April 24, 2018 59 0 Understanding Three Central Activities of the Orthodox Church through Holy Scripture During one of our Wednesday morning Bible studies, our group tackled the famous verse John 3:16, which reads: “For God so loved the world…
April 3, 2018 97 2 Easter, Pascha or Both? Many Orthodox Christians insist “Pascha” or any derivitive of the word Passover is the only correct name for the celebration of the Resurrection of…
December 7, 2017 188 0 Analyzing the Inscriptions of Psalms The People of God have long been accustomed to the titles, ascriptions, and even historical settings that preface various of the Psalms. Sometimes, in…
November 9, 2017 288 0 Five Guiding Principles on Reading the Old Testament The Old Testament can be confusing. It’s very long, and unfamiliar to most Christians. Many reading it cannot see how it points to the…
November 3, 2017 3015 6 10 Facts about St. James the Just, the Brother of the Lord and the First Bishop of Jerusalem 1. St James, called the “Brother of the Lord”, was one of 4 sons of Joseph from a previous marriage, all of which are…
October 23, 2017 188 0 Places and Explanations of Contradictions in the Holy Scripture We can, however, only express the Truth if we foresee the extreme expression of all the contradictions inherent in it, from which it follows…
October 11, 2017 4663 0 What is the Meaning of “the Year of the Lord”? The words “the year of the Lord” are taken from the book of prophet Isaiah, which Christ read in the synagogue in Nazareth. …
October 11, 2017 222 0 Analysis of The Lord’s Prayer through Holy Scripture When teaching men to pray, Christ said, Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,…
October 9, 2017 389 0 How to Understand the Passages Related to Violence in the Old Testament? Question: What are we to make of passages of Scripture in the Old Testament in which God commanded the Israelites to slaughter entire cities…
September 25, 2017 5986 4 The Question of Long Hair in Orthodox Christianity Question: How do you reconcile the Orthodox practice of clergy and monastics not cutting their hair with 1st Corinthians 11:14, which says: “Does not…