The Eucharist in the teaching of John of Damascus
The plan of human salvation: Since God was good and completely good, He granted goodness and was entirely good, and - for the reason of the abundant riches of His goodness - […]
In faith and baptism
The effect of baptism - Baptism is one - The necessity of invoking the Holy Trinity in baptism - Why the three immersions - What is the meaning of baptism
Concerning the saints and the necessity of honoring them and honoring their remains
The saints must be honored because they are beloved of Christ, children and heirs of God, as John the Theologian and Evangelist says: “As many as received him he gave to be
Direction towards the east in prostration
Why does the church face the east in its prostration? - Unwritten tradition: It is not a simple matter, nor is it a matter of course
In the cross and faith
Beings cannot be created by human thinking - faith is a general necessity - What is faith: “The word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing. As for us
Categories in Christ
المقولات في المسيح أربعة أنواع أصليّة: تُقسم المقولات في المسيح إلى أربعة أقسام أصليّة، ذلك نسبةً إلى ما قبل تأنّسه
In the relationship between the Lord and the Holy Mother of God
Since, in the foregoing, we have given a specific explanation about the Most Praiseworthy Saint Mary, the ever-virgin mother of God, and we have proven about her.
How is God's only son called the firstborn?
The firstborn is the first born. He is an only son or also born before his other siblings. Therefore, if we say that he is a son
Did the Lady give birth to the two natures, and did they hang on the cross?
Solution to Severus’ objection: Birth is the prerogative of the hypostasis, not nature: - The thing that is not becoming and becoming, which is written in Greek with one letter (v): and its meaning is other than
When was this hypostasis called Christ?
It is not, as some falsely claim, that the mind was united with God the Word before the incarnation of the Virgin, and was then called Christ. Then
The hypostasis of Christ, whether created or uncreated
A response to those who ask whether the hypostasis of Christ was created or uncreated. The hypostasis of the Word of God - before his incarnation - was simple.
Why is the son the one who became human? What can I do by making him feel better?
Why did the Son of God become a man and not the Father or the Spirit? What did the son do by becoming human? The father is a father, not the son. And the son is a son