The Church and the Sacraments
І- Introduction Some fathers consider that just as we cannot provide any definition of Christ, who is the head of the church, except […]
The holy icon, a historical and doctrinal overview
The beginning of the use of icons: The historian Eusebius narrates that he saw a statue of the Lord Jesus in Banias, Mount Hermon, and that he saw real icons of the apostles.
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Orthodox icon
0 – Introduction: Since childhood, icons have accompanied us in every aspect of the church, especially on the iconostasis. Our churches are a kind of celebration,
Prostrating to icons
The origin of prostration for man is the presence of the image of God in him: - When some blamed us for prostrating to the images of the Savior and Our Lady the Virgin Mary and honoring them,
Symbols in icons
In the Orthodox icon there are multiple symbols. We will try to understand the most important icon symbols found in our church, especially the ones most used in
Saint John of Damascus and the Seventh Council
The question of icons that arose in Byzantium at the end of the seventh century appears in the Eighty-Second Law of the Council of Trullo (
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Why do we light candles in front of icons?
First: The candle expresses an accurate pictorial expression of the worshiper’s stance before God! She appears calm and calm, and her heart is burning with fire
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Frequently asked questions about the icon
1- What is an icon? An icon is an often two-dimensional image of the Lord, Lady, saints, and Biblical incidents and parables
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Church - Church of Christ
The Church is not a group like other groups, nor is it my church or your church, but rather it is only “the Church of Christ.” It is his group, his own. He chose it on
The Church is the bride of Christ
In the Old Testament, the prophets often used the image of a wedding to speak about God’s relationship with His people, so we find that God is in this image.
The Church is the body of Christ
One of the many phrases that the Apostle Paul used to describe the redeemed church was the phrase “the body of Christ.” We will try, in this haste, to discover the meaning
The Church through the Epistles of the Apostle Paul
Saint Paul used the word “church” about 62 times in his letters. The word “church” is an Arabization of the Greek word (Ekklissia - εκκλησία), which means “calling.”
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