What Christ will save Russia?

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What Christ will save Russia?
For many consecutive days every uralmashevets can read these words: "Christ - salvation for Russia."
Such posters are hung a huge circulation of almost around the socialist city. Yes, so that certainly caught my eye and to stock up in the soul. That and our souls do not remain indifferent to these promises of the Word of God, evidence of which persistently and blatantly guarantee preacher from America on behalf of Brent Regis.
His first performances have been held in DC and T, and promised to follow in the stadium Uralmash. Many have already met with the first of the guests from distant, overseas countries, and they already have, that is to say.
Dear uralmashevtsy! After all, the guest would be leaving soon, and we'll all stay here. And thoughts about Russia and works for the benefit of it, too, will fall exactly on all of us! So the first thing I want to say. Godforsakenness our country we are all painfully experiencing, we believe that Rosi and our children will save Christ, whose name is Jesus. But a thousand years before our Russia knew Jesus Christ! So why is this the revival of Christianity comes to us from the depths and not evidence of our history, not from the teachings of our holy ascetics, grandfathers and fathers, and from the U.S. ...?
Christian Russia has lived for over 1000 years, and the U.S. there are only 200. So why the child is going to talk some sense made wise gray-haired old man! Which one is more permeated with the grace of Christianity? Who has more reason to bear the historical world of the Gospel, ie good news of God and the very word of God?
Maybe I will say this: do not challenge someone else's right to do so, because God gave all this right, because God loves all. Yes, this is so. But we are talking about something else. On the one who loves God Himself.

Who knows, maybe in Latin America or Africa, the young United States and have every right to teach people to Christianity. God help them. After all, Christianity, and there was not always. And in our joint Russia? Which itself has a thousand-year experience of living with God ... It modesty in everything, even in preaching - is one of the commandments, which bequeathed to all mankind, Jesus Christ. Americans included.
Of course, Regis thanks to Brent for his writings. But he does not know the people, which arrived. So it not be better if our esteemed uralmashevtsam just look around, shake off completely the former "pre-election excitement" and understand that the living Word of God, they certainly will take its old orthodox grandparents who, without pomp and advertising for all these decades of our troubled history lived the precepts of Christ: do not lie, do not zavistnichali not bare false witness, despite everything, bringing up children (ie, you and I), as well as mined daily bread in the sweat of their brow.
The fact that the purity of our fears returning to Russia of the Christian faith is not in vain, show some of the circumstances of speeches of the American preacher. For example, it is. Dear uralmashevtsy that is the Church? Church, according to the teachings of Jesus Christ, is the body of God, the Body of Christ. That's why is impossible without the Christian Orthodox church in Russia. And then? What we see now? Variety show, with all the attributes of the very popular culture, which over the past decade, and took from Christianity of our young people, and we are with you - just common sense.
I can again say to this: you can in fact talk to God and no church, no priest, because the main thing to have God in his heart. Well, not going to argue, perhaps, be so. Only because the human heart is very spacious. Is there a place not only for God, but also for the Devil. How can a believer without a church can make out, in whom it was he who believes? This is the first. Secondly, and I must say our clueless compatriots, directly and without concealment, that is "Christianity without the church" is called "Lutheranism" and it is acquired, for example, in Germany. It should be added that in Russia, Christianity was just "orthodox" and not some other more. Then the sermon will be, if not indisputable, then, at least, just honest. But, where honor, there is God! So the preacher could be, if not accept, then at least its a human respect.
After reading these lines, Brent Regis, of course, wants to challenge my thoughts. After all, in a sermon on the scene DC Uralmash stated that "because he has uralmashevtsam living in central Russia, the word of God, that Christianity - the religion of" international ".
But, good people, here in fact utter confusion! Christianity in Russia has always been a universal humanity, and internationalist, it is ... American capitalism. This is him his special, "internationalist" Christianity.
A universal humanity, Christianity in Russia is Orthodox.
Why confuse Orthodoxy and capitalism. And besides, in humans. Bad!
Today we are living through a time of economic reforms. Life is difficult for us, and God alone knows how many more problems will be experienced. Of course, the truly Christian soul in all God is looking for fish. But the current reforms are coming to us not from God but from America. According to American recipes, and they are held. Their results so far truly outrageously ... not only emptying wallets and emptying our souls. Anti-Christian cult of money and wealth can not take a truly Christian, that is, orthodox human soul.
That is why the performances of the Evangelist of the United States unwittingly planted in my heart the question: Does not hastened 'international Christianity "to the rescue of an American as the reforms? After that and another - is alien to our people, Orthodox Russia. Every true Christian soul ...
Kazakov, a resident of the socialist city.
"Rhythm", Newspaper group ON Uralmash », № 75 (11718), Thursday, July 16, 1992 Circulation: 5460. By journalist - Anatoly ZHOHIN.
      THE FOOTSTEPS our publications. What Christ will save Russia?
Article-thinking, "What Christ will save Russia?" Was published in our newspaper in July, and responses to it are coming to the editor until now. We offer our readers the three letters.
"I live on Uralmash almost 30 years. And when a month ago I saw intrusive ads, advertise uralmashevtsam a visiting foreign preachers of Christianity, it felt kind of strange feeling. To understand this myself, unfortunately, time is not found.
But read in your newspaper article, - and much cleared up all over the shed, which we tried to pass off as true Christianity. It seems, then every honest man who loves home, even if it is - an atheist, would have to become an Orthodox Christian.
I think your dear editors, almost the only one who competently and promptly responded to this outrage, arranged for us the servants of the Antichrist, foreign and local.
I wish you and continue on journalistic honestly fulfill their duty to their readers.
Urvantsev, watchmaker.
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"... Now all of Russia. But if we are to lead the revival of spirituality and morality, then by God we are supposed to revive and Orthodoxy. How did our grandfathers and great grandfathers. With Christian meekness and patience, we must now restore the ruined, to build new churches, Sunday schools open and go there with their children to communicate with God.
Striking another. Why do local authorities who declare themselves to the people, supporting people's initiatives, reviving in the minds of the national traditions and the commandments, suddenly, for no reason, no reason at all, propagated in Yekaterinburg on American Christianity! But even with such pressure, in the "best" tradition of agit-prop.
Annoyance is the soul of a visiting pastor's sermons to his installation at the internationalist Christianity. We - not America. Not for me to prove how much suffering rendered the French, Germans, Poles, British and other nations to be and remain Catholics and Protestants. Russian also was born to be Orthodox, so give us a god to restore and preserve his own. We all come into the world so different. The world rests on this manifold and so it is interesting.
Our history has had a negative experience. At one time partbiletchiki in leather coats tried to drive into the heads of Russian peoples internationalist morality. What came of it - everybody knows. Deliver us, O Lord, from the Pharisees, heresy. We build the temple ...
Andreev, Russian, 37 years old.
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"... I agree with the author that have nothing to teach us Christianity all foreign businessmen from religion.
I note yet another idea article: Christianity without the church - something very suspicious to Orthodox Russia. And then the question arises: could be pandemonium with the construction of the church on Uralmash explained purely ideological reasons?
It is unfortunate that on this subject, but you in Yekaterinburg, no one else has written.
Kiselev, a resident Sotsgorod Uralmash.
"RITM», № 101 (11744), Thursday, September 17, 1992 Circulation: 5460.
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Returning to the printed.
What we need to Orthodoxy ...
In the article by A. Kazakov (RITM », № 75) rightly raises the question that the Orthodox are trying to use a secular, worldly view, as far as the commandments of Christ and of the national interests of Russia.
Not so long ago I happened to watch religious programs on the local television program, and I was struck by the pragmatism, driven to cynicism towards Orthodoxy. 5 members transfer to speculate about what we need to Orthodoxy.
The basic idea, which sounded there, I think, from B. pubis, was the fact that we do not need to Orthodoxy, which gave rise in 1917. T. Osintseva tried to object, to prove that Orthodoxy has nothing to do with that in Orthodoxy formed the Russian national character ... But it has been applied pluralistic method by which the opponent is left in the minority, and then deliberately excluded from the debate.
For me, an atheist on education, God - this is the people, with its prevailing character, traditions, historical destiny. And I understand the meaning of Orthodoxy, so that, on the one hand recognizes the individual by the name of God the rule of the people to themselves, but on the other - the Orthodox standards of conduct do not make it either outside or on other people, that is truly universal humanity.
The meaning of theological exercise our technical and humanitarian intelligentsia, I can see in the denial of universal humanity. They need to act as demiurges in relation to his people. Previously it was done on a platform of scientific communism, now - in the field of religious reformation.
All the positive content of this process for our reformers come through humanitarian aid, as a set of religious missionaries, to orthodoxy attributed only to a misunderstanding. Author's rights, it's not that we are going to preachers from abroad, but the fact that they act under the guise of orthodoxy.
Yuri TSYBULYA
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Should a patriot of Russia to pray in an Orthodox church?
Article, "Which Christ will save Russia?" A. Kazakov and responses to it ( "RITM» № 75-101) clearly reflect the interest of readers to the issues of religion. Fully share the pain, the authors concern about the future of Russia. However, the contents of notes concerning the place of Orthodoxy in the spiritual life of the people simply can not agree.
So, briefly. A. Kazakov: "Christian Russia has lived for more than 1000let, and the U.S. there are only 200. So why the child is going to warn made wise gray-haired father! Who is the one most recognized by the grace of Christianity? "
Urvantsev: "I think after that every honest man who loves home, even if it is - an atheist, would have to become an Orthodox Christian."
Kiselev: "... I agree with the author that have nothing to teach us Christianity all foreign businessmen from religion."
These are key excerpts from the publications for which it is possible to judge about their style, level of argumentation. There will be a great exaggeration to summarize the meaning of publications like this: "Help!" In true Christian Orthodox Russia and the West is heresy! Do not let go! "Was there pre-1917 Orthodox Church is truly Christian?
In the second half of last century Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov a lot of attention paid to Christianity. What he wrote about the Orthodox Church? "The National Question in Russia" (1883-1888 g.): "False patriotism is afraid of foreign forces; true patriotism uses them, assimilated them and fertilized them. We took advantage of another's forces in the area of public and civic culture. But for the Christian people external secular culture can only give color, but not the fruit of his life, the latter should be worked out more in-depth comprehensive - spiritual or religious culture. But it is precisely in this area, we remain completely sterile. Despite the personal sanctity of individuals, despite the religious mood of the people in the general life of the biggest and significant that we have made, there is a church schism. Earlier, in 1870, Vladimir Solovyov said: "In the Russian Church reigns abomination of desolation, and fence the church are not angels guarding its entrances and exits, and the gendarmes and warders quarterly ... these guardians of our Russian dushespaseniya, protectors of the tenets of the Russian Orthodox Church , guardians and leaders of the Russian conscience.
Thus, the national Russian church abandoned the spirit of truth and love, and therefore not a true church of God. "
It should be noted that the Holy Synod was imposed a severe ban on the publication of works of Vladimir Soloviev, on religion. But he - the most sincere and most ardent defender of the most strictly religious and dogmatic orthodoxy. And in this sense the most conservative, and even more conservative than those of official agencies and individuals who Solov'ev with such fervor thunder.
Testifies SM Kravchinski (1851 1895g.g.) - A highly populist, Narodovolets, communicated a lot like the urban workers and the peasants ( "Russian thundercloud, 1885," Time "- London):" They say that the Russian peasants are very religious. This is true only in respect of dissenters, and not the official Orthodox Church. What, of course, prevails in our country - is a mechanical, almost pagan ritual, which is hidden under the guise of religious indifference. Clergy devoid of all independence, the priests are always under surveillance - at every step, every sermon - and are accustomed to passive obedience and obeying the orders of the king's officials ... Already long ago Russian priests have ceased to fight for the moral leadership of his flock. They are concerned only in order to squeeze more from the peasants. Therefore Orthodox peasants absolutely no respect for their gluttonous priests, extortionists and sometimes despise and ridicule them. "
From what has come to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1917, a Russian man she formed?
RUSSIAN writer VG Korolenko - one of the most honest and activists, and witness the events of 1917-1918 - wrote in his diary 5.12.18 city: "Our Psychology - Psychology of the Russian people - a body without a skeleton, spineless, fragile. Russian people are supposedly religious. But now religion is nowhere felt. Nothing "is not a sin." It is the people. The same is true of the intelligentsia. Success - everything. Aside success we shy away as a herd. This is terrible: we have no faith, stable, strong, luminous than temporary setbacks and successes. For us, "there is no sin" to participate in any thriving at this time of lies. And because our intellectuals, instead of bravely to the end to tell the truth "sovereign people" when he was clearly mistaken, and allows himself to be pulled on a path of lies and infamy - cover the retreat of comparison and sophistry ".
It is well known that the Russian Orthodox Church has always been a mainstay and faithful servant of the autocracy, which, in the end, and ruined it. However, being an accomplice in the crimes against the autocracy of its own people, often found herself the victim. Long before the Bolsheviks robbed her Peter I, Catherine II. Like the Bolsheviks - in the highest public interest. And in the eradication of heresy, the church relied on a powerful repressive apparatus of the autocracy. How many Russian has been expelled from Russia because of the intolerance of religious officialdom. How Old Believers left the life of self-immolation, perished in the wilderness of the North, the Urals, Siberia? In all - the merit of the Orthodox Church!
Catastrophe in 1917 is treated primarily as the collapse of the autocracy. But this is the natural outcome of the Orthodox Church. In 1917 he collapsed "structural engineering" the spiritual life of the Russian people: son went against his father, brother - against his brother. "That's right" - Igor Tal'kov sings the song "The former second-grade captain." In this song - the whole drama of Russia, the Russian people, it saw a higher historical truth. I consider it a true masterpiece, perhaps the best fiction about the Civil War. But 70 years later we are told: "must". And that's it! So what is the deep weakness - Achilles' heel of Orthodoxy?
In 1991 Lenizdat's book "heretics and orthodox" AF Zamageeva, EA Ovchinnikov.