BAPTISM IS THE MYSTERION (SACRAMENT) OF ILLUMINATION OR ENLIGHTENMENT
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. BAPTISM IS THE MYSTERION (SACRAMENT) OF ILLUMINATION OR ENLIGHTENMENT. "For it is impossible for those who were once ENLIGHTENED, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit" (Hebrews 6:4).…
ON THE SIN OF PRIDE
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON PRIDE By Saint John Climacus An old man, very experienced in these matters, once spiritually admonished a proud brother who said in his blindness: "Forgive me father, but I am not proud." "My son",…
SPIRITUAL STEPS THAT LEAD TO SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENT
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. SPIRITUAL STEPS THAT LEAD TO SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENT. THE LADDER OF DIVINE ASCENT By Saint John Climacus A strong faith is the mother of renunciation. The opposite of this is quite evident. Unswerving hope is the…
Duties of parents and children
On the duty of parents and children By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk ON THE DUTY OF PARENTS The Holy Apostle Paul says this to parents, "BRING UP YOUR CHILDREN IN THE NURTURE AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD" (Ephesians 6:4), and he exhorts them to nurture their children in a manner befitting of Christians. All Christians…
“GOD IS UNCREATED” writes Saint Gregory Palamas
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "GOD IS UNCREATED" Saint Gregory Palamas laid great emphasis on the Uncreatedness of the Divine Essence and the Uncreatedness of God’s energy (activity). The word ‘UNCREATED’, is applied to God. GOD IS UNCREATED. He has…
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF HOLY AND GREAT LENT: ON THE VENERATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS (Part II)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE THIRD SUNDAY OF HOLY AND GREAT LENT: ON THE VENERATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS. (Part II) By Saint Gregory Palamas Lord our God, willingly You spread Your Divine hands to be nailed…
On the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the Precious and Life-Giving Cross "But God forbid that I should boast except in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the…
THE ARK OF SALVATION
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE, THE ARK OF SALVATION Then God said to Noah, ‘The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with unrighteousness through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the…
“WORSHIP THE FATHER IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH” (John 4:23)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Jesus said, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit. and…
THE “WHEAT” AND THE “CHAFF” (Matthew 3:12)
My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE "WHEAT" AND THE "CHAFF" (Matthew 3:12) "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up…
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