After all our previous clarifications, it remains for us to become acquainted with the teaching of the Church Fathers as summarized by John of Damascus, which is considered an argument among the Orthodox […]
Introduction: The goal for which Saint Irenaeus wrote the book “Apostolic Preaching” is explicitly clear, as Saint Irenaeus mentions in the lines
Chapter Eighteen: The works of Christ in the flesh demonstrate the power and ability of the Word of God: by casting out demons, by performing miracles, and by being born of a virgin. 1- When he speaks
10- “Who is for us” The first part is specific to the divinity of Jesus. The next part concerns his humanity: “He who for our sake came down from heaven.”
The Fourteenth Article Convincing Proofs The Sins of the Princes! [The princes rose up among our people, and forsook the law and boasted in iniquity. They acquired good things, but covetousness overcame them.
A - The continuity of the union of the two natures. A - Was the unity of the two natures at any time subject to separation? From the time of the Annunciation until the end of the ages, no.
A – Messianic Beginnings 1:1-13 The Messiah’s Precursor: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1). The passage (1:1-8) constitutes
We now move from the kingship of David to the last stage before the incarnation, the captivity and the prophets, which is a very important tragic stage, a decisive stage before
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.
This saint was born in Damascus at the beginning of the fifteenth century AD, and he was a direct writer in the court of the Emir of Tripoli (Mamluk), called
He is the twentieth Patriarch (Pope) [1] of the See of Alexandria. He is known as the “Protector of the Faith” and the “Father of Orthodoxy,” and he is one of the fathers who defend true and authentic surrender.
