Life Testimony: Reader Paul - My Journey To Holy Orthodoxy @bottomoftherabbithole

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole Welcome to the Bottom of the Rabbit Hole! It seemed appropriate that my inaugural upload was that of my life testimony. Please subscribe, as--Lord willing--there will be much more to come soon in the realm of Orthodox apologetics! Pray for me, a sinner☦️

My music channel:
www.youtube.com/paultrincamusic

00:00 Introduction
06:42 Early life, family and upbringing
10:09 Erosion of moral foundation as a consequence of pornography addiction
14:15 Embracing Darwinism via institutional brainwashing
18:57 College experience and worldly pursuits
23:16 Panic attacks for fear of death/afterlife
25:22 Encountering the demonic realm
38:42 9/11 and the end of normie life forever
43:50 The consequences of zeal without Christ as the foundation
47:23 Meeting Kelly, our early relationship and pursuit of truth
50:47 Breaking the chains of Darwinian delusion
56:52 Giants, the great flood, aliens, satanism and the softening of my heart
59:39 Dark subjects driving Kelly away
1:01:05 My moment of truth; repentance and faith
1:06:12 Answered prayer; Kelly and I break up
1:11:28 Adopting the evangelical paradigm
1:12:29 Kelly's testimony: The miracle of her repentance
1:25:50 Our wedding; re-united by God's grace and providence
1:26:49 Beginning the work of repentance
1:30:47 Immersion into the world of Christian apologetics
1:32:48 Censorship and pseudo-science; cosmology and v___cines
1:40:59 Heterodox conclusions, evangelical experience and the epistemic futility of the Protestant paradigm
1:58:39 "Cancelled"; my run-ins with the Rainbow Mafia
2:06:31 Deconstructing my faith and seeking the New Testament Church/home Bible study
2:09:39 Keaton introduces me to Orthodoxy
2:11:14 Jumping off the hamster wheel; experientially realizing the madness of sola scriptura
2:15:21 Encountering the Apostolic Fathers; Kelly breaks down, overwhelmed
2:19:07 Our first visit to an Orthodox Church
2:21:01 Stuck in the middle; re-evaluating the claims of the Roman Catholic Church
2:26:53 Confirmation in the truth; becoming Orthodox
2:31:57 Our reception into the true Church
2:32:42 Choir directing, being ordained as a Reader, and current life
2:34:35 Closing thoughts; advice and encouragement for inquirers into Holy Orthodoxy
2:52:47 Our life in the Church (slideshow)

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Life Testimony: Reader Paul - My Journey To Holy Orthodoxy

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-03-14 | Welcome to the Bottom of the Rabbit Hole! It seemed appropriate that my inaugural upload was that of my life testimony. Please subscribe, as--Lord willing--there will be much more to come soon in the realm of Orthodox apologetics! Pray for me, a sinner☦️

My music channel:
www.youtube.com/paultrincamusic

00:00 Introduction
06:42 Early life, family and upbringing
10:09 Erosion of moral foundation as a consequence of pornography addiction
14:15 Embracing Darwinism via institutional brainwashing
18:57 College experience and worldly pursuits
23:16 Panic attacks for fear of death/afterlife
25:22 Encountering the demonic realm
38:42 9/11 and the end of normie life forever
43:50 The consequences of zeal without Christ as the foundation
47:23 Meeting Kelly, our early relationship and pursuit of truth
50:47 Breaking the chains of Darwinian delusion
56:52 Giants, the great flood, aliens, satanism and the softening of my heart
59:39 Dark subjects driving Kelly away
1:01:05 My moment of truth; repentance and faith
1:06:12 Answered prayer; Kelly and I break up
1:11:28 Adopting the evangelical paradigm
1:12:29 Kelly's testimony: The miracle of her repentance
1:25:50 Our wedding; re-united by God's grace and providence
1:26:49 Beginning the work of repentance
1:30:47 Immersion into the world of Christian apologetics
1:32:48 Censorship and pseudo-science; cosmology and v___cines
1:40:59 Heterodox conclusions, evangelical experience and the epistemic futility of the Protestant paradigm
1:58:39 "Cancelled"; my run-ins with the Rainbow Mafia
2:06:31 Deconstructing my faith and seeking the New Testament Church/home Bible study
2:09:39 Keaton introduces me to Orthodoxy
2:11:14 Jumping off the hamster wheel; experientially realizing the madness of sola scriptura
2:15:21 Encountering the Apostolic Fathers; Kelly breaks down, overwhelmed
2:19:07 Our first visit to an Orthodox Church
2:21:01 Stuck in the middle; re-evaluating the claims of the Roman Catholic Church
2:26:53 Confirmation in the truth; becoming Orthodox
2:31:57 Our reception into the true Church
2:32:42 Choir directing, being ordained as a Reader, and current life
2:34:35 Closing thoughts; advice and encouragement for inquirers into Holy Orthodoxy
2:52:47 Our life in the Church (slideshow)

Hubert - From Struggle to Faith - Life Testimony [TRAILER]

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-07-24 | The title says it all☦️

Reader Paul - Are Protestants Indwelt By the Holy Spirit? - DECONSTRUCTING Modern Christianity

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-07-05 | Excellent videos linked to for further elaboration:
@TheTransfiguredLife
youtube.com/watch?v=1Sd0L7RgW3w

@OrthodoxEthos
youtube.com/shorts/MATU6jsF_D4?si=DbRva1HquxLl2tZw

This answer to this question unravels Protestantism altogether. There is a fundamental presupposition that enables any explicit or functional adherence to the doctrine of "sola scriptura" that is rarely addressed from this important angle.

There is only one relevant question for anyone who is presented with this information: do you want the truth?

One of my goals for this channel is to eviscerate every last excuse for someone to remain in their Protestant heresy; this video is another CRITICAL step toward accomplishing that. If God grants me the desire of my heart, the only people who will be able to watch through my content and refuse to convert will be the people who's hearts have been thoroughly hardened...those for who there is simply no reasoning with.

Please, please share if you feel it will help those in your circles to open their eyes to the truth of the Orthodox faith, unto life and salvation.

Grant this, O Lord!
Lord have mercy☦

Reader Paul - Baptismal MAYHEM In Just Wingin It Christianity

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-06-25 | Testimony Timestamp:
youtu.be/bOYioXJwBAA?si=Grc4jNE5gUEE6LmP&t=6060

Reader Paul - No Church Has Perfect Theology! - When Protestants Give Up On Truth

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-06-03 | Please forgive the sub-par audio quality in this video. I have a new camera setup and I forgot to check the settings on the mic before I recorded 🤦🏻‍♂️

Reader Paul - The Historic Reality of Schism: ANOTHER Protestant Paradigm Defeater

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-05-12 | ...

Does It Matter Where Christians Go To Church? (To: Russell Brand and All Professing Christians)

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-04-23 | Full Video: youtu.be/arVFFkw_XBY?si=SoY5BSrzZSng3OEz

Every Protestant Believes In Apostolic Succession (When Its CONVENIENT)

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-04-23 | Just another way that Protestantism refutes itself.

Full Video: youtu.be/DDjND3pF_4E?si=c9GDhKpdqPwTWbXh

Ignorance Of Church History Sustains Protestantism

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-04-23 | It makes absolutely no sense to appeal to the Scriptures in defense of Protestant doctrines which oppose the unanimous witness and universal teaching of the Church for a thousand+ years. Sincere ignorance and pride are the two primary enabling factors that sustain Protestantism in the age of the internet.

Protestant Church Shopping In Upside Down World

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-04-23 | Protestant church shopping, church hopping and church planting all reveal the same inescapable and dark reality: there is absolutely no meaningful spiritual authority in this paradigm whatsoever.

The purely subjective and thus self-refuting nature of this epistemology should be self-evident for any honest Christian truth seeker.
There is no shortage of ways to *easily* falsify Protestantism. There is absolutely no justifiable reason to remain committed to this ahistorical dumpster fire of a theological experiment in the age the internet. The longer you resist, the more you personally contribute to the degradation of the Christian witness to the unbelieving world through this endless fracturing, chaos and confusion. The only path toward authentic Christian unity is the one behind us; we must walk backwards toward that unified faith of the first millennium Church.

It's ok to be wrong...We're waiting for you at the bottom of the rabbit hole.

Become Orthodox☦

Full Video: youtu.be/LyBheYcxkso?si=aREKvLx-mdGCbjxp

Reader Paul - A Reply to @RussellBrand on Orthodox Christianity!

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-03-23 | ...

Reader Paul - Refuting Dr. Gavin Ortlund ONCE AND FOR ALL

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-03-18 | The full video you're actually here for: youtube.com/watch?v=LyBheYcxkso&t=730s

Subscribe to my friends! youtube.com/@TheTransfiguredLife

Reader Paul - Every Protestant Believes In Apostolic Succession (WHEN ITS CONVENIENT)

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-03-14 | In this presentation I explain how every Protestant believes that a traceable lineage of authority in their respective "churches" and traditions is an absolute NECCESSITY, yet all of them simultaneously give the Protestant Reformers a pass for operating on their own assumed authority.

You can't make it make sense.

Reader Paul - St. Basil the Great - Oral Tradition Is Authoritative & NECESSARY

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-03-12 | I present an excerpt from St. Basil's book, "On The Spirit" which discusses the indispensable nature of authoritative oral teaching in the Church's Holy Tradition.

*CORRECTION* At some point during this video, I mention that catechumens in the ancient church were escorted out of the *nave* of the Church prior to the liturgy of the faithful. In reality, that was a mistake. The truth is, they weren't even ALLOWED into the nave of the Church for the liturgy at all! They were actually only allowed in the narthex--essentially a vestibule--and were escorted from there; a reality which literally just makes the point more powerfully haha. (Thanks Fr. Alexei!)

Panel Q&A For Orthodox Inquirers

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-02-19 | Father Andrew, Fr. Deacon Daniel and Reader Paul field questions from the audience about the Orthodox faith at our Inquirer's Event held on 2/10/24

Fr. Deacon Daniel Watkins - The Healing Embrace

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-02-17 | Presentation for the Inquirer's Event we hosted at our parish:
"The Healing Embrace: Repentance, Sonship and Spiritual Fathers in the Church Hospital"

Fr. Andrew Hammond - What Is Salvation? - The True Aim of the Christian Life

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-02-14 | Presentation for the Inquirer's Event we hosted at our parish.
"Theosis: Becoming A God-Bearer Without Being Destroyed"

Reader Paul - Why Becoming Orthodox Is A Matter of Salvation - For Orthodox Inquirers

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-02-12 | Opening Presentation for the Inquirer's Event we hosted at our parish

Reader Paul - Orthodoxy vs. Catholicism - Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Embracing A Healthy Approach

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2024-01-08 | Guys at 35:12 I TOTALLY botched the phrase lol so embarrassing! What I SAID was:
"A logically sound argument does not a logically valid argument make."

What I SHOULD have said was:
"A logically valid argument does not a logically sound argument make."

Because the entire point is that you can have a logically valid argument that is not logically sound.

I WAS RECORDING THIS AT 3 AM I'M SORRY 😭Thank you to David Cooke for gently serving me this necessary slice of humble pie 😅🤣

Reader Paul - Is Protestantism Heresy? - Answering Jeff Durbin of Apologia Studios on the Eucharist

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-11-25 | In this presentation, I respond to a video in a series by Jeff Durbin of Apologia Church/Studios titled, "Is Protestantism Heresy? Pt. 2 - The Eucharist | Collision w/ Jeff Durbin":

youtube.com/watch?v=WLODVI5wz40

Reader Paul - Fatal Epistemology & The Evisceration of Protestantism

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-10-15 | ...

Reader Paul - Coffee in Church - An Orthodox response to John Piper and Protestant Chaos

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-10-04 | Minor correction for transparency:
At the 6:50 mark, I said that catechumens were historically removed from the nave but that’s not true. They were in the narthex and then kicked out from there. Thus, they weren't even allowed in the nave!

Reader Paul - Orthodox Saints on Evolution

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-09-01 | This video presents what post-Darwinian Orthodox Saints had to say about the theory of evolution, and is followed by a brief summary presentation about why this issue is important when discerning between Holy Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.

This is an excerpt from a long form video presentation titled, "Evolution, Polygenism and the Vindication of Holy Orthodoxy", which can be seen here:
youtube.com/watch?v=a7fSsruQGWM&t=6320s

Reader Paul - Evolution, Polygenism and The Vindication of Holy Orthodoxy

Bottom Of The Rabbit Hole 2023-08-20 | oldbelieving.wordpress.com/category/creation

Problems with Catholicism's Denial of Paedocommunion @OrthodoxChristianTheology : youtube.com/watch?v=MqIpUmZrV8M&t=1530s

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