Before speaking on this subject, I wish to say that the three other gospels by St. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke are called the “synoptic gospels”, which means gospels of one vision and similarity. But St. John’s gospel is a unique gospel. The first gospel that was written was the gospel of St. Mark. …
Love is to be directed first to God If we wish to understand love in its true scriptural foundations, we must set before us (and understand) the following truth: Love should be directed to God, before anyone or anything else This is what God revealed to us in the Book of Deutoronomy: “…” (Duet 6:5) …
Apologetic on the Orthodox belief in intercession. Our Church believes in the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the Angels and the Saints. Those who don’t share our view regarding the intercession of the saints, usually cite 1Jn 2:1: “We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous”. They also cite St. Paul: …
The Lord said, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16). The Lord did not say he that believeth shall be saved, but considered baptism as a condition, besides faith… THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BAPTISM 1.SALVATION THROUGH BAPTISM: The Lord said: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved” (Mark 16:16). …
In your discipleship you do not learn from the words of your teachers, but from their behaviour and way of life. Even when they say nothing, you still absorb their way of living, by absorbing the good qualities, standards and patterns which they demonstrate in their life. The ear is not the only means of …
