The earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ is radiant with compassion, a divine quality inseparable from His very Person, for He is Love Incarnate. This compassion is an eternal aspect of the uncreated energies of God, made manifest in the TheanthroposâGod-ManâJesus Christ. In the Gospels, our Lord is often described as being âmoved with […]
The False Security of âOnce Saved, Always Savedâ
The heretical doctrine of âonce saved, always savedâ, also known as the perseverance of the saints or eternal security, is a novel invention born from theological ignorance and wilful misreading of the Holy Scriptures. It is a dogma foreign to the mind of the early Church, repugnant to the witness of the Saints, and dangerous […]
The Unclean Roots of Modern Protestantism
The Cross is not enforced with a sword, and the Kingdom of God is not advanced by law, but by grace. An Eastern Orthodox Witness to the Atrocities of Luther and Calvin, the Absurdity of Vicarious Apology, and the Idolatry of Men From the vantage point of the Orthodox Churchâthe Body of Christ unbroken since […]
Get Up, and Walk On
You are not defeated by fallingâyou are only defeated by refusing to rise. Let today be your answer to despair. Get up, and walk on. âThe just man shall fall seven times, and shall rise again.â (Proverbs 24:16) âIf you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again. Only do not abandon your […]
Protestants and the Church That Gave Them the Bible
In the unfolding drama of Christian history, few ironies are as striking, and as spiritually tragic, as the Protestant invention of sola scripturaâthe doctrine that the Bible alone is the supreme authority in matters of faithâwhile simultaneously rejecting the very Church through whom the Scriptures were received, preserved, canonised, and interpreted for centuries. Indeed, among […]
Historical Amnesia and the Crisis of Ecclesial Memory
In our time, when truth is commodified and novelty is prized above faithfulness, the affliction of historical amnesia has become one of the greatest spiritual maladies of the Christian world, particularly among many of those who identify as Baptists, Evangelicals, and members of various ânon-denominationalâ churches. This amnesiaâthe forgetting or even denial of the Churchâs […]
Pressured from all sides
Even when you feel pressed on every side, remember that you are not crushed. The strength within you is not your own, but Godâs, and He does not fail. âWe are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute; we suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Outside of Christianity
Question: Do you think the Jehovah’s Witnesses are a valid Christian denomination? I think they deny the Nicene Creed, but even some Baptists do too. The Jehovah’s Witnesses, under the leadership of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, are not recognised as a valid Christian body within the Orthodox Church for several critical and doctrinal […]
Thresholds
The trials we face today are not wallsâthey are only thresholds; walk through each one with courage. Every step taken in faith draws us closer to the quiet victory prepared for us. âBut they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles: they shall run and not be […]
Do Orthodox Christians consider the Shroud of Turin to be legitimate?
The Orthodox Church does not have a definitive, universally binding position on the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. While some Orthodox Christians venerate it and believe it to be the authentic burial cloth of Christ, others are more cautious or sceptical. The matter is generally approached with reverence but also a degree of theological […]