The Original Christian Church Still Exists

00:00 Introduction01:09 If you want a good marriage, focus on your own healing05:07 The Orthodox Church is THE Church, make the world The Church 11:24 There is no gap between the apostles & the bishops23:50 The Epistle of St Ignatius to The Church in Smyrna26:42 The relationship of the bishops to The Catholic Church30:50 The Epistle of St Ignatius to The Church in Ephesus34:06 The Church is not a democracy, yet there is no power except God’s39:59 Humble obedience is not about toxic shame nor naivety 43:59 We don’t need to understand in order to be obdient47:09 The correct functioning of The Church has nothing to do with our will51:52 We don’t have to argue with everything with which we disagree 54:55 Closing~~~The Original Christian Church Still ExistsApostolic SuccessionS8E4~~~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.~~~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.htmThe Epistle of St Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans - Chp 8 & 9 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0109.htmThe Epistle of St Ignatius to the Ephesians - Chp 4-6 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0104.htmThe Epistle of St Ignatius to the Trallians - Chp 1-3 - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0106.htmScripture citations for this episode:Acts 15 - The Council of Jerusalem1 Corinthians 1:10-17 - We cannot have factions because our wisdom cannot help usNumbers 21 - The bronze serpent on the pole as saving imageJohn 17 - Jesus prays for the oneness of His believersEphesians 4:7-14 - “Pastor” really should be bishop in English here~~~Subscribe for more conversations on Orthodoxy, theology, Church history, the lives of the Saints, and practical Christian living.~~~#orthodoxchristianity  #OrthodoxChurch #Orthodoxy #Christianity #Church #ApostolicSuccession #ChurchHistory #ChurchFathersThe Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026