tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14340387.post2421040822623738580..comments2023-07-08T06:35:04.797-04:00Comments on Ed Goode - Delighted: Dirty Hope: Bulgaria 2008Ed Goodehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242555441606574769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14340387.post-36302496356737031882008-09-28T12:05:00.000-04:002008-09-28T12:05:00.000-04:00Hello there,The Bulgaria people are some of the wa...Hello there,<BR/><BR/>The Bulgaria people are some of the warmest, friendliest people i've ever had the pleasure to meet and serve. You're right, i should have mentioned that and i'm happy to do so now.<BR/><BR/>The Bulgarian orthodox church on the other hand, is a heart breaking institution, i've never been in churches that offered less hope, less Gospel than the ones i visited last week. You talk about traditions...where's the Gospel? Where is the once for all time blood? Where is the supremacy of Christ in the Bulgarian orthodox church? Where is the Bible, other than in the hands of the priest? It's sadly as far from the New Testament church as many false religions.<BR/><BR/>Of course, 95% of Bulgarians claim to be orthodox, but how many of those have an actual saving faith? Even those that do are saved in spite of the church rather than though it. The Evangelical church will continue to slowly grow.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for you comment, it outlines the reasons why i hope to return to Bg again and again.Ed Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242555441606574769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14340387.post-37299617965898677302008-09-27T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-27T15:25:00.000-04:00May be is better for you to stay in the US - There...May be is better for you to stay in the US - There are so much happiness! Let's see - value and cost! The US Dollar says - In God We Trust! You like to be in Bulgaria beyond the hopeless despair?! What is know in the US? Why You don't describe icons in the Bulgarian Churches? - Why you don't say any word for the people? How they are much, much warmer and real than Americans? Not that much comparison between Bulgarian Religion (95% Christian Orthodox) and Churches and all thousands of religions and Churches in the US. Who are doing mostly a business? T he Evangelical church will continue to struggle in Bulgaria. NO ANY FUTURE FOR THIS KIND OF RELIGION THERE! PERIOD! NO TRADITIONS!<BR/>Remember: The Religion is NOT only one - The God is Only One!One of the distinctive characteristics of the Holy Orthodox Church is its changelessness, its loyalty to the past, its sense of living continuity with the ancient Church. This idea of living continuity may be summed up in one word: Tradition. From 681 - Bulgarian traditions. From Our Lord tells us that when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth (John 16:13) and this promise forms the basis of Orthodox respect for Holy Tradition. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world. It is considered by its adherents to be the very same Church established by Christ and his Apostles.As such, the Eastern Orthodox Church views its role as the preserver of the teachings and traditions given to the Early Christians by the Apostles nearly 2,000 years ago and the developer of conciliar interpretations which expand and illuminate the original teachings.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church<BR/>GOOD LUCK! GOD BLESS YOU !<BR/>Evgeni Veselinov, LA, CABulgariCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15421390445621976164noreply@blogger.com