Orthodox Christianity: Overview and BibliographyCarl S. Tyneh The Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity. There are over 300 million adherents throughout the world. The Orthodox Church is a fellowship of independent churches, which split form the Roman Church over the question of papal supremacy in 1054. The Orthodox adherents include people in: Greece, Georgia, Russia, and Serbia. There are an estimated one million members in the United States. This Advanced book explains the basic principles of Orthodox Christianity and describes in detail the holidays observed by the Orthodox Church. In addition, relevant book literature is presented in bibliographic form with easy access provided by title, subject and author indexes. |
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... Heaven . Indeed , keeping in mind that man is not only an infinitesimal and weak creature within this great world and boundless universe , and that he is a sinner as well , full of passions and evil , and hence ever falling , tormented ...
... Heaven . Indeed , keeping in mind that man is not only an infinitesimal and weak creature within this great world and boundless universe , and that he is a sinner as well , full of passions and evil , and hence ever falling , tormented ...
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... heavens and the stars of heaven , and from the existence of the universe we shall be led to accept the existence of a Creator who fashioned the world . From the order and harmony which dominates the natural world we shall comprehend the ...
... heavens and the stars of heaven , and from the existence of the universe we shall be led to accept the existence of a Creator who fashioned the world . From the order and harmony which dominates the natural world we shall comprehend the ...
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... heaven and our present life into a veritable paradise . Thus faith leads us to religion and religion to the heavenly kingdom . 4 As St. John Chrysostom states : " Faith is the very hypostasis and essence of things hoped for » a placing ...
... heaven and our present life into a veritable paradise . Thus faith leads us to religion and religion to the heavenly kingdom . 4 As St. John Chrysostom states : " Faith is the very hypostasis and essence of things hoped for » a placing ...
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... heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands » ( Psalm 18,1 ) says the Psalmist , and St. Paul the Apostle cites : << The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen ...
... heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands » ( Psalm 18,1 ) says the Psalmist , and St. Paul the Apostle cites : << The invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen ...
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... heaven , thou art there ; if I should go down to hell , thou art present . If I should spread my wings to fly toward the dawn and sojourn at the extremity of the sea , it would be vain , for even there thy hand would guide me , and thy ...
... heaven , thou art there ; if I should go down to hell , thou art present . If I should spread my wings to fly toward the dawn and sojourn at the extremity of the sea , it would be vain , for even there thy hand would guide me , and thy ...
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Page 102 - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Page 49 - I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good, I find not. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Page 73 - He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David ; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever ; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Page 121 - Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
Page 104 - For I have received of the LORD that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord JESUS, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread ; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this is my body, which is broken for you : this do in remembrance of me.
Page 62 - Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same: that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Page 109 - But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's lody.
Page 15 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor...
Page 49 - I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Page 122 - But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife ; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.