I can use all the advice, I am trying to become competent in all this. I was raised Baptist, so not liturgical at all. I did try out a MO Synod Lutheran and a RC Church before this. The Lutheran Church seemed way too modernised and the Catholic one was a no go because the Second Vatican, current pope, and never ending scandal turned me away.
The teachings of the Orthodox church are what have drawn me to it, and I agree with what I have studied so far. I also recognise that my opinion isn't what is important, because my opinion has no guarantee of being correct, and logically "if it aint broke, don't fix it" came to mind. How can Christianity that stayed true to the source and origin be less accurate than denominations created over a thousand years later?
After I read the new testament a few times and reflected, I realised "Once saved always saved" was not something I believed at all. I had been baptised, recognised Christ as Lord, and sincerely asked for forgiveness. I also went on a few years after that to live a hedonistic lifestyle, become depressed, and decide either God wasn't real or if he was I hated him.
Thank God I came back to my senses before it was too late. I reflected and thought "yeah, I don't think for a second I was still "saved" while in that condition."
Anyway, thanks for all the tips.
