In this solo episode, Aldo Leon offers a sustained critique of Eastern (Greek) Orthodoxy—what he pointedly calls the "Greek Unorthodox Church." Drawing from Eastern sources and long-standing Reformed categories, Aldo evaluates Orthodoxy's teaching on the Trinity, Christ, salvation, Scripture, church, and worship. He also explains why many evangelicals and Reformed believers are drifting toward Orthodoxy today, and how certain trends within Protestantism have unintentionally primed that migration. The aim is pastoral clarity: to contrast a participation-driven, apophatic, sacramental ascent with the biblical gospel of Christ's finished work, justification by faith, and the ordinary means of grace.

Discussion Highlights

• Trinity and Christology: a critique of single procession (Spirit from the Father alone) as subordinating the Son and distorting Trinitarian equality.
• Icons and the Incarnation: why venerating images as "extensions" of the Incarnation misidentifies how we confess Christ's true humanity and risks idolatry.
• Theosis vs. Justification: contrast between an ascent into "uncreated energies" and the biblical, forensic good news—Christ's atonement and imputed righteousness.
• Essence–Energies Divide and Apophaticism: how separating God's essence from His energies and privileging "unknowing" undermines knowing the true God revealed in Scripture and in Christ.
• Fall and Anthropology: pushback on mortality-first diagnoses that recast the gospel as therapy; biblically, guilt and sin stand at the root and death is the consequence.
• Sacramentalism and Worship: baptism and Eucharist treated as salvific steps on a mystical ascent; services center on chant, incense, and spectacle with minimal preaching.
• Scripture and Church: rejection of Sola Scriptura and practical collapsing of church and Bible speech; councils assume de facto infallibility.
• Ecclesiology and Exclusivity: claims that Orthodoxy is the church; salvation bound to institution and succession rather than Word preached and believed.
• Why It's Attracting Protestants: Aldo identifies Protestant patterns—performative services, diminished preaching, image use, weekly communion/intinction, and uneven worship practice—that make Orthodoxy appealing by comparison.
• Pastoral Call: recover robust preaching, confessional clarity, congregational psalm-singing, and rich, experiential piety rooted in the finished work of Christ and the ordinary means of grace.

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This episode is a rebroadcast of a sermon preached by Pastor Aldo Leon at Pinelands Continuing Presbyterian Church (https://www.pinelandspca.org/) on September 14, 2025, in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In the wake of widespread public reaction—including troubling responses from within the church—Aldo turns to Psalm 11 to call Christians to courage, faith, and clarity when the foundations of righteousness are under assault.

Highlights

• Reflections on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the disturbing responses from Christian leaders
• How Psalm 11 speaks to times of chaos, hostility, and persecution
• The call for Christians not to flee or compromise but to stand firm in trust of the Lord
• The reality of wickedness in society and the futility of placating a hostile culture
• God's holy hatred of wickedness and His promise of judgment against the unrepentant
• The assurance that God sees, knows, and upholds His people even in the darkest times
• A challenge for believers to live with courage and uprightness in a hostile world

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In this special rebroadcast, guest host David Puente sits down with Pastor Aldo Leon to reflect on his journey of reformation in life and ministry. Originally shared with Pinelands Presbyterian Church (https://youtu.be/4ZkI0XagH_o), this candid interview traces Aldo's path from Baptist church planting to becoming a Presbyterian teaching elder, and the theological convictions that reshaped both his personal walk and his pastoral leadership.

Highlights from this episode include:

• Aldo's journey from Baptist church planting to Presbyterian convictions
• The role of covenant theology in shaping worship practices
• Wrestling with exclusive psalmody, acapella singing, head coverings, and one-cup communion
• Reflections on pastoral struggles, humility, and learning through resistance
• The tension between rapid reform and congregational adjustment
• Addressing critiques of legalism and "radical" changes in the church
• Honest admissions of regret, naivety, and lessons learned in shepherding through change

This conversation offers both an inside look at pastoral reformation and a challenge for believers to consider what it means to worship and live faithfully under God's Word.

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Check out Aldo Leon's book In Christ's Crown, Christianity, & The Civil Realm, which makes a compelling biblical case for the Reformed doctrine of the civil magistrate under Christ's mediatorial rule. Available now at Berith Press: https://www.berithpress.com/bookstore/p/christs-crown-christianity-the-civil-realm.

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