Renewal among Baptists
Baptists do not believe in the teaching of the Church regarding the renewal of believers through the sacraments (1), especially the sacrament of baptism. Therefore they wrote a strange teaching that does not take,
Sixth: Discussing the issue of regeneration and salvation by faith alone
From what we read previously, we notice how they consider a human being based on a certain circumstance or based on a certain urge as
Chapter Fourteen - A person's joining the Church
The heavenly birth that Christ speaks of is “the washing of regeneration and renewal that comes from the Holy Spirit,” that is, receiving the Holy Spirit through baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit that renews the birth of man. This presence takes place within the Church through the sacrament of baptism and the other sacraments.
Saint Athanasius the Great
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.
Is a child who dies before being baptized in debt? (1)
The Church is obligated to receive baptism according to the commandments of the Lord: “He who is not born of water and the Spirit will not enter the kingdom of heaven” (John 3:15); "from
The Sacrament of Baptism: Rite and Meaning
Introduction: The difference between us as a Christian community today and the Christian community in the early church is that that community was an organic unit cohesive in the Lord.
What is the new or second birth, and does it exist in the Orthodox Church as well as in the Protestant churches?
The Protestants’ rejection of the meanings of Christian baptism (that it is a new birth, in which the Holy Spirit descends, sins are forgiven, etc.) made them invent new, innovative methods.