildness or shyness in pushing a Church denying heresy. He clearly sees himself as smarter and more informed than the centuries of Church fathers and more inspired than the Holy Spirit guiding the Church. He is recycling what we Orthodox call "theologoumenon," which is individual opinion and speculation on matters that are not doctrinal, and making it dogma. Now he might object and say, "I'm offering no dogma; that is not my job or intent," and such protestation would be in vain. Here is why. A solascriptura heretic has no choice but to suggest and teach dogma when he teaches aspects of scripture because his individual interpretation of scripture is the only dogma he can hold. This always sets the So...

Truth   Embracing Absolute Truth   In an age when many people think truth is relative, the knowledge that there is such a thing as absolute truth, is comforting. The freedom that comes with the knowledge that we are able to embrace teachings that are a continuation of an unbroken line dating back to Apostolic times, is liberating. As Orthodox Christians, we are not faced with the troubling task of interpreting the scriptures anew, or deciding moral and dogmatic teachings for ourselves, or trying to make our faith relevant for this age. Rather, we can immerse ourselves in the knowledge that we have embraced the Mind of the Ancient Universal Church.   We haven't had to reinvent the Faith, because we have aligned ourselves with the Church that is both ancient, and relevant for the modern seeker. We know the Church's teachings are not based on the finite mind, or the imagination of our own fallen nature, but the eternal truths that have endured from ancient times.   It i...