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My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: "BEST-KEPT SECRET" [Part V] The Orthodox Church Today The original Church, the Church of Saint Peter and Paul, and the Apostles–despite persecution, political oppression, and desertion on certain of its flanks–miraculously carries on todayContinue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET” [Part V)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: "BEST-KEPT SECRET" (Part IV) DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN WEST AND EAST Tensions began to mount as the first millennium was drawing to a close. While numerous DOCTRINAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FACTORS were working to SEPERATE THEContinue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET” (Part IV)”

CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET” [Part III] 3. GOVERNMENT: No one seriously questions whether the Holy Apostles of Christ led the Church at her beginning. They had been given the commission to preach the Gospel (Matthew 28:19-20] and the authority to forgive or retain sins (John 20:23). Theirs wasContinue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET” [Part III]”

2, WORSHIP. Doctrinal purity was tenaciously maintained, but true Christianity is far more than adherence to a set of correct beliefs alone. The life of the Church is centrally expressed IN HER WORSHIP and ADORATION OF GOD the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself told the woman at the well, "the hour is coming,Continue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET” Part II”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! There are those who say Orthodox Christianity is one of the world’s best kept secrets. So let us explain what Orthodoxy is and what its historic roots are. To answer the question, we must go backContinue reading “ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY: “BEST-KEPT SECRET””

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! THE UNBELIEVING HEART IS LIKE AN INERT BLACK CHARCOAL. A common practice in the sacred services of the Orthodox Church is the use of incense, a symbol of prayer. As a censer and the burning ofContinue reading “THE UNBELIEVING HEART IS LIKE AN INERT BLACK CHARCOAL”

My beloved brothers and sisters in our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! GOD’S GIFT OF LIFE TO MAN "THEN GOD FORMED MAN OUT OF DUST FROM THE GROUND, AND BREATHED IN HIS FACE THE BREATH OF LIFE; AND MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL" [Genesis 2:7]. Our Almighty GodContinue reading “GOD’S GIFT OF LIFE TO MAN”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! On the 11th of May, Our Holy Orthodox Church Commemorates Saints CYRIL and METHODIUS, Apostles to the Slavic Lands. Apolytikion (Dismissal) Hymn of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Fourth Tone SINCE ye were equal in character toContinue reading “SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS, APOSTLES TO THE SLAVIC LANDS May 11th”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! The certainty of the truth of the resurrection and the importance of the belief in the resurrection were expressed by the Holy Apostle Paul in the following words: "If there be no resurrection of the dead,Continue reading “UNIVERSAL RESURRECTION”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Our Risen Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the Holy Angels with Him, then He will sit on the Throne of His Glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and HeContinue reading “THE SECOND COMING OF THE SON OF MAN Matthew, chapter 25”