THE HOLY TRANSFIGURATION (Gr. METAMORPHOSIS) OF OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE HOLY TRANSFIGURATION (Gr. METAMORPHOSIS) OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. Grave Tone THOU was transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, showing…
DESPOTES (Gr. Δεσπότης)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIS IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. DESPOTES (Gr. Δεσπότης) In everyday modern Greek, the word is commonly used to refer to a bishop (despotis), carrying no negative or tyrannical connotation in that religious context. Despotes…
THE FOUR “ORDERS” IN CHURCH GOVERNMENT
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE FOUR "ORDERS" IN CHURCH GOVERNMENT The New Testament teaches that all four "orders" which form the government of the Church–laity, deacons, presbyters, and bishops–are necessary to the proper…
ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS ARE TO TAKE CHURCH ATTIRE AND ETIQUETTE SERIOUSLY OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE CONSECRATED TEMPLE OF WORSHIP
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS ARE TO TAKE CHURCH ATTIRE AND ETIQUETTE SERIOUSLY OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE CONSECRATED TEMPLE OF WORSHIP. [Part III] Over the years certain Christian traditions, behavior, and…
A TRUE CONVERSION IS ONE THAT SEVERS ALL TIES WITH ALL PREVIOUS RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS (Part II)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A TRUE CONVERSION IS ONE THAT SEVERS ALL TIES WITH ALL PREVIOUS RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS. [Part II] "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one…
CONVERSION TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CONVERSION TO ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY "So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the Prophet Isaiah, and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How…
THE LORD SAID: “Therefore I say to you, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE…” Matthew 6:25-34.
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE LORD SAID: "Therefore I say to you, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE…" [Matthew 6:25-24]. It is a fact that severe anxiety and worry can27]. lead to unbearable stress…
EUTHANASIA (Gk. “Good-Death”) ACCORDING TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH CONSTITUTES MURDER
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. EUTHANASIA (Gk. “Good Death”) ACCORDING TO THE ORTHODOX CHURCH CONSTITUTES MURDER. ‘Euthanasia’ from the two Greek words (eu – good, thanatos – death) which translates to ‘good death.’ The…
On the 20th of July, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy and Glorious Prophet ELIAS the Thesbite (Elijah the Tishbite)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the 20th of July, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates the Holy and Glorious Prophet ELIAS the Thesbite (Elijah the Tishbite). Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn. First Tone THE incarnate Angel,…
HOMOSEXUALITY IS A GRAVE SIN ACCORDING TO THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. HOMESEXUALITY IS A GRAVE SIN ACCORDING TO THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH. New Testament "For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the…
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