Am I obligated.....

[Light of the East]

to believe any vision or private revelation of any saint, Orthodox or RC? I am about fed up with all the "visions" "revelations" "end-time prophecies" etc.

When I declared on an Orthodox board that I didn't have to believe the prophecy of Prophesies of St Lawrence of Chernigov regarding the end times......

hooooooooboy!!!!

I got really, REALLY scorched for that opinion.

Well????

Are saints and their prophecies infallible?

 

[Solomon Smith]

Only the Holy Scriptures are infallible.

 

[HTacianas]

to believe any vision or private revelation of any saint, Orthodox or RC? I am about fed up with all the "visions" "revelations" "end-time prophecies" etc.

When I declared on an Orthodox board that I didn't have to believe the prophecy of Prophesies of St Lawrence of Chernigov regarding the end times......

hooooooooboy!!!!

I got really, REALLY scorched for that opinion.

Well????

Are saints and their prophecies infallible?

No one is required to believe in any individual's personal revelation or the teaching of any individual Church Father. We are only required to believe the defined teaching of the Church.

I like the Roman Church's classification regarding apparitions and visions as "worthy of belief". No one is required to believe them, but some are worthy of belief.

 

[EJ M]

to believe any vision or private revelation of any saint, Orthodox or RC? I am about fed up with all the "visions" "revelations" "end-time prophecies" etc.

When I declared on an Orthodox board that I didn't have to believe the prophecy of Prophesies of St Lawrence of Chernigov regarding the end times......

hooooooooboy!!!!

I got really, REALLY scorched for that opinion.

Well????

Are saints and their prophecies infallible?

Read Rev 22:18-19.
I worry some of the saints...... aren't.
God's Word is the only reliable source of truth

 

[Johnny4ChristJesus]

Read Rev 22:18-19.
I worry some of the saints...... aren't.
God's Word is the only reliable source of truth

I am not aware of any particular prophetic word made, but you may have been sold a wrong interpretation of Rev 22:18-19, if you think prophecy isn't for today.

 

[archer75]

My personal opinion is that you are not "obligated" to believe in any such thing. And to the best of my knowledge, there is no reasonable basis on which anyone could say you are so obligated. When I was received, I didn't say anything and the priest didn't say anything about how I was obligated to believe in any of that.

 

[buzuxi02]

If a saint has made a prophecy that is great but only the prophecies of Christ found in scriptures (and even in the heathen texts) is all we should believe in.

 

[ArmyMatt]

prophecies are given to saints for a reason. however, we don't base our faith on them. and of course, we cannot comment on visions for Rome.