Hello everyone,
I hope you are all well in Christ. I think it is important that we do not fall into error here; see that Christ Himself says that "the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me." If we are called to be like Christ, ind…
An interesting question, indeed... are we considered to be hypocritical for covering up our own feelings so that others do not see? Let us examine a similar example in the Bible.
Matthew 16:14-18 "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heaven…
As my last post was concerned primarily with determining whether or not anger was appropriate in a given situation, I see that many are seeking for specific Biblical verses.
Proverbs 22:24 "Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious …
Hello everyone,
I think that it is important to distinguish between different types of anger to discuss this issue as the topic has arisen several times in the past. First, let us approach ourselves and ask why it is that we are being driven to ang…
QT, as an addendum to that, I would like to say that while we are not all married to the same husbands and wives, the One and same Christ is in the midst of each marriage, which I'm sure you will readily acknowledge.
Fr. Peter,
I am in full agreement with you. Forgive me for not including it in these recent posts. In my references to the Church, I had hoped that the open and honest communication with one's father of confession was implicit, but I should have do…
QT,
I agree that everyone is at a different spiritual level. The fact that confess that often is a great and blessed thing! I think it is still important for you to partake of the Divine Mysteries if your priest recommends it if you have not confe…
QT, I understand the situation in which you are presented. Indeed, there are places in the world where Orthodox Christians are only able to partake of the Divine Mysteries once a month, and I'm sure that there are other places in which the length of…
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I believe there are several issues at hand here which have been brought into light and should be addressed. That being said, there are also some topics that have been brought up whose answer may be troublesom…
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
+ Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! +
I think that there are a few key things to this discussion that we should all bear in mind when dealing with anyone from another faith. The topic of where the ideas t…
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
+Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!+
The interpretation of these verses is given to us by Blessed Augustine, as can be found in the Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene series.
"I would not have thee mista…
Hello my Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
+ Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! +
It seems to me that we find ourselves in a time when things in the world must appear almost formulaic in order for us to trust in them; in basic scientific theory, fo…
geomike,
I do not know the initial reasoning behind your question, so allow me to answer you in a way that is not directed solely to you, but should be a consideration of us all when we consider topics such as these. Often, when we begin on the Way…
Hello my Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
+ Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! +
I turn to the words of Ambrose to explain the issue that is being discussed here:
But if you hold to the letter, so as to think from what is written, namely, the Wor…
Hello to you, my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I hope that you are all doing well and benefiting from the fruits of the fast that we are in. I am going to pose a question to you all that may provoke some discomfort to some of you, but I feel that…
Hi geomike,
The entire set of Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Fathers series is posted online for free at http://www.ccel.org/fathers.html. There is a great deal of information in there. I have found many more writings elsewhere online as well…
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the One God. Amen.
I think that, in order to make the explanation of the chapter feel less daunting, we should try to take our inquiry into the meaning of the blessed words a few verses at a …
Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,
I was wondering if there is a certain part of the chapter, perhaps a particular verse or a group of verses that need further clarification. Please, feel that you may ask freely. I am the least of you in know…
Hello everyone,
For an Orthodox perspective on the matter, I recommend taking a look at what St. John Chrysostom stated in his homily on the issue:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf111.vii.xxi.html
I also advise you to take a look at this grea…
From the Homilies on Ephesians by St. John Chrysostom:
"Be ye angry, and sin not."
Observe his wisdom. He both speaks to prevent our sinning, and, if we
do not listen, still does not forsake us; for his fatherly compassion
does not desert…
On the Trinity
[from the end of On Heresies] [Saint John of Damascus]
We believe in Father and Son and Holy Ghost;
one Godhead in three hypostases;
one will, one operation, alike in three persons;
wisdom incorporeal, uncreated, immortal, incompreh…
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Can a person basically say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all different "forms" of one God?
ex. The father is the form of the one God not seen, who receives t…
Forgive me if my message conveyed that the interpretations were only meant for a select few. The Bible was, at least to my knowledge, never read in the Latin in the Eastern Orthodox Churches; indeed, many of the Church Fathers wrote in Greek (includ…
Contemplating on the Words of the Bible necessitates that you enter into the mindset of the Church in understanding the words that have been written. Otherwise, we become simply reliant on our own spiritual understanding to understand dogma, spiritu…
The homily given by St. John Chrysostom concerning this verse:
And those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
In every clause adding …
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Are u serious? Gosh! Can u give me the links where u got this information from???
My question was actually concerned if she's said ANYTHING in her talks that are contradict…
Hello everyone,
Though I personally have not heard one of Joyce Meyer's "talks," I did a bit of research on her in order to address the issue that has been raised here of listening to her. I have copied and pasted the following from a site:
"She b…
Hello Meena,
Allow me to share with you what I have read from Blessed Jerome:
It is a difficulty that the Apostle against this command calls himself the teacher of the Gentiles; and that in monasteries in their common conversation, they call one a…