In a public debate with Jehovah’s Witnesses (1), I asked them something similar to what I am asking now, and they asked me: Don’t you rely on […]
Second: The true church and delivery (tradition) Continue reading »
He is Father Youssef bin Girgis Musa bin Muhanna Al-Haddad (1), known, for short, as Father Youssef Muhanna Al-Haddad. He is of Beirut origin.
Youssef Al-Dimashqi, the saint and martyr among the priests Continue reading »
The Church is of course “apostolic,” but it is also patristic. It is essentially the “Church of the Fathers.” These two “characteristics” cannot be separated, and because it is “patristic,” it is truly “apostolic.” The witness of the Fathers is more than a historical feature, more than a voice from the past.
Chapter Seven: Saint Gregory Palamas and the Tradition of the Fathers Continue reading »
The Church is the work of Christ on earth and is the image of His presence and dwelling in the world. When the Holy Spirit descended on the Church on the Day of Pentecost, which was represented by the Twelve and those gathered with them, He entered the world to dwell among us and to make His work more effective in us than before.
Chapter Three: The catholicity of the Church Continue reading »
Many Protestant commentators say that Christ forbade calling anyone on earth father, so they chose other titles such as: “Respected,”
