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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Behaving as a Christian
“This is Paul’s use of the command to ‘be what you are’. Those who are in Christ must behave accordingly. How should they behave towards fellow-Christians? They must remember that they are one body in Christ (Rom. 12:3-8). What kind … Continue reading
The Conversion of St. Paul
“When God summoned Moses to liberate Israel from Egypt, his goal was to establish a covenant people based on the gift of Mosaic law. When Christ commissioned Paul on the Damascus road, he charged him to preach the gospel to … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Church, God, Gospel, New Testament, Orthodox Church, St. Paul, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian Community, Church, Conversion of St. Paul, God, Gospel, Pauline Gospel, Revelation, St. Paul, St. Paul the Apostle
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The Church as the Body of Jesus
“And he fell to the ground in a great trance, and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.’ And he said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christian, Church, Discipleshp, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, St. Paul, Uncategorized
Tagged Acts 9, Body of Christ, Church, Conversion of St. Paul, disciple, St. Paul, St. Paul the Apostle
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Reading Scripture, Interacting with God
Reading Scripture with an assumption that the only truth is historical truth or scientific truth, limits the revelation which God may be offering through a text. It leads some to assume that if every word of the Bible is not … Continue reading
Posted in bible, Christ, Gospel, New Testament, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, Patristic, Scripture, Uncategorized, Word of God
Tagged Bible Reading, Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Literalism, Interpreting Scripture, Orthodoxy, Scripture Reading, Tradition, Understanding the Bible
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Orthodoxy in America
“The Church is in the world, in order to convert and redirect all the realms of natural, personal and social life. Her task is to make people aware of their true destiny and to make history constantly eschatological by illuminating, … Continue reading
Saintliness and Sinlessness
We sometimes imagine – and this really is purely imagination – that the saints were perfect, sinless, infallible, faultless and mistake free. But to disabuse ourselves of such imaginary saints, we need only think about the real lives of saints … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, God, love, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Repentance, Saints
Tagged Christian Love, God's Will, Holiness, Loving God, Obedience, Repentance, Saints, Servant Leadership, Sinless
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Christ Fulfills Isaiah 58 through Signs and Wonders
This is the conclusion to the blog which began with Hearing Isaiah 58 in the Gospel. We are considering ways in which the Gospel tradition fulfills Isaiah 58, or how Isaiah 58 is echoed in the Gospel tradition. [5] This is … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, Christian, Discipleshp, fasting, Gospel, Kingdom, love, Mercy, Orthodoxy, Uncategorized
Tagged Apostle's Fast, fasting, Healing, Isaiah 58, Jesus Christ, Lent, Luke 19:1-10, Miracle of Christ, Prophet Isaiah, Salvation as Liberation, Signs of the Kingdom, Torah, Zacchaeus
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Hearing Isaiah 58 in the Gospel
Since we are in the time of the Apostle’s Fast, it is appropriate to consider biblical ideas regarding fasting. I was reading chapter 58 of the Prophet Isaiah in the New English Translation of the Septuagint which reminded me more … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, fasting, Gospel, humility, Judgment, love, New Testament, Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Tradition
Tagged Apostle's Fast, asceticism, Beatitudes, fasting, Isaiah 58, Last Judgment, Lent, New Testament, Old Testament, Prophecy, Prophet Isaiah, Self Denial
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Truth is Truth: the Affect Heuristic and Temptation
“All truth is Christian truth” is a phrase often attributed to St. Justin the Philosopher (d. ca. 165AD). It is an axiom which has influenced many Christian thinkers through history. It is based in a belief that truth is truth – … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestral Sin, being human, Evil, free will, God, God and Science, Orthodoxy, Science and Religion, truth, Uncategorized
Tagged Adam and Eve, being human, Brain, Christian, free will, Genesis 3, God, God and Science, Paradise, science, Science and Religion, truth
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Brainy Optimism and Realism about the Future
Studies show that humans have a tendency toward optimism as they look to the future. And it doesn’t take any studies for us to realize people’s memory of the past is often murky. Tali Sharot in the 6 June 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in being human, death, evolution, free will, Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged being human, Brain, death, Depression, Eschatalogy, Eschaton, evolution, Future, Hope, Memory, Optimism, Repentance, Time
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