It is my hope that, by providing various forms of information about the New Testament (NT), my readers will gain a deeper understanding and love of it. The NT must be one of the essential books in every Christian’s library. … Continue reading
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Irenaeus (icon above), a gifted father writing in the second century, also emphasized the importance of apostolic teaching and tradition in the propagation of the Gospel and particularly stressed the important role bishops played in preserving and protecting apostolic truth. … Continue reading
I would continue sharing thoughts about acquiring of the Mind of Christ. I have been sharing the thoughts of St. Anselm, whose thoughts Western Christianity has embraced. They are different from those thoughts of the Fathers of the Eastern Church. … Continue reading
Following the head-bowing prayer of the Divine Liturgy, the celebrant says another prayer which, I believe, has deep content. In the very first part of the prayer, the celebrant calls upon the “Lord Jesus Christ, our God” to look down … Continue reading
On this weekend of Zacchaeus, our Epistle reading is taken from the first letter of Paul to Timothy wherein he states: “Our hopes are fixed on the living God who is the savior of all men, but especially of those … Continue reading
Continuing on my comments in the last issue of this article concerning the methodology used to attempt to determine the meaning of a biblical texts, it must be reported that biblical scholars do not agree on the value and use … Continue reading
It seems that a certain tradition of interpreting Chalcedon as a factual disavowal of Cyril has existed in the West. In the East, on the contrary, Christian orthodoxy remained quite definitely Cyrillian. Further more, the implications of the Chalcedonian statement … Continue reading
In the last issue I began a description of the Communion Service which takes place after the Anaphora. While it can begin with a litany, the true beginning of this service is the praying of the OUR FATHER, the Lord’s … Continue reading
The 28th Step on John’s Ladder, which is PRAYER, can actually be divided into three different kinds of prayer: Spoken Prayer, Mental Prayer and Prayer of the Heart. I have already shared thoughts about Spoken Prayer. The second form of … Continue reading
In order to acquire the mind of Christ, we must learn how to embrace the vision He had about human life. This involves our understanding of why God became a human being. It seems that several different versions of Jesus’ … Continue reading