20- And with the Holy Spirit, the letter “waw” and “waw” are the conjunctions. “The Holy Spirit” is connected to what came before it, meaning: “I believe in the one God the Father, and in the one Lord […]
The Lord’s thoughts are in our minds and hearts: David the Prophet says: “The Messenger: Your thoughts, O God, are with me, how abundant are they” (Psalm 139:17).
“For as in one body we have many members, but not all the members have the same function. Thus we are many people
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ليس الروح القدس غريباً عن طبيعة الآب، فهو يأتي من جوهره، أي أن كلاهما من جوهر واحد. لا يستطيع الإنسان أن يصل إلى هذه الحقيقة بمفرده، ولا بدّ أن يرشده الروح القدس نفسه، ولا نستطيع أن نضع له حدوداً، أو أن نفصله عن الآب والابن.
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The problem of the correct interpretation of the Bible remained acute until the fourth century during the Church’s conflict with the Arians, and it did not lessen in intensity than it was in the second century during the resistance of the Gnostics, the Sabalians, and the Montanists. All parties to the conflict resorted to the Bible, to the point that the heretics cited—and still do—its chapters and verses and resorted to its authority.
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He is the twentieth Patriarch (Pope) [1] of the See of Alexandria. He is known as the “Protector of the Faith” and the “Father of Orthodoxy,” and he is one of the fathers who defend true and authentic surrender.
Text: 21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must my brother sin against me and I forgive him?” Up to seven times? 22
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Text: 6 But we have different gifts, according to the grace given to us: prophecy, then in relation to faith, 7 or ministry, then in service, or
Text: 9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance. 10 For for this reason we labor and are reproached, because we have placed our hope in the living God,
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What is special about Orthodoxy? What elements define the identity of Orthodoxy in the context of present pluralism, secularism, and post-modernism? These questions
The phrase “people of God” has a special meaning in the teaching and behavior of the Orthodox Church. This is because it is considered to be all who believed in the Lord Jesus and received
