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“It is better for a man to be silent and be a Christian than to talk and not be one…. Men believe with the heart and confess with the mouth, the one unto righteousness, the other unto salvation. It is good to teach, if the teacher also does what he says.” – St. Ignatius of Antioch #believe #confess #webelieveconfessandglorify #believewiththeheart #confesswiththemouth #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“It is better for a man to be silent and be a Christian than to talk and not be one…. …

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“If God Himself has come (to the believer), then even those matters that seem to be against him are transformed to be assets for him…a believer who cherishes God’s laws is not hindered by any person or by Satan or anything else! If you were to strip him of his money, it would be more reason to reward him; if you were to badmouth him as an evil person, then this evil would be counted as a source of new brilliance before God. If you were to deprive him of food, he would be glorified all the more and his reward would be greater If you were to lead him to his death – which is the worst thing that could happen to anyone- then you would be binding him with the wreaths of martyrdom. What path of life is like that?” St Jerome #Godisforus #faith #believe #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings

“If God Himself has come (to the believer), then even those matters that seem to be against him are transformed …

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“By saying: “… you believe in God, believe also in Me”, the Lord intends to say that ‘all these difficulties will surely pass away since by having faith in Me and in My Father you become far more powerful than all the hardships that you will encounter. That faith will shield you from being conquered by any evil. St John Chrysostom #letnotyourheartbetroubled #believe #FaithinChrist #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“By saying: “… you believe in God, believe also in Me”, the Lord intends to say that ‘all these difficulties …

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“The Lord came fore this reason: to take away the sins of the world; for it is impossible for mankind to get rid of them except through washing them away. Therefore it is necessary for the person who believes not to depart from this world while bearing the old man. As long as a person does not, through faith, kill the old man, bury, and die in him (the old man), then he will go to that place and be punished for his earlier sins.” – St. John Chrysostom #believe #hetrampleddowndeathbyhisdeath #Hehasdeliveredusfromthepowerofdeath #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“The Lord came fore this reason: to take away the sins of the world; for it is impossible for mankind …

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“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – St. Augustine . “God’s power is able to perform wonders with you, but it awaits your faith.” – H.H. Pope Shenouda III #believe #faith #fromdeathtolife #ChristIsRisen #TrulyHeIsRisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” …

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