“Believing in Christ as the Messiah and Son of God does not leave a person unchanged and in the same status. This faith leads the believer to enjoy eternal life, rejoice in the Lord’s name and in His person as He is life itself.” St John Chrysostom #StThomasSunday #doubt #faith #eternallife #HolyFifty #ChristisRisen #TrulyHeisRisen #dailyreadings …
“I am dying for all men”, says the Lord. “I am dying to give them life through myself and to redeem the whole human race through my humanity. In my death, death itself will die and man’s fallen nature will rise again with me. I wanted to be like my brothers in every respect, so …
“Christ did not gain victory for His own sake, but for our benefit. Having become a Man, yet He remained as God and conquered the devil. He, who has never sinned acquired victory for our sake, we, who were bound in death because of sin. The death of Christ conquered the devil, who was committed …
“Amazing! Look again, whither He has raised the Church. As though He were lifting it up by some engine, He has raised it up to a vast height, and set it on yonder throne; for where the Head is, there is the body also. There is no interval of separation between the Head and the …
“Find Jesus at the door of your heart and you will discover paradise.” St John Chrysostom #eternallife #inChrist #SonofGod #HolyFifty #Christisrisen #TrulyHeisrisen #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox
