“Go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” The Lord sent the apostles (and in their person the Church – all Christians) into the world to teach, not just to preach. Preaching (which must be accompanied by signs-miracles) is “advertising,” an invitation to teaching (= catechization)! Therefore, the main thing is not preaching, but teaching, that is, catechization! After the sermon, catechization-teaching must necessarily follow, that is, the end of the sermon is the beginning of catechization-teaching, preparation for baptism; the end of this school of catechumens is the baptism of the catechumen (who has been catechized, taught, and who has passed the “exam” – showed desire and zeal to be Christ’s, showed readiness to enter into a marriage with Christ, to become Christ’s, as a bride in marriage belongs to the husband). Therefore, the Lord commanded not only to preach (this is self-evident), but primarily to teach, to catechize. Preaching is not catechization, not teaching. The Church does not know collective catechization (unlike preaching; yes, you can preach to one person until he wants to become a catechumen, that is, to learn – to enter the “preparatory courses” for entering the School, or by another analogy: not to begin “dating” the Church (Christ), as a boy with a girl, preparing for marriage). Catechization-teaching is only individual, with each catechumen separately works-teaches the teacher – the one entrusted by the Church! Catechization-teaching is always individual work: “I did not shrink from declaring unto you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ… I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears” (Acts 20: 20-21, 31); “For you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children, that you would walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory” (1 Thess. 2: 11-12); “Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity” (1 Tim. 5: 1-2) and others. “Every one of you” – each one the Church catechizes-teaches individually, and to each one applies its approach: to older men – one approach-method of teaching-catechization, to younger – another, to older women – yet another, etc. The catechumens were not divided into age (or gender) groups (as with pagans: Sunday school for children, youth, adults, “those who are over…” etc. – this is not teaching-catechization, but self-deception – everyone hears what they want!), but with each separately, individually worked (and to this day the members of the small flock of Christ work-serve) Christian teachers! A word to a gathering (to two or more listeners) is advertising, interest, preaching (“parable”, the task of which is to select among the listeners disciples – those who want to know the essence of the parable, to learn the interpretation (meaning, spirit) of the word of preaching) – everyone hears what they want (and what they can) and understands in their own way, filling the words with their own meaning (details see part II), but must understand in the Church way (to perform God’s commandments, and not their own interpretations of God’s commandments). Catechization-teaching involves a shared life (see parts I, II). We proposed to the UOC KP to start catechizing-teaching first those who will be responsible for this process in the parishes (more precisely, in the congregations, because there are no parishes in the UOC KP!) – KPBA students (many graduate from this bursa and do not believe in God!). But for these heretics, individual catechization-teaching, working with each catechumen separately (this is forming family ties, not formal teaching, but friendly, loving help on the way to knowing the Truth – this is the beginning of creating a parish-family, community) – this is heresy! Therefore, they with hatred and malice opposed our teaching, more precisely – the teaching of the Church of Christ! There is no catechization, teaching in the UOC KP! Trouble! Fire! Heresy!
“Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Whoever believes (that is, catechized, taught by the Church, trusts Christ, gives himself to the Lord God – V. A.) and is baptized will be saved” (Mark 16: 15-16). Preach to all creation that the Kingdom of God has come, that Christ is Risen, that Eternal Life is given to all creation, that the Holy Spirit is abundantly poured out on the whole world…, but baptize (immerse in this Mystery of Eternal Life, allow to partake of the Eucharist (Church, in the Holy Spirit, communion in the depths of the Most Holy Trinity)) only after catechization-teaching (which in the ancient Church lasted 1-2 years, more precisely as long as it takes to bring marriage vows to Christ, and after baptism-marriage teach…)! The method of preaching is a parable, as it is addressed to the general public, and its task is to interest listeners, to encourage them to catechization-teaching. The method of catechization-teaching is analogy, spoken to each person in their language (in the context of the specific person’s experience, by analogy), according to their experience (for example, very childishly it can be explained like this: The Kingdom of God – the Kingdom of pleasure and bliss! Have you