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"When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity made its appearance; for the voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling Thee His Beloved Son, and the Spirit, in the form of a Dove, confirmed the truth of the word. O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and hast...

I haven't been on social media lately and found out from my husband about this coward crime. May the soul of Charlie go to God unbothered by the unclean spirits. After all, they didn't manage to prove him wrong and that's why they found a disturbed young man whom they inspired to silence...

@Blain and @Burn1986 Candycane7 is a male from Germany living in Germany (according to his profile), not a woman.

"Why do you have to believe in Jesus to be saved?" Weird question. As if the two (Jesus Christ and salvation) could be separated. I understand it comes from a 14 years old, the question was asked in 2019 and the op is most certainly no longer in the zone. But, I would answer the 14 years old...

The only movie about Jesus Christ that I watch (every year before Easter) is "Il vangelo secondo Matteo" by Pier Paolo Passollini. I am eastern orthodox Christian (the only Church that has kept the icon of Jesus Christ, although pietist religious imagery have gain access in our Church too...

In Romania we say "Tell me who you associate with and I'll tell you who you are". We don't chose our relatives, our collegues, our coworkers, our neighbours, but we do chose our friends and spouse. Bad company does affect good character and those who are in danger of this influence are the...

The fruits of the Holy Spirit are: love, kindness, joy, patience, faithfulness, goodness, self-control. So, the answer is definitely, without any doubt, NO, a Christian (by Christian I mean someone who prays, goes to Church, takes the Holy Communion and reads the Bible) can't have a demon dwell...

Before telling the parable, Jesus Christ was told by some of those present about a horrific event that happened to some Galileans "whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices"; in other words, God allowed that those Galileans die of a violent death during the moment they were offering...

Christianity wasn't chosen as the Roman State religion. In 313 (Edict of Milan), the Roman emperor Constantine the Great acknowledged Christianity and Christians became tolerated. They were no longer persecuted. It is the emperor Theodosius who declares Christianity as the state religion and...

After a comment like "eat a banana" I feel stupid to write "eat the Holy Communion"... but I am doing it anyway, assuming that your question and your struggle are serious (just as the struggle of any Christian who wants to take himself seriously and is honest with himself). If salvation...

Yes, both. And everybody knew, but only Saint John the Baptist had the courage to criticise them openly.

Herodias was married to Herod II with whom she had a daughter, Salomeea (the girl who danced at Herod Antipas's birthday party). Herodias divorced her husband (he was still alive) and married Herod Antipa, the stepbrother, because he was wealthier and inherited dominion over Judeea (unlike...

Matthew 5, 29-30 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one...

There is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church who lived a quite, retired life in Phoenicia (he is honored on the 28th of February); his name is Saint Jacob the Hermit. During 15 years he lived in a cave and God gave him the gift of performing miracles (healings) in His name. He was known for...

Freedom is a scary gift. If it's irresponsible it leads you inevitably to sin; if you give it up you end up in legalism and formalism (which lead to spiritual death).

"All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any." 1 Corinthians 6, 12

I read two chapters of the New Testament every night and when I'm done, I start all over again. Yesterday I finished reading Acts. I always find new meanings. As for the Old Testament, I haven't read it entirely yet, I will start after reading an introductory course to the Old Testament (it's...

PennEd, the distance in understanding between you and me is so wide, as ... as the distance between the rich man in hell and Lazarus in Abraham's bossom. The Church does not honor the Theotokos because the Bible says so or because some saints woke up one morning and decided to do so. It is the...

Sure. But only after you show me where did Jesus ask his disciples to write a book about Him. She was a sinner, but she wasn't like you and me... she was chosen by God the Father to bear His Son. We call her mother of God, in order to accentuate and confess the nature of Jesus Christ, who is...