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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 …

“He tasted death for the sake of all; although by nature, He, Himself was the Life and resurrection. He surrounded His body with death, then by His mighty power, He treaded upon death to become the Firstfruit among the dead, and the Firstfruit of those who have fallen asleep. If the resurrection from the dead happens through man; and the Man we Know is the Word begotten by God; Through Him the power of death has been destroyed.” – St. Cyril the Great #brightsaturday #lightsaturday #hetrampleddowndeathbyhisdeath #pascha #holyweek #Christisrisen #khristosanesti #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“He tasted death for the sake of all; although by nature, He, Himself was the Life and resurrection. He surrounded …