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 …
Although all life should be holy, God has appointed for us holy days and times. If we are trained to keep these days holy, we will take them as examples for the rest of the days… Because man perhaps cannot practically be permanently cautious or in steady enthusiasm all the days of his life, …
Never be afraid of the devil, for in spite of all his talents and intrigues, he is weak before God’s children as the Lord has said, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.” (Luke 10: 18) The Lord trod on him on the Cross He is no longer “the prince of the world” as …
