The Orthodox Word #10
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The Orthodox Word #10
119 The Holy Great Martyr of Christ, Saint Demetrios of Thessalonica
129 Joyful Light by Archimandrite Sebastian Dabovich
133 Fotis Kontoglou by Constantine Cavarnos
141 An Open Letter to the Ecumenical Patriarch by Archimandrite Epiphanios Theodoropoulos
145 Orthodoxy in the Contemporary World
149 The Orthodox Spiritual Life: The Teaching of St Seraphim of Sarov on the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit
151 A Pilgrimage to the Orthodox Holy Places of America: The Third Pilgrimage
Whoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
St. Matthew 10:32-4
EVERY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN is called to confess Jesus Christ, to be His witness among men. Not all are called to be martyrs – the word itself means "witness" nor to confess Christ in the midst of terrible persecutions. But it is required of all to live the Christian life which the Church teaches, to undergo the strenuous training which is necessary to wage the unseen warfare with the enemy of our salvation, and to conform one's life ever more to the standards of the Church.
These are the deeds of faith by which all may confess the Lord, by which it may be known that we are His followers, and without which normal spiritual growth goes astray or simply withers away.
The sword of zeal to serve God is the necessary weapon with which to cut off the temptations of evil and worldliness. Without the spiritual warfare wherein Christ is witnessed, there is no Christianity and no salvation.
119 The Holy Great Martyr of Christ, Saint Demetrios of Thessalonica
129 Joyful Light by Archimandrite Sebastian Dabovich
133 Fotis Kontoglou by Constantine Cavarnos
141 An Open Letter to the Ecumenical Patriarch by Archimandrite Epiphanios Theodoropoulos
145 Orthodoxy in the Contemporary World
149 The Orthodox Spiritual Life: The Teaching of St Seraphim of Sarov on the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit
151 A Pilgrimage to the Orthodox Holy Places of America: The Third Pilgrimage
Whoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
St. Matthew 10:32-4
EVERY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN is called to confess Jesus Christ, to be His witness among men. Not all are called to be martyrs – the word itself means "witness" nor to confess Christ in the midst of terrible persecutions. But it is required of all to live the Christian life which the Church teaches, to undergo the strenuous training which is necessary to wage the unseen warfare with the enemy of our salvation, and to conform one's life ever more to the standards of the Church.
These are the deeds of faith by which all may confess the Lord, by which it may be known that we are His followers, and without which normal spiritual growth goes astray or simply withers away.
The sword of zeal to serve God is the necessary weapon with which to cut off the temptations of evil and worldliness. Without the spiritual warfare wherein Christ is witnessed, there is no Christianity and no salvation.