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 […]
تجلي يسوع: 2 وَبَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ أَخَذَ يَسُوعُ بُطْرُسَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَيُوحَنَّا، وَصَعِدَ بِهِمْ إِلَى جَبَل عَال مُنْفَرِدِينَ وَحْدَهُمْ. وَتَغَيَّرَتْ هَيْئَتُهُ
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We mean by it the covenant that God made with His people in Sinai, which is the stage of the beginning of the fulfillment of God’s promise in a covenant associated with Him.
Mansour ibn Sarjun, the name of Saint John, was born around the year 655 AD in Damascus, the capital of the Umayyads at that time, from an ancient family.
المسيح إله تام وإنسان تام، وحّد في شخصه جوهر الألوهة وجوهر الطبيعة الإنسانية التي اتّخذها كلها، جسداً ونفساً ناطقة، أخذها كلها لكي يقدسها. والحقيقة انه كان كاملاً، أي حائزاً الطبيعة الإلهية كلها، واتخذني بكلّيتي، أي اتخذ الطبيعة الإنسانية كلها. فوحّد الكل بالكل لكي يمنح الخلاص للكل، أي للطبيعة كلها، لأن ما لا يُتّخذ لا يشفى.
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.
Introduction The divine service, by which we mean the group of rituals, prayers, and liturgical services, constitutes the framework of liturgical life. Its goal is to carry it to and from us
A. Types of preaching: Many basic factors change in a sermon depending on the occasion. In addition to changing the topic, the ideal duration of the sermon, the tone, and the movement change.
Text: 14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, kneeling before him 15 and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and is in great pain.
17:14-23 – Jesus heals a boy and foretells his passion, death and resurrection Continue reading »
Text: 1 And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up to a high mountain apart. 2 And his appearance changed
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28 And after these sayings about eight days, he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, it became clear
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The icon of the Transfiguration is the icon of the divine light that was announced to the apostles. Saint Basil the Great said, “The light that appeared on Mount Tabor in...
