Praying to Saints: DEBUNKING @TruthUnites, @MikeWinger, and @AllieBethStuckey

Follow me on X: https://x.com/Alex_Ortodoxie Follow me on Insta:   / alex_ortodoxie   There are many myths floating around about the Orthodox doctrine of seeking the intercessions of Christians in heaven. Most of them are spread by seemingly well-intentioned non-denom, evangelical influencers like ‪@TruthUnites‬, ‪@MikeWinger‬, and ‪@AllieBethStuckey‬ who assert that invoking members of the divine council is some post-apostolic pagan aCcReTiOn. Nonetheless, Orthodox, evangelical, and Jewish scholars alike all agree this is an ancient Jewish practice -- not a pagan accretion. In this video, I discuss the framework for understanding the doctrine of seeking the intercessions of the saints and I refute the most common objections and misconceptions to this practice. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:56 Roadmap 3:00 Porous boundary 4:15 Divine council 10:00 We join the divine council 13:58 Invoking divine council members 18:08 Psalms invoking divine council members 19:10 Calling out to Elijah 20:09 Second-temple Jews prayed to divine council members 22:56 The Shepherd of Hermas 24:52 Archaeological finds 25:40 The positive case 26:30 But I can DIRECTLY go to God 29:10 But they're DEAD 31:31 But they're not OMNISCIENT 32:28 But there's ONE MEDIATOR 33:40 But pray means WORSHIP