Micro, I am Christian Orthodox, the oldest and pretty much only pure Christians existing today. The Mount Athos monasteries in northern Greece are a unique testament to the Orthodox Church, along with the Patriarchate in Constantinople that the Ottomans were never able to eliminate and wipe out after the fall of the city. The roots are so deep, and so strong, nothing can shake that tree.
So, I know my Jesus. I may not be studied like you, but growing up in that culture gives me confidence in knowing what a Christian is and should be, although I don’t follow much.
Evangelists are not looked up to seriously by the Orthodox Church. If I can remember well, they were made fun of standing in corners and warning us all of impending doom for our sins that were so obvious to them.
The mega churches in this country are looked upon as a laughing stock where I come from. Once you go to mass even in the smallest Greeck church, in the smallest island, and you listen to the byzantine chants, and tne liturgy, your skin will crawl, and you will know where this thing is rooted in, once and for all. If you are religious, I recommend a pilgrimage to Greece, and Mt Athos where only men are allowed.
Nikos Kazantzakis, the famous Greek writer, whom the Greek church excomunicated because he talked about tneir hypocricy, was a very religious man, and he went to Mt. Athos looking to see if God exists. In his great autobiographical book “Report to Greco” he writes that when leaving Mt. Athos, in winter, and as he was gettng ready to get on a boat back to civilization, he saw an almond tree blooming, and here’s the quote:
“I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.”
Here’s some other quotes from this brilliant of men:
http://www.azquotes.com/author/7799-Nikos_Kazantzakis
The old testament is full of bad stuff that the Jews believe, not Christians. We don’t believe in an eye for an eye, for example.
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