What Jesus Christ was followed by Judas Iscariot (whom, by the way, the Lord Himself chose and sent on the mission of a herald!) and called himself an apostle does not mean that Jesus is not the Truth, not God! Similarly, now, when Jesus is followed (more precisely: warmed up near the church) by eleven Judases, and only one is faithful (this image is presented in symbolic percentages (proportions)—one cannot be divided into billions of parts and say that only one of those billionth parts is faithful!?), this (similarly) does not mean that the
Church is not the Truth (as the Body of Truth) and Orthodoxy is not the revelation of this mystery and the most complete direction (vector) towards the Path of acquiring Her. Therefore, showing the catastrophic state of the church body (eleven Judases, more precisely, 11.99999… out of twelve!), I am only clearing the way for those who seek the Truth (Happiness), the obstacles of Pharisaism, hypocrisy, “showing off”, immorality of those who call themselves Christians (actually having no relation to the Church), heretical (often blatantly pagan) teaching that is advertised and presented as the purest Orthodoxy… It is better that I tell this to the proclaimed, rather than he sees it without a missionary and, being tempted, deviates from the true path of acquiring Happiness! I see this (catastrophic state of the body (which is turning into a heap) of the church) and know about it and even worse, about which it is not only shameful to talk about, but even to think, and at the same time remain in the Orthodox Church and faith! (Note that today’s Judas is not a heretic, he is just an immoral, cynical, self-serving person who does not believe in Christ, although he may occasionally say something correct about Him, quoting formally someone else’s words! Therefore, in the Orthodox church—we talk about Judas (Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes, high priests), although if you dig up those corpses—each of them thinks heretically! It is impossible to call them heretics because a heretic is someone who insists on his erroneous teaching; a dead and relaxed person does not think, therefore does not insist on his own, but only repeats common phrases, that he believes as the Orthodox Church, but start asking about the essence of what the Church preaches, such a professor, doctor of theology (I’ve met not just one!??) has nothing to say (he can quote like a parrot, but cannot say anything on his own—because he knows nothing!?).
The task of the booklet is to lead the people of God out of delusion: to show
“Orthodox” that they are not Orthodox, baptized with formal baptism (without proclamation and conscious renewal of baptismal promises through repentance in adulthood), that they are not Christians, “faithful” of a certain patriarchate (parishioners, not parish members), that they are not in the Church… The task of the booklet is to show—what the Orthodox Christians know, more precisely, what they preach (the essence of the Gospel) Christians, and whether the reality is actually as they point out by the Word, or it is all fiction (what they, Christians, preach)—to check You (of course, if you are interested)! The task of the booklet is not to convince, but to provoke thoughts, to think, to sow doubt, which must yield fruits—the desire to know the truth (i.e., how it (reality) really is, what is the Truth, where it is and how to know it?!). The task that the compiler has set before himself is impossible to accomplish by human efforts. But the compiler has embarked on the work, hearing the words that “all things are possible in Christ who strengthens me” and “with men this is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.” Therefore, hiding behind the back of God, I dare to undertake the work of prophecy. Someone will say: “Proud, upstart… says he is a prophet?! – this is from the realm of super-pride!.” I am least concerned about what “someone” will say.
The main thing is what God and my conscience will say!
Thus, from this brief description, it is clear what will be discussed in these talks and what character and intensity they will have, that this booklet is contraindicated: for Pharisees, Sadducees, lawyers, scribes (“theologians”, better to say empty-talkers, who call themselves “theologians” and in addition doctors, candidates, professors of theology, who are capable at most of – matching verbal forms and repeating them like parrots; who do not know a jot, a mustard seed of what the Church is, because if it were not so—the fruits would be different), high priests-archbishops (priests-criminals (of all ranks, starting from the pope, patriarch, and down to the priest without the prefix “proto”), who with their folly, irresponsibility, and love of power are destroying the church) and to all who have already found the “truth”, that is, those who are sure that they are Christians, and at the same time do not feel the Holy Spirit in themselves (do not know what the Holy Spirit is)… This booklet (talks with the compiler) will be useful only to those who seek the truth, want to be Happy, who want to live truthfully and, most importantly, unbiased in their views and willing to listen to the interlocutor to the end and even ask several times: did I understand the author correctly? Is this exactly what he meant when he said those words?! Otherwise, there will be only harm and damage (the letter, the form kills, but the essence, the spirit, the hypostasis gives life)! Therefore, assess your strengths and desire to know the Truth, and if you are ready to continue the conversation, engage in discussions, polemics (or just be a wise listener and make (at least try to make) correct unbiased conclusions), then we can continue to converse… May the Lord our Jesus Christ preserve our hearts in Love, Mercy, and Peace!