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“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 . “The work on our hands will be consummated by the power of God, who is capable of turning His words into action.” St. Gregory of Nyssa #Godwillcomplete #trustinGod #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” ‭‭- I Corinthians‬ ‭2:4-5‬ . Saying that the gospel was preached without words of human wisdom does not belittle it, but that, on the contrary, is the greatness of the splendor of the gospel, that it is divine and from heaven. The proof through words of human wisdom, and the cleverness of eloquence, is weaker than the proof by works and signs; Yet, to take away any doubt that those signs are like the deceptive kinds of signs presented by the diviners, he did not say: “in the demonstration of the power”, but said “in the demonstration of the Spirit”, then, “of the power” (4), to confirm that the things done are all spiritual. Saying that the gospel was not proclaimed through words of human wisdom, does not therefore imply any kind of despite, but is rather a great adornment; as it is a proof that it is divine, and high from heaven; Hence he adds: “that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God” (5). The proof by works and signs is greater that by words. – St. John Chrysostom . . . #CopticOrthodox #WisdomOfGod #PowerOfGod #Almighty #Coptic #DailyReadings #HolySpirit

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“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation” — because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.” ‭‭-Mark‬ ‭3:28-30‬ . Indeed every sin and blasphemy are forgiven to mankind, not only what is said against the Son of Man. As long as there is no sin of unrepentant, which is addressed to the Holy Spirit, by whom the Church forgives all sins, all sins are otherwise forgiven. -St. Augustine . . . #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Sin #GodSaves #Repentance #Orthodox

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“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘ No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.” – Matthew 25:1-13 . The five virgins symbolize all of humanity divided into five stages: infancy, childhood, youth, maturity and old age. It assigns to each time both God-fearing and foolish souls. – St. Cyril of Alexandria . . . #TheTenVirgins #FoolishVirgins #WiseVirgins #Bridegroom #CopticOrthodox #DailyReadings

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“having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14 . “The Cross is the crown of victory. It has brought light to those blinded by ignorance. It has released those enslaved by sin. Indeed, it has redeemed the whole of mankind. Do not, then, be ashamed of the Cross of Christ; rather, glory in it. Although it is a stumbling-block to the Jews and folly to the Gentiles, the message of the Cross is our salvation. Of course it is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. For it was not a mere man who died for us, but the Son of God, God made man.” St. Cyril of Jerusalem #Cross #wipedoutsins #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

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