A Prophetic Speech, the Greeting of Archpriest Siarhei Hardun to the General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)

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Ecumenical Advisory Delegate, Archpriest Siarhei Hardun 

of the Orthodox Church of Belarus, brings greetings and a

message to the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the 

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

In a prophetic manner and filled with inspiration and 
courage the Orthodox Archpriest reminds us of the 
traditional Christian teaching. And this is what I hear;

If we are truly led by the Spirit of God, we cannot change
Christian morality and doctrine as it has been passed
down through the centuries. 

The adoption of a new morality which does violence to
Christian and biblical teaching and attempts to overturn
the foundations of Orthodox Christian norm and
practice is the work and influence of another spirit and 
could never be sanctioned by "He who is the blessed and
only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who
alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable
light" 1 Tim.6:16 NASB

"This is the message we have heard from Him and announce
to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at
all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk
in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;  but if
we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son
cleanses us from all sin." 1 John 1:5-7 NASB

"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world,
and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their
deeds were evil.  For everyone who does evil hates the Light,
and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be
exposed.  But he who practices the truth comes to the Light,
so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought
in God.” John 3:19-21 NASB