September 17, 2021 A Brief History of the Order of Church Marriage The scripture refers to marriage and family multiple times. It presents an account of its institution (Genesis 1:28), describes its nature (Genesis 2:24, Matthew…
September 14, 2021 Why Do Not Churches Use Modern Spoken Languages in Their Worship? We have received the following question from one of our readers: Why does not the Church implement the currently spoken languages that are easier…
September 12, 2021 Who Are the Nicolaitans, and How Did They Make Themselves Hateful to God? In the Book of Revelation, the Lord addresses the Church in Pergamum, “Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among…
September 8, 2021 Psalm 104 and the Hymn to the Aten: Drawing Parallels Readers of the scriptures should be aware that although the books of the bible are the joint work of man and God, none of…
September 7, 2021 How the Icon of the Mother of God of Minsk Appeared on the Heraldic Symbol of the Belarusian Capital History of the icon According to the Church tradition, this icon is the work of history’s first icon painter, Apostle Luke the Evangelist. The…
September 4, 2021 Oldest New Testament Passage: Papyrus P52 A belief existed until the middle of the last century that the Gospel of John was written relatively late, i. e. after 160 AD….
September 1, 2021 Who Was Simon Magus? The book of Acts of the Apostles (chapter eight) contains a story about a certain Simon Magus from Samaria, who “amazed the people ……
August 29, 2021 Catacombs of Priscilla. The Most Ancient Image of the Mother of God St Paul the Apostle often mentions house churches in his Epistles. It may not be entirely clear for us today what lies behind this…
August 25, 2021 “Do Not Fear Those Who Kill the Body”. Hieromartyr Peter Grudinsky The scale of the persecution that the Russian Orthodox Church faced in the twentieth century can best be compared with the first centuries of…
August 24, 2021 How Is Orthodox Christianity Different from Islam? Orthodoxy and Islam are both Abrahamic religions, and their doctrines have much in common. They both proclaim a faith in one almighty God Who…