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from On Behalf Of All blog Some terrific points are made in this article, making it very worth your time! Enjoy! Textual Criticism is a discipline that has gained much popularity over the last one hundred years or so, especially as related to the so-called “Bible” of the Christian faith. While this discipline has arguably been around since at least the late middle ages, there has seemingly been a distinct emphasis (among particular … [Read more...]
A month ago, once again, I traveled to the Annual Festival of Young Preachers, hosted by Dwight Moody's Academy of Preaching, and once again, it was a wonderful experience to behold and participate in. There were three young preachers again this year; Jason Ketz (SVS Student), Gabriel Alimeyahu (Hellenic College), and Benjamin Peck (Hellenic College). I want to congratulate them on their excellent work, and thank the many other preachers and … [Read more...]
by St. John Chrysostom From Homily 58 on The Gospel of John. "If a man should come here with earnestness - even though he does not read the Scriptures at home - and if he pays attention to what is said here, within the space of even one year he will be able to obtain a considerable acquaintance with them. For we do not read these Scriptures today, and tomorrow others that are quite different, but always the same section and … [Read more...]
It's that time of year again, and Preachers Institute is offering a very special offering this year for those of you who support our work. We have a very special book, and a VERY SPECIAL DEAL, for you this year. Keep reading down to the PDF deal! A venerable text on the formation of preachers, called (not surprisingly) "On The Formation Of Preachers" is now available through Preachers Institute. This is a considerable text, loaded with … [Read more...]
by Fr. Lawrence Farley This excellent article by Fr Lawrence has complete harmony with the Orthodox Tradition and is quite a distant thing from what is often passing for 'Biblical Studies' today - within the Orthodox Church today and without. We'll be bringing you more along these lines shortly. The much needed ‘return to the Fathers’, Fr. Alexander Schmemann said, “means, above all, the recovery of their spirit, of the secret … [Read more...]
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon One of the major ideas---and perhaps the culminating idea---in the second chapter of Ephesians is the unity of gentiles with Jews to form a single people for God. These two, formerly estranged, have been united, Paul says, through the blood of Christ: “He himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation . . . that He might reconcile them both to God in one body … [Read more...]
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos By his incarnation Christ assumed human nature, and indeed human nature was united with the divine nature immutably, without confusion, inseparably, unchangeably and indivisibly. They are never separated. They remain united forever. Thus the Church will exist also after the Second Coming of Christ and we shall be able to speak of the perfect manifestation of the Church. … [Read more...]
by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos But before I proceed to elaborate the subject of the "origin and revelation of the Church", I would like us to take a look at the etymology of the word "Ekklesia", because it will help us to understand better what is going to be said further on. The word 'Ekklesia' derives from the verb meaning 'to call out' 'call', 'call together', 'gather together'. Thus 'Church' means a gathering of people, a … [Read more...]
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos Through the centuries there have appeared many heretical teachings which distorted the revealed truth, and which the holy Fathers confronted "with the sling stone of the Spirit", that is to say, by the power of the Holy Spirit. And this is so because the holy Fathers were the bearers of the pure Tradition of the Church. Among these heresies are those of Arianism, the Pneumatomachs who fought against the … [Read more...]
by Archbishop Basil Krivoshein, Archbishop of Brussels and Belgium A report given at the Liturgical Conference at the St. Sergius Theological Institute, Paris, on July 2, 1975 The aim of this report is not to examine in detail the historical evolution of the forms of Divine services, the origin of specific differences between Greeks and Russians, the significance of the different Typikons in this process, nor their mutual influences, etc. I am … [Read more...]
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