The danger of individualism in the Baptist community
Baptists believe that every human soul has “competence (or responsibility) in matters of religion.” In their opinion, every individual “enjoys the freedom to self-test
Baptists believe that every human soul has “competence (or responsibility) in matters of religion.” In their opinion, every individual “enjoys the freedom to self-test
He is the one whom the Lord God willed as a mediator to plant Eastern monasticism in the West. He was born in Scythia, at the mouth of the Danube River
Saint Nikephoros was born in Constantinople in the year 758. His father, Theodoros, was the chief of staff of King Constantine V (one of the emperors who fought icons).
Saint Nektarios, whose name was Anastas Kefalas, was born in Southern Thrace on October 1, 1846 AD. He grew up in a large and poor family, and his mother and grandmother were poor
في الفترة التي تلت العصر الرسولي انتقل موقع الرسل في الكنيسة، كما حدَّده الكتاب المقدّس، إلى الأساقفة. كانت سلطة الأسقف في الكنيسة الأولى سلطة المسيح والكنيسة ولم تكن سلطة شخصيّة. وكما أن الرسل كان لديهم “فكر المسيح”، والقرارات التي كانوا يتّخذونها في المسائل الكنسية تتم بإرشاد الروح القدس وليس من لدنهم.
المسيحي كاهن بجسده وكامل وجوده. هو مدعو إلى أن يقدِّم ذاته وجميع أعماله ذبيحة لله، ومعها الخليقة بأسرها. الحياة الشخصية للمسيحي تغدو شهادة لحضور الله وعمله داخل الإنسان حتى أن كل من يرى طريقة حياته يستنتج أن المسيح يحيا فيه، وأنه ليس إنساناً عادياً، بل مواطن في ملكوت الله. وبهذه الطريقة تصبح أعماله وحياته كلها خدمة إلهية دائمة، وتستعيد معناها الأول الذي كان لها في فردوس الله.
Saint Leo lived in a time when those who venerated icons were persecuted. He grew up in a noble family in Ravenna, Italy, and was raised piously. Wire
Martyr Constantine was a priest attached to the Russian embassy in Constantinople when the war broke out between Russia and Turkey. He did not want to return to his country,
Blessed Elder Philotheos was born in 1884 in a small village in the Peloponnese, and was given the name Constantine in holy baptism. Appeared, ago
His life: Gregory’s family belonged to the large and rich royal families and lived in a town called “ARIANDOS – Ariandos” near the town.
Who is he? His name was originally Ghantus the Blacksmith. He is the son of Girgis bin Ghantous from Abiy, one of the villages in the west (Mount Lebanon).
In 1923, thousands were saddened by the death of the seer, Elder Musio, the high priest, Alexei Mishev. But he did not leave his children orphans. Many have