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God said to "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's (Matthew 22:21). God therefore has no need of our money.
The Orthodox Church follows the Old Testament practice of decorating the Temple of the Lord God in a manner that is fitting for His holy house. Gold was used to decorate the Jewish Temple in accordance with the instructions received from God Himself. This was to create a place of worship that gave us a taste of the riches of Heaven.
However, in addition to decorating the churches, Orthodox Christians are also required to perform good works, such as giving alms (charity) and helping those in need. Both are important in loving God and loving our neighbours.
When the expensive fragrant oil was used on Jesus before His burial, Judas Iscariot said, "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said , not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief..." (John 12:5-6) And Jesus replied: "For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always."
Jesus did not criticize the gold decorations of the Temple, but He drove out the money changers doing business in the Temple (John 2:14-16).
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with decorating churches, so long as we also remember to give to the needy as well. Both are important, not just one or the other.
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it is actually not byzantine orthodox. it is actually the church. the churches in the byzantium were called the Eastern Orthodox Church. at first there was only a common church. but later there were dispute among pope and the patriarch and actually the Western Europe and the eastern Europe. so,there was a split, in the west, the churches were called the Roman Catholic Church as the pope as the head and the churches in the east were known as the Eastern Orthodox Church with the patriarch as the head. so the reason for the Byzantium getting the eastern orthodox church is because byzantium is in the eastern European side.
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