Eighth meeting: with Father Serenus (2) - Presidencies
In the previous debate, the first dialogue was with Father Serenus regarding controlling the mind, and we saw the role of demons in distracting the mind. He spoke […]
In the previous debate, the first dialogue was with Father Serenus regarding controlling the mind, and we saw the role of demons in distracting the mind. He spoke […]
Sections of the message: We can divide the message into: Introduction: From the Church of Rome to the Church of Corinth, in which the bishop reveals a truth
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God” (Romans 8:28). 1 It seems to me that he is speaking
“So then, brothers, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die. But if you live according to the flesh, you will die.
The person who is enlightened by the uncreated divine actions “has the knowledge of the glory of God, that glory which is on the face of Christ, shining in his heart, and he becomes a “partaker of the divine glory” and a “participant in the holiness of God.” The Christian who lives in the grace of God becomes a “member of the body of Christ,” that is, a part of the body of the incarnate God, living the life of Christ himself and radiating the divine light.
ليس الروح القدس غريباً عن طبيعة الآب، فهو يأتي من جوهره، أي أن كلاهما من جوهر واحد. لا يستطيع الإنسان أن يصل إلى هذه الحقيقة بمفرده، ولا بدّ أن يرشده الروح القدس نفسه، ولا نستطيع أن نضع له حدوداً، أو أن نفصله عن الآب والابن.
المسيح إله تام وإنسان تام، وحّد في شخصه جوهر الألوهة وجوهر الطبيعة الإنسانية التي اتّخذها كلها، جسداً ونفساً ناطقة، أخذها كلها لكي يقدسها. والحقيقة انه كان كاملاً، أي حائزاً الطبيعة الإلهية كلها، واتخذني بكلّيتي، أي اتخذ الطبيعة الإنسانية كلها. فوحّد الكل بالكل لكي يمنح الخلاص للكل، أي للطبيعة كلها، لأن ما لا يُتّخذ لا يشفى.
The life of prayer is our personal, conscious life in God, because everything, our being and our movement, enters into it. All of our lives and relationships are with God
The last thing that Jesus Christ commanded his disciples, according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew, was what he said after his resurrection from the dead: “Go
” ..وبربٍ واحد يسوع المسيح ابن الله الوحيد. المولود من الآب قبل كل الدهور، نور من نور، إله حق من
...And the Lord said: “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). The call goes back to the day God created man and made him
The phrase “people of God” has a special meaning in the teaching and behavior of the Orthodox Church. This is because it is considered to be all who believed in the Lord Jesus and received