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 […]
Publisher's Introduction This book contains two sermons by St. John Chrysostom out of three sermons he delivered on Good Friday, published
The Cross - Two sermons on the crucifixion of Christ by Saint John Chrysostom Continue reading »
Chapter Nineteen 56 Non-Resisting Evil You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist.
Blessed Augustine’s commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:38-48 Continue reading »
8. On being kind to others 1. “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist an evil person, but
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“He who is weak in faith receive him, but not to disputes of opinion. For one man believes that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.” Romans 14:1-2
Sermon Twenty-Five: The Epistle to the Romans - Chapter Fourteen: 1-13 Continue reading »
“Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse” (Romans 12:14). 1 After teaching them how they should behave among themselves,
Sermon Twenty-Two: The Epistle to the Romans - Chapter Twelve: 14-21 Continue reading »
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.
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Text: 6:9 Then some of the council rose up, which is called the council of the Libertines, of Cyrene, and of Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, and Yahau Ron
07: 2-53 The sermon of Saint Stephen the Martyr Continue reading »
Speaking of the “new commandment” (John 13:34), meaning love, presupposes complete purity that the writer of these lines does not have, and therefore requires renunciation.
31 And as you would have people do to you, do likewise to them. 32 And if you love those who love you, what credit have you?
Ruling before the persecution: After the killing of Aurelianus in his campaign against the Sassanians in the year 275, several emperors succeeded to the throne who were killed.
