Faith without works is dead, and works without faith are dead also. For if we have sound doctrine but fail in living, the doctrine is of no use to us. Likewise if we take pains with life but are careless about doctrine, that will not be any good to us either. It is therefore necessary …
“Christ gave His flesh for our flesh and His soul for our souls.” – St. Clement of Rome #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox #goodshepherd #salvation
He is called Jesus: Sometimes He calls Himself a shepherd, and says, “I am the good Shepherd.”. -and with benevolence, for He alone gave Himself a sacrifice for us: “For the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep; “. As then we say that it belongs to the shepherd’s art to care for the …
“He was led forth like a lamb; He was slaughtered like a sheep. He ransomed us from our servitude to the world, as He has ransomed Israel from the land of Egypt; He freed us from our slavery to the devil, as He had freed Israel from the hand of Pharaoh…. He is the One …