1-1: The first answer comes from understanding the noble tradition
What is the honorable tradition that we appear to be, in the eyes of a segment of Christians, backward, even misguided, simply because we adhere to it and make it a pillar […]
What is the honorable tradition that we appear to be, in the eyes of a segment of Christians, backward, even misguided, simply because we adhere to it and make it a pillar […]
Jehovah's Witnesses say that our only reference is the Bible, and they reject the Church's interpretation of this book and reject the holy councils that clarified the faith.
1. The chronological precedence of the Gospel of Mark over the other Gospels: It was believed in ancient times that the Gospel of Mark formed part of the Gospels of
The idea that the Orthodox Church adheres to the principles and piety of the ancient, universal, indivisible Church is the central principle of this Church.
The truth of salvation in Christ is not a rigid letter that can be preserved in a book. It is a treasure that the Lord gave to the apostles so that their union would be the sure guarantee of their possession of the truth of salvation. The apostles passed this treasure on to the bishops so that they might complete the mission, in their union with the Church - the Body of Christ, where the Holy Spirit works. In doing so, they do not express their own opinion, but the will of the Holy Spirit who dwells in the Church.
Man cannot know the divine truth, that is, he cannot know the essence of God, but only knows the uncreated actions of God, that is, His effects. However, the Church tradition and the Holy Bible speak of specific appearances of God, the most important of which was His appearance to Abraham in the form of three angels. The Church Fathers say that this event is the first appearance of the Holy Trinity in the Old Testament.
He is one of the twelve disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and is called the Twin. It is known in the Gospel of John, in particular, from three situations:
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