ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

[jamie allen lindsey]

I COLLECT ANTIQUE BOTTLES.MOST 100 YEARS OR OLDER. IT IS A GREAT HOBBY AND I HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL OLD COLORED BOTTLES. I AM ON A BOTTLE FORUM AND ME BEING ME TALK ABOUT JESUS ANY CHANCE I GET. QUITE A ROW AT FIRST ,ME JUST SAYING THE NAME JESUS! NOW ALL KINOW THIS ABOUT ME AND OTHERS HAVE COME OUT FOR JESUS AND A FEW NEWBIES COMING ON SAY IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THERE ARE CHRISTIANS ON OUR SITE! I AM NOT OUT TO CHANGE THIS SITE INTO A CHRISTIAN CHAT ROOM ,BUT HOPEFULLY HELP ALL FIND CHRIST ON IT! I PUSH NOTHING ON NOBODY! I CONDEMN NO ONE! JUST TRY WHEN OPPOTUNITY KNOCKS TO SAY HOW WONDERFUL AND LOVING OUR LORD IS! WELL ANY WAY THERE IS GUY AND HIS WIFE WHO ARE PRECIOUS TO ME . HIS WIFE IS FROM ROMANIA BELONGS TO A ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND HE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO THAT CHURCH.HE WAS REALLY PROUD TO TELL ME THAT AND SAID NOW WE COULD BE FRIENDS FOREVER! I PRAY SO AS I LOVE THESE PEOPLE WITH ALL MY HEART! I HAVE TRIED ,BUT CAN'T REALLY FIND OUT WHAT THE ROMANIAN CHURCH BELIEVES ON THINGS LIKE REDEMPTION,SIN,SALVATION,JESUS, ETC. CAN ANY BODY ON HERE TELL ME WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. I LOVE THESE PEOPLE ,EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT MET THEM AND PROBABLY WON'T ON THIS EARTH,AS THEY LIVE IN N.J. AND I IN GA. . MY CONCERN IS ON THE TOPIC OF SALVATION. WANT TO BELIEVE THEY BELIEVE IN ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS OF SIN AND ASKING JESUS TO COME INTO THEIR LIVES AS LORD AND SAVIOR. DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO TALK TO MY BUDS ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP MY SOUTHERN USA IGNORANCE! ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED! GOD BLESS ALL! JAMIE

[LT]

Hey Jamie,

The following website will give you some basics regarding what they believe. They are part of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

http://www.gotquestions.org/Eastern-Orthodox-church.html

Lord Bless,
LT

[Bev]

I have a friend here who is from Romania. I asked him your question and he tells me that 90% of Romania is in fact (as LT said) Eastern Orthodox and that their beliefs on salvation are the same as those of Catholicism? I asked him if they (Romanians) believe in Jesus and he said, "so, yes, the right form is Greek-Orthodox. It is true, is located specialy in the Eastern Europe, but the right form is Gree-Orthodox (this is a part of yhe broken religions: Catholicism - Orthodoxism, the romanians got the religion under Greeks, like Russians, Bulgarians, Serbians, etc). Yes, doing my religion I believe in Jesus, same like here, and a verry close practice." I asked him, "So in your religion the belief is that Jesus is the Son of God and one must accept Him in order to go to heaven?" He said, "Yes!"

I know what you mean in your feelings for the friends you have made, they are easy to love and befriend. My friend, Fagaras Botosaru is a wonderful person, full of love and kindness to all.

Hope this helps...

Bev

[jamie allen lindsey]

THANK YOU SO MUCH BEV! YOUR ANSWER MEANS SO MUCH TO ME AS I DEARLY LOVE MY NEW FRIENDS,BUT DID NOT WANT TO PUT THEM OFF BY ASKING SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY HAVE MISCONTRUED AS CONDEMING WHEN IN REALITY IS ONLY CONCERN! HEY IF THEY KNOW THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO HEAVEN IS THROUGH THE SON OF GOD ,WELL THAT IS WONDERFUL! BEING FROM GA. USA AND ALWAYS LIVING HERE I KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT SO MUCH,THOUGH I TRY TO LEARN! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO L.T.!FROM WHAT YOU GAVE ME I SEE SOME PROBLEMS IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE,BUT MY FRIEND TOLD ME JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD! OF COURSE ONE CAN FIND MANY THINGS THAT SEEM WROUNG IN "DOCTRAINS" BUT I DON'T FOLLOW DOCTRAINS ONLY JESUS CHRIST,THE WAY ,TRUTH AND THE LIFE AND THERE ARE NO OTHER WAY TO THE FATHER! IBESIDES THAT I THROUGH A LOT OF DOCTRAIN IN THE GARBAGE CAN AS IT SEEMS MUCH IS ONLY MAN MADE! BUT BELIEVEING IN JESUS AS SAVIOR SAYS IT ALL AND WHO CAN GO WRONG WITH IT? NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET AND AM SO THANKFUL I CAN COME ON HERE AND HEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HELP ME! AGAIN GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU! JAMIE

[Bev]

You will see a lot of this here......folks wanting and loving to help. This is an awesome site full of love and centered on Christ. God bless you my sis as you seek His will in your life as well as that of others.

Peace

[jamie allen lindsey]

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU BEV. ONLY ONE LITTLETHING. I AM A GUY. H AH! NO BIG ! JAMIE IS NOT AS BEING NAMED SUE,BUT IT HAS HAD ITS MOMENTS! MY NAME IS JAMES ALLAN LINDSEY. WELL MOM WANTED TO CALL ME ALLAN,CAUSE ALLAN LAD WAS ONE OF HER FAV. ACTORS,BUT MY BIG BRO. STARTED CALLING ME JAMIE AND NATUALLY STUCK! MISS MY BIG BRO. HE IS IN HEAVEN,AS IS MY MOM AND DAD,WILL BE GLAD TO SEE THEM AGAIN. JAMIE [THE GUY!! HA HA]

[Bev]

OMG I am so sorry.....and even sorrier for not seeing this sooner. Glad ur not offended!!

[jamie allen lindsey]

NOT OFFENDED ONE SINGLE BIT,BEV!!! OUR LORD KNOWS IN GROWING UP WITH THE NAME JAMIE [NOW THERE ARE A GOOD MANY GUYS NAMED JAMIE,BUT NOT IN THE 50S AND 60S!] IT WAS KINDA LIKE THE SONG BY JOHNNY CASH SONG "A BOY NAMED SUE"! PLUS I HAVE HAD LONG HAIR SINCE THE 60S [JUST LIKE IT THAT WAY] I CAUGHT DOUBLE GRIEF THEN,EVEN AT CHURCH,BUT I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH MY INSIDE THEN OUTSIDE. NOW I AM GLAD MY BIG BROTHER WAS THE ONE THAT TAGGED ME "JAMIE" CAUSE HE DIED OF CANCER [FOUND THE LORD BEFORE HE DIED,BEFORE WOULD NOT STAND TO EVER HEAR THE NAME JESUS!,SOME WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND THIS,BUT I AM THANKFUL HE GOT CANCER AS THAT IS WHAT IT TOOK TO GET HIM TO JESUS,I PRAYED FOR A MIRICLE AND GOT IT! NOT ALSO THE HEALING,BUT I WAS WAY MORE CONCERNED WITH HIS SOUL AS I HAD WITNESSED TO HIM FOR 26 YEARS!] SO JAMIE IS COOL! GOD BLESS ALL BEV! WRITE ANY TIME!I AM A CHILD OF GOD AND THAT MEANS SO MUCH MORE THEN IF I AM A MAN OR WOMAN! COURSE I LIKE BEING A MAN! LOVE ,JAMIE

[Natasha Mayes]

Jamie
I know what you mean when you say you are glad your brother got sick. Sometimes people has to hit rock-bottom before they turn to the Lord. My father was a wife-beater and an alcoholic. It took a very serious car accident, that left him brain-damaged and totally dependant and at the mercy of others to get through to him. For the rest of his life after that accident, you would find him, at any odd time, crying his eyes out. You see, although he was brain-damaged so severly, God allowed him moments of such clarity, that he seemed almost normal! It was during those times, when he truely realized the extent of God's love, grace and mercy. He passed away 5 years ago, and the nurse that attended to him in the institution where he lived said it was asif he knew he was going to die that night. He was at peace and said to her that he was going home. She misunderstood him, thinking he meant "home" to his sister (my aunt Atta), and she tried to tell him that his next going-home week-end was only later that month. The last thing he did before he fell asleep that night, was to pray for her! I cannot wait to see my father again. He was, to me, the ultimate proof that God changes lives. No-matter what it takes to reach that point, if He calls you to Him, He will make sure that you listen!
Love in Christ
Natasha

[jamie allen lindsey]

PRAISE GOD! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THET NATASHA! MY DAD WENT HOME IN 06. HE HAD A LOT OF LIGHT STROKES THAT LEFT HIM WITH A BAD MIND,THAT WAS ONCE SO STRONG!! HE WOULD STAY AWAKE FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS AT A TIME AND OFTEN HALLUCINATE. WE BOTH WERE HOUSE PAINTERS AND SPENT MANY NIGHTS PAINTING HIS ROOM.[IN HIS MIND,NO NEED TO TELL HIM IT WAS NOT SO,BETTER TO GO ALONG WITH IT IF IT DID NOT HARM HIM] I WAS SO GLAD HE KNEW WHO I WAS ALL THE WAY TO HIS DEATH. MY MOM [WENT HOME LAST YEAR] HAD SENILE DEMENTIA AT THE SAME TIME AND ONLY ME AND MY WIFE TO LOOK AFTER THEM. THEIR WISHES WERE NOT TO BE PUT IN A NURSING HOME. WE FUFILLED THAT WITH DAD,BUT WITH MOM WE HAD TO PUT HER IN A HOME,BUT.....ONLY FOR 12 HOURS AS SHE PASSED AWAY THERE,PRAISE GOD! SHE HAD STARTED GETTING OUT LATE AT NIGHT LOOKING FOR MY DAD,CAUSE SHE TOLD PEOPLE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOME BY NOW! THANK GOD SHE FOUND HIM!!! ANYWAY,I SAT WERE I COULD SEE DOWN THE HALL TO MY DAD'S ROOM,IN CASE HE NEEDED ME. I ALSO HAD A BABY MONITOR IN HIS ROOM AND ONE NEXT TO ME. ONE NIGHT ALL NIGHT LONG I HEARD MY POP ASKING QUESTIONS,I COULD NOT HEAR WHAT THE WERE AS THE WERE SOTA MUFFLED. THE THING IS I WOULD HERE A LOW CALM VOICE ANSWERING POP! I DID NOT GO TO THE ROOM CAUSE I FELT WOULD BE INTRUDING ON HOLY GROUND AND DAD NEEDED THE ANGEL,GOD,WHATEVER IT WAS DEFIENTLY A HOLY THING! I ALSO SAW A LIGHT IN HIS ROOM ONE NIGHT.IT SURE WAS NOTHING ELECTRICAL! GOD BLESS YOU NATASHA AND ALL HERE!!! JAMIE