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Hinduism from an Orthodox Christian Perspective | Public Lecture | Part 1 (Lecture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5m_qzKNNN4
Monk Innocent from Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery gave a lecture last year at #SaintPhotios Orthodox Theological Seminary that covered the topic of Hinduism from an #OrthodoxChristian perspective.
During his lecture, Father Innocent gives a history lesson on the origins of #Hinduism, what #Hindus believe, and why Hinduism conflicts with #OrthodoxChristianity.
Ukraine honors its ‘collector of souls’ killed while recovering the war dead
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine paid tribute on Saturday to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #OleksiyYukov #OrthodoxChristian #recovering
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/25766/
Ukraine honors its ‘collector of souls’ killed while recovering the war dead
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine paid tribute on Saturday to Oleksiy Yukov, a volunteer who spent more than…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #OleksiyYukov #OrthodoxChristian #recovering #theCathedralofSaintVolodymyr
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/25690/
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Feast day of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the Unmercenaries. Wishing health, blessings, and a beautiful July to all! ✝️
#OrthodoxChristian #July1st #FaithAndHealing #JohnRoss7 #Mastodon
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Friday, April 10, 2026
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Two By Twos
Also known as 2x2s, The Truth, & The Way.
This is an international home-based Christian religious movement that was founded in 1897 by William Irvine in Ireland. Mr. Irvine was an evangelist with the interdominational Faith Mission. He began preaching independently that the intinerant ministry outlined in Matthew, chapter 10 (“The Little Commission”) was the only real way of evangelism.
This church grew quickly. It eventually spread outside Ireland. Eventually Irvine began preaching a new order in which the hierarchy developed within the Church would have no placement. This teaching became controversial within the church. This led to his expulsion by the church’s most prominent evangelists. Edward Cooney was expelled 10 years later after Irvine. The church then became much less visible to outsiders for the next 50 years.
Some in the church state it’s a direct continuation of the 1st century Christian church. Others in the church believe that a restoration occurred in the late 19th century. Ministers are itinerant & work in pairs. Hence the name of Two by Twos. Members hold regular twice weekly worship gatherings in local homes on Sunday & midweek. (Like on Wednesday or Thursday. There are other Christian denominations that also have twice a week services.)
The Church also holds annual regional conventions for members & public Gospel meetings. Baptism by immersion, as performed by 1 of the church’s workers, is required to partake in the emblems of bread & wine (or Communion) at the fellowship gathering(s).
The orthodox Christian Trinitarian doctrine is rejected. Doctrine of the church teaches that salvation is reached by attending the group’s home meetings, accepting the preaching of its itinerant, unsalaried ministry workers, & “professing.”
The church teaches that salvation isn’t achieved through faith alone but only through a combination of faith & “works.” Works are considered acts of self-denial such as wearing modest clothes & wearing long hair in a bun (if you’re a woman) or attending all meetings regardless how far away they are. The church doesn’t do any outreach programs or encourage its members to participate in charities.
The church doesn’t have an official HQ or publications. It doesn’t explicitly publish any doctrinal statements, insisting that such tenets may only be directly imparted orally by its ministers, referred to as “workers.” Its hymnbook & various other material for internal use are produced by outside publishers & printing firms. Printed invitations & advertisements for its open gospel services are the only written materials that those outside the church are likely to encounter.
Among members, the church is usually referred to as “The Truth,” “Meetings,” or “the workers & friends.” But members deny an official church/denomination name (like Baptist, United Brethern, etc.).
Those outside the group refer to it as: “Two by Twos,” “The Black Stockings,” “No-Name Church,” “Cooneyites,” “Workers & Friends,” or “Christians Anonymous,” & journalists call it: “2×2” for short. The church has a variety of registered names: “Christian Conventions” (US); “Assemblies of Christians” & “The Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies” (Canada); “The Testimony of Jesus” (UK); “Kristna i Sverige” (Sweden); & “United Christian Conventions” (Australia).
These registered names are used only for specific purposes (like to register for conscientious objection during wartime or taxes) & aren’t routinely used by members.
In 1896, William Irvine was sent from Scotland to southern Ireland as a missionary by John George Govan’s Faith Mission. Because his mission was successful, he was promoted to superintendent of Faith Mission in southern Ireland. Within a few months of his arrival in Ireland, Irvine became disillusioned with the Faith Mission.
Irvine was increasingly intolerant of the Faith Mission’s cooperation with other churches & clergy in various communities of southern Ireland. In 1897, he started independently preaching, saying that true/real ministries must have no home & take no salary. He also held that the manner in which the disciples had been sent out in chapter 10 of Matthew’s Gospel was a permanent commandment which must still be observed.
Irvine’s preaching during his latest mission influenced others who began to leave their respective churches & join Irvine to form an initial core of followers. The church founded by Irvine is the only religion known to have had its origin, & early development, in Ireland.
All the church’s teachings are conveyed orally. The church doesn’t publish doctrine or statements of faith. “Workers” hold that all church teachings are based solely on the Bible. Church members & “workers” will publicly declare that the church doesn’t own any buildings. However, members own rural, or semi-rural, properties dedicated to worship, housing workers, & church gatherings. Its ministers don’t own homes or take salaries.
The King James Version Bible is the only scripture used in English-language services. The Bible itself is held as insufficient for salvation unless its words are “made alive” through the preaching of church ministers. The offhand preaching of the ministry is considered to be guided by God & must be heard directly. Great weight is given to the thoughts of workers, especially more senior workers.
Salvation is achieved through willingness to uphold the church’s standards, by faithfully following in “the way,” & by personal worthiness. Doctrines such as predestination, original sin, justification by faith alone, & redemption as the sole basis of salvation are rejected. The church is exclusivist & salvation is only through the Two by Two ministry & meetings.
Other standards include modest dress, not wearing jewelry, long hair for women & short hair for me, not getting piercing, not dying hair, not getting tattoos, & avoinding activities deemed to be worldly or frivolous (like smoking, drinking alcohol, watching TV & watching movies). The church has actively condemned pre-marital relations & don’t care for LGBTQ+ persons/identities.
The church has rejected the doctrine of the Trinity since its inception. Though the members believe in the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit, the have a Unitarian view of Jesus. Jesus is God’s son, a fully human figure who came to Earth to establish a way of ministry & salvation, but not God’s Himself.
Baptism by 1 of the church’s ministers is considered a necessary step for salvation & full participation, including re-baptism of people by other churches. Candidates are approved by the local workers & are baptized by immersion. Baptisms are often scheduled for 1 morning during a Convention & are typically performed in small ponds on the property.
Members state that the church doesn’t have a formal organization. Members don’t participate in, & many are unaware of, the church’s governance. Both expenditures & funds collected remain secret from the membership & no accounting is made public. Funds are handled through stewardships, trusts, & cash transactions.
The church is controlled by a small group of senior male overseers with each having oversight of a specific geographic region. These head workers handle the 2-by-2 pairing & field assignments with the workers for that area.
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The First Friday of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos (Virgin Mary).
44 days until Holy Pascha (Easter).
A journey of faith and preparation begins. 🙏✨
#FirstSalutations #GreatLent #OrthodoxPascha #OrthodoxChristian #FaithJourney #JohnRoss7 #Mastodon
Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (Recruit) - 17 February
🎶troparion🎶
Great are the accomplishments of faith,
for the Holy Martyr Theodore rejoiced in the fount of flames as though at the waters of rest;
for having been made a whole burnt offering in the fire,
he was offered as a sweet bread to the Trinity.
By his entreaties, O Christ God, save our souls!
Martyrs Pamphilius the Presbyter, Valens the Deacon, and those with them, at Caesarea in Palestine - 16 February
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Your holy martyrs, Pamphilius and his companions, O Lord,
through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God.
For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through their intercessions, save our souls!
Sunday of Meatfare of the Last Judgment - 15 February
🎶kontakion🎶
When You, O God, shall come to earth with glory,
all things shall tremble
and the river of fire shall flow before Your judgment seat;
the books shall be opened and the hidden things disclosed!
Then deliver me from the unquenchable fire,
and make me worthy to stand at Your right hand, Most Righteous Judge!
Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia - 14 February
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O citizen of the desert and angel in the body,
you were shown to be a wonderworker, our God-bearing Father Auxentios;
through fasting, vigil, and prayer, you received heavenly gifts,
healing the sick, and the souls of those who run to you with faith.
Glory to Him Who strengthened you.
Glory to Him Who crowned you.
Glory to Him Who, through you, works healing for all!
Saints Martinian, Zoe, and Photina of Caesarea in Palestine - 13 February
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You quenched the flames of passion, blessed Martinian, with abundant tears;
you calmed the waves of the sea and checked the assaults of wild beasts, saying:
“Almighty God, You are most glorious, for You have saved me from the fire and storm!”
Saint Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch - 12 February
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You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith,
an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence.
Because of your lowliness, Heaven was opened to you.
Because of your poverty, riches were granted to you.
O holy Bishop Meletios, pray to Christ our God to save our souls.
Hieromartyr Blaise, Bishop of Sebaste - 11 February
🎶troparion🎶
By sharing in the ways of the Apostles,
you became a successor to their throne.
Through the practice of virtue, you found the way to divine contemplation, O inspired one of God;
by teaching the word of truth without error, you defended the Faith,
even to the shedding of your blood.
Hieromartyr Blaise, entreat Christ God to save our souls.
Hieromartyr Haralambos, Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly, the Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus, and three women Martyrs - 10 February
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You became a firm column in the Church of Christ, wise Haralampus;
a lamp of everlasting light to the world:
Well known to the world through your martyrdom,
you dispelled the dark night of idolatry.
Boldly intercede with Christ God that He may save our souls.
Martyr Nikephoros of Antioch, in Syria - 08 February
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Your holy martyr Nikēphóros, O Lord,
through his suffering has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God.
For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries,
and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.
Through his intercessions, save our souls!
Sunday of the Prodigal Son - 08 February
🎶kontakion🎶
I have recklessly forgotten Your glory, O Father;
and among sinners I have scattered the riches which You had given me.
Therefore, I cry to You like the Prodigal:
“I have sinned before You, O compassionate Father;
receive me a penitent and make me as one of Your hired servants.”
Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsakos - 07 February
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O God of our Fathers,
ever dealing with us according to Your compassion, take not Your mercy from us,
but direct our lives in peace
through the prayers of Saint Parthenios.
Saint Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna - 06 February
🎶troparion🎶
You shone with the rays of virtue
received from him who leaned on the Master’s breast.
Resplendent, God-inspired hierarch,
you led your flock to the pastures of truth.
Entreat Christ our God for those who honor you, father Bucolus.
The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple - 02 February
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Hail, Virgin Theotokos, full of grace;
for from you has shone forth the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God,
giving light to those in darkness.
Be glad, O righteous Elder;
for you received in your arms the Redeemer of our souls,
Who bestows upon us the resurrection.
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee - 01 February
🎶kontakion🎶
Let us flee from the pride of the Pharisee!
And learn humility from the Publican’s tears!
Let us cry to our Savior,
have mercy on us,
only merciful One!
Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and those with them - 31 January
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You have given us the miracles of Your martyrs, Cyrus and John,
as an invincible rampart;
through their prayers, frustrate the plans of the heathens,
and strengthen the faith of the Orthodox Christians,
for You alone are good and love mankind.
Translation of the relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius, the Godbearer and Bishop of Antioch - 29 January
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Like a treasure of rich and abundant gifts
your relics were carried reverently from Rome to your flock.
While lovingly celebrating their return,
we receive the grace of healing for our souls and bodies:
and we always sing of your martyric contest, O glorious Hieromartyr Ignatius.
Venerable Ephraim the Syrian - 28 January
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
Our Father Ephraim, pray to Christ God to save our souls!
Translation of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople - 27 January
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Grace shining forth from your lips like a beacon has enlightened the universe;
it has shone to the world the riches of poverty;
it has revealed to us the heights of humility.
Teaching us by your words, O Father John Chrysostom,
intercede before the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls.
Venerable Xenia of Rome, and her two female servants - 24 January
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Living the life of a stranger in the world,
you estranged yourself from every sin;
you abandoned comforts and fleeting honors
and betrothed yourself to your Immortal Bridegroom.
Glorious Xenia, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra, and Martyr Agathangelus - 23 January
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You sprang up, most holy one,
as a branch and stem of holiness,
a most sacred flower of the contest of martyrdom
and as a most sweet fruit given by God to the faithful.
But as one who shared the struggle of the martyrs
and the throne of hierarchs,
intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Apostle Timothy of the Seventy - 22 January
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Having learned goodness and maintaining continence in all things,
you were arrayed with a good conscience as befits a priest.
From the chosen Vessel you drew ineffable mysteries;
you kept the faith, and finished a course equal to His.
Bishop martyr Timothy, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved.
Venerable Maximus the Confessor - 20 January
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Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship,
enlightener of the universe and adornment of hierarchs:
all-wise father Maximus, your teachings have gleamed with light upon all things.
Intercede before Christ God to save our souls.
Venerable Euthymius the Great - 20 January
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Be glad, O desert which hast not given birth
be of good cheer, you who have not travailed
for a man of desires has multiplied your spiritual children and planted them in piety, and through abstinence, he brought them unto the perfection of the virtues. Through his supplications, O Christ our God, make our life peaceful.
The holy Virgin, like a maiden heifer, watched * her Son, who took the place of a young bull for all, * as He submitted to the Passion and crucifixion willingly. * She cried out and said, “Alas! What an aberrant mystery! * How can You accept to die, being immortal, my Son and God! * O Logos, I extol Your forbearance * and glorify Your mercy, which is measureless.”
#Stavrotheotokion #Theotokion #Crucifixion #OrthodoxChristian #Hymn
The Cross was set up on the earth, and it touched the heavens; not that the tree reached that height, but that You who were on it fill all things. Glory to You, O Lord.
Mother of Christ our God, all-blameless Virgin most pure, * as Symeon told, a sword pierced through your all-holy soul * when you saw your Son and God * crucified by transgressors of His own will, O Lady. * Cease not to importune Him, * that He grant the forgiveness * of failings to us your servants, * O only most-blessed one.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
We unworthy ones will never be silent, O Theotokos, telling of Your miracles, for if You had not come before us praying, who would have delivered us from so many troubles? Who would have kept us free until now? We will not depart from You, O Lady, for You always save Your servants from all dangers.
Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages
Amen
#OrthodoxChristian #Prayer #VirginMary #MotherOfGod #Theotokos
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
#Troparion
Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night; and blessed is the servant He shall find awake and watching; unworthy is the other He shall find being lazy. So beware, O soul of mine, be not overcome by sleep, so that you not be handed over to death and be shut out from the Kingdom. Come to your senses and cry aloud: Holy, holy, holy are You our God. By the protection of the Bodiless Hosts have mercy on us.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
#OrthodoxChristian #OrthodoxChristianity #OrthodoxCatholic #HolyWeek
He who sins is the slave of sin, tortured by sin. Therefore, do not be too severe, but be
gentle with the sinner, considering our common infirmity… It is necessary to take care
of such a person in every way, so that the fire of sin will not consume him, darken him,
bind him, plunge him into darkness, destroy him. ¶ We have become accustomed to the
works of God, and therefore we hardly value them at all. We do not, for instance, even
value mankind, that greatest work and miracle of God’s omnipotence and grace, as
we should. Look at every person, whether he is one of your household or a stranger to
you, as a novelty in God’s world, the greatest miracle of God’s omnipotence and grace,
and do not let the fact of your being accustomed to him become a reason for you to
neglect him… ¶ We must not be exasperated, angry, or proud against those who are
angry, envious, or proud toward us, as is usual for our corrupt nature, but we must
pity them as those possessed by the flames of hell and by spiritual death. We must pray
to God for their sakes from the depths of our hearts, that the Lord may take away the
darkness from their souls and enlighten their hearts with the light of his grace. We
are darkened by our own passions and therefore do not see their foolishness and
wickedness, but when the Lord enlightens us with the light of His grace, then we,
awaking as from a sleep, clearly see the wickedness, the foolishness of our thoughts,
feelings, words, and actions. Our hearts, which were hardened until then, soften, and
the evil passes away and is replaced by mercy, kindness, and condescension.
-St. John of Kronstadt, My Life in Christ, (2018 ed.), pp. 150–152
#OrthodoxChristian
Check Me Out on Substack!
For various reasons, it’s time for me to retire this blog. However, fear not! I’m over on Substack as S. M. Feir, where I run a publication called Think on These Things. If you subscribe to Think on These Things, which is free to do, you will automatically be subscribed to Wonder-woven, my poetry podcast. If you just want Wonder-woven, you can subscribe via your podcast app as well. I’m having fun over on Substack, rediscovering my blogging self of circa 2002.
So, come on over!
#blind #blindness #books #Faith #HappilyMarried #HappinessHaiku #life #MomentsOfJoy #music #musician #OrthodoxChristian #Podcast #podcaster #poet #SonnetSunday #writer
anyone roundabout these parts both progressive or leftist and #orthodoxChristian (and willing to cop to it)?
Give rest, O Christ, among the Saints to the souls of Your servants, where there is no pain, no sorrow, no grieving, but life everlasting. #SaturdayofSouls #OrthodoxChristian #ChristianHymn #Christianity
#Troparion — Tone 4
Your holy martyrs O Lord, / through their sufferings have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their intercessions, save our souls!
! have seen this quote multiple times today:
“A psalm implies serenity of soul; it is the author of peace, which calms bewildering and seething thoughts. For it softens the wrath of the soul, and what is unbridled it chastens.”
(Homily 10 on Psalm 1: A Psalm of the Lot of the Just Man, pg.152) #StBasil
#Quote #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian #ChristianOrthodoxy
#Apolytikion
Fourth Mode
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.
#Kontakion
Fourth Mode
Reddened with martyric blood, thou wast arrayed in Heaven's beauty splendidly, when thou hadst overcome the foe, O Charitina, and thou didst cry: Thou art the joy of the Martyrs, O Christ our God.
#SaintCharitina #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian #ChristianFeastDay
Saint Charitina contested for Christ during the reign of Diocletian, in the year 290. The handmaid of a certain Claudius, she was betrayed as a Christian to Dometian, the Count, before whom she fearlessly confessed Christ. After suffering the most terrible tortures, including the uprooting of her teeth and nails, she gave up her soul into the hands of the Lord. #SaintCharitina #ChristianFeastDay #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"I have always been impressed with the abstract answer someone gave in answer to Jesus' question, 'Who do you say that I am?' 'You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the kerygma in which we find the ultimate meaning of our interpersonal relationships.' Hearing this answer, Jesus said, 'What?'"
-Fr. Anthony Coniaris, Preaching The Word of God, 142 #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
The Conception of St. John the Baptist
September 23 #ChristianFeastDay
This came to pass fifteen months before the birth of Christ, after the vision of the Angel that Zacharias, the father of the Forerunner, saw in the Temple while he executed the priest's office in the order of his course during the feast of the Tabernacles, as tradition bears witness. In this vision, the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and said to him, "Thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John" (Luke 1:13). Knowing that Elizabeth was barren, and that both he and she were elderly, Zacharias did not believe what the Angel told him, although he had before him the example of Abraham and Sarah, of Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel, and of other barren women in Israel who gave birth by the power of God. Hence, he was condemned by the Archangel to remain speechless until the fulfilment of these words in their season, which also came to pass (Luke 1:7-24).
#Christianity #OrthodoxChristian #OrthodoxChristianity #ChristianOrthodoxy #DailyReadingsApp #JohnTheBaptist #AngelsAreReal
Let us begin the second week of the fast, O brothers,
fulfilling it with rejoicing, day by day,
making a fiery chariot for ourselves, like Elijah the Tishbite,
out of the great cardinal virtues,
elevating our minds by subduing our passions,
arming ourselves with purity
to chase away and vanquish the Enemy!
-Tone 6 (from the Lenten Triodion, by Theodore) (As the Archangels) #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
On my instance, two of my posts have been removed and I have received a warning. I am responding to the removal and explaining why I am moving instances. This post may be taken down by the moderators because it disagrees with their decision. I will move instances on Monday with the ssame username, ultamentkiller, so if you can't find me, type that in. I will continue posting Christian quotes via that instance.
Both posts removed contained quotes from fourth and fifth century Christians denouncing abortions. the point was this. To them, abortion was equivalent to murder. In our modern language, this may seem like condemning women who have an abortion. The Fathers, however, are announcing a call for repentance. They do not hate those women. Rather, they love them enough to tell them that what they did was wrong, but that they may find forgiveness in Jesus. Too often, our culture equates statements of right and wrong with statements of love and hate. To love is to acknowledge a wrong and call it out. It is to speak the truth, not hide behind a false peace. For Christ did not come to bring peace, but division. Naming my post hate speech is to attack the faith of millions of Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Orthodox Jews, and many Muslims. If the quotes said that we should all get together and brutalize these women, that would be different. I am appealing the decision, but I doubt I will be listened to. When it fails, I will move to a Catholic instance where I am free to express my faith. #Christian #Christianity #catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not."
-Attributed to St. John Chrysostom #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"“Death has become like a tyrant who has been completely conquered by the legitimate monarch; bound hand and foot the passers-by sneer at him, hitting him and abusing him, no longer afraid of his cruelty and rage, because of the king who has conquered him. So has death been conquered.”
'Attributed to St. Athanasius of Alexandria #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"[Naaman] dipped himself," it says, "seven times in Jordan." It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified upon his being baptized, but as an indication to us. For as we are lepers in sin, we are made clean by means of the sacred water and the invocation of the Lord from our old transgressions, being spiritually regenerated as new-born babes, even as the Lord has declared: "Except a man be born again through water and the Spirit, he shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
-Attributed to St. irenaeus of Lyon #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
Your grace hath shone forth, O Lord:
the grace which illumines our soul.
This is the acceptable time!
This is the time of repentance!
Let us lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light,
that passing through the Fast as through a great sea
we may reach the Resurrection on the third day
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of our souls.
Tone 4 Idiomelon (from the Lenten Triodion) #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian #Christian #Christianity #lent
"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'"
-C. S. Lewis #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves."
-Attributed to St. John Chrysostom #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them."
-Attributed to St. Basil the Great #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
“There were thus two things which the Savior did for us by becoming Man. He banished death from us and made us anew; and, invisible and imperceptible as in Himself He is, He became visible through His works and revealed Himself as the Word of the Father, the Ruler and King of the whole creation.”
-Attributed to St. Athanasius of Alexandria #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
"The church has been planted as a paradise in this world."
-Attributed to St. Irenaeus of Lyon #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
When the thrones are set in place and the books are opened,
then God will take His place on the judgment seat.
Oh, what a fearful sight!
The angels stand in fear, and the river of fire flows by.
What shall we do, who are already condemned by our many sins,
as we hear Christ call the righteous to His Father’s Kingdom,
and send the wicked to eternal damnation?
Who among us can bear that terrible verdict?
Hasten to us, O Lover of man and King of the universe;
grant us the grace of repentance before the end,
and have mercy on us!
From the Lenten Triodion, plagal fourth mode. #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian
O God of spirits and of all flesh, Who hast trampled down death and overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy world, do Thou, the same Lord, give rest to the souls of Thy departed servants in a place of brightness, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where all sickness, sighing, and sorrow have fled away. Pardon every transgression which they have committed, whether by word or deed or thought. For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind; because there is no man who lives yet does not sin, for Thou only art without sin, Thy righteousness is to all eternity, and Thy word is truth.
For Thou are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of Thy servants who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thy Father, who is from everlasting, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer For The Departed #OrthodoxChristian #Catholic
"The most dangerous ideas in a society are not the ones being argued, but the ones that are assumed."
-Attributed To C. S. Lewis #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #OrthodoxChristian