(Save what has been deposited) (1 Timothy 6:20). (The Honorable Tradition: The Life of the Holy Spirit in the Church).. Vladimir Loski. The inner meaning of the Holy Tradition: The history of Orthodoxy is distinguished externally […]
Chapter One: The Noble Tradition: Sources of the Orthodox Faith Continue reading »
The reality is that the Church, from the beginning, did not preserve its apostolic tradition as a rigid heritage, but rather used it not only as a basis for faith and for interpreting the Holy Bible.
The Third Ecumenical Council, which was held in the city of Ephesus in 431, declared that Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is truly the “Mother of God.”
Saint Mary and the Third Ecumenical Council Continue reading »
The Virgin Mary has a special status among all saints, and the Orthodox venerate her as “more honorable than the Cherubim and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim.”
Baptism and circumcision: The Jews were divided into two groups, one group said that it was necessary to take civilization and adapt to it from the Greeks, and the other group adhered to the traditions of
