Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov
By virtue of Chrismation the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth. He recalls for us the commandments, making our conscience very sensitive and vigilant. The grace of the Holy Spirit gives to man strength to contend with sin and not capitulate to the mercy of the conqueror, and not to yield to the evil that dominates in the world. The Mystery of Chrismation makes man a winged creature, born in Baptism not to crawl, but to fly.
Seraphim Hamilton
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
There are four senses to Scripture: historical, allegorical, moral, eschatological. Why? As with anything, we ground this in the doctrine of the Logos, in whom all of God’s energies are summed up.
Rating: 9.7|Votes: 3
In order to have a coherent doctrine of Scripture, one needs to root and ground the Bible in a coherent doctrine of Christ. One often hears today that “the Bible is not the Word of God” because “Christ is the Word of God.” Popular as this sentiment is among Orthodox and Catholics, the Fathers taught otherwise.
Dr. David Ford, Dr. Mary Ford, Rev. Dr. Philip LeMasters, Dr. Philip Mamalakis, and Alf Kentigern Siewers
Rating: 10|Votes: 5
In light of the exalted dignity of our existence as male and female in God’s image, Orthodoxy urges everyone to embrace the high calling of sexual purity, which is a healing medicine from the only perfect “Doctor.” Indeed, the Church calls all human beings, married or celibate, to prepare for the Heavenly Wedding Feast.
Rating: 10|Votes: 2
There are such events and milestones in the earthly life of man that define his future—both in the temporal and eternal perspectives. Baptism, undoubtedly, is just such a turning point in the historical progression of the world.