8. The Nature of Man
Human nature was created good, even in communion with the blessed Trinity which made "him." Male and female were created "in the likeness and image of God" (Gen. 1:26): "likeness" in virtue; "image" meaning to rule the earth r…
This is part (the rest to follow) of a paper by Fr. Michael Azkoul of the Serian Orthodox Church. It was very helpful to me I hope it is for you too.
5. The Church
The Roman Catholic view of the Church (ecclesiology) differs from the Orthodox tea…
This is part (the rest to follow) of a paper by Fr. Michael Azkoul of the Serian Orthodox Church. It was very helpful to me I hope it is for you too.
All the stages are useful, all are resources; and the theologian may appeal to the Fathers, for ex…
This is part (the rest to follow) of a paper by Fr. Michael Azkoul of the Serian Orthodox Church. It was very helpful to me I hope it is for you too.
This question has been asked many times. Most Orthodox, in attempting to distinguish between Orth…
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It is actually quite pretty simple. Jesus was the Son of God and we know that he is part of the Trinity. However, The Holy Spirit, an entity of the Trinity, is not man. Since Jesus was man, speaking against him, good be forgiven. Reme…
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