Part Two - Section One: 1- God and Man
Introduction: 1- Know, O beloved Marcian (1), your zeal and piety towards God, which is the only path that leads a person towards eternal life, […]
On Theophany or the Birth of Christ - a sermon by Saint Gregory the Theologian
Christmas Prayers (*), 1 - Christ was born and they glorified him. Christ came from the heavens and they received him. Christ came to earth and they glorified him. “Praise the Lord”
Jihad of the believing soul
Self-commitment to vigilance 38. We must always be alert and watchful, because the Word of God leaps like a deer or an elk (Song of Songs 2:9)
Chapter Three - Detailed Explanation of the Constitution: “By the one, catholic, holy, and apostolic Church”
21- And in the one church, the waw is a conjunction. “Church” is connected to what came before it, meaning: “I believe in the one God the Father... and in the one Lord Jesus.”
Chapter Three - Detailed Explanation of the Constitution: From “And He Ascended to Heaven” to “Deification”
15- And he ascended to heaven. On the fortieth day of Resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven and sat at the right hand of the Father. The right hand of God -
Eighth meeting: with Father Serenus (2) - Presidencies
In the previous debate, the first dialogue took place with Father Serenus regarding controlling thought, and we saw the role of demons in dispersing thought. And he spoke
Doctrinal and comparative theology
The aim of studying this material is: to become acquainted with the Orthodox doctrines, that is, the true truths of the Christian faith that the Apostles preached and taught.
Chapter Twenty-Two - The Saints of Our Church
The person who is enlightened by the uncreated divine actions “has the knowledge of the glory of God, that glory which is on the face of Christ, shining in his heart, and he becomes a “partaker of the divine glory” and a “participant in the holiness of God.” The Christian who lives in the grace of God becomes a “member of the body of Christ,” that is, a part of the body of the incarnate God, living the life of Christ himself and radiating the divine light.
Kikilea and her husband Valerian, martyrs
Saint Ciquelia was from a wealthy, well-known pagan family in Rome. She became a disciple of Christ from her youth, so she began devoting her time
Chapter Seven - The Fall
ما أن سقط الإنسان حتى بدأ مغامرته الكبرى. فالمحبة التي كانت تربطه بالله وبسائر الخليقة انفصمت وانقسم كل شيء في داخلها. والإنسان نفسه تجزأ، وبعدم رجوعه إلى الله صار كائناً أنانياً.
Chapter Five - The Work of the Triune God in Time
عندما نتحدث عن عمل الله في الزمن، لا نعني أن الخليقة عمل مباشر لجوهر الله. وبكلام آخر، أن الخليقة التي أوجدها الله المثلث الأقانيم في الزمن ليست نتيجة الجوهر الإلهي، بل ثمرة إرادة الله المثلث الأقانيم.
Gregory of Nyssa
We do not have sufficient data about the details of his life, but we can trace its stages through information scattered in his writings, from letters