Randy (or anyone else for that matter), I went to the website you referred me to (CCEL), and I'm trying to get an Orthodox understanding of Ephesians 2:8-9,...
I don't know why, buy I get the feeling you guys may be as interested as I am in finding good deals in books related to the faith. I was just skimming through...
Bobby, when I was at Concordia Seminary I actually went and underlined in my Bible all the passages that refer to salvation by grace, and all that referred to...
Mercy By Fr. Thomas Hopko http://www.oca.org/OCchapter.asp?SID=2&ID=167 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." (Matthew 5:7) To be merciful...
God's "Righteousness" Written by the Very Rev. John Breck* *September 2006, Article # 1 * Lead-in: How are we saved? By accumulating "good works," or by...
...At the other end of the Christian life, many saints (as recognized later by the Church) died with a profound sense of their own sinfulness and unworthiness...
The Lord of Works<http://orrologion.blogspot.com/2008/11/lord-of-works.html> According to St Mark the Ascetic, the Lord is hidden within His commandments. In...
It should be noted that this article is written by a priets of an uber-traditionalist, Old Calendarist schismatic group of Orthodox Christians, so it will not...
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:21 PM, <AdonaiUplifts@...> wrote: [snip] Jeremy Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile Just had to commend you on your posting from...
St Macarius glorified God and said, "In truth, the Lord seeks neither virgins nor married women, and neither monks nor laymen, but values a person's free...
Self-Offering to God the Creator Written by the Very Rev. Vladimir Berzonsky "Thine own of Thine own we offer to Thee: On behalf of all and for all" ...
Through Baptism, Grace Written by the Very Rev. John Breck http://www.oca.org/CHRIST-life-article.asp?SID=6&ID=145&MONTH=December&YEAR=2007 Often in our...
St. John Cassian on Grace and Free Will<http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/NPNF2-11/Npnf2-11-63.htm#P5240_1885757>: his famous *Conference *XIII. St. John was a...
Concerning Free Will and Predestination by St. John of Damascus http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/exact_freewill.aspx Chapter 25. Concerning what is in our...
Free Will and Death Death was unknown to the first man. "With much love for his Benefactor", he lived in Paradise an untroubled and blessed life, in innocence...
I think it is always good for people considering conversion to do so after being full informed. One of the best ways to do this is by speaking with people...
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*Transcription of Metropolitan Jonah's Talk to the All-American Council of the OCA on Tuesday Evening, November 11, 2008 * Christ is in our midst. One of the...
Hi all, Christopher, you had on your blog a nice critique of the OSB but I didn't notice anything written on the Morning and Evening prayers provided in the...
*"Orthodox Church Today:" New Research Reveals Some "Not-So-Obvious" Facts about American Orthodox Christianity ** * BERKLEY, CA [PAOI] -- The "Orthodox Church...
14th Session of the International Joint Commission on the Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Lutherans. Paphos, Cyprus, 30 May 7 June...
I heard from a former RC priest last week that RC christians believe that the Eucharist is a memorial and perhaps 60% to 70% catholics believe it. Wondering...
*By Fr. Stephen Freeman * http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/truth-and-existence-a-second-look/ *The original article (which follows) was published...
