Truly, it is not an easy task, and borders what we in our mind imagine to be impossible.
Matthew 19:26: "But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible"
Philippians 4:13: "I can do all…
GODlovesme,
Greetings in our Lord! I hope that this message finds you well in Christ. Permit me to offer my humble opinion. It seems to me that, in light of recent events, we are all becoming a bit defensive. This is certainly to be expected, but I…
Dear brother Pharaoh,
I would not say that we have a "weak definition of who the Son is." While this is true to the extent that knowledge of God is limited to what it is that has been revealed to mankind, this does not mean that we are lacking in k…
I decided some days ago that I would not post on this topic again, as it seems that we had a discussion about it last year and people seem to have forgotten the thread. Nonetheless, allow me to repost my response to the topic, and ask that you note …
Dearest brothers and sisters,
I hope that this message finds you all well in Christ. I think that it is important that we take a step back at this time and evaluate the season in which we find ourselves. We are currently supposed to be in a time of…
Does anyone else find it interesting that these types of threads seem to flourish most when we're supposed to be fasting and looking in a deep introspective manner at ourselves, our lives, our actions... our words?
I am first amongst you all to fa…
Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that this message finds you all well. I will not post a lengthy response to this topic, but will advise the following: we should be slow to critique or criticize liturgical texts. This is where we find…
Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that this message finds you well. I have been debating within myself over the last few days as to whether or not I should post something on this particular topic, and, by the grace of God, hope that I …
I pray and ask for everyone’s forgiveness here as I use the following harsh words in an attempt to bring us all away from this argument.
I fear that we have lost the meaning of these forums, but more importantly, we are decidedly forcing the Holy …
+ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. One God. Amen. +
Dearest fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,
I wish to address some of the concerns that have arisen in this particular thread. This post is not only directed …
As an addendum, we briefly had discussed this in a separate topic; I refer you to that here:
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=6578.msg87273#msg87273
GODlovesme,
It certainly is the case that we follow the Greek in the New Testament, and it's great that you've referenced that! As such, the verse reads as follows in the Greek:
Matthew 1:25: καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν υἱόν· καὶ ἐκάλεσε…
Dear Gregory,
A great question, indeed! There is quite a bit of material on the topic, with support from the Old Testament as well. I'm sure that one could put together a very exhaustive response concerning the matter, but I will only quote that wh…
Hello Gregory,
I hope this message finds you well in Christ. I'm not sure how much time you have to yourself, but you can read the history of all of the Coptic patriarchs:
http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/severus_hermopolis_hist_alex_patr_01_part…
Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,
There are 49 recognized Old Testament books in the Orthodox canon, and 27 New Testament books. For an elucidation as to the specific books that are accepted, one can obtain a complete Orthodox Study Bible, whic…
Galatians 3:28 "King James Bible
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."
Perhaps we should concern ourselves less with wordly race or nationality we are,…
Hello Marduk,
Thank you for your responses. I fear that our discussion will not yield any immediate results, though I pray that we both progress in the proper faith. I fear that much of the topics on which you posted in may yield the same outcome, …
Hello Marduk,
I believe that I, at least in part, presented the Orthodox thought on the corrupted nature in my two previous posts, including that quote from the EO site, which I chose to copy over as a matter of saving time rather than formulating …
Dear Marduk,
I thank you for your reply. I quoted the Eastern Orthodox source because the basis of the understanding of the "corrupt nature," that which you refer to as "original sin," is essentially identical between the Eastern Orthodox Church an…
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that this message finds you all well. It is my personal opinion that we do not try to intentionally point out the shortcomings of others; these people are, after all, made in the image of God, and tho…
Dearest Marduk,
Greetings in our Lord. I hope that this message finds you well; I wish to welcome you to these forums. I pray that it is the Holy Spirit within you that has guided you back to attempt to gain more knowledge concerning the Orthodox C…
Hello Zoxsasi,
It is clear that you are very fervent and zealous in your faith, and I commend you for that. I pray that God continues to strengthen you as you journey towards Him, which you clearly do so voluntarily and happily. I am also glad that…
Hello Zoxsasi,
Allow me to share a link with you of a response that was provided concerning this particular topic previously on these forums:
http://tasbeha.org/content/community/index.php?topic=6578.msg87273#msg87273
In Christ,
childoforthodoxy
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that we still have the blessings of the fast that we recently completed continuing with us, and are journeying through these Holy Fifty days with Christ in our minds. I have been following this thread…
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that this message finds you well. I think that it is important that we discuss some things about this topic in general, so that we may all benefit during this time of the Great Lent in our journey towa…
To my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,
Greetings in Our Lord, who continues to strengthen us in all of our struggles that we pass through daily, seeking to do His will and finding Him freely awaiting our requests. I am a bit reserved in joini…
DBassily,
Peace be with you in this great time of repentance as you seek to discover more about God. If you would allow me to, I will post a response that answered this particular question inabither topic on this forum:
http://tasbeha.org/content/…
Hello fellow protectors of the faith,
I greet you as such for a particular reason and hope to expound on this during this post. Let me begin by saying that the words, thoughts and actions of an Orthodox Christian should be founded in love, pure lov…
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that you are all well as we have just begun a most holy time in our Church calendar and in our lives. I feel a need to interject here, but do so after asking for all of your forgiveness. I feel that i…