THYATEIRA CONGESSION - ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΩΘΙΕΡΑΡΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΣΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΣΠΟΡΑΣ ΦΙΛΑΡΕΤΟΥ ΚΑΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΣΤΩΝ - Η ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑΚΗ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΠΑΠΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΩΝ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΝ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΣΤΩΝ.
The Church in Thyatira was a church under pressure. Many of the believers were blackballed from the trade guilds of Thyatira because they refused to participate in the pagan cult rituals which were infused in the guilds. It was also a church that was being split by the immoral influence of a false teacher Jesus calls Jezebel. Jesus commends the believers who stood firm and rebukes those who rejected biblical morality and embraced lawlessness. This sermon deals with false teachings like the hyper-grace movement which elevates grace to the point where morality no longer matters.
The Church in Thyatira was a church under pressure. Many of the believers were blackballed from the trade guilds of Thyatira because they refused to participate in the pagan cult rituals which were infused in the guilds. It was also a church that was being split by the immoral influence of a false teacher Jesus calls Jezebel. Jesus commends the believers who stood firm and rebukes those who rejected biblical morality and embraced lawlessness. This sermon deals with false teachings like the hyper-grace movement which elevates grace to the point where morality no longer matters.
B F-Barrett-CATHOLICITY-of-THE-NEW-CHURCH-and-uncatholicity-of-New-churchmen-...Francis Batt
A major book to understand the Swedenborgian movement (or Swedenborgian "moment") ... ... XIXth century Church History... Swedenborg... Swedenborgians... New Church...
Preached at Merritt Island 4/9/2017 AM Lesson
http://MIchurchOfChrist.org
Adapted from The Early Church by Ferrell Jenkins
http://bookstore.floridacollege.edu/product/27437/EARLY-CHURCH%2C-THE/
Jesus was the source of grace and enrichmentGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus as the source of grace and enrichment. He enriched the Corinthians in everyway-with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge. They abused their gifts, but the gifts were of great value in their potential to glorify God.
We also have audio lessons at http://www.burgchurchofchrist.org/ or you can follow us on Facebook at Church of Christ (Burg) This lesson is from November 14, 2015.
This study guide, the second half of a two part study on how the early Christian church selected the books that comprise the canon of the New Testament, is one of a series to help leaders of a Bible study or Sunday School class who are too busy to research and prepare as well as they would like for the task. The entire series is engaging, colorful and challenging and is ready to go even at the last moment. More are in the works. Search using keyword "lessonstogo."
“Scripture Alone” was one of Luther’s slogans, the Luther who excelled at reducing complex theological arguments to simple slogans, the Luther who started the debate of Scripture vs. Tradition. Not all Reformation debates were new, but the debate of Scripture v. Tradition was a new debate, before the Reformation theologians had never debated whether Tradition was equal to Scriptures. Luther was the reformer who coined the phrase, Scripture Alone, and also, Faith Alone. As we see in our videos on Luther’s Catechism, Luther was a genius at coining memorable phrases and slogans.
The decrees of Vatican II no longer strive to be confrontational with the Protestant Churches but rather seeks dialogue with them as separated brethren. No longer does the official Catholic Church seek polemic arguments on topics such as Scripture vs. Tradition. One of the clerics whose writings most influenced the decrees of Vatican II was Yves Congar, including his work on the Meaning of Tradition.
We also discuss:
• How Yves Congar was one of the leading theologians of the Second Vatican Council.
• References to tradition in the Gospels and Pauline Epistles, and the dangers of proof-texting.
• References to Scripture and Tradition in the Council and Decrees of Trent, and Vatican II.
• Examples of Catholic Tradition in the Ecumenical Councils, the Didache, and St Augustine’s Confessions.
• Yves Congar’s reservations on the Protestant Theory of the Sufficiency of Scripture, and how Catholics believe in our personal relationship with Jesus, and the question, Do you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
• How the release of the proceedings of the Council of Trent led to the publication of Herbert Jedine’s history of Trent and was the main source for John O’Malley’s excellent history of Vatican II.
• How Yves Congar’s book, Meaning of Tradition, is reflected in the Dogmatic Constitution covering Tradition and Scripture, Dei Verbum.
• Jedine’s history is the main source for John O’Malley’s book below.
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tlTymS2Bxxo
This video is derived from our blogs:
https://wp.me/pachSU-ls
https://wp.me/pachSU-lC
Please support our channel, if you wish to purchase these Amazon books we receive a small affiliate commission:
The Meaning of Tradition, by Yves Congar
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What Happened at Vatican II, by John W. O'Malley
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What Happened at Vatican II, by John W. O'Malley, Kindle Edition
https://amzn.to/3sJa97e
A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II, by Edward P. Hahnenberg
https://amzn.to/3miAZ39
A verse by verse commentary on I Timothy 3 dealing with overseers and deacons and Paul gives quite a list of qualifications that demand close to perfection. Their wives are also to be holy women deserving respect from all. Paul ends this chapter on the mystery of godliness which is great.
Jesus was the giver of church leadershipGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being the giver of church leadership. He gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers.
Jesus was like blazing fire in his eyesGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus having the blazing eyes of fire. Many have written about this which is mentioned at least three times in the book of Revelation.
A factual and balanced, non-judgmental investigation and exploration of certain Roman Catholic Church teachings in light of the Biblical Scriptures. The Difference - the eternal Protestant/Catholic tension - was something that the Chronicles clearly helped to define, and if you are interested in the uncompromising pursuit of truth, I know of no more better, readable and concise introductory work than Keith's series.
ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ, ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΑ ΑΡΧΕΙΑ , ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ, ΓΟΧ, ΑΡΧΕΙΑ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΣΜΕΝΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΠΟΥ ΠΛΕΟΝ ΔΕΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ http://genuineorthodoxchurch.net .
http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
B F-Barrett-CATHOLICITY-of-THE-NEW-CHURCH-and-uncatholicity-of-New-churchmen-...Francis Batt
A major book to understand the Swedenborgian movement (or Swedenborgian "moment") ... ... XIXth century Church History... Swedenborg... Swedenborgians... New Church...
Preached at Merritt Island 4/9/2017 AM Lesson
http://MIchurchOfChrist.org
Adapted from The Early Church by Ferrell Jenkins
http://bookstore.floridacollege.edu/product/27437/EARLY-CHURCH%2C-THE/
Jesus was the source of grace and enrichmentGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus as the source of grace and enrichment. He enriched the Corinthians in everyway-with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge. They abused their gifts, but the gifts were of great value in their potential to glorify God.
We also have audio lessons at http://www.burgchurchofchrist.org/ or you can follow us on Facebook at Church of Christ (Burg) This lesson is from November 14, 2015.
This study guide, the second half of a two part study on how the early Christian church selected the books that comprise the canon of the New Testament, is one of a series to help leaders of a Bible study or Sunday School class who are too busy to research and prepare as well as they would like for the task. The entire series is engaging, colorful and challenging and is ready to go even at the last moment. More are in the works. Search using keyword "lessonstogo."
“Scripture Alone” was one of Luther’s slogans, the Luther who excelled at reducing complex theological arguments to simple slogans, the Luther who started the debate of Scripture vs. Tradition. Not all Reformation debates were new, but the debate of Scripture v. Tradition was a new debate, before the Reformation theologians had never debated whether Tradition was equal to Scriptures. Luther was the reformer who coined the phrase, Scripture Alone, and also, Faith Alone. As we see in our videos on Luther’s Catechism, Luther was a genius at coining memorable phrases and slogans.
The decrees of Vatican II no longer strive to be confrontational with the Protestant Churches but rather seeks dialogue with them as separated brethren. No longer does the official Catholic Church seek polemic arguments on topics such as Scripture vs. Tradition. One of the clerics whose writings most influenced the decrees of Vatican II was Yves Congar, including his work on the Meaning of Tradition.
We also discuss:
• How Yves Congar was one of the leading theologians of the Second Vatican Council.
• References to tradition in the Gospels and Pauline Epistles, and the dangers of proof-texting.
• References to Scripture and Tradition in the Council and Decrees of Trent, and Vatican II.
• Examples of Catholic Tradition in the Ecumenical Councils, the Didache, and St Augustine’s Confessions.
• Yves Congar’s reservations on the Protestant Theory of the Sufficiency of Scripture, and how Catholics believe in our personal relationship with Jesus, and the question, Do you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
• How the release of the proceedings of the Council of Trent led to the publication of Herbert Jedine’s history of Trent and was the main source for John O’Malley’s excellent history of Vatican II.
• How Yves Congar’s book, Meaning of Tradition, is reflected in the Dogmatic Constitution covering Tradition and Scripture, Dei Verbum.
• Jedine’s history is the main source for John O’Malley’s book below.
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tlTymS2Bxxo
This video is derived from our blogs:
https://wp.me/pachSU-ls
https://wp.me/pachSU-lC
Please support our channel, if you wish to purchase these Amazon books we receive a small affiliate commission:
The Meaning of Tradition, by Yves Congar
https://amzn.to/2ZfgHQ9
What Happened at Vatican II, by John W. O'Malley
https://amzn.to/3lY5xJb
What Happened at Vatican II, by John W. O'Malley, Kindle Edition
https://amzn.to/3sJa97e
A Concise Guide to the Documents of Vatican II, by Edward P. Hahnenberg
https://amzn.to/3miAZ39
A verse by verse commentary on I Timothy 3 dealing with overseers and deacons and Paul gives quite a list of qualifications that demand close to perfection. Their wives are also to be holy women deserving respect from all. Paul ends this chapter on the mystery of godliness which is great.
Jesus was the giver of church leadershipGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being the giver of church leadership. He gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers.
Jesus was like blazing fire in his eyesGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus having the blazing eyes of fire. Many have written about this which is mentioned at least three times in the book of Revelation.
A factual and balanced, non-judgmental investigation and exploration of certain Roman Catholic Church teachings in light of the Biblical Scriptures. The Difference - the eternal Protestant/Catholic tension - was something that the Chronicles clearly helped to define, and if you are interested in the uncompromising pursuit of truth, I know of no more better, readable and concise introductory work than Keith's series.
ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑ, ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΑ ΑΡΧΕΙΑ , ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ, ΓΟΧ, ΑΡΧΕΙΑ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΣΜΕΝΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΠΟΥ ΠΛΕΟΝ ΔΕΝ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ http://genuineorthodoxchurch.net .
http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
Lesson 1- The Origin of the Church - Sunday Bible School.pptxCelso Napoleon
SBS | 1st Quarter of 2024 | CPAD Adults | Theme: THE BODY OF CHRIST - Origin, Nature and Mission of the Church in the World | Sunday Bible School | Lesson 1- The Origin of the Church
Slides created by Celso Napoleon
Henry james-the-church-of-christ-not-an-ecclesiasticism-london-and-new-york-1861Francis Batt
The Swedenborg moment and movement in America. Henry James 1811-1882. Religion and Philosophy united.
Full title : The Church of Christ not an ecclesiasticism. A letter of remonstrance to a member of the SOI-DISANT New Church.
This is the second half (pp.108-197) of the book : The Old and the New Theology, 1861.
(source : google + OCR)
ΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΑΡΝΗΣΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΥΠΟΧΡΕΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΜΒΟΛΙΑΣΜΟ - ΠΡΟΣΤΙΜΟ 100 ΕΥΡΩ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΝΕΜΒΟΛΙΑ...Spyridon Voykalis
ΔΗΛΩΣΗ ΑΡΝΗΣΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΥΠΟΧΡΕΩΤΙΚΟ ΕΜΒΟΛΙΑΣΜΟ ( ΚΑΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΣΤΙΜΟ ΤΩΝ 100 ΕΥΡΩ ΜΗΝΙΑΙΩΣ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΝΕΜΒ@ΛΙΑΣΤΟΥΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ C@VID-19 ΑΝΩ ΤΩΝ 60 ΕΤΩΝ ΠΟΥ ΞΕΚΙΝΑΕΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΙΣ 16 /1/2022 )
Έντυπο δήλωσης - άρνησης επεξεργασίας και μεταβίβασης των προσωπικών δεδομένων, θα σταλεί σε 5 e-mail (ΗΔΙΚΑ, ΑΑΔΕ, ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΑΚΩΝ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ, ΣΤΟΝ ΥΠΕΥΘΥΝΟ ΤΗΣ ΗΔΙΚΑ, ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΡΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΣΩΠΙΚΩΝ ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΩΝ) και σε
περίπτωση χρέωσης προστίμου θα γίνει μήνυση με ομαδικές αγωγές
ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΟΠΟΙΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΣ - Η ΘΕΛΕΙ Η ΙΔΑΝΙΚΗ ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΝΑ ΤΟ ΣΤΕΙΛΕΤΕ ΣΤΙΣ ΠΑΡΑΠΑΝΩ ΚΡΑΤΙΚΕΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΕΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΜΕΧΡΙ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΡΙΟ 14/1/2022. ΑΝ ΕΠΙΒΑΛΛΟΥΝ ΤΕΛΙΚΑ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΣΤΙΜΟ ΘΑ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΕΙ ΜΗΝΥΣΗ ΜΕ ΟΜΑΔΙΚΕΣ ΑΓΩΓΕΣ.
ΤΟ ΕΓΓΡΑΦΟ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΟΜΑΔΑ ΔΙΚΗΓΟΡΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΘΗΝΑ.
ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ π.ΣΑΒΒΑ ΣΤΗΝ Ι.ΜΟΝΗ ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΣ ΛΑΥΡΑΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΣΚΗΤΗΣ ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ.( Ο π.ΣΑΒΒΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ Ι.ΜΟΝΗ ΜΕΓΙΣΤΗΣ ΛΑΥΡΑΣ ΔΙΕΚΟΨΕ ΤΗΝ ΜΝΗΜΟΝΕΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΙΑΡΧΗ ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΙΟΥ ΓΙΑ ΛΟΓΟΥΣ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗΣ ) ΟΠΩΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΖΟΥΝ ΝΑ ΠΡΑΤΤΟΥΜΕ ΟΙ ΑΓΙΟΙ ΠΑΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΕΙΧΑΝ ΠΝΕΥΜΑ ΑΓΙΟ ΕΝ ΚΑΙΡΩ ΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΣ , ΚΑΙ Η ΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΗ ΑΙΡΕΣΗ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΟΧΩΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΥΤΗ ΤΟΥ ΟΙΚΟΥΜΕΝΙΣΜΟΥ.
BLOG-ΝΕΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
ΑΠΑΝΤΑ - ΠΡΩΗΝ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΗΣ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ - ΟΙ ΑΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΗΤΕΣ ΘΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΜΕ ΒΑΣΗ ΤΟ ...Spyridon Voykalis
ΑΠΌ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΑΠΑΝΤΑ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΩΗΝ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΗΣ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ ΠΟΥ ΕΞΗΓΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΣΚΟΠΟ ΤΟΥ ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑΚΟΥ ΑΓΩΝΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΗΤΟΥ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΛΛΑΓΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΟΡΤΟΛΟΓΙΟΥ ΤΟ 1924 , ΚΑΙ ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΓΚΥΡΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΚΡΙΤΩΝ ΔΥΝΑΜΕΙ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΩΝ- ΣΧΙΣΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ - ΠΑΡΑΣΥΝΑΓΩΓΩΝ ΠΡΟ ΣΥΝΟΔΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΒΑΣΗ ΤΟ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ.
BLOG - ΝΕΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
ΠΑΣΧΑ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ - Α.Δ.ΔΕΛΗΜΠΑΣΗΣ - ΟΙ ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚ...Spyridon Voykalis
ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΥ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑ Α.Δ.ΔΕΛΗΜΠΑΣΗ Σελ 772-788
ΟΙ ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΚΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΑΥΤΟΜΑΤΟΥ ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΙΑΣ ΧΑΡΙΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΑΚΥΡΩΝ ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΑΚΡΙΤΩΝ ΔΥΝΑΜΕΙ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΩΝ - ΣΧΙΣΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ - ΠΑΡΑΣΥΝΑΓΩΓΩΝ ΠΡΟ ΠΑΝΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟΥ ΣΥΝΟΔΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΕΩΣ.
BLOG - ΝΕΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
ΒΙΒΛΙΟ - ΠΑΣΧΑ ΚΥΡΙΟΥ σελ 789-804 - Η ΚΑΚΟΔΟΞΙΑ ΠΕΡΙ ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΧΑΡΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ...Spyridon Voykalis
ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΕ ΟΣΟΥΣ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΥΝ ΤΗΝ ΒΛΑΣΦΗΜΗ ΚΑΚΟΔΟΞΙΑ ΠΕΡΙ ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΧΑΡΙΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΚΥΡΩΝ ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΚΡΙΤΟΥΣ ΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΟΥΣ - ΣΧΙΣΜΑΤΙΚΟΥΣ - ΠΑΡΑΣΥΝΑΓΩΓΟΥΣ ΠΡΟ ΣΥΝΟΔΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΑΝΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΟ ΣΥΝΟΔΟ ΖΩΝΤΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΩΝ.
BLOG : ΝΕΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ http://neataksi.blogspot.gr
Υπάρχουν μαρτυρίες πρώην Μουσουλμάνων που έγιναν Χριστιανοί γνώστες του Κορανίου, όπως από τον καθηγητή Πανεπιστημίου Δρ. Mark Gabriel, από τον πρώην Ιμάμη Mario Joseph να διηγούνται οι ίδιοι τι λέει το Κοράνι για τον Ιησού.
ΑΜΚΑ - ΕΓΓΡΑΦΟ ΓΙΑ ΑΜΚΑ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΝ ΑΝΑΠΛΗΡΩΤΗ ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΚΥΡΙΟ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΑ...Spyridon Voykalis
ΑΙΤΗΜΑ ΜΗ ΠΛΗΡΩΜΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΝΦΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΟΛΟΥΣ ΟΣΟΥΣ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΚΟΨΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΣΥΝΤΑΞΗ ΕΠΕΙΔΗ ΔΕΝ ΔΕΧΟΝΤΑΙ ΤΟΝ ΑΜΚΑ ΓΙΑ ΛΟΓΟΥΣ ΘΡΗΣΚΕΥΤΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΗΣ ΣΥΝΕΙΔΗΣΗΣ.
HANUMAN STORIES: TIMELESS TEACHINGS FOR TODAY’S WORLDLearnyoga
Hanuman Stories: Timeless Teachings for Today’s World" delves into the inspiring tales of Hanuman, highlighting lessons of devotion, strength, and selfless service that resonate in modern life. These stories illustrate how Hanuman's unwavering faith and courage can guide us through challenges and foster resilience. Through these timeless narratives, readers can find profound wisdom to apply in their daily lives.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
Exploring the Mindfulness Understanding Its Benefits.pptxMartaLoveguard
Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
Mindfulness, defined as the conscious, non-judgmental observation of the present moment, has deep roots in Buddhist meditation practice but has gained significant popularity in the Western world in recent years. In today's society, filled with distractions and constant stimuli, mindfulness offers a valuable tool for regaining inner peace and reconnecting with our true selves. By cultivating mindfulness, we can develop a heightened awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of clarity and presence in our daily lives.
Slide 3: Benefits of Mindfulness for Mental Well-being
Practicing mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety levels, improving overall quality of life.
Mindfulness increases awareness of our emotions and teaches us to manage them better, leading to improved mood.
Regular mindfulness practice can improve our ability to concentrate and focus our attention on the present moment.
Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can contribute to lowering blood pressure, which is beneficial for heart health.
Regular meditation and mindfulness practice can strengthen the immune system, aiding the body in fighting infections.
Mindfulness may help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and obesity by reducing stress and improving overall lifestyle habits.
Slide 5: Impact of Mindfulness on Relationships
Mindfulness can help us better understand others and improve communication, leading to healthier relationships.
By focusing on the present moment and being fully attentive, mindfulness helps build stronger and more authentic connections with others.
Mindfulness teaches us how to be present for others in difficult times, leading to increased compassion and understanding.
Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
Focusing on the breath and mindful breathing can be a simple way to enter a state of mindfulness.
Body scan meditation involves focusing on different parts of the body, paying attention to any sensations and feelings.
Practicing mindful walking and eating involves consciously focusing on each step or bite, with full attention to sensory experiences.
Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
You can practice mindfulness in everyday activities such as washing dishes or taking a walk in the park.
Adding mindfulness practice to daily routines can help increase awareness and presence.
Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our needs and better manage our time, leading to balance and harmony in life.
Slide 8: Summary: Embracing Mindfulness for Full Living
Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
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THYATEIRA CONGESSION - ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΩΘΙΕΡΑΡΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΣΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΣΠΟΡΑΣ ΦΙΛΑΡΕΤΟΥ.
1. The Thyateira Confession*
An Appeal by Metropolitan Philaret to the
Primates of the Holy Churches of God,
and Their Eminences, the
Orthodox Hierarchs
Instructing us to preserve firmly in every respect all that the Orthodox
Faith commands us, the Holy Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians: “But though we, or an Angel from Heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). He taught his disciple Timothy to abide in that which he had learned and which had been entrusted to him, knowing from whom he had learned it (II St. Timothy 3:14).
This is a mandate which every Hierarch of the Orthodox Church must follow and to which he is bound by the oath given by him at his Consecration. The Apostle writes that a Hierarch should be one “holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convict the gainsayers” (St. Titus 1:9).
At the present time of universal wavering, disturbance of minds, and corruption, it is especially demanded of us that we should confess the true teaching of the Church, regardless of who might be listening or of the unbelief surrounding us. If, for the sake of adapting to the
The Ever-Memorable Confessor Metropolitan Philaret, First Hierarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church Abroad
(†1985)
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2. errors of this age, we should be silent about the truth or put forth a corrupt teaching in the name of pleasing this world, then we would truly be giving those who seek the truth a stone in place of bread.
The higher the standing of one who acts in this way, the greater the scandal that he generates, and the more serious can the consequences be. For this reason, we became very sorrowful when we read the so- called Thyateira Confession, which was recently published in Europe with the special blessing and approval of the Holy Synod and the Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople.
We know that the author of this book, His Eminence, Metropolitan [sic] Athenagoras of Thyateira, has previously shown himself to be a defender of Orthodox truth, and therefore all the less could we have expected from him such a confession, which is far removed from Orthodoxy. However, if this had been only a personal expression of his, we would not have written about it. We are moved to do this, rather, because on his work there rests the seal of approval of the whole Church of Constantinople in the person of Patriarch Demetrios and his Synod. In a special Patriarchal Protocol addressed to Metropolitan Athenagoras, it is stated that his work was examined by a special Synodal Committee. After its approval by this Committee, the Patriarch, in accordance with the decree of the Synod, gave his blessing for the publication of “this excellent work,” as he describes it. Therefore, the responsibility for this work is transferred from Metropolitan Athenagoras now to the whole Hierarchy of Constantinople.
Our previous “Sorrowful Epistles” have already expressed the grief that overcomes us when, from the throne of Saints Proclos, John Chrysostomos, Tarasios, Photios, and many other Holy Fathers, we hear a teaching which without doubt they would have condemned and given over to anathema.
It is painful to write this. How we would have wished to hear from the throne of the Church of Constantinople, which gave birth to our Russian Church, a message characterized by ecclesiastical rectitude and a confession of the truth in the spirit of her great Hierarchs! With what joy we would have accepted such a message and transmitted it for the instruction of our pious flock! But on the contrary, a great grief is evoked in us by the necessity to warn our flock that from this onetime fount of Orthodox confession there now comes forth a message of corruption that causes scandal.
3. If one turns to the Thyateira Confession itself, alas, there are so many internal contradictions and un-Orthodox thoughts therein that in order to enumerate them we would have to write an entire book. We presume that there is no need to do this. It is sufficient for us to point out the main premise upon which all of the un-Orthodox thinking contained in this confession is based and from which it proceeds.
Metropolitan Athenagoras in one place (p. 60) writes, with full justification, that Orthodox Christians believe that their Church is the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church and transmits the fullness of Catholic truth. He likewise acknowledges that the other confessions have not preserved this fullness. But later he as it were forgets that if any teaching departs in any respect from the truth, it is, ipso facto, false. Belonging to a religious communion which confesses such a teaching, people are thereby already separated from the one true Church.
Metropolitan Athenagoras is ready to acknowledge this with regard to such ancient heretics as the Arians, but when speaking about his contemporaries he does not wish to take their heresy into consideration. And with regard to them he calls us to be guided not by ancient Tradition and Canons, but by the “new understanding which prevails today among Christians” (p. 12) and by “the signs of the times” (p. 11).
Is this in accordance with the teaching of the Holy Fathers? Let us recall that the First Canon of the Seventh OEcumenical Synod gives us a completely different criterion for the direction of our Church thought and Church life. “For those who have received the priestly dignity,” it is stated there, “the formulations of Canonical decrees serve as testimonies and statutes.” And further: “We embrace the Divine Canons, unwaveringly holding fast to all that is prescribed by the same, whether they have been set forth by the all-laudable Apostles, those trumpets of the Spirit, by the Six Holy OEcumenical Synods, by those who have assembled at a regional level for the purpose of issuing such edicts, or by our Holy Fathers. For all of these, being enlightened by one and the same Spirit, have decreed what is profitable.”
In defiance of this principle, in the Thyateira Confession emphasis is constantly placed on the “new understanding.” “Christian people,” it says there, “now visit churches and pray with other Christians of various traditions with whom they were forbidden in the past to associate, for they were called heretics” (p. 12). But who was it that previously forbade these prayers? Was it not Holy Scripture, the Holy Fathers,
4. and the OEcumenical Synods? And is the matter really about those who were only called heretics and were not such in actual fact?
The First Canon of St. Basil the Great gives a clear definition of the naming of heretics: “They [that is, the Holy Fathers] call heretics those who have altogether broken away and have become entirely alienated with regard to the Faith itself.” Does this really not refer to those Western confessions that have fallen away from the Orthodox Church? The Holy Apostle Paul instructs us: “A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject” (St. Titus 3:10); the Thyateira Confession, however, summons us to religious get-togethers and communion in prayer with them.
The Forty-fifth Canon of the Holy Apostles commands: “Let a Bishop, Presbyter, or Deacon who has only prayed with heretics be suspended.” The Sixty-fourth Apostolic Canon and the Thirty-third Canon of the Synod of Laodicæa speak of the same thing. The Thirty- second Canon of the latter prohibits receiving a blessing from heretics. The Thyateira Confession, on the contrary, calls for joint prayer with them and goes so far as even to allow Orthodox Christians both to receive communion from them and to give it to them.
Metropolitan Athenagoras himself gives the information that in the Anglican Confession a large segment of the bishops and believers do not acknowledge either the Grace of the Hierarchy, or the sanctity of the OEcumenical Synods, or the transformation of the Gifts at the Liturgy, or the other Mysteries, or the veneration of holy Relics. The author of the Confession himself points to those articles of the “Anglican Confession” in which this is expressed. And yet, disregarding all of this, he allows Orthodox Christians to receive communion from Anglicans and Catholics and finds it possible to give them communion in the Orthodox Church.
Upon what is such a practice based? On the teaching of the Holy Fathers? On the Canons? No. The only basis for this is the fact that such a lawless thing has already been done and that there exists a “friendship” which has been manifested by the Anglicans for the Orthodox.
However, no matter what position might be occupied by one who allows an act forbidden by the Canons, and no matter what kind of friendship might be the cause that has inspired such an act, this cannot justify a practice condemned by the Canons. What answer will be given to the Heavenly Judge by the Hierarchs who advise their spiritual
5. children to receive, in place of true Communion, that which often the very ones who give it do not acknowledge as the Body and Blood of Christ?
Such a lawless thing proceeds from the completely heretical, Protestant, or—to express it in contemporary language—ecumenical teaching of the Thyateira Confession regarding the Holy Church. It sees no boundaries in the Church. “The Holy Spirit,” we read there, “is active both within the Church and outside the Church. For this reason its limits are ever extended and its bounds are nowhere. The Church has a door but no walls” (p. 77).
But if the Spirit of God acts alike both within the Church and outside her, why then was it necessary for the Savior to come to earth and found her? Concern for the preservation and confession of the authentic truth—a truth which has been handed down to us by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Apostles, and the Holy Fathers—turns out to be superfluous in this conception.
Although the Confession does say on p. 60 that the Orthodox Church can “rightly claim at this moment of history to be the One Church that Christ the Son of God founded upon earth,” it does not see any necessity for the inviolate preservation of her faith, allowing thereby the coëxistence of truth and error. Despite the words of the Apostle, that Christ has presented her to Himself as “a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing” (Ephesians 5:27), the Thyateira Confession presents the Church as uniting in herself both truth and that which it itself acknowledges as apostasy therefrom, that is, heresy, although the latter expression is not used here.
The refutation of such a teaching was clearly set forth in the renowned “Epistle of the Eastern Patriarchs” on the Orthodox Faith: “We unequivocally confess, as a matter of firm faith, that the Catholic Church cannot err or go astray, and utter falsehood in place of truth: for the Holy Spirit, always active through the Fathers and teachers of the Church who faithfully serve her, preserves her from every error” (§12).
Submitting to the new dogma of pleasing the times, the author of the Thyateira Confession clearly forgets the injunction of the Savior that if your brother “neglect to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican” (St. Matthew 18:17), and the same instruction of the Apostle: “A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject” (St. Titus 3:10).
6. Therefore, with great sorrow we must acknowledge that in the so- called Thyateira Confession there has resounded from Constantinople not the voice of Orthodox truth, but rather the voice of the ever more widespread error of ecumenism.
But what will be done now by those whom “the Holy Spirit hath made overseers, to shepherd the Church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood” (Acts 20:28)? Will this false teaching, officially proclaimed in the name of the whole Church of Constantinople, remain without protests on the part of the Hierarchs of God? Will there continue to be, in the expression of St. Gregory the Theologian, a betrayal of truth by silence?
Being the youngest of those who preside over the Churches, we had wished to hear the voices of our elders before speaking out ourselves. But up until now this voice has not been heard. If they have not yet become acquainted with the content of the Thyateira Confession, we entreat them to read it attentively and not to leave it without condemnation.
It is frightful that the words of the Lord to the Angel of the Church of Laodicæa might be applied to us: “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of My mouth” (Revelation 3:15-16).
We now warn our flock and call upon our fellow shepherds, appealing to their faith in the Church and to their awareness of our common responsibility for our flock before the Heavenly Chief Shepherd. We implore them not to disdain our warning, lest a manifest mutilation of Orthodox teaching remain without censure and condemnation.
Its broad distribution has moved us to inform the entire Church of our grief. We should like to hope that our cry will be heard.
President of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
† Metropolitan Philaret
New York
December 6/19, 1975 ❑
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*Source: Pravoslavnaya Rus’, No. 2 (1976), pp. 1-3.