So today, June 7/Pashons 13, is the commemoration of one St. Fournous, one of the seventy disciples of Christ, according to the synaxarium of the Coptic Orthodox Church. His entry there is very brief and vague.
On this day also, the disciple Phorus (Fournous), one of the seventy disciples...
Hi, everyone. Just to let you know, I'm replying to the following thread that was posted to this "Spirit-Filled / Charismatic" subforum in order to provide people a backup of the news report referred to in said thread (the link to which has gone dead) and due to the overarching primary...
It is said that Christians, Jews and Muslims worship the same God, 'the God of Abraham.' Do they?
Christians worship 'the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,' and 'the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ' (Exodus 3:6; 2 Corinthians 11:31).
Jews worship 'the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob'...
Constantine was the first Christian emperor of Rome , the founder of the Christian city of Constantinople which was to be the capital of the Byzantine empire for a thousand years, the builder of many key churches in the Roman empire region. Many of the creeds, canons and doctrines of the church...
The true disciple of Christ, those who have surrendered all to serve the King, are strangers in a strange land here on earth. We serve a kingdom not of this world, but instead the greatest one of all, the kingdom of heaven. However, our temporary life here on this world presses on us and can...
The Gospel of Jesus Christ tells us that the kingdom of heaven is already here: “When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs. Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the...
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Well, allow me to present myself. For privacy reasons, and because forums, I chose the nickname Joyeuse, which is the name of Charlamagne's sword. Anyways, I'm from Texas and I was raised Roman Catholic but in my teens (I'm 21 now) I left the church and became an atheist (it...
In the Gospel according to John, Jesus explains to Nicodemus what a person must do to gain eternal life. Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Can he enter his mother's womb a...
I would like to gain greater insight on Messianic Judaism and your journey to its embrace. What led you to this path and what have you gained since that time? Have you encountered challenges? If so, how did you overcome or reconcile them?
I appreciate your feedback.
Shalom,
~Bella
Why I first got involved in this topic is because there often is a “Faith vs. Knowledge” dichotomy that is setup in Christianity. This especially seems to take place after Christianity spends a few centuries dealing with the Gnostic heresies. After this time, Gnosis especially of the revelatory...
Let me just tell you that life has been boring for me for the longest time. Everyday it's same cycle. I have almost no friends, no social activity, no interaction, nothing. I walk and help out the community, but that gets boring too. I try to get into new hobbies, like art, and while I did teach...
One guy who embraced the wider use of Gnosis. Quote from linked article below.
"St. Clement of Alexandria emphasizes the following:
I. The title "Gnostic" does not refer to a heretic but to the orthodox Christian who attains the divine gnosis (knowledge) from the Holy Spirit, by illumination...
As the title suggests, I have a strange little question about entertainment and being a Christian.
I find myself, wanting to entertain people. For example, I ran a podcast for some years. And I find myself wanting to do something like that again.
However, when I consider the time, money...
Hello,
I recently made an account to the forum to try to get some more answers about religion and Christianity. I have experience with spiritual practices and prayer. But have never sought out more information about Christianity and church.
I hope to be able to learn.
I dunno why this is a thing I'm into lately (I'm not getting married or going to a wedding soon or anything like that), but I have stumbled upon some very nice wedding hymns/songs from the OO churches (probably because that's a lot of what comes up when you search for things from the Malankara...
As has been said, it would be good to see some encouragement around here instead of doom and gloom. Okay, then! Let's do it, my friends! After all, our God was and is victorious over death, so what on earth can squash our joy in that fact?
It''s perhaps a strange place to find it (not really if...