[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.[/glow]To further clarify theosis we must explain that humans can NEVER be like God in ESSENCE because the Divine Nature is infinite and human is…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen. [/glow]
Wine was only fermented grapes during biblical times. It was first mentioned when Noah became drunk (yes, he became drunk-it was wine …
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.[/glow]
Bread is a staple food from flour and meal mixed with a liquid, usually combined leaven and kneaded, then shaped into loaves and bak…
Many Orthodox (especially those of Mid-East descent) tend to hesitate in calling the Lord Jesus a jew because of some Modern Palestinian political views. The most they will call Him is 'Palestinian' instead of Jewish. He was a Palestinian Jew. Perio…
Hi guys! Check out this website which is very good as a reference concerning OO and EO unity: http://www.orthodoxunity.org/ . May we come closer to God during this Great Lent as a family in Christ!
Hi all!! This website will help clarify the situation between our sister churches:http://www.orthodoxunity.org/index.php! Enjoy and pray for unity and for me please! GBU!
Orthodox believe conversion to the Living God is a daily process of renewal (repentance, confession, prayer, sacraments, Scripture and love) where "sin addicts"- using 12 Step language- go to their "12-Step meetings" (Liturgy). An Orthodox model s…
It's bad if your faith is weak and the potential for corruption can appear.
It's good if you want to understand it to better explain it and thus gain respect to those you evangelise. I think. I used to read the Satanic Bible as a a teenager because…
Hebrews 4:15 (New King James Version)
15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
The Orthodox Study note says: "Christ's empathy with sinners rests on H…
Genesis 22:2 (New King James Version)
2 Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”
-3173. yachiy…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and the Holy Spirit+, the one True God. Amen. [/glow]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
The Scriptures themselves teach how important it is to remember the Saints. Since th…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, The One True God. Amen[/glow].
Matthew 18:!9-20 is talking about Apostolic Authority. The Lord gave the Holy Apostles spiritual authority to forgive sins, minister t…
In the Name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, the One True God. Amen.
Because of Christ's sacrifice, we are to take hold of what God offers, accepting His grace, and working toward becoming mature in Christ. Note the cooperation: …
In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen!
We first must understand what justification means. Justification is the act whereby God forgives the sins of a believer and begins to transform him or her in…
In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.
Arius died the way he did because he was so full of crap! Jehovah's Witnesses say the Lord Jesus is really the ArchAngel, St. Michael. They say this because the…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.[/glow]
Thanks alot for showing us Oprah denying the Historical Jesus Christ! This has been a combination of false scholars like the "Jesus…
In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, The One True God. Amen.
One of the things I love is that the Orthodox Faith is an INCARNATIONAL one. It's about Christ being with us and in us and around us! Everything is saturated w…
In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.
We have alot to pray and study about concerning this very interest topic. I believe it's over semantics (OO's say 2X2=4 AND EO's say 2+2=4) we are saying th…
In the Name of the Father+ and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.
Remember, the main context here is about repentance from apostacy. Thus St. Paul means being re-baptized and confessing the Faith again after 're-converti…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.[/glow]
Perfection is Christian maturity which is the result of spiritual growth. Dead works are done without God's grace and without faith…
http://www.fatherzakaria.net/
This is the apologetical website. Any more recent info about him? English website? Pope Shenouda's asking for Fr. Botros to stop may be compared to Pope Benedict XVI's anti-islamic quote in the sense of being account…
In the Name of the Father+ and the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, the One True God. Amen.
Blessed Augustine didn't "come back" to Christianity becuase he wasn't a Christian until he converted from Manichianism. Only his saintly mother, St. Monica…
[glow=red,2,300]In the Name of the Father+ and of the Son+ and of the Holy Spirit+, The One True God. Amen.[/glow]
Physically defending yourself should be the last option. I see it as a form of disciplining my neighbor before he does something w…