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(2 Pet. 2, 9–22; Mark 13, 14–23) “If anyone says to you, Behold, here is Christ, or, Behold, there, do not believe it” (Mark 13:21). Christ the Lord, our Savior, having established St. The Church deigns to abide in it as its Head, Reviver and Ruler. Here Christ is in our Orthodox Church, but in some other Church He is not. And don't look, you won't find. Why, if someone from a non-Orthodox congregation comes to you and begins to inspire you: we have Christ, do not believe it. If you hear from someone: we have an apostolic community and we have Christ, do not believe it. The Church founded by the Apostles remains on earth: this is the Orthodox Church. And here is Christ. But the community that was created yesterday cannot be apostolic, and there is no Christ in it. If you hear someone saying: Christ speaks in me, and yet he is alien to the Church, does not want to know its shepherds and is not sanctified by the Sacraments - do not believe him: it is not Christ in him, but another spirit, appropriating the name of Christ in order to distract from Christ the Lord and from the Holy Spirit. His Church. And don’t trust anyone who will instill in you little things that are alien to the Church. Recognize all such as instruments of flattering spirits and deceitful preachers of lies. You might be interested in: