I'm in America

Technically you're not wrong.

So why do you want to become a christian priest rather than a clergyman of any other faith?

Can I attend a seminary despite my current lack of church? I'm willing to rise to the challenge. Am I screwed even if I begin attending services regularly now?

I have a background in political science/Philosphy with russian language, plus I'm only 21.

I'm not dead set on this, but it's something I'm truly interested in.

That's why I pray the Jesus Prayer and avow the Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian creeds, user.

Because I worship Satan.

You know someone's argument is poor when they can't even formulate a response and instead resort to polemics.

>Can I attend a seminary despite my current lack of church? I'm willing to rise to the challenge. Am I screwed even if I begin attending services regularly now?

If you're planning on entering the Orthodox Church, you'll need to be confirmed/chrismated. This takes a year.

>Can I attend a seminary despite my current lack of church? I'm willing to rise to the challenge. Am I screwed even if I begin attending services regularly now?

Nah. If you attend services, form a relationship with your local parish priest, and show genuine interest, you can probably pull it off. I wish you all the look in the world!

I mean I guess you could but why would you dedicate your life to something you don't actually believe in?

Just to say that you're a priest? For a laugh?

>getting your religion from some guy who lived 1500 years after christ

>Jesus Prayer
Vain repetitions as the heathen do

so posting on a chinese cartoon website is more enlightening?

>useless

*tips fedora*

>the bible is from 1500 years after christ

>claims to follow jesus
>rejects the jesus prayer

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I never said I'm a non-believer.

I'm baptized and raised Christian, I just never regularly attended services, nor do I feel an attachment to the pizza-serving contemporary protestant "Mega Churches" with televangelists I'm surrounded by.

I appreciate the purity of the Orthodox Church and was moved by it during the time I spent in Russia.

Is praying the Our Father consecutively pagan practice as well?

It also doesn't say 'Vain Repetitions'. The KJV sucks. It more accurately says empty phrases. Of course vain repetition of a prayer without spirit is wrong, but the Jesus Prayer comes from the bible itself, and meditating and praying on it is in no way paganry.

Again, polemics and idiocy.

>"I never said I'm a non-believer."
>"I'm not currently attending church, or even that religous in the first place."

Okay.

>claims to follow jesus
>rejects what jesus actually said

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>I'm not currently attending church, or even that religous in the first place.

Get a fucking hobby like normal people.

>pizza-serving contemporary protestant "Mega Churches" with televangelists

what are these places actually like?

Except for the glaring issue Jesus never said anything pursuant to the Jesus Prayer.

*tips fedora*

What a great response.

10/10 really.

>I'm thinking of becoming a priest

>Is praying the Our Father consecutively pagan practice as well?
Yes
>It also doesn't say 'Vain Repetitions'.
Who think to be heard for their much speaking
>Jesus Prayer comes from the bible itself,
[citation needed]

Its even more fedora-y to become a priest despite not even being religious just because you're bored.

Dude, I'm sorry, but you've been meme'd hard.

>responding to bait

I'd rather join the military.

>"I'm not currently attending church, or even that religious in the first place."

Neither of those statements negate my belief.

>[citation needed]
biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke 18:9-14
>Who think to be heard for their much speaking
Much speaking, empty phrases. Not normal prayer you contrarian.
>Yes
Welp most protestant churches are pagan shut it down guys.

Have you researched the creeds and practices of other faiths and denominations? It seems rather silly to just pick a faith because you baptized in it as a child.

>appreciate the purity of the Orthodox Church and was moved by it during the time I spent in Russia.

You might want to invest some more time studying its history and political issues in Orthodox countries. No faith is without its dark past and blemishes.

Man with a microphone talking about how Jesus loves you. Because they don't have any edgy russian or latin chants RPers on Veeky Forums hate them.

>I'm thinking of becoming a priest.

I have no idea why you would ever become a priest if you're not religious. Like why, what is your reasoning?

And? You understand what Christianity, or any of the big 3 attempt to teach are not restricted to said systems?

OP is an iddiot, but it's possible.

He should apply for a monastic role in a local buddist temple.

Exactly what I'm going to do, desu senpai.

As far as I can tell OP is just an attention seeking faggot.

>you can't become religious

There's a difference between becoming religious and becoming a priest, just because.

Pretty much all en 18 and over in the LDS church are in the priesthood. I'm a priest in the LDS church for fucks sake and I'm wanking to trap porn in another tab. But this is a different application of the position. Just saying, you can go be an LDS priest like zip zap.

He doesn't want to be a polytheist user.

he wants to become a christian

speaking in tongues and exorcisms

St. Austine didn't begin life a s a Christian, I don't see why I can't seek renewed faith.

Again, I'm not deadset on this, it's just an avenue I'm interested in. I just want to know if it's possible given my circumstances. Calling me an attention whore for no reason isn't helpful.

Why do you seek a god, truly ask yourself that question.

I don't care about you wanting to be religious, I care if you're being disingenuous with yourself.

It's pretty dishonest to try and be a priest or clergymen when you haven't bothered to become a layperson first.

People look to their priests for guidance in the most serious matters, it's not some quick out for a college student feeling lost.

Yeah but Augustine thoroughly investigated the other religions of his time and didn't decide from the start on being a priest.

What type of lifestyle do you want to live?
Do you want to get married and have children?
Are you aware of the costs of this lifestyle if it doesnt work out?

Read Seven Storey Mountain and pay attention to how difficult the process of discerning a vocation is for Merton.

This is serious stuff user, don't take it so lightly. I would feel embarrassed about wanting to be a clergyman if I were you, the same way I feel embarrassed about my most egoistic daydreams.

I'm disenfranchised from society and I'm not satisfied with the current state of society or where it's heading, I see God as answer to that and also as a means for me to help others and positively affect change.

>What type of lifestyle do you want to live?
I picutre either leading a monastic life or a congregation.
>Do you want to get married and have children?
It depends. I like the idea of getting married an having kids nut I don't see the feasibility of it; I'm not too attached to it.
>Are you aware of the costs of this lifestyle if it doesnt work out?
NO, part of the reason I'm asking.

Cool If you answer my questions in I can give you some better advice.

>I picutre either leading a monastic life or a congregation.

What is it about those lifestyles - which conflict a fair bit- that attracts you.

>It depends. I like the idea of getting married an having kids nut I don't see the feasibility of it; I'm not too attached to it.

Well this is something you need to figure out sooner rather than later as priests in both the Churchs youve mentioned cannot marry.

>NO, part of the reason I'm asking.

Well the largest risk is that you are effectively throwing all your eggs in one basket. If you decide that being a priest isnt what you want in life 5 or 10 years down the track when the novelty is gone or your interests change you will effectively have no marketable skills which means you could find yourself economically trapped in the clergy as you would have no way to live or live comfortably without it.

You can become a preist in late life however its crazy hard to leave the clergy in late life unless there is someone will to suppor tyou

You sound like a fucking faggot

To , no I'm currently not very well versed. I chose the Orthodox Church for fairly superfluous reasons. Like I said, I'm attracted to the purity church, as well as what little I do know. I know almost nothing, again, kinda why I started the thread.

>What is it about those lifestyles - which conflict a fair bit- that attracts you.
Monastic Life: I like the thought of an ascetic life dedicated to God and self-enlightenment.
Congregation: I like the thought of a life spent helping my (hypothetical) flock and self-enlightenment found through helping others.

>Well the largest risk is that you are effectively throwing all your eggs in one basket.
I'd still have my bachelor's degree and could scrap some sort of life from there. That's assuming I DO choose to become a priest, manage to enroll in a seminary, and yet fail somehow. I could join the military, become a teacher, or even a lawyer given my talents.

>no I'm currently not very well versed. I chose the Orthodox Church for fairly superfluous reasons. Like I said, I'm attracted to the purity church, as well as what little I do know. I know almost nothing, again, kinda why I started the thread.

Well this is probably a good perquisite to sort out to ensure that you dont have any dissonance or future landmines.

>Monastic Life: I like the thought of an ascetic life dedicated to God and self-enlightenment.
Congregation: I like the thought of a life spent helping my (hypothetical) flock and self-enlightenment found through helping others.

Are these things that require you entering the clergy? and you not live a pious dedicated and benevolent life as a father in a different career?

>I'd still have my bachelor's degree and could scrap some sort of life from there. That's assuming I DO choose to become a priest, manage to enroll in a seminary, and yet fail somehow. I could join the military, become a teacher, or even a lawyer given my talents.

Its not that easy if you are in your late 20s you will be competing a market where the people your age are far more experienced and skills whilst those younger than you will have more up to date skills.

My point was not so much about you failing in the seminary but simply not enjoying and having the passion necessary to survive in the profession. This can happen before, during or well after the seminary.

>I could join the military,
Which is only really an option you have for about 8sih years

>become a teacher, or even a lawyer given my talents.

That would require more time and money which may well be a stretch if your parents don't wish to support you. What attracts you to teaching and or law?

>parables are liberal
Haha that verse is actually against salvation by works

Get a degree in theology and become a teacher or a scholar.

I heard somewhere that to enter a Catholic seminary you have to have a bachelor's in either theology or classics or something like that, and that's before starting seminary. Though I'm sure there are exceptions.

How do you like to attend dying people and serve the funeral ceremonies that soon follow?
The rest is mildly funny.

Why don't you just become a psychologist or some shit.