Fasting before communion
It is one of the very expressive church fasts that Orthodoxy requires of all believers (except the sick and children) every time they come to […]
Holy Spirit
Introduction by Father Lev Gille The Divinity of the Holy Spirit by Father Elias Markos A Historical Overview of the Most Important Heresies Against the Holy Spirit The Content of the Heresy Against
The Orthodox Church is a universal, holy and apostolic Church
Introduction: The church, in its narrow sense, means the community of believers. When we talk about a group called a church, there must be a link connecting that group
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The body of canon law or laws of the universal Christian Church
In our hands is a precious book, which includes a collection of church laws enacted by the apostolic councils, ecumenical and local councils, and patristic laws with their explanations. The Church
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Chapter One: The Noble Tradition: Sources of the Orthodox Faith
(Keep the deposit) (1 Timothy 6:20). (Holy Tradition is the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church).. Vladimir Lossky. The inner meaning of Holy Tradition: The history of Orthodoxy is distinguished externally
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Interpretation of the New Testament in the Orthodox Church
The Gospels, which are the core of the New Testament and an important part of it, are permanently kept on the Holy Table in every Orthodox Church. from
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The Bible, the Church and Criticism
This text is part of a longer article with the same title, and some sections have been deleted with permission from the author. Father Jack Sparks
The Bible between scientific criticism and tradition
This talk serves as an introduction, a point of view and questions. The answer is not given directly, and time answers, the Church answers, science answers. What is it
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Who wrote the Gospels?
Who wrote the four Gospels? Traditionally, the first, as we know, is attributed to Matthew, the second to Mark, the third to Luke, and the fourth to John.
Holy tradition
يستند الإيمان بالمسيح يسوع إلى مجموعة تعاليم وعقائد ومعلومات تتناول حياة المسيح والأحداث التي جرت معه. أمّا التقليد فهو، من
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,
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Tradition
الكلام على “التقليد الشريف” صعب ودقيق، وذلك لأنه تراث الكنيسة وذاكرتها المقدسة التي “حُفظت فيها الحقيقة: رسالة خلاص الإنسان”. وهذه
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