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“Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father” Galatians 1:3,4 . “What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the gift of God’s grace, when for their sake God’s only Son, co-eternal with the Father, was not content only to be born as man from human stock but even died at the hands of the men he had created?” St. Augustine #salvation #willofGod #ChristgaveHimselfforoursins #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, …

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“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul” 1 Peter 2:11 . “Concerning your body, and the passions which afflict its members… reverence the honor with which God has dignified the body, and do not reduce it to the vile conditions of sinful lust.” St. John Chrysostom #pilgrims #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul” 1 Peter 2:11 …

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“Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!” Mark 10:24 . The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much. … There is harm not only in trying to gain wealth but also in excessive concern with even the most necessary things. It is not enough to despise wealth, but you must also feed the poor and, more importantly, you must follow Christ. – St John Chrysostom . #dailyreadings #holybible #orthodoxy #coptic #dontbeattached #giveandfollowchrist

“Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!” Mark 10:24 . …

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“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 . “Neither is there is any other cause of the Incarnation except this alone: He saw us bowed down to the ground, perishing, tyrannized by death and He had mercy.” St. John Chrysostom #TheIncarnation #JesusisLifeandLight #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 . “Neither is there is any …

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“Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.” 3 John 1:11 . “A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” St Basil the Great #dogood #fastoftheNativity #Advent #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he …

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